Flotation Device previews two (yes two!) John Luther Adams albums, including the first sanctioned recording of his ambitious outdoor work Sila and a rare (for him) foray into electroacoustic dark ambient. We also honor what would have been the 70th birthday of the eclectic American composer Lee Hyla, and the 85th birthday of keyboardist, harpist, organist and swamini Alice Coltrane, with help from her husband John (heard unexpectedly playing bass clarinet rather than saxophone, and ending a tribute to a famous Baptist minister and activist with the recitation of a Buddhist mantra).⠀
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Creative and improvised music from the Northwest and around the world with host Michael Schell. Originally aired August 28, 2022. Annotated playlist and photo credits with Comments.
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Flotation Device 2022-08-28: annotated playlist by host Michael Schell
Intro and SET 1: Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda (1937–2007) [0:00]
1. [1:25] John Coltrane: Reverend King. From Cosmic Music (Impulse!, 1968) with John Coltrane (bass clarinet), Pharoah Sanders (tenor saxophone), Alice Coltrane (piano), Jimmy Garrison (bass), Rashied Ali (drums), Ray Appleton (percussion). NOTE: Recorded February 2, 1966 at Coast Recorders, San Francisco
2. [12:25] Alice Coltrane: The Sun. From Cosmic Music (as above) with Alice Coltrane (piano), Jimmy Garrison (bass), Ben Riley (percussion). NOTE: Recorded January 29, 1968, New York City
3. [16:02] Lee Hyla: Riff and Transfiguration - 1. Very fast, eruptive. From Riff and Transfiguration (Tzadik, 1999) with Mia Chung (piano). NOTE: Composed 1997
4. [17:52] Lee Hyla: Riff and Transfiguration - 2. Somewhat agitated but becoming calm and distant. From Riff and Transfiguration (credits as above)⠀
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SET 2: Lee Hyla (1952–2014) [21:33]
1. [24:37] Lee Hyla: Concerto for Bass Clarinet and Orchestra. From Trans (New World, 2004) with Tim Smith (bass clarinet), Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Gil Rose (conductor), Joel Gordon (recording engineer). NOTE: Composed 1988⠀
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SET 3: Of beats and metronomes [35:32]
1. [36:37] Vasco Trilla: Acoustic Mask #3. From Acoustic Masks (577, 2022) with Vasco Trilla (metronomes, blowing tube), El Pricto (recording engineer)
2. [42:54] BMW Trio: Mysterious Cluster, Autumn Melancholy, J.H. in the Sky. From Between the Points (Bandcamp, 2021) with Markus Breuss (trumpets, etc.), Alexey Mikryukov (electronics, etc.), Dirk Wachtelaer (percussion, etc.)
3. [52:16] Outro with György Ligeti: Chamber Concerto - 3
4. [56:55] Matthias Loibner, Lucas Niggli: Dark Desire. From Still Storm (Intakt, 2022) with Matthias Loibner (hurdy-gurdy, electronics), Lucas Niggli (drums, percussion), Lara Persia (recording engineer)⠀
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SET 4: Music and space [1:01:22]
1. [1:02:41] Ches Smith: I Need More. From Interpret It Well (Pyroclastic, 2022) with Craig Taborn (piano), Mat Maneri (viola), Bill Frisell (guitar), Ches Smith (drums, vibes), Ron Saint Germain, Ryan Streber (recording engineers)
2. [1:14:17] John Chowning: Turenas. From Turenas · Stria · Phoné · Sabelithe (Wergo, 1988). Realized 1972 at CCRMA, Stanford University⠀
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SET 5: New from JLA [1:24:18]
1. [1:28:42] John Luther Adams: Sila: the breath of the world (excerpts). From Sila: the breath of the world (Cantaloupe, 2022) with JACK Quartet: Christopher Otto, Austin Wulliman (violin), John Pickford Richards (viola), Jay Campbell (cello), The Crossing, Donald Nally (conductor), musicians of the University of Michigan Department of Chamber Music, University of Michigan Percussion Ensemble, Doug Perkins (music director), Bill Maylone, Paul Vazquez (recording engineers). NOTE: Composed 2014, video of the outdoor premiere at Lincoln Center is at https://youtu.be/rUDjOyacZoU
2. [1:50:08] Outro with John Luther Adams: Houses of the Wind
Photo credits: Matthias Loibner by Rudolf Rohrleitner, BMW Trio (Markus Breuss, Olexiy Mikryukov, Dirk Wachtelaer) via the artists, Alice Coltrane via the artist, Lee Hyla via the artist, John Luther Adams by Madeline Cass, John Chowning via the artist, Mia Chung via the artist, Craig Taborn/Mat Maneri/Ches Smith/Bill Frisell by Bianca Claircidor, György Ligeti and metronomes via the artist, snare drum with bridges by Vasco Trilla.