Honoring the return of live music in the PNW with a Julian Priester composition from Herbie Hancock’s Mwandishi LP, a Georgia Anne Muldrow composition recorded on Darius Jones’ 2019 Northwest tour, and a ferocious William Parker and Hamid Drake duet in anticipation of their 2021 Earshot Jazz Festival appearance with Patricia Nicholson. Plus John Coltrane in 1965 Seattle, Roscoe Mitchell in 1976 Willisau, Jackie Byard in 1981 Milan, Bruno Maderna in two dimensions and Billy Bang with Butch Morris. Annotated playlist by host John Seman in comments.
Photo credit: Billy Bang by Brian McMillen, Mwandishi via Burning Ambulance, William Parker, Patricia Parker and Hamid Drake via the artists, Jaki Byard via Wikipedia, Darius Jones via the artist, Roscoe Mitchell via University of Washington, Bruno Maderna by Gisela Bauknecht.
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Flotation Device 2021-09-26 - Live in the Cosmos
annotated playlist by host John Seman
set one [0:00]
1. [2:14] John Coltrane featuring Pharoah Sanders: Cosmos; from Live in Seattle (Coltrane Records, 1971) with McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones and Donald Rafael Garrett, recorded at The Penthouse, Pioneer Square, Seattle September 30, 1965.
2. [13:02] Herbie Hancock: Wandering Spirit Song; from Mwandishi (Warner Records, 1971) note: composition by Julius Priester.
set two [34:23]
1. [36:06] William Parker & Hamid Drake: Konte; from Summer Snow (Aum Fidelity, 2007) note: performing at 2021 Earshot Jazz Festival with Patricia Nicholson, October 18, 8pm Chapel Performance Space.
2. [47:38] Jaki Byard: To Us To Them; from To Us To Them (Soul Note, 1981)
set three [59:01]
1. [1:01:06] Darius Jones: Figure No. 2 (Georgia Anne Muldrow); from Raw Demoon Alchemy (A Lone Operation) (Northern Spy, 2021) note: recorded live on 2019 Pacific NW tour at Holocene, Portland, OR on Oct. 18th, 2019.
2. [1:10:51] Roscoe Mitchell: Nonaah; from Nonaah (Nessa, 1977)
set four [1:33:12]
1. [1:35:54] Bruno Maderna: Musica Su Due Dimensioni; from Music In Two Dimensions- Works For Flute (Mode, 2013)
2. [1:42:59] Billy Bang: Conception; from Outline No. 12 (Celluloid, 1983) note: HBD Billy Bang (September 20, 1947 – April 11, 2011).