Julian “Cannonball” Adderley was under the influence of North African music during this time period, and one of the musicians featured in this recording, Joe Zawinul, would go on to play with both Miles Davis and Weather Report, a band he formed in the 1970s.
[Music] The La Souterraine Label Keeps French Pop Freaky
Bandcamp breaks yet another amazing record label, this time out of France. La Souterraine are based out of France, and they cover a lot of weird alternative and pop music that flies under the radar in their home country.
[Music] Giorgio Sollazzi – Bavardage de Tyresia
Giorgio Sollazzi is a friend and a fine composer out of San Demetrio ne’ Vestini, Italy who works primarily with contemporary classical, avant-garde music.
[Music] Wardruna – Sowelu
The death of a good friend in Wales keft me feeling stunned at the brevity of life. A bit of somber music is in order, and today’s slice is provided by the Norwegian neofolk band Wardruna.
[Music] Svend Asmussen – Dark Eyes String Swing
“The fiddling Viking,” Svend Asmussen, passed away yesterday at age 100. He’s shown here playing the Russian standard, “Dark Eyes.”
[Music/Literature] William S. Burroughs – Ah Pook the Destroyer
https://www.youtube.com/shared?ci=f_OJH5_f13A
Everyone’s favorite junkie uncle, William S. Burroughs, being his old cranky self. Splat, indeed.
[Music] Jurica Jelić – Patterns Within Chaos
Jurica Jelić has been featured before in this blog, and it’s a pleasure to announce that he has a new album filled with microtonal guitar compositions. Excellent headphone listening to drift off to.
[Music] Swans – God Loves America
Never doubt The Swans, even if we’re enduring a tough love.
[Music] 36 – Hollow
36 (pronounced three-six) are an ambient drone band based out of the United Kingdom. Heavy duty music for headphones, not quite Eno-esque, but it resides more along the post-rock side of the spectrum.
[Literature] Borges and $: The Parable of the Literary Master and the Coin
Elizabeth Hyde Stevens of Long Reads writes a rather interesting essay on Argentina’s greatest gift to literature (and my personal favorite author), Jorge Luis Borges, and his relationship with money.
A Miscellany Of Tasteful Music 