Remembering Zakir Hussain, here he is with Dave Holland on bass, a jazz band including Chris Potter on saxophone, Bollywood vocal star Shankar Mahadevan, and Mumbai-based jazz guitarist Sanjay Divecha among others.
Setlist:
"Radhe Rani"
"Hope"
"Shadows"
"Rama Rama"
"Doors"
"Solace"
"Finding The Light"
"Encounter / Breathless"
Yesterday we began a short series of posts highlighting 2023 albums I didn’t get a chance to spend enough time with prior to compiling my year-end list with Lee Gallagher and the Hallelujah’s “The Falcon Ate The Flower.”
Next up is the self-titled release from Dosh, Ismaily, Young. Featuring “drummer Marty Dosh (Dosh, Andrew Bird, Fog), bassist Shahzad Ismaily (Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog, Secret Chiefs 3, Arooj Aftub), and guitarist Tim Young (Wayne Horvitz’s Zony Mash, David Sylvian, Michael White).”
With Shazad already appearing on the 2023 round up with Love In Exile by Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily, this marks Ismaily’s second appearance on my favorite albums of 2023.
This is not so much a review as a profile, so I take no shame in quoting the Bandcamp page to help you get a picture of this wild ride: “On their debut self-titled release, these master musicians effortlessly deliver six solid tracks including an 11-minute krautrock mindblower, a meditation on the end of the world, and explorations into Stax-soul, space-rock, and free-jazz.”
If you’ve taken the time and effort to read this far, it’s probably because we share the same music vibes. I highly recommend this release, especially since physical copies are in short supply.
Watch the official video for the opening track, “Blast:”
Welcome to the 2023 Holiday at the Sea year-end music list. There was a lot of great music in 2023, but I’ve narrowed it down to my favorite top 50, presented here in alphabetical order. I hope you see some of your favorites and find something new. I’d love to hear your thoughts. What has been your favorite music of 2023?
the 2023 Holiday at the Sea year-end music list:
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Brandee Younger, harp, and Dezron Douglas, bass, join together for an incredible evening of inspired jazz works.
Tracklisting
* Rama Rama - Alice Coltrane *
Foligno - Dezron Douglas *
Unrest I & II - Brandee Younger *
Equinox - John Coltrane *
Mercy Mercy Me - Marvin Gaye Miller
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Co-presented with Columbia University School of the Arts Live from Columbia brings Columbia University to audiences around the world, showcasing the breadth of Miller's programming—from Bach to jazz to living composers—while highlighting the iconic beauty of the campus of Columbia University. Concerts are filmed live, and will premiere throughout the season, with on-demand streaming available immediately after. Learn more at: https://www.millertheatre.com/
As the recent Aquarium Drunkard e-mail says: jaimie "breezy" branch forever!
We are all deeply saddened by branch’s passing. Let’s visit some live breezy.
So far we’ve visited a solo set, a trio set and a two-part live show. Let’s round out the week with this quartet setup, live from 2018. This one includes a bit more information, including the players, which include branch on Trumpet, Anton Hatwich on Bass ,Lester St. Louis on Cello, Chad Taylor on Drums.
This was at: Roulette Intermedium, Boerum Hill, Brooklyn May 28th 2018
As the recent Aquarium Drunkard e-mail says: jaimie "breezy" branch forever!
We are all deeply saddened by branch’s passing. Let’s visit some live breezy.
So far, we/ve visited a solo set and examined two of her songs with lyrics and another one Yesterday we covered a band set, and today is branch in a trio format. As with the other sets, not a lot of information or tracklisting here, but ti’s great nonetheless. This set features Branch on trumpet, Luke Stewart on bass, Mike Pride on drums.
OH, and apparently this was “on Roy Campbell & Steve Dalachinsky's birthday.”
As the recent Aquarium Drunkard e-mail says: jaimie "breezy" branch forever!
We are all deeply saddened by branch’s passing. Let’s visit some live breezy.
Yesterday, we visited a solo set and examined one of her songs with lyrics and another one today. Here is branch with branch on trumpet, Lester St. Louis on cello, Jason Ajemian on bass, and Chad Taylor on drums.
As with the other one, not much information to go by here other than “Jaimie Branch - First Set (New Morning - Paris - July 12th 2021).” No setlist or anything, but you can figure it out if you really want to. I’m just grooving.
Set One:
Set Two:
As the recent Aquarium Drunkard e-mail says: jaimie "breezy" branch forever!
We are all deeply saddened by branch’s passing. Let’s visit some live breezy.
First up is a solo set from “Record Shop - July 2 2022.”
Not much else information about this one, but it’s well worth your time.
Many thanks to Harvey G. Cohen for pointing out this fantastic live set on Twitter. Harvey says:
“Earlier this year, Sons of Kemet, quite possibly the best band in jazz today, announced they are disbanding by the end of the year. Terrible news. But here is a newly filmed concert of theirs, live in London. Awesome. And not just because they have a tuba:”
Setlist:
Pick Up Your Burning Cross
Think Of Home
In Remembrance Of Those Fallen
Throughout The Madness, Stay Strong
Charles Mingus Sextet, at the Konserthuset Stockholm, Sweden, April 13th, 1964 (Colorized).
Setlist:
So Long Eric
Meditations
So Long Eric (Second Version)
Players:
Alto Saxophone, Bass Clarinet – Eric Dolphy
Bass – Charles Mingus
Drums – Dannie Richmond
Piano – Jaki Byard
Tenor Saxophone – Clifford Jordan
Trumpet – Johnny Coles
“This concert was recorded at The Mill & Mine on March 24, 2019, as part of the Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, Tenn.”
Setlist:
"My Queen is Ada Eastman"
"My Queen is Angela Davis"
"The Itis"
"Breadfruit"
"Mo' Wiser"
"My Queen is Harriet Tubman"
"My Queen is Mamie Phipps Clark"
"Inner Babylon"
"My Queen is Berta Cáceres"
"My Queen is Albertina Sisulu"
"Afrofuturism"
Players:
Shabaka Hutchings (saxophone)
Theon Cross (tuba)
Tom Skinner (drums)
Eddie Hicks (drums)
Shabaka and The Ancestors :: Live at the NTS Live at Jazz Cafe (2017). Sorry, I don’t know much else about this show. The Youtube page doesn’t include any further information or setlist.
Oh well.
Enjoy.
Thelonious Monk Quartet, live in Amiens, France, 1966. This show is often referenced as part of the “Gordon Skene Sound Collection.”
Maison de la Culture, Amiens, France, March 23, 1966.
Setlist:
Blue Monk
Crepuscule With Nellie
Rhythm-A-Ning
Hackensack
Epistrophy
Evidence
I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
Round Midnight
Epistrophy
Players:
Thelonious Monk
Charlie Rouse
Larry Gales
Ben Riley
“This concert was recorded on Sunday 18 July 1982 at the North Sea Jazz Festival in the Carroussel Hall of the Congresgebouw, The Hague, The Netherlands by AVRO Television.”
“The Jazztet was a jazz sextet, co-founded in 1959 by trumpeter Art Farmer and tenor saxophonist Benny Golson, always featuring the founders along with a trombonist and a piano-bass-drums rhythm section. The original Jazztet lasted until 1962, and helped to launch the careers of pianist McCoy Tyner and trombonist Grachan Moncur III. In 1982 Farmer and Golson revived the group and toured extensively.”
Setlist:
‘Mox Nix’ (Art Farmer)
‘Voices All’ (Benny Golson)
‘I Remember Clifford’
‘City Bound’
Purchase the Jazztet’s music at Amazon
“The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. Introducing NPR Music's Tiny Desk (home) concerts, bringing you performances from across the country and the world. It's the same spirit — stripped-down sets, an intimate setting — just a different space.”
Setlist:
"Source"
"Pace"
"Boundless Beings"
Players:
Nubya Garcia: tenor saxophone:
Joe Armon-Jones: keys;
Daniel Casmir: double bass:
Sam Jones: drums; Richie Seivwright:
vocals; Cassie Kinoshi: vocals
“September 16, 2020 | Suraya Mohamed -- Look to the left of Nubya Garcia's Tiny Desk (home) concert and you'll see a hanging plant swaying right above the keys. It never stops moving during the next 23 minutes, and it's for a bizarre reason. Garcia's (home) concert took place on a boat — a first in Tiny Desk history — because she was in between homes. Before the pandemic hit, the London-born jazz saxophonist and composer was booked for an extensive global tour that started in February 2020, and it was expected to continue through the end of the year. Because she was only going to be in London for a very short time, she gave up her flat, planning to stay with family and friends for short breaks. It seemed like a good idea until March, when COVID-19 shut down most of the world and the tour, too.
Garcia and her band are at Soup Studio, a recording facility built on a decommissioned floating lighthouse moored on the River Thames. It's also where Garcia recorded her excellent new album, SOURCE. This set features three songs from the record; the title track starts it off with a reggae, dub vibe. Garcia skillfully uses the entire range of her tenor saxophone, hitting convincing low and high notes with ease and resolve. Throughout the set, her tone is gorgeous, her musical intuition perfect. She projects rich and full melodic lines with refined solos that leave just enough space to take in the expressive sincerity of the music. There are no lyrics but her music conveys a message of staying grounded, being present in the moment and appreciating the comforts and feelings of what it means to be home.”
Important People:
Video by: Fabrice Bourgelle;
Additional Cameras: Lou Jasmine, Israel Wilson;
Audio by: David Holmes;
Mixed by: Kwes at Soup Studio;
Producer: Suraya Mohamed;
Audio Mastering Engineer: Josh Rogosin;
Video Producer: Morgan Noelle Smith;
Executive Producer: Lauren Onkey;
Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann
Return to Forever, live at the 1972 Molde Jazz Festival.
Setlist:
Spain
Crystal Silence
500 Miles High
Players:
Chick Corea keyboards
Joe Farrell flute/saxophone
Stanley Clarke doublebass
Airto Moreira drums/percussion
Bill Tragesser vocals/percussion
Here’s a killer set from Soulive at New York’s Bowery Ballroom. The second track features Charlie Hunter. Sorry, I don’t know many details about this one. I don’t know what year, though I would guess it’s between 1999-2001? Do you know? This appears to be from a Japanese TV broadcast, but I can’t say much beyond that except that . . . DUDE!
Setlist:
Cannonball
It's Your Thing (Isley Brothers cover ft. Charlie Hunter)
Turn it Out
Evidence
So Live!
If you don’t know, Dave Pike, was a jazz vibraphone and marimba player.
Sorry, I don’t know anything about this one or have the setlist. I think this was on Belgian TV, but what do I know.
It’s worth your time.
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McCoy Tyner Quintet live at Berliner Jazztage for Jazz Line, 1974.
Sorry, don’t have the setlist for this one. Maybe you do? Either way, it’s worth your time.
Players:
McCoy Tyner - piano
Azar Lawrence - sopran & tenor saxophone
Antonio Guilherme de Souza Franco - percussion
Juny Booth - bass
Wilbert Fletcher - drums
Cannonball Adderley Sextet/ Live on "JAZZ625", 1964.5.12.
Setlist:
Work Song
Song My Lady Sings
Poor Butterfly
Jive Samba
Unit Seven
The Weaver
Bohemia after dark
Cam-Sunday
Sweet Georgia Bright
Unit Seven
Players:
Julian ‘Cannonball’ Adderley
Nat Adderley
Charles Loyd
Joe Zavinul
Sam Jones
Louis Hayes