Category Archives: jazz

luv176

beats 'n' pieces, electronic listening music, jazz, odd pop, weird

Becoming Invisible

that fine balance between laid back and lo down, anxiety-ridden and hi tension, need and want, overpowering intensity and strung out bliss. that feeling one gets when they are becoming invisible.
image : Nara Dreamland in Japan

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Tracklist:
  1. Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space – Spiritualized – Dedicated (1997) > buy link
  2. Wig – Gray – Plush Safe Records (2010) > buy link
  3. She’s My Witch – Kip Tyler – Stag-O-Lee (1958/2012) > buy link
  4. Pillar Of Salt – Gray – Plush Safe Records (2010) > buy link
  5. In Mirrors – Colin Stetson – Constellation (2013) > buy link
  6. Molly – Elmer Bernstein and his Orchestra – Decca / DOXY (1956/2011) > buy link
  7. excerpt from Kluster 2 (electric music) – Kluster – Schwann / Bureau B (1970/2012) > buy link
  8. Lover Man – Charlie Parker – Society (1946/1966) > buy link
  9. Twilight Mushrooms – Slum – Warp (1999)
  10. Floating In Ecstasy – Actress – Werk Discs / Ninja Tune (2013) > buy link
  11. Bastard Spirit – Shackleton – Woe To The Septic Heart! (2010) > buy link
  12. Trikco – Speedy J & Chris Liebing – Novamute (2004)
  13. Metal Machine Music : The Amine β Ring A-1 – Lou Reed – RCA (1975) > buy link
  14. Untitled – King Midas Sound – Hyperdub (2010) > buy link
  15. Music For Babies – Howie B. – Polydor (1996) > buy link
  16. Akaka Falls – Arthur Lyman – HiFi Records / Sparton (1958) > buy link
  17. Nem Um Talvez – Miles Davis – Columbia (1972) > buy link
  18. Hologrammic Dub – DJ Spooky – Asphodel (1996) > buy link
  19. She Found Now – My Bloody Valentine – MBV Records (2013) > buy link
  20. Extended Voices – Toshi Ichyanagi – Odyssey (1967)
  21. Mood For A Summer Sundown – Experimental Audio Research – Sympathy For The Record Industry (1996) > buy link
  22. Sway – Seefeel – Warp (2010) > buy link
  23. Smile – Ural Thomas – Mississippi Records / Change (2011)

luv170

beats 'n' pieces, electronic listening music, jazz, odd pop, original soundtracks, trip hop, weird

baby’s cry into…

dip into luv’s stream of consciousness; where music morphs into dialog that gets swallowed by sound, turns into song and weaves a tall tale about everything and nothing. it’s a trip.
image : one picture puzzle piece

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Tracklist:
  1. Some Velvet Phasing – Klaus Schulze – Virgin (1974)
  2. The Cry Of A Normal Newborn Child – Eugene G. Weinberg, M.B., F.C.P. (S.A.) – Pfizer Laboratories Division (1971)
  3. excerpt from 2001 : A Space Odyssey as read by Arthur C. Clarke – Caedmon (1976)
  4. excerpt from Ultimate Heartbeat – Syntonic Research, Inc. (1974)
  5. Cry (Live @ 50 Bucks) – Money Mark – Mo Wax (1995)
  6. Penny Dreadfuls – Animal Collective – Fat Cat (2000) > buy link
  7. Commodore64 data cassette program – The 8-Bit Construction Set – Beige Records (2000)
  8. Blue Anthem – Terry Riley and Krishna Bhatt – Plainishare (1985)
  9. excerpts from Song from America on the Move – Laurie Anderson – Giorno Poetry Systems Records (1983)
  10. Trampoline – Nobukazu Takemura – Thrill Jockey (2001) > buy link
  11. Bufferin : “Memories” (orig.) – Raymond Scott ft. Jim Henson – Basta (1967/2001) > buy link
  12. Program – Silver Apples – Kapp Records / Phoenix Records (1968/2007) > buy link
  13. Comes And Goes – The Art Of Noise – ZTT (1983) > buy link
  14. excerpts of whale songs from Deep Voices – Dr. Robert S. Payne – Capitol (1977) > buy link
  15. excerpt from SPACE : 1999 : It Played so Softly on the Ear – Power Records (1976)
  16. Illogical Digression (version) – 100th Process – 10 Kilo (1998)
  17. Green Calx – Aphex Twin – R&S Records (1992) > buy link
  18. Intro / Tokyo / City Girl – Kevin Shields – Emperor Norton (2003) > buy link
  19. excerpt from A Big 10-8 Place part two (180-G) – Negativland – Seeland Records (1983)
  20. The Lonely – Bernard Herrmann – Varèse Sarabande (1959/1983)
  21. My House – Henry Rollins – Freeway Records (1984)
  22. Ghosts – Albert Ayler – Hat Hut Records (1966/1982)
  23. excerpts of howling and barking from The Language and Music of the Wolves – Tonsil Records (1971) > buy link
  24. excerpt from Star Trek : The Crier in Emptiness – Power Records (1975)
  25. Simean Groove – Folk Implosion – Mo Wax (1996) > buy link
  26. excerpt from When Melinda Sings – Sidney Poitier – United Artists Records (1969)
  27. 40 Winks (No Sleep Vadim! Mix) – The Herbaliser – Ninja Tune (1996) > buy link
  28. Lady Sings The Blues – Billie Holiday – Verve (1956) > buy link
  29. Old Lodge Skins prepares to die. But it rains and they go back to the teepee. – Chief Dan George & Dustin Hoffman – Columbia (1971)
  30. excerpt from Gentle Rain In A Pine Forest – Syntonic Research, Inc. (1979)
  31. Picture Puzzle Piece – Shel Silverstein – Columbia (1985) > buy link
  32. Jigsaw Puzzle – The Rolling Stones – Abkco (1968) > buy link

luv032c

jazz

My Sister’s Wedding pt.3

enjoy the third and final installment of this series of big band and vocal jazz mixes that i prepared for my sister’s wedding a while back. these dusty classics will always be a good listen.

photo : sweet daddy

the complete series can be found here :
luv032 – My Sister’s Wedding

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Tracklist:
  1. Where or When – Duke Ellington – Columbia (1957) > buy link
  2. (What Did I Do To Be So) Black & Blue – Sidney Bechet – Blue Note (1949) > buy link
  3. Embraceable You – Bobby Hackett – Time-Life / Capitol (1939/1970) > buy link
  4. Body and Soul – Coleman Hawkins Orchestra – RCA Victor (1939/1964) > buy link
  5. Prelude to a Kiss – Duke Ellington – Columbia (1957) > buy link
  6. Floyd’s Guitar Blues – Andy Kirk ft. Floyd Smith – Time-Life / Decca (1939/1970) > buy link
  7. Memories of You – Benny Goodman Sextet ft. Charlie Christian – Columbia (1939/1972) > buy link
  8. Star Dust – Hoagy Carmichael – MCA (1942/1982) > buy link
  9. Moonlight Serenade – Glenn Miller and The Dorsey Brothers – Splash (1979) > buy link
  10. My Reverie – Larry Clinton ft. Bea Wain – Time-Life / Victor (1938/1970) > buy link
  11. Sophisticated Lady – Duke Ellington – RCA Victor (1945/1971) > buy link
  12. Squeeze Me – Chick Webb – Decca (1937) > buy link
  13. I Want A Little Girl – Count Basie – Impulse! / MCA (1962/1986) > buy link
  14. For Sentimental Reasons – Django Reinhardt – Barclay (1947/1975) > buy link
  15. Willow Weep For Me – Duke Ellington – Columbia (1957) > buy link
  16. Solitude – Thelonius Monk – Riverside (1955) > buy link
  17. God Bless The Child – Billie Holiday – MCA (1950/1972) > buy link

* because some tracks came from LPs without proper info some of the original release dates may be inaccurate. for similar reasons some of the buy links may not go to the exact version of the song that was in this mix, but one of comparable quality by the same artist. please forgive me.

luv155

beats 'n' pieces, jazz, odd pop, rock 'n' roll

people ain’t been livin’ right

just in case this is our last week on Earth figured i’d make a mix to go along with the apocalypse.
image : Emergency Broadcast System

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Tracklist:
  1. excerpt from The Story of War Games – Buena Vista Records (1983)
  2. London Calling – The Clash – Epic (1979) > buy link
  3. excerpt from The Story of War Games – Buena Vista Records (1983)
  4. Nuclear War (version 2) – Yo La Tengo – Matador (2002) > buy link
  5. Oh Lord Don’t Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb On Me – Charlie Mingus – Atlantic (1962) > buy link
  6. excerpt from Ultimate Thunderstorm – Environments disc 4 – Syntonic Research, Inc. (1979)
  7. excerpt from Nuclear War 1984? – Robin Armstrong – Kangi Records (1976) > (searching for buy link)
  8. Teetering Scales – Tangerine Dream – Private, Inc. (1989) > (searching for buy link)
  9. We Will Become Silhouettes – The Postal Service – Sub Pop (2005) > buy link
  10. Electric Storm – The BBC Radiophonic Workshop – BBC Records & Tapes (1976)
  11. Landslide – Cabaret Voltaire – Rough Trade (1981) > buy link
  12. excerpt from War Of The Worlds – The Mercury Theater / Orson Welles – Columbia Broadcasting System / Quality Records (1938/1970) > buy link
  13. Idioteque – Radiohead – Parlophone (2000) > buy link
  14. War Of The Worlds – The Mercury Theater / Orson Welles – Columbia Broadcasting System / Quality Records (1938/1970) > buy link
  15. The Four Horsemen – Metallica – Megaforce Records / Banzai Records (1983) > buy link
  16. The Dead Flag Blues – Godspeed You Black Emperor! – Constellation (1997) > buy link
  17. The Man Comes Around – Johnny Cash – American Recordings (2002) > buy link
  18. Intro Part 2 (Paris Students’ Riot) of The Sound Of Dissent – Mercury (1969) > (searching for buy link)
  19. excerpt from Intro Part 3 (Adam Clayton Powell) of The Sound Of Dissent – Mercury (1969) > (searching for buy link)
  20. The Sign IV – David Axelrod – Ascension / EMI (1970) > buy link
  21. excerpt from Dust Storms and the Storm Of April 14, 1935 – Woody Guthrie – Library Of Congress / Elektra (1964)
  22. Dusty Old Dust (So Long It’s Been Good To Know Yuh) – Woody Guthrie – Folkways / DOXY (1940/1964/2009) > buy link
  23. Earthquake : Special Effects from the soundtrack to Earthquake – MCA (1974)
  24. excerpt from It’s The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) – R.E.M. – I.R.S. (1987) > buy link

luv147

country 'n' western, jazz, odd pop

Snips & Snails met Sugar & Spice

here are the sounds of 1947 : well traveled big band jazz, classic country & western, the first Atlantic R&B sides, a few words from the president, the blues, themes from the earliest children’s television shows, bebop and the Academy Award winner for best original song. made with luv for ma & pa.
image : Detail of a wallpaper sample from “Wallpaper: what it is and how to use it” by Devoe and Raynolds Co., 1947

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Tracklist:
  1. Intro from Carnegie Hall Concert on December 27, 1947 – Duke Ellington – Prestige (1947/1977)
  2. “1947” excerpt from The Sounds of History Record 12 : From 1945 The Great Age Of Change – Fredric March – Time-Life Records (1964)
  3. Honeysuckle Rose – King Cole Trio – MCA (1947/1973) > buy link
  4. Fly Trouble – Hank Williams & The Drifting Cowboys – MGM Records / Polygram (1947/1985) > buy link
  5. Riverboat Shuffle – Hoagy Carmichael – Decca / MCA (1947/1982) > buy link
  6. Half Step Down, Please – Coleman Hawkins Orchestra – RCA (1947/1964) > buy link
  7. Emanon – Dizzy Gillespie – Savoy (1947/1953) > buy link
  8. Rockin’ Chair – Louis Armstrong – RCA (1947/1978) > buy link
  9. Lowe Groovin’ – Joe Morris – Atlantic (1947/1985) > buy link
  10. I Can’t Believe That You’re In Love With Me – Duke Ellington and his Orchestra – CBS (1947/1973)
  11. Bird’s Nest – Charlie Parker Quartet – Dial Records / Warner Bros. (1947/1977) > buy link
  12. excerpt from President Harry S. Truman’s speech to Congress describing the Truman Doctrine (June 5th, 1947) – Time-Life Records (1964)
  13. The Cross On The Hill – The Blue Sky Boys – Bluebird / RCA (1947/1976) > buy link
  14. September Song (version 1) – Django Reinhardt et le Quintette du Hot Club de France – Barclay (1947/1975) > buy link
  15. Call It Stormy Monday – T-Bone Walker – Capitol New World Records (1947/1958/1977) > buy link
  16. Gray Goose – Leadbelly – Smithsonian Folkways (1947/1989) > buy link
  17. That Old Black Magic – Tiny Grimes – Atlantic (1947/1985) > buy link
  18. The Spinach Song (I Didn’t Like It The First Time) – Julia Lee and Her Boy Friends – Capitol / Stash Records (1947/1977) > buy link
  19. Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah – James Baskett – Disneyland Records (1946/1970) > buy link
  20. Hang The Key On The Bunkhouse Door – Wilf Carter (a.k.a. Montana Slim) – RCA / Camden (1947/1962) > buy link
  21. Here We Are (Kukla, Fran and Ollie theme) – Burr Tillstrom, Fran Allison & Jack Fascinato – TVT Records (1947/1996)
  22. Cumana – Freddy Martin & his Orchestra – Victor / Time-Life Records (1947/1972) > buy link
  23. Mister Roberts’ Roost – Count Basie and his Orchestra – RCA (1947/1971) > buy link
  24. Good Rockin’ Tonight – Wynonie “Blues” Harris – King / New World Records (1947/1977) > buy link
  25. It’s Howdy Doody Time! – Buffalo Bob & Howdy Doody – TeeVee Toons (1947/1985)
  26. A Night In Tunisia – Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie – Savoy Jazz (1947/1987) > buy link
  27. Blue Lou – Wardell Gray – Giants of Jazz (1947/1985) > buy link
  28. April In Paris – Thelonious Monk – Blue Note (1947) > buy link
  29. There Is No Greater Love – Billie Holiday – MCA (1947/1972) > buy link

luv020

ambient revolution, electronic listening music, jazz, odd pop, original soundtracks

With Audible Signals

an old summertime chillout mix with audible signals from some of my all-time favorite soundsmiths.
image : Quantum Harmonic Oscillation

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Tracklist:
  1. excerpt from Ultimate Thunderstorm – Environments disc 4 (1979)
  2. Crest – Tortoise – Thrill Jockey (2004) > buy link
  3. The Dying Forest – Peter Schickele – Decca (1971)
  4. Variation Cybernetique : Rhythmic Pataphysic (Part 1) – DJ Spooky featuring Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) solo violin – Thirsty Ear (2002) > buy link
  5. Electro-Acoustic – Nobody – Ubiquity (2003) > buy link
  6. Feel Flows – The Beach Boys – Brother Records (1971) > buy link
  7. Blue Soul – Sun Ra – Saturn Research (1972) > buy link
  8. Minus Two – Broadcast – Warp (2003) > buy link
  9. Snake Bite – Sixtoo – Ninja Tune (2004) > buy link
  10. Violent City – Ennio Morricone – RCA (1970)
  11. They Came From The Stars (I Saw Them) – They Came From The Stars (I Saw Them) – Lo Recordings (2001) > buy link
  12. excerpt from The Wild Bull – Morton Subotnick – Nonesuch (1968) > buy link
  13. excerpt from Touch – Morton Subotnick – Columbia (1969) > buy link
  14. Afternoon Sister – Air – Record Makers (2000) > buy link
  15. Waking Up – Toshack Highway – The Flower Shop recordings (2000)
  16. Dead Dogs Two – cLOUDDEAD – Big Dada / Mush (2003) > buy link
  17. Cosmic Conspiracy – Guilty Connector – Planet Mu (2003) > buy link
  18. excerpt from Paint and Resin Manufacture – Glidden-Durkee – Education & Training dept. (????)
  19. Basscadet (Seefeelmx) – Autechre – Warp (1994) > buy link
  20. Ttum – Roscoe Mitchell – Sackville (1973) > buy link
  21. The Invaders – Jerry Goldsmith – Varese Sarabande (1961/1983)
  22. Good Is Me – Stereolab – Duophonic (2003) > buy link

luv016

beats 'n' pieces, electronic listening music, jazz, odd pop, rock 'n' roll, techno

“And Haunting Ghosts Can Replay Their Part”

“women of the world take over
‘cos if you don’t the world will come to an end
and it won’t take long.”
image : a 1970s advertisement for Lego

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Tracklist:
  1. I Like the Sunrise – Nina Simone – Colpix Records (1962) > buy link
  2. The Ankh of Amen-Ra – Alice Coltrane – Impulse (1972) > buy link
  3. The Man Who Catches Clouds – Neotropic – Ntone (2001) > buy link
  4. Chuncho (The Forest Creatures) – Yma Sumac – Capitol (1955) > buy link
  5. O Superman – Laurie Anderson – Warner Bros. (1981) > buy link
  6. Melodious Thunk – Andrea Parker – Mo Wax (1996)
  7. Acid 101 (Acacia Mix) – K Hand – Warp (1994) > buy link
  8. Abstract Pictures – Ellen Allien – Bpitch Control (2003) > buy link
  9. Kool Thing – Sonic Youth – Geffen (1990) > buy link
  10. Battery Beach – Mira Calx – Warp (2000) > buy link
  11. Comme À La Radio – Brigitte Fontaine / Areski avec Art Ensemble of Chicago – Saravah (1970) > buy link
  12. Killing Me Softly With His Song – Roberta Flack – Atlantic (1973) > buy link
  13. Prelude to 110 or 220 / Women of the World – Jim O’Rourke – Drag City (1999)

luv032b

jazz

My Sister’s Wedding pt.2

part 2 of a 3 part series of mainly big band jazz from the 20’s to the 60’s. initially these mixes were made for my sister’s wedding (as the title gives away) but I have found that music this good doesn’t always need a ceremony to shine.

photo : sweet daddy

the complete series can be found here :
luv032 – My Sister’s Wedding

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Tracklist:
  1. Rhapsody In Blue – George Gershwin (original 1925 piano roll accompanied by the Columbia Jazz Band) – Columbia (1925/1976) > buy link
  2. Caravan – Duke Ellington – RCA (1945/1971) > buy link
  3. Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise – Artie Shaw – Time-Life / Capitol (1938/1970) > buy link
  4. Big Noise From Winnetka – Haggart-Bauduc – Time-Life / Capitol (1938/1970) > buy link
  5. Singin’ the Blues – Bix Beiderbecke – Giants Of Jazz (1927/1985) > buy link
  6. Nobody Knows You (When You’re Down And Out) – Sidney Bechet – Blue Note (1945) > buy link
  7. Creole Love Call – Duke Ellington – RCA (1927/1971) > buy link
  8. Satin Doll – Nina Simone – Colpix Records (1962) > buy link
  9. In An Eighteenth Century Drawing Room – Raymond Scott – Time-Life / Capitol (1939/1970) > buy link
  10. Night and Day – Django Reinhardt – Barclay (1947/1975) > buy link
  11. Six Flats Unfurnished – Benny Goodman – Columbia (1942) > buy link
  12. Octoroon – Artie Shaw – Time-Life / Capitol (1939/1970) > buy link
  13. Me and You – Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra ft. Ivy Anderson – Bluebird (1940/1985) > buy link
  14. If Dreams Come True – Chick Webb – Columbia (1934) > buy link
  15. I Can’t Give You Anything But Love (Baby) – Charlie Christian – Columbia (1940/1972) > buy link
  16. Melancholy Lullaby – Benny Carter – Time-Life / Capitol (1939/1970) > buy link
  17. I Could Write A Book – Ella Fitzgerald – Verve (1956/1977) > buy link

* because some tracks came from LPs without proper info some of the original release dates may be inaccurate. for similar reasons some of the buy links may not go to the exact version of the song that was in this mix, but one of comparable quality by the same artist. please forgive me.

luv113

beats 'n' pieces, jazz, odd pop, rock 'n' roll

someday we’ll get it together and we’ll get it undone

autumnal mood music to help one’s mind, body and soul prepare for the coming winter.
photo : Stephen Lebovits

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Tracklist:
  1. I’ll Be Your Mirror – The Velvet Underground & Nico – Verve (1967) > buy link
  2. Smells Like Content – The Books – Tomlab (2005) > buy link
  3. The Warning Talk Part 1 – David Axelrod – Ascension / EMI (1970) > buy link
  4. Pink Sugar Elephants – Vashti Bunyan – DiCristina (1966/2007) > buy link
  5. Lookin’ To Spy – The Lovin’ Spoonful – Karma Sutra (1966) > buy link
  6. Always See Your Face – Love – Elektra (1969) > buy link
  7. O-o-h Child – Nina Simone – RCA Victor (1971) > buy link
  8. J’ai dormi sous l’eau – Air – Source (1997) > buy link
  9. Solar – Miles Davis Quintet – Prestige (1954) > buy link
  10. As Tears Go By – The Rolling Stones – London (1965) > buy link
  11. Where Do You Go To My Lovely – Peter Sarstedt – United Artists (1969) > buy link
  12. Walking The Silver Hay – Airbus – Guerssen (1973/2010)
  13. My Mistakes – Eleanor Friedberger – Merge Records (2011) > buy link
  14. East Saint Louis Toodle-oo – Duke Ellington and his Orchestra – RCA Victor (1927/1971) > buy link
  15. Ruby – Richard Hayman and his Orchestra – Time-Life / Capitol (1953/1972) > buy link
  16. At The River – Groove Armada – Tummy Touch (1997) > buy link
  17. Moon River – Henry Mancini – RCA Victor (1961) > buy link

luv110

jazz

Heating Up The Floor For Andy

ever since Andy Williams and I started up the Jazz Amnesty Sound System there has been a lot of discussion about “dancefloor jazz”. here’s how to set up a night of dancing to jazz music so Andy can knock it out the park. this ain’t jazzy, this is jazz!
image : Victor Talking Machine Co.

* many more J.A.S.S. mixes can be found at : www.mixcloud.com/J_A_S_S

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Tracklist:
  1. In Walked Bud – Thelonious Monk ft. Jon Hendricks – Columbia (1968) > buy link
  2. A Laugh For Rory – Roland Kirk – Atlantic (1968) > buy link
  3. I Shouldn’t Believe – Candido – Blue Note (1970) > buy link
  4. Dumpy Mama – Oliver Nelson – Flying Dutchman (1975) > buy link
  5. Space Spiritual – Cannonball Adderley – Capitol (1972) > buy link
  6. Live Humble – Yusef Lateef – Atlantic (1970) > buy link
  7. Everybody’s Got Something To Hide Except For Me And My Monkey – Ramsey Lewis – Cadet Records (1968) > buy link
  8. Barret’s Bag – Har-You Percussion Group – ESP Disk / Luv N’ Haight (1969/1993) > buy link
  9. Con Mucho Carino – Hugh Masekela – MGM Records (1968) > buy link
  10. Meaning Of Love – Karen Krog – Cripple Dick Hot Wax! (1974/2002)
  11. Love’s So Far Away – Donald Byrd – Blue Note (1973) > buy link
  12. Field Holler – Charles Sullivan – Strata-East / Universal Records (1974/1997) > buy link
  13. Negus – David Newman – Atlantic (1971) > buy link
  14. African Mailman – Nina Simone – Bethlehem / DOXY (1957) > buy link
  15. Niger Mambo – Randy Weston – Atlantic (1972) > buy link