Author: Daniel

Playlist Apologies, I'm getting these notes out pretty late after a busy few weeks, Finals at Rowan Monday so the Seshjawn is displaced a week until Monday 12/20/21 to finish the year! Travis - Some fusion funk, cold open! Ooh, weird vocals, I have 2 possibilities to follow this track up with some weird vocals… Continue reading Seshjawn Notes 11/29/21

The Players: Mary Lou Williams - The Composer and Piano Player - “The First Lady of Jazz” Al Lucas - The Original Zodiac Suite Bass Player Jack “The Bear” Parker - The Original Zodiac Suite Drummer Moe Asch - Founded Asch/Folkways Records Milt Orent - Arranger for the Town Hall Concert Chamber performance - Pic!… Continue reading Dramatis Personae

Playlist Ozzie Bailey Rich - Esperanza Spalding - “Formwela 10” - I’m listening to this after the fact, after originally missing it on the way home from Rowan. I am always impressed with Esperanza, an incredible diverse musician who has the ability to “crossover” successfully despite performing very complex music. Part of that is being… Continue reading Seshjawn Notes 11/15/21

Playlist Pascal Coulon Peter - The Buzzcocks - “Why Can’t I Touch It” - I’ve always wondered about the Buzzcocks. I’ve heard this on the radio before but never knew it was them. Good song, cool voice, heavy drum beat… I like how at the end they let it breath and just really play their… Continue reading Seshjawn Notes 11/1/21

Playlist from http://latinjazzhistory.blogspot.com Rich  - Craig Taborn - This was played before I arrived and is so new that not all of the tracks are available on youtube and also its an ECM product which is by subscription.  So ”A Code With Spells” is a sample track from the same album.  (10/21/21) High praise for… Continue reading Seshjawn Notes 10/18/21