Week 20:: Listen to Dave Holland!

Perhaps a bit overly emphatic, this week's edition is both a departure from, and also a return to, the founding principles of WSRP - playing music I think is good/important with the objective of introducing you to cool/interesting sounds.

Usually this would imply a potpourri approach, or occasionally I've done artist features where I try to dremonstrate the breadth of their catalogue.  This week is neither.  This is a focused listening to a few very specific and largely similar albums released by Dave Holland, a noted bassists, bandleader, and composer.  

Getting this focused seemed like the wrong idea - moving away from either a fuller contextual education, or a diverse listening.  Then it occurred to me that what I *really* want to do is just give you an hour's worth of good music, and there's frankly few better ways than to just 'lay on the Dave.'

Audio

Playlist

1. Dave Holland - Conference of the Birds - Conference of the Birds
2. Dave Holland - Uhren - Seeds of Time
3. Dave Holland - Prime Directive - Prime Directive
4. Dave Holland - Juggler's Parade - Extended Play
5. Dave Holland - Lucky Seven - Critical Mass
6. Dave Holland - The Sum of All Parts - Pass it On

Need More Dave? try these similar albums from his incredible discography: Razor's Edge, Points of View, Dream of the Elders, Jumpin' In, Extensions, Ones All, Not For Nothin'. 

::WSRP:: Obsess much?

Week 19:: CD Faves

We're several month into the experiment that is WSRP, and it occurred to me, upon reviewing the playlists, just how many of my favorite albums are yet to appear on this program. The reason is simple - for all the thousands of songs I have readily and easily accessible via iTunes, there's a wealth of material that I've kept exclusively in CD form. This week marks an attempt to rectify that situation, bringing out some of my faves exclusively from the current millenium.

Enjoy!

Audio

Playlist

1. Michael Blake - The Wash Away - Amor de Cosmos
2. Alvin Batiste - Bumps - Marsalis Music Honors...
3. Don Byron - The Goon Drag - Ivey-Divey
4. Richard Galliano - Bohemia After Dark - Ruby, My Dear
5. Kenny Barron - Spirit Song - Spirit Song
6. Ari Brown - Two Gun V - Live @ The Green Mill
7. Jeremy Pelt - Scorpio - Shock Value
8. Michael Brecker - Tumbleweeds - Pilgrimage

::WSRP:: Circumnavigating the RIAA with the Sextant of Blogger.

Week 18:: Wintery (re)Mix

Nothing says "February in New York" like accidentally stepping off a curb into a pool of semi-frozen sludge that comes up to your ankles.  Since I'm assuming you don't want that particular experience, I thought I'd go with the opposite direction - enjoyable music with some serious brainpower and the occasional sense of humor.

Like stepping off a curb into a vat of dandelions and rubiks cubes.  

Draw your own conclusions.

Audio

Playlist

1. Danilo Perez - Hot Bean Strut - PanaMonk
2. Louis Armstrong - Blueberry Hill - ...& Friends
3. Sonny Rollins - Blues for Philly Joe - Newk's Time
4. Wes Montgomery - Full House - Full House
5. Charles Mingus - Eat That Chicken - Passions of a Man
6. Charles Tolliver - With Love - With Love
7. Charlie Parker - Dexterity - the Genius of Charlie Parker
8. Keith Jarrett - Straight, No Chaser - My Foolish Heart

::WSRP:: Leave a Penny, Take a Penny... Leave another Penny!

Week 17:: For People Only

Back to the potpurri piles.  Despite a dramatic increase in Weber Actual Radio Projects (WARPs), the Weber Surrogate Radio Project (WSRPs) will persevere.  Why?  Because I know there are souls out in the interweb desperate for their 1 hour of free jazz music and commentary?  

Of course not, you've got options.

I do it because it makes me happy - all you have to do is take advantage of it, and convince thousands of your friends to do the same so that I can start running ads and making my billions. Consider this my "Plan B" to wallstreet, or "Plan D" to Social Security.

So you better get on that.

Audio

Playlist

1. Shirley Scott - For Dancers Only - Roll 'em
2. Sidney Bechet - Egyptian Fantasy - Blues in Thirds
3. Dave Douglas - Elk's Club - Meaning & Mystery
4. The Bad Plus - Flim - These are the Vistas
5. Lester Young - Rose Room - Complete... on Verve
6. Art Blakey - Moanin' - Moanin'
7. Andrew Hill - Pumpkin - Black Fire
8. David "Fathead" Newman - It Had to be You - I Remember Brother Ray
9. Billy Bang - Lock & Load - Vietnam: Reflections

::WSRP::  to be honest, we can't actually afford to exclude anyone, even nonhumans.