Author: Daniel

Playlist Dan - Larry Young “I Ching” This is so Weather Report-ish and has such an irrepressible groove. I was dissuaded from listening to Larry’s 70’s stuff because Jazzers dismissed everything after his classic Blue Note releases. His fusion is really fresh and his out playing is great too. I am thrilled to have discovered… Continue reading Seshjawn Notes 8/16/21

Playlist Rich - Starts out by playing a bootleg from a concert at Tanglewood this past weekend! Lucky us. The 1st piece starts with some sort of cyclic breathing tones that sound synthetic but are acoustic (this is actually the entire 1st piece). Then the 2nd piece is a swirling wind ensemble. Yes these folks… Continue reading Seshjawn Notes 8/9/21

Playlist Travis - Starts with a fast groove. Sort of similar to what I wanted to play but smoother, spacier. I really can’t decide what to play now, I was so sure before we began but a small group and then the vibe changes for each song played. This has some really wonderful warm synth… Continue reading Seshjawn Notes 8/2/21

I just finished watching the full length director’s cut of the Wim Wenders film "Until the End of the World".  I had never checked out that version, only the 2.5 hour original release in the theater.  It is a really unusual work of speculative fiction and is worth the time, 4.5 hours, to take a… Continue reading Favorite Soundtracks

I pre-played some Sons of P.M. 1960’s modernized Thai music. Playlist Rich - Sun Ra - A cassette rip of Rich’s with a Gilmore feature. As Rich says Gilmore is a favorite, he always takes great solos. Nice electric set up, synth and electric bass and yeah classic raw Jon Gilmore. Turns very pointillistic. The… Continue reading Seshjawn Notes 17/19/21