Play List Nawi - Pointillistic piano and then doubled with the Bass. The middle section it reminds me of Mary Lou Williams, but it also doesn’t feel like its actually arriving at improvisation. More that the piano is improvising around little sections of the song in a group context, never far from a melody, but… Continue reading Seshjawn Notes 8/24/25
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In the Stacks 8/19/25
ItS Intro/Key Play/Mix Alice in Chains - Facelift - CBS, 1990. 🪨🫧 🪩: I probably back tracked to this album after listening to Dirt. Alice in Chains already have their heavy, riff-driven sound on this recording and everything has a dark hue, like the Sun is blocked by clouds, but that shaded light filters through.… Continue reading In the Stacks 8/19/25
In the Stacks 7/25/25
ItS Intro/Key Play/Mix Rubinho e Mauro Assumpcao - Perfeitamente, Justamente Quando Cheguei - Mr. Bongo, 1972. 🇧🇷📹 👁️🎧🪨🫧 🐠🗣️⎄ ⌘: A wonderful mix of Brazilian Psychedelic Pop and Rock. It’s really fresh and was an obscure release unearthed by Mr. Bongo. I will purchase any Mr. Bongo reissue, they are usually rarities and always follow… Continue reading In the Stacks 7/25/25
In the Stacks 7/16/25
ItS Intro/Key Play/Mix Alice in Chains - Dirt - Columbia, 1992. 🪨🫧🪩🤘⚒️: A really dark and seminal Grunge album. I spent a lot of time with it and Alice in Chains was often my most favorite band from this time/genre. “Would?”I fell hard for this song after seeing the film Singles. Others had already gotten… Continue reading In the Stacks 7/16/25
Seshjawn notes 7/13/25
Playlist Nawi - Interesting voice and narrative approach to the lyrics. I’m not really sure from the imagery, or the description, from YouTube, what is going on with this group. Not what I expected from the imagery, which I stared at for a while! But really vivid guitar sounds. Sloppy feel, but wonderfully so, layers… Continue reading Seshjawn notes 7/13/25