Now Is Podcast

Intro & Outro:

Jaimie Branch, Fred Lonberg-Holm, and Ståle Liavik Solberg
unreleased improvisation
live at Casa Del Popolo in Montreal, June 11th 2018
recorded by Mathieu Belanger

Outro: “Symphony for Improvisors”
Don Cherry
from Symphony for Improvisors (1966)

Don Cherry, cornet
Gato Barbieri, tenor saxophone
Pharoah Sanders, tenor saxophone, piccolo
Karl Berger, vibes, piano
Henry Grimes, bass
Jean-François Jenny-Clark, bass
Ed Blackwell, drums

“Hippparippp”
Art Ensemble of Chicago
from Chi-Congo (1972, rec. 1970)

Joseph Jarman, saxophones, clarinets, percussion instruments
Roscoe Mitchell, saxophones, clarinets, flute, percussion instruments
Lester Bowie, trumpet, percussion instruments
Malachi Favors Maghostut, bass, percussion instruments, vocals
Famoudou Don Moye, drums, percussion

“Balls”
Brötzmann / Van Hove / Bennink
from Balls (1970)

Peter Brötzmann, tenor saxophone
Fred Van Hove, piano
Han Bennink, drums and some sort of tube

“Harriet”
Joe McPhee
from The Willisau Concert (1975)
available from Corbett vs. Dempsey Records

Joe McPhee, saxophone
John Snyder, synthesizer
Makaya Ntshoko, drums

“The Hearth”
Cecil Taylor with Evan Parker and Tristan Honsinger
from In Berlin '88 (1988)
available from Destination Out

Evan Parker, tenor saxophone
Tristan Honsinger, cello
Cecil Taylor, piano

“Clash”
ONOFFON
from Clash (2008)
available for some reason only from Mats Gustafsson's bandcamp

Terrie Ex, guitar
Massimo Pupillo, bass
Paal Nilssen-Love, drums

“Go to the Store, and Dump My Feelers In It”
Michael Foster & Ben Bennett
from In It (2017)
available from Astral Spirits

Michael Foster, tenor saxophone
Ben Bennett, drums, percussion, membranophones

“White Dead”
Rempis / Morris / Reed / Baker
from Nettles (2016, rec. 2013)
available from Aerophonic Records

Dave Rempis, saxophones
Joe Morris, guitar
Tomeka Reid, cello
Jim Baker, piano

Intro: “Works for Upright Bass and Amplifier, Pt. 2”
Luke Stewart
from Works for Upright Bass and Amplifier (2018)
available from Astral Spirits

Luke Stewart, upright bass, amplifier

Outro: “Fireworks”
Irreversible Entanglements
from Irreversible Entanglements (2017)
available from International Anthem Recording Co

Camae Ayewa, voice
Keir Neuringer, alto saxophone
Aquiles Navarro, trumpet
Luke Stewart, double bass
Tcheser Holmes, drums

“Rated X”
Miles Davis
from Get Up With It (1974, rec. 1972)

Miles Davis, organ
Cedric Lawson, electric piano
Reggie Lucas, electric guitar
Khalil Balakrishna, electric sitar
Michael Henderson, bass guitar
Al Foster, drums
James Mtume, percussion
Badal Roy, tabla

“Sex Spy”
Ornette Coleman / Charlie Haden
from Soapsuds, Soapsuds (1977)

Ornette Coleman, tenor saxophone
Charlie Haden, bass

“Black Dada Nihilismus”
New York Art Quartet, feat. Amiri Baraka

Amiri Baraka, vocals
John Tchichai, alto saxophone
Roswell Rudd, trombone
Lewis Worrell, bass
Milford Graves, drums

“Humility in the Light of the Creator”
Joseph Jarman and Don Moye, feat. Jonny Dyani
from Black Paladins (1979),

Joseph Jarman, tenor saxophone
Johnny Dyani, bass
Famoudou Don Moye, drums
Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre, composition

“Treerops”
Sunny Murray Trio
from Live at Moers (1979)

David Murray, tenor saxophone
Malachi Favors, bass
Sunny Murray, drums

“Dance of Many Hands”
Nicole Mitchell’s Black Earth Ensemble
from Mandorla Awakening II: Emerging Worlds (2018)
available from FPE Records

avery r young, vocals
Kojiro Umezaki, shakuhachi
Nicole Mitchell, flute, electronics
Renée Baker, violin
Tomeka Reid, cello, banjo
Alex Wing, electric guitar, oud
Tatsu Aoki, bass, shamisen, taiko
Jovia Armstrong, percussion

“Meadow”
Mike Majkowski
from Days and Other Days (2017)
available from Astral Spirits

Mike Majkowski, double bass, analog synthesizer, percussion, piano, vibraphone, samples & field recordings

“Reed Stream”
Terry Riley
from Reed Streams (1966)

Terry Riley, keyboard, time-lag accumulator

“Death Booming”
Moor Mother X Mental Jewelry
from Crime Waves (2017)

Camae Ayewa, vocals, electronics
Mental Jewelry, whoever that is, electronics

“Imprints”
James Brandon Lewis / Chad Taylor
from Radiant Imprints (2018)
available from Off Records

James Brandon Lewis, tenor saxophone
Chad Taylor, drums

Intro: “The Dr. Will See You Now”
Matt Piet Trio
from Of Sound Mind (2016)
available from Amalgam Music

Matt Piet, piano
Albert Wildeman, bass
Julian Kirshner, drums

Outro: “with Gerrit Hatcher, Charlie Kirchen & Julian Kirshner”
Matt Piet
from City In A Garden (2018)
available from Ears and Eyes Records

Gerrit Hatcher, tenor sax
Matt Piet, piano
Charlie Kirchen, bass
Julian Kirschner, drums

“Crossings, Fourth Movement (Pt. 1)”
Cecil Taylor
from Silent Tongues (1974)

Cecil Taylor, piano

“Willow Weep for Me”
Art Tatum
from Piano Starts Here (1949)

Art Tatum, piano

“Sweet and Lovely”
Bill Evans
from Explorations (1961)

Bill Evans, piano
Scott LaFaro, bass
Paul Motian, drums

“Floater”
Paul Bley
from Footloose (1963)

Paul Bley, piano
Steve Swallow, bass
Pete LaRoca, drums

“Light Blue”
Thelonious Monk
from Thelonious in Action (1958)

Johnny Griffin, tenor sax
Thelonious Monk, piano
Ahmed Abdul-Malik, bass
Roy Haynes, drums

“Violence”
Andrew Hill
from Change (1966)

Sam Rivers, tenor sax
Andrew Hill, piano
Walter Booker, bass
J. C. Moses, drums

““Bauhaus 3”
Schlippenbach Trio
from Bauhaus Dessau (2010)
available from Intakt Records

Evan Parker, tenor sax
Alexander von Schlippenbach, piano
Paul Lovens, drums

“Change of Season”
Lacy/Lewis/Mengleberg/Gorter/Bennink
from Change of Season (Music of Herbie Nichols) (1984)
available from CAM Jazz

Steve Lacy, soprano sax
George Lewis, trombone
Misha Mengleberg, piano
Harjen Gorter, bass
Han Bennink, drums

“Bodies We Came Out Of”
Craig Taborn
from Light Made Lighter (2001)
available from Thirsty Ear Records

Craig Taborn, piano
Chris Lightcap, bass
Gerald Cleaver, drums

“All the Things You Are”
Kris Davis
from Aeriol Piano (2011)
available from Clean Feed Records

Kris Davis, piano

“Hobbesian's Choice”
Jim Baker
from More Questions Than Answers (2006)
available from Delmark Records

Jim Baker, piano

Intro: “Phoenix”
Chad Taylor
from Myths and Morals (2018)
available from Ears and Eyes Records

Chad Taylor, drums

Outro: “Yaa Yaa Kole”
Chicago Underground Duo
from Locus (2014)
available from Northern Spy Records

Chad Taylor, drums, mbira, probably other stuff, composition
Rob Mazurek, cornet, probably other stuff

“St Thomas”
Sonny Rollins
from Sax Colossus (1956)

Sonny Rollins, tenor saxophone
Tommy Flanagan, piano
Doug Watkins, bass
Max Roach, drums

“Free for All”/“The Core”
from Free for All (1964)

Freddie Hubbard, trumpet
Curtis Fuller, trombone
Wayne Shorter, tenor saxophone
Cedar Walton, piano
Reggie Workman, bass
Art Blakey, drums

“Frelon Brun”
Miles Davis
from Filles de Killamanjaro (1968)

Miles Davis, trumpet
Wayne Shorter, tenor saxophone
Chick Corea, piano, RMI Electra-piano
Dave Holland, bass
Tony Williams, drums

“Roforofo Fight”
Fela Kuti
from Roforofo Fight (1972)
available from the Fela Bandcamp

Fela Kuti, tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, vocals
Tunde Williams, trumpet
Christopher Uwaifor, tenor saxophone
Lekan Animashaun, baritone saxophone
Segun Edo, guitar
Tutu Shorunmu, guitar
George Bruce, bass guitar
Tony Allen, drums
James Abayomi, percussion

“Spirits”
Albert Ayler
from Spirits (1964)

Albert Ayler, tenor saxophone
Norman Howard, trumpet
Henry Grimes, bass
Sunny Murray, drums

“Village of the Pharoahs”
Pharoah Sanders
from Village of the Pharoahs (1973)

Pharoah Sanders, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, percussion, vocals, bells
Joe Bonner, piano, shakuhachi, flute, percussion, vocals
Calvin Hill, bass
Sedatrius Brown, vocals
Kylo Kylo, tambura, percussion
Lawrence Killian, conga, percussion, vocals
Jimmy Hopps, drums, percussion, vocals
Kenneth Nash, sakara, murdunom, percussion, whistles

“Eyomzi”
Johnny Dyani
from Witchdoctor's Son (1978)

Johnny Dyani, bass
Dudu Pukwana, alto saxophone
John Tchicai, tenor and alto saxophone
Mohamed Al Jabry, congas
Alfredo Nascimento, guitar
Luiz Chuim de SIqueira, drums

“The Argument”
The Sea and Cake
from The Fawn (1997)
available from Thrill Jockey Records

Sam Prekop, vocals, guitar
Archer Prewitt, guitar, piano, vocals
Eric Claridge, bass, synthesizer
John McEntire, percussion, drums, some synthesizer

“Diagonals”
Stereolab
from Dots and Loops (1997)

“Ah!”
Oval
from O (2010)
available from Thrill Jockey Records

Markus Popp, computer, drums

“Enceladus”
Rempis/Abrams/Ra + Baker
from Perehelion (2016)
available from Aerophonic Records

Dave Rempis, tenor and alto saxophone
Jim Baker, piano
Joshua Abrams, bass
Avreeayl Ra, drums

“Shapishico”
Angelica Sanchez Trio
from Float the Edge (2017)
available from Clean Feed Records

Angelica Sanchez, piano
Michael Formanek, bass
Tyshawn Sorey, drums

Intro: “Minataur”
Silke Eberhard Trio
from The Being Inn (2017)
available from Intakt Records

Silke Eberhard, alto saxophone
Jan Roder, bass
Kay Lübke, drums

Outro: “Love Suite 2 - Trane Beauty”
Potsa Lotsa Plus Plays Love Suite by Eric Dolphy (2014)
released by Jazzwerkstatt

Silke Eberhard, bass clarinet
Jürgen Kupke, clarinet
Patrick Braun, tenor sax, clarinet
Nikolaus Neuser, trumpet
Gerhard Gschlößl, trombone
Marc Unternährer, tuba
Antonis Anissegos, live electronics

“Original Faubus Fables”
Charles Mingus
from Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus (1961)

Charles Mingus, bass
Ted Curson, trumpet
Eric Dolphy, alto saxophone
Dannie Richmond, drums

“W.R.U.”
Ornette Coleman
from Ornette! (1961)

Ornette Coleman, alto saxophone
Don Cherry, pocket trumpet
Scott LaFaro, bass
Ed Blackwell, drums

“Hodge Podge”
Johnny Hodges & His Orchestra
from 1938

Johnny Hodges, alto saxophone
Harry Carney, baritone saxophone
Cootie Williams, trumpet
Lawrence Brown, trombone
Duke Ellington, piano
Billy Taylor, bass
Sonny Greer, drums

“Crazeology”
Charlie Parker
from 1947

Charlie Parker, alto saxophone
Miles Davis, trumpet
J J Johnson, trombone
Duke Jordan, piano
Tommy Potter, bass
Max Roach, drums

“Red Pepper Blues”
Art Pepper
from Art Farmer Meets the Rhythm Section (1957)

Art Farmer, alto saxophone
Red Garland, piano
Paul Chambers, bass
Philly Joe Jones, drums

“Sticks and Stones”
John Carter & Bobby Bradford
from Mosaic Select: John Carter & Bobby Bradford (released 2010 / this track rec 1969)
released by Mosaic Records

John Carter, clarinet
Bobby Bradford, trumpet
Tom Williamson, bass
Bruz Freeman, drums

“Miss Anne” /“Hypochristmutreefuzz”
Eric Dolphy
from Last Date (1964)

Eric Dolphy, bass clarinet, alto saxophone
Misha Mengelberg, piano
Jacques Schols, double bass
Han Bennink, drums

“Aerobatics 4”
Evan Parker
from Saxophone Solos (1976)
available from Incus Records

Evan Parker, soprano saxophone

“Reckonings”
Rasmussen/Flaherty/Corsano
from Star-Spangled Voltage (2016)
available from Hot Cars Warp Records

Mette Rasmussen, alto saxophone
Paul Flaherty, alto saxophone
Chris Corsano, drums

“Double Team”
Paul Giallorenzo
from Get In to Go Out (2009)
available from 482 Music

Dave Rempis, alto saxophone
Josh Berman, cornet
Paul Giallorenzo, piano
Anton Hatwich, bass
Frank Rosaly, drums

“Bemsha Swing / 52nd Street”
Schlippenbach/Dörner/Mahall/Roder/Jennessen
from Monk's Casino (2005)
available from Intakt Records

Alexander von Schlippenbach, piano
Axel Dörner, trumpet
Rudi Mahall, bass clarinet
Jan Roder, bass
Uli Jennessen, drums

Intro: “Watts”
Tim Stine Trio
from Tim Stine Trio (2016)
available from Astral Spirits

Tim Stine, guitar
Anton Hatwich, bass
Frank Rosaly, drums

Outro: “Wye In”
ibid.

“Four on Six”
Wes Montgomery
from The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery (1960)

Wes Montgomery, guitar
Tommy Flanagan, piano
Percy Heath, bass
Albert Heath, drums

“My All”
Jimmy Giuffre
from The Jimmy Giuffre 3 (1957)

Jimmy Giuffre, clarinet
Ralph Peña, bass
Jim Hall, guitar

“Light”
Joe Morris
from Singularity (2001)
available from Aum Fidelity

Joe Morris, guitar

“Jean de Fleur”
Grant Green
from Idle Moments (1964)

Grant Green, guitar
Joe Henderson, tenor saxophone
Duke Pearson, piano
Bobby Hutcherson, vibraphone
Bob Cranshaw, double bass
Al Harewood, drums

“Scant Frame (No. 2)”
Mary Halvorson
from Dragon's Head (2008)
available from Mary/Firehouse 12

Mary Halvorson, guitar
John Hebert, bass
Ches Smith, drums

“Jrifted”/“Executive Life”
Jeff Parker
from The New Breed (2016)
available from International Anthem Recording Co.

Jeff Parker, electric guitar, keyboards, samples, etc
Josh Johnson, alto saxophone, flute
Paul Bryan, electric bass guitar
Jamire Williams, drums

“theme 002”/“leaves of glass”
Jaimie Branch's Fly or Die
from Fly or Die (2017)
available from International Anthem Recording Co.

Jaimie Branch, trumpet
Tomeka Reid, cello
Jason Ajemian, bass
Chad Taylor, drums

“Breakfast Feud”
The Benny Goodman Sextet feat. Charlie Christian
from The Benny Goodman Sextet Featuring Charlie Christian: 1939–1941 (1989)

Benny Goodman, clarinet
Charlie Christian, guitar
no definitive list of the other players forthcoming

“Outta Space Canoe Race”/“Freddy Flakeout”
5ive Style
from 5ive Style (1995)
once but apparently no longer available from Sub Pop, which couldn't even spell The Lonesome Organist dude's name right
Bill Dolan, guitar
Jeremy Jacobsen, keyboard
LeRoy Bach, bass
John Herndon, drum

“When Your Liver Has Gone”
Derek Bailey
from Standards (2007)
available from Tzadik Records

Derek Bailey, guitar

“a bunch of tracks”
Von Freeman
from Doing It Right Now (1972)

Von Freeman, tenor saxophone
John Young, piano
Sam Jones, bass
Jimmy Cobb, drums

Intro: “Rhododendron”
Meridian Trio
from Triangulum (2017)
available from Clean Feed Records

Nick Mazzarella, alto saxophone
Matt Ulery, bass
Jeremy Cunningham, drums

Outro: “Blues for Julius and Abdul”
from Signaling (2017)
available from Nessa Records

Nick Mazzarella, alto saxophone
Tomeka Reid, cello

“Syeeda's Song Flute”
John Coltrane
from Giant Steps (1960)

John Coltrane, tenor saxophone
Tommy Flanagan, piano
Paul Chambers, bass
Art Taylor, drums

“Congeniality”
Ornette Coleman
from The Shape of Jazz to Come (1959)

Ornette Coleman, alto saxophone
Don Cherry, cornet
Charlie Haden, bass
Billy Higgins, drums

“Lena”
Cecil Taylor
from Nefertiti, The Beautiful One Has Come (1962)

Jimmy Lyons, alto saxophone
Cecil Taylor, piano
Sunny Murray, drums

“Nonaah (solo concert Willisau)”
Roscoe Mitchell
from Nonaah (1977)

Roscoe Mitchell, alto saxophone

“Opus 6C (The Montreux/Berlin Concerts)”
Anthony Braxton
from The Montreux/Berlin Concerts (1977)

Anthony Braxton, reeds
George Lewis, trombone
Dave Holland, bass
Barry Altschul, drums
and of course there's all kinds of little instruments going on

“Echo 1 (Morning)”
Abdul Wadud & Julius Hemphill
from Live in New York (1978)

Julius Hemphill, alto saxophone
Abdul Wabdud, cello

“Recorda Me”
Joe Henderson
from Page One (1963)

Kenny Dorham, trumpet
Joe Henderson, tenor saxophone
McCoy Tyner, piano
Butch Warren, bass
Pete La Roca, drums

“Esoteric”
Jackie McLean
from Destination. . . Out! (1963)

Jackie McLean, alto saxophone
Grachan Moncur III, trombone
Bobby Hutcherson, vibes
Larry Ridley, bass
Roy Haynes, drums

“Part B”
Charles Gayle / William Parker / Rashied Ali
from Touchin' On Trane (1991)

Charles Gayle, tenor saxophone
William Parker, bass
Rashied Ali, drums

“It's Magic”
Eric Dolphy
from Far Cry (1962)

Eric Dolphy, bass clarinet
Booker Little, trumpet
Jaki Byard, piano
Ron Carter, bass
Roy Haynes, drums

“I Wish I Had a Choice”
Darius Jones
from Big Gurl (Smell my Dreams) (2011)
available from AUM Fidelity

Darius Jones, alto saxophone
Adam Lane, bass
Jason Nazary, drums

Intro: “Going to Kamakura”
Town & Country
from C‘mon (2002)
available from Thrill Jockey Records

The players on all T&C tracks are Joshua Abrams, Jim Dorling, Liz Payne, and Ben Vida. Listen to the interview to find out who's playing what.

Outro: “Old Fashioned”
Town & Country
from 5 (2003)
available from Thrill Jockey Records

“Sleeping In the Midday Sun”
Town & Country
from 5 (2003)
available from Thrill Jockey Records

“Crossings”
Town & Country
from Town & Country (1998)
once but not no longer available from BoxMedia Records

“That Old Feeling”
Town & Country
from It All Has to Do With It (2000)
available from Thrill Jockey Records

“Bookmobile”
Town & Country
from C‘mon (2002)
available from Thrill Jockey Records

“Field and Parks of Easy Access” / “Cloud Seedling”
Town & Country
from Up Above (2006)
available from Thrill Jockey Records

“Four Violins”
Tony Conrad
from Four Violins (rec. 1964)
once but no longer available from Table of the Elements

Tony Conrad, violins

“Lifestyled”
Town & Country
from 5 (2003)
available from Thrill Jockey Records

“Patterns in Chromatic Field”
Morton Feldman
from Patterns in Chromatic Field (recorded 2007, composed 1981)
available from Aeon Records

Arne Deforce, cello
Yutaka Oya, piano

“Give Your Baby a Standing Ovation”
Town & Country
from Decoration Day (2000)
available from Thrill Jockey Records

“Juana”
John Fahey
from Womblife (1997)
once but no longer available from Table of the Elements

“So That I May Come Back”
Town & Country
from Town & Country (1998)
once but not no longer available from BoxMedia Records

Intro: “Peace and Blessings (To Fred)”
The Chicago Trio
from from Velvet Songs to Baba Fred Anderson (2012)
available from RogueArt Records

Earnest Dawkins, only credited as playing saxes but I think he's on aux percussion here
Harrison Bankhead, bass
Hamid Drake, drums

Outro: “Take Us Home”
Hamid Drake & Bindu
from Reggaeology (2009)
available from RogueArt Records

Napoleon Maddox, vocals
Jeff Albert, trombone
Jeb Bishop, trombone
Jeff Parker, guitar
Joshua Abrams, bass
Hamid Drake, drums, vocals

“Lop-O-Lop”
Dewey Redman
from Tarik (1969)
released by BYG Actuel

Dewey Redman, tenor saxophone
Malachi Favors, bass
Ed Blackwell, drums

“Nothing”
Milford Graves
from Milford Graves Percussion Ensemble (1965)
available from ESP-Disk

Milford Graves, drums, bells, gong, shaker
Sunny Morgan, drum, bells

“India”
John Coltrane
from Live at the Village Vanguage (1961)
released by Impulse Records

John Coltrane, soprano sax
Eric Dolphy, bass clarinet
McCoy Tyner, piano
Jimmy Garrison, bass
Elvin Jones, drums

“Djdujon”
Kokanko Sata
from Kokanko Sata (2005)
once but seemingly no longer available from Honest John's Records

Kokano Sata, kamalngoni
others, other things

“Cathedral of Light”
William Parker
from Long Hidden: The Olmec Series (2006 / recorded 90s)
available from AUM Fidelity

William Parker, bass

Fred Anderson / Steve McCall
from Vintage Duets (1980)
available from Okka Disk

Fred Anderson, tenor
Steve McCall, drums

“Togo”
Old & New Dreams
from Old & New Dreams (1979)
available from ECM Records

Don Cherry, trumpet
Dewey Redman, tenor saxophone
Charlie Haden, bass
Ed Blackwell, drums

“Maashuki”
Jauharah Orchestra
from Colonial Dance Bands: Kenya, Tanganyika, Portuguese East Africa, Northern Rhodesia, Belgian Congo 1950 & 1952 (2006)
available from SWP Records

dunno who the players are

“Umbanda Song for Ogun”
Umbanda musicians at Santo Antonio de Angola
from Music of Para, Brazil: Carimbó, Pajelança, Batuque and Umbanda on Carimbó, Pajelança, Batuque and Umbanda (1982)
available from Smithsonian Folkways

dunno who the players are

“Concomba”
Saka Acquaye and his African Ensemble
from Ghana: High-Life and Other Popular Music (1969)
available from Nonesuch Records

Saka Acquaye, drums, flute, tenor saxophone
Garvine Masseaux, vibes, drums
George Brooks, double bass
Edward Cooper, trumpet, mellophone
Wilfred Letman, trumpet
Charles Earland, tenor saxophone
Walter Miller, guitar
Robert Crowder, Joseph Acquaye, Benny Parkes, Sunny Morgan, drums

“Jerusalem”
Roberto Juan Rodriguez
from El Danzon De Moises (2002)
available from Tzadik Records

Peter Apfelbaum, soprano saxophone
Matt Darriau, trumpet, clarinet
Mark Feldman, violin
Susie Ibarra, percussion
Brad Jones, bajo
David Krakauer, clarinet
Ted Reichman, accordion
Roberto Juan Rodriguez, percussion
Roberto Luis Rodriguez, trumpet
Marcus Rojas: Bombardino, tuba
Jane Scarpantoni, cello
Craig Taborn, piano

“So Long”
Count Ossie & the Mystic Revelations of Rastafari
from Grounation (1973)
currently available from Dub Store Records

Count Ossie, drums and vocals
Cedric Im Brooks, drums and vocals
I can't find names for any of the other people, sorry

“The Creator Has a Master Plan”
Don Cherry
from Organic Music Society (1972)
currently available from Caprice Records

Don Cherry, trumpet, piano, voice
Maffy Falay, trumpet
Tommy Goldman, flute
Rommy Koverhult, flute
Tage Siven, bass
Okay Temiz, drums
Visitors + Friends (that's how it's credited on the record!)

Josh Berman
listened to
“Elephantasy”
Don Cherry
from Complete Communion (1966)

Don Cherry, cornet
Leandro “Gato” Barbieri, tenor sax
Henry Grimes, bass
Ed Blackwell, drums

Jaimie Branch listened to
“After You've Gone”
Roy Eldridge And His Orchestra

Gus Aiken, Roy Eldridge, John Hamilton, Robert Mason, Clarence Wheeler, trumpets
Ted Kelly, Sandy Williams, George Wilson, trombone
Joe Eldridge, Sam Lee, alto sax
Franz Jackson, Hal Singer, tenor sax
Dave McRae, baritone sax
Tony D'Amore, piano
Sam Allen, guitar
Carl Wilson, bass
Les Erskine, drums

Dave Rempis listened to
“NR. 3 Alto-Sax”
Peter Brötzmann
from 14 Love Poems Plus 10 More, Dedicated to Kenneth Patchen (2004)

Peter Brötzmann, alto saxophone

Olivia Block listened to
“Presque rien n°4, la remontée du village, 1990-1998”
Luc Ferrari
from Presque Rien (1990-98)

Mike Reed listened to
“Status Quo”
Clifford Jordan & John Gilmore
from Blowing in from Chicago (1957)

Clifford Jordan, tenor saxophone
John Gilmore, tenor saxophone
Horace Silver, piano
Curly Russell, bass
Art Blakey, drums

Jason Stein listened to
“Veatrice”
Sticks & Stones
from Shed Grace (2004)

Matana Roberts, alto saxophone
Josh Abrams, bass
Chad Taylor, drums

Greg Ward listened to
“Anthropology”
Charlie Parker With Quartet And Orchestra
from The Washington Concerts (1953)

Charlie Parker, alto saxophone
Jack Holliday, piano
Franklin Skeete, bass
Max Roach, drums

Tomeka Reid listened to
Carlos Zíngaro, Roger Turner & Tom Cora
from Live @ Parque Serralves (1994)

Carlos Zingaro, violin
Tom Cora, cello
Roger Turner, drums

Hamid Drake listened to
“Nothing”
Milford Graves with Sonny Morgan
from Percussion Ensemble (1965)

Intro: “Paw Paw”
Matt Lux's Communication Arts Quartet
from Communication Arts Quartet, forthcoming in 2017 from Astral Spirits

Ben Lamar Gay, cornet, synth/electronics
JayVe Montgomery, tenor saxophone, synth/electronics
Matt Lux, bass, synth/electronics
Mikel Patrick Avery, drums

Outro: “Harm-o-Lodge”
Isotope 217
from Who Stole the I Walkman?
available from Thrill Jockey Records

Rob Mazurek, cornet
Jeff Parker, guitar
Dan Bitney, percussion
John Herndon, percussion
Matthew Lux, bass

“What I Say”
Miles Davis
from Live/Evil (1971)

Miles Davis, electric trumpet with wah-wah
Gary Bartz, soprano sax, alto sax
John McLaughlin, electric guitar
Keith Jarrett, electric piano, organ
Michael Henderson, bass
Jack DeJohnette, drums
Airto Moreira, percussion

“Ascension” Edition II
John Coltrane
from Ascension (1965)

Freddie Hubbard, trumpet
Dewey Johnson, trumpet
Marion Brown, alto saxophone
John Tchicai, alto saxophone
John Coltrane, tenor saxophone
Pharoah Sanders, tenor saxophone
Archie Shepp, tenor saxophone
McCoy Tyner, piano
Art Davis, bass
Jimmy Garrison, bass
Elvin Jones, drums

“G.v.E.”
Air
from Air Time (1978)
available from Nessa Records

Henry Threadgill, hubkaphone, flute
Fred Hopkins, bass
Steve McCall, drums

“Song for Jesus 3/4,”
William Parker
from O'Neal's Porch (2000)
available from Aum Fidelity

Rob Brown, alto saxophone
Lewis Barnes, trumpet
William Parker, bass
Hamid Drake, drums

“Pagin' the Devil”
Lester Young
from The Kansas City Sessions (1938)

Lester Young, clarinet
Buck Clayton, trumpet
Eddie Durham, lead guitar
Freddie Green, rhythm guitar
Walter Page, bass
Jo Jones, drums

“Indiana”
Art Tatum
from the Complete Capitol Recordings of Art Tatum (1952)

Art Tatum, piano
Everett Barksdale, guitar
Slam Stewart, bass

“Journey to the Bottom”
Monk Montgomery
from Bass Odyssey (1971)

Monk Montgomery, electric bass
Joe Sample, electric piano
Andy Simpkins, upright bass
Mike Carven, drums

“Desert Sands”
Wilbur Ware
from The Chicago Sound (1957)

Wilbur Ware, bass
Johnny Griffin, tenor saxophone
John Jenkins, alto saxophone
Junior Mance, piano
Wilbur Campbell, drums

“Angela”
Lee Morgan
from Last Session (1971)

Lee Morgan, trumpet
Grachan Moncur III, trombone
Bobbi Humphrey, flute
Billy Harper, tenor saxophone, alto flute
Harold Mabern, piano
Reggie Workman, bass
Jymie Merritt, electric upright bass
Freddie Waits, drums

“Pretty Brown Skin”
Roy Ayers
from Ubiquity (1971)

Roy Ayers, vibraphone, vocals
Bill Henderson, electric piano
Edwin Birdsong, organ
Richie Resnicoff, guitar
John Williams, bass
Alphonse Mouzon, drums
Jumma Santos, conga

“Tatas-Matoes”
Art Ensemble of Chicago
from Art Ensemble 1967 to 1968
once but not currently available from Nessa Records

Roscoe Mitchell, alto sax and whatever else
Joseph Jarman, tenor sax and whatever else
Lester Bowie, trumpet and whatever else
Malachi Favors, sounds like he’s on the bass the whole time
Robert Crowder, drums

“Why Don't I?”
Sonny Rollins
from Vol. 2 (1957)

Sonny Rollins, tenor saxophone
J J Johnson, trombone
Horace Silver, piano
Paul Chambers, bass
Art Blakey, drums

“Point to B”
Prefuse 73
from Vocal Studies and Uprock Narratives (2001)
available from Warp Records

Guillermo Scott Herren, electronics

Intro: “Daybreak”
Greg Ward & Ten Tongues
from Touch My Beloved's Thought (2016)
available from Greenleaf Music

Greg Ward, alto saxophone
Tim Haldeman, tenor saxophone
Keefe Jackson, baritone and tenor saxophones
Russ Johnson, trumpet
Ben LaMar Gay, cornet
Norman Palm, trombone
Christopher Davis, bass trombone
Jason Roebke, bass
Dennis Luxion, piano
Marcus Evans, drums

Outro: “Phonic Juggernaut”
Greg Ward's Phonic Juggernaut
from Phonic Juggernaut (2011)
available from Thirsty Ear Records

Greg Ward, alto saxophone
Joe Sanders, bass
Damion Reid, drums

“Anthropology”
Charlie Parker With Quartet And Orchestra
from The Washington Concerts (1953)
readily available through the ether

Charlie Parker, alto saxophone
Jack Holliday, piano
Franklin Skeete, bass
Max Roach, drums

“Donna Lee”
Anthony Braxton
from Donna Lee (1972)
readily available through the ether

Anthony Braxton, alto saxophone
Michael Smith, piano
Peter Warren, bass
Oliver Johnson, drums

“Beauty is a Rare Thing”
Ornette Coleman
from This is Our Music (1960)
readily available through the ether

Ornette Coleman, alto saxophone
Don Cherry, pocket trumpet
Charlie Haden, bass
Ed Blackwell, drums

“Portrait of Lorena”
Charles Rumback
from In the New Year (2015)
available from Ears & Eyes Records

Caroline Davis, alto sax
Jason Stein, bass clarinet
Jeff Parker, guitar
John Tate, bass
Charles Rumback, drums

“Duke Ellington's Sounds of Love”
Charles Mingus
from Changes One (1974)
readily available through the ether

Jack Walrath, trumpet
George Adams, tenor saxophone
Don Pullen, piano
Charles Mingus, bass
Dannie Richmond, drums

“Familjen”
Anna Högberg
from Attack (2016)
available from Omlott Records

Anna Högberg, alto saxophone
Elin Larsson, tenor and soprano saxophone
Malin Wättring, tenor and soprano saxophone
Lisa Ullén, piano
Elsa Bergman, bass
Anna Lund, drums

“The Black Messiah”
Cannonball Adderley
from The Black Messiah (1971)
readily available through the ether

Cannonball Adderley, alto saxophone
Nat Adderley, cornet
George Duke, keys, composition
Walter Booker, bass
Roy McCurdy, drums
Airto Moreira, percussion

“Are You in Peace?”
Steve Lehman & Sélébeyone
from Sélébeyone (2016)
available from Pi Recordings

Gaston Bandimic, vocals
HPrizm, vocals
Steve Lehman, alto saxophone
Maciek Lasserre, soprano saxophone
Carlos Homs, piano, keyboards
Drew Gress, bass
Damion Reid, drums

“Half-Life”
8 Bold Souls
from Ant Farm (1994)
available from Arabesque Records

Edward Wilkerson, Jr., woodwinds
Mwata Bowden, woodwinds
Robert Griffin, trumpet
Isaiah Jackson, trombone
Aaron Dodd, tuba
Naomi Millender, cello
Harrison Bankhead, bass
Dushun Mosley, drums

Intro: “Diligence Is to Magic as Progress Is to Flight,” Movement IV
Katherine Young
from Diligence Is to Magic as Progress Is to Flight
available from Parlour Tapes

Austin Wulliman, Ensemble Dal Niente
Ensemble Dal Niente
Michael Lewanski, conductor
Andrew Nogal, oboe
Katherine Young, bassoon
Ryan Muncy, saxophones
Greg Beyer, percussion
Robert Dillon, percussion
Kyle Upton, trumpet
Aaron Hynds, tuba
MingHuan Xu, violin
Doyle Armbrust, viola
Chris Wild, cello
Mark Buchner, double bass

Interjection, two tracks in: “Composition 367b”
Anthony Braxton
from Quartet (Moscow) 2008 (2008)
available from Leo Records

Anthony Braxton, saxophones
Katherine Young, bassoon
Taylor Ho Bynum, cornet
Mary Halvorson, guitar

Outro: “Feldspar”
Pretty Monsters
from Pretty Monsters (2012)
available from Public Eyesore Records

Katherine Young, bassoon, electronics
Erica Dicker, violin
Owen Stewart-Robertson, guitar
Mike Pride, drums

“Sequenza VII for Bassoon”
Luciano Berio
from Sequenzas (1998, this rec. 1995)
available from Deutsche Grammophon

Pascal Gallois, bassoon

“Composition no. 19 for 100 Tubas”
Anthony Braxton
from Composition no. 19 for 100 Tubas (2006)
available from the Tricentric Foundation

follow that link if you want to see who’s playing because there are way too many people to list here

“Soon to be Innocent Fun”
Arthur Russell
from World of Echo (1986)
readily available through the ether
Arthur Russell, voice, cello

“Kits Beach Soundwalk”
Hildegard Westerkamp
from Transformations (2010, this piece rec. 1989)
available from empreintes DIGITALes

Hildegard Westerkamp, voice, composition, assemblage

“Guero (for piano)”
Helmut Lachenmann
composed 1969
audio from youtube, to tell the truth, and neither Ryan or I can figure out which version it is. . . maybe this one?

“Paper Hats”
This Heat
from Deceit (1981)
available from the This Heat Bandcamp page

Charles Hayward, vocals, bass guitar, keyboards, drums, tape music
Gareth Williams, vocals, bass guitar, keyboards, tape music
Charles Bullen, vocals, clarinet, guitar, drums, tape music

Intro: “Symbol Reform”
Jackson / Berman / Strøm / Østvang
from Southern Sun (2015)
available from Stone Floor Records

Keefe Jackson, bass clarinet
Josh Berman, cornet
Jon Rune Strøm, double bass
Tollef Østvang, drums

Outro: “Swap”
Jackson / Adasiewicz
from Rows and Rows (2016)
available from Delmark Records

Keefe Jackson, bass clarinet
Jason Adasiewicz, vibraphone

“Background Music”
Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh
from The Complete Atlantic Recordings Of Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh (1955)
available through the ether

Lee Konitz, alto saxophone
Warne Marsh, tenor saxophone
Billy Bauer, guitar
Oscar Pettiford, bass
Kenny Clarke, drums

“Red, Black & Green”
Pharoah Sanders
from Thembi (1971)
available through the ether

Pharoah Sander, tenor sax, soprano sax, bells
Michael White, violin
Lonnie Liston Smith, piano
Cecil McBee, bass
Clifford Jarvis, drums
Everyone is also credited as playing percussion

“The Prophet”
Eric Dolphy
from At the Five Spot, Vol. 1 (1961)
available through the ether

Eric Dolphy, alto sax
Booker Little, trumpet
Mal Waldron, piano
Richard Davis, bass
Ed Blackwell, drums

“Open Aspect #1.2”
Anthony Braxton
from Open Aspects Duo (1982)
once but no longer available from HatArt

Anthony Braxton, alto saxophone
Richard Teitelbaum, synthesizer, computer

“Just You Just Me”
Lester Young
from Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio/Quartet (1954)
available through the ether

Lester Young, tenor saxophone
Oscar Peterson, piano
Barney Kessel, guitar
Ray Brown, bass
J. C. Heard - drums

“Lover Man”
Sonny Rollins & Coleman Hawkins
from Sunny Meets Hawk! (1963)
available through the ether

Coleman Hawkins, tenor saxophone
Sonny Rollins, tenor saxophone
Paul Bley, piano
Bob Cranshaw, bass
Roy McCurdy, drums

“Yggdrasill”
Jimmy Giuffre
from Free Fall (1963)
available through the ether

Jimmy Giuffre, clarinet

“Orgasm”
Alan Shorter
from Orgasm (1969)
available through the ether

Alan Shorter, flugelhorn
Gato Barbieri, tenor saxophone
Charlie Haden, bass
Rashied Ali, drums

“Gee's Bend”
Evan Parker
from Time Lapse (2006)
available from Tzadik Records

Evan Parker, saxophones

“A Story About You”
Bobby Bradford-Frode Gjerstad Quartet
from Silver Cornet (2014)
available from Nessa Records

Bobby Bradford, cornet
Frode Gjerstad, alto sax
Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, bass
Frank Rosaly, drums

Intro: “Jump Off 3”
Jaimie Branch Trio
from Night Vision Living
forthcoming from Relative Pitch Records

Jaimie Branch, trumpet
Brandon Lopez, bass
Mike Pride, drums

Outro: “Theme 2”
Jaimie Branch's Fly or Die
live at (Le) Poisson Rouge
a studio version will appear on Fly or Die
forthcoming from International Anthem Recording Company

Jaimie Branch, trumpet
Tomeka Reid, cello
Jason Ajemian, bass
Chad Taylor, drums

“Jazz Death?”
The Roscoe Mitchell Art Ensemble
from Congliptious (1968)
available from Nessa Records

Lester Bowie, trumpet and maybe also voice, but maybe that's someone else talking?

“After You've Gone”
Roy Eldridge And His Orchestra
available through the ether

Gus Aiken, Roy Eldridge, John Hamilton, Robert Mason, Clarence Wheeler, trumpets
Ted Kelly, Sandy Williams, George Wilson, trombone
Joe Eldridge, Sam Lee, alto sax
Franz Jackson, Hal Singer, tenor sax
Dave McRae, baritone sax
Tony D'Amore, piano
Sam Allen, guitar
Carl Wilson, bass
Les Erskine, drums

“Tea & Trumpets [LP take]”
Rex Stewart & his 52nd Street Stompers
from The Complete 1936-1940 Variety, Vocalion and Okeh Small Group Sessions (this track is from '37)
available through the ether

Rex Stewart, trumpet
Freddy Jenkins, trumpet
Johnny Hodges, alto saxophone
Harry Carney, baritone saxophone
Brick Fleagle, guitar
Duke Ellington, piano
Hayes Alvis, bass
Jack Maisel, drums

“Cliff Walk”
Jazz Artists Guild
from Newport Rebels (1960)
available through the ether

Booker Little, trumpet
Walter Benton, tenor saxophone
Julian Priester, trombone
Peck Morrison, bass
Max Roach, drums
Papa Jo Jones, drums

“Burning Spirits no 1”
Sonny Simmons
from Burning Spirits (1971), Contemporary
available through the ether

Sonny Simmons, tenor saxophone
Barbara Donald, trumpet
Michael White, violin
Richard Davis, bass
Cecil McBee, bass
Clifford Jarvis, drums

“Lyon's Leap”
Raphe Malik
from Companions (1998)
available from Eremite Records

Raphe Malik, trumpet
Glenn Spearman, tenor saxophone
William Parker, bass
Paul Murphy, drums

“La Jetee”
Isotope 217
from The Unstable Molecule (1997)
available from Thrill Jockey Records

Rob Mazurek, cornet
Sarah P. Smith, trombone
Jeff Parker, guitar
Matt Lux, bass
Dan Bitney, percussion
John Herndon, percussion
someone's playing synth here and, honestly, it could be any of them

“Black Satin”
Miles Davis
from On the Corner (1972)
available through the ether

Miles Davis, electric trumpet
Chick Corea, electric piano
Herbie Hancock, electric piano, synthesizer
Harold I. Williams, organ, synthesizer
David Creamer, electric guitar
Michael Henderson, electric bass
Khalil Balakrishna, electric sitar
Badal Roy, tabla
Jack DeJohnette, drums
Jabali Billy Hart, drums, bongos
James "Mtume" Foreman, percussion
Don Alias, percussion

“Love for the One You Can't Have”
Woody Shaw
from Song of Songs (1973)
available through the ether

Woody Shaw, trumpet
Ramon Morris, tenor saxophone
Emanuel Boyd, flute, tenor saxophone
George Cables, electric piano
Henry Franklin, bass
Woody Theus, drums

“2”
Axel Dorner & Fred Lonberg-Holm
from Object 1 (2003)
once but no longer available from Locust Records

Axel Dorner, Holten slide trumpet
Fred Lonberg-Holm, cello

“Palace of Wind III”
Battle Trance
from Palace of Wind (2014)
available from NNA Records and Tapes

Travis Laplante, Matthew Nelson, Jeremy Viner, Patrick Breiner, tenor saxophone

Ingebrigt Håker Flaten New York Quartet
from Now Is (2012)
available from Clean Feed Records

Nate Wooley, trumpet
Joe McPhee, tenor
Joe Morris, guitar
Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, bass

Intro:
Ben Vida, electronics
Jason Adasiewicz, vibraphone

Outro:
Silvie Courvoisier, piano

Paul Lytton solo
Paul Lytton, percussion

Joe Morris solo
Joe Morris, guitar

Bishop+Abrams+Drake
Jeb Bishop, trombone
Joshua Abrams, bass, guimbre
Hamid Drake, percussion

Nate Wooley solo
Nate Wooley, trumpet and amplification

The Ex guitars

Terri Ex, guitar
Andy Moor, guitar

Invisible Guy

Ben Goldberg, clarinet
Michael Coleman, keyboards
Hamir Atwal, drums

C. Spencer Yeh solo
C. Spencer Yeh, voice and electronics

Chris Corsano solo
Chris Corsano, percussion

Intro: “All Together Now”
Paul Giallorenzo Trio
from The Paul Giallorenzo Trio (2012)
available from Not Two Records

Paul Giallorenzo, piano
Ingebrigt Håker-Flaten, bass
Tim Daisy, drums

Outro: “Streaming”
Hearts & Minds
from Hearts & Minds (2016)
available from Astral Spirits Records

Jason Stein, bass clarinet
Paul Giallorenzo, piano
Frank Rosaly, drums

“Excursions on a Wobbly Rail”
Cecil Taylor
from Looking Ahead! (1959)
available through the ether

Cecil Taylor, piano
Earl Griffith, vibraphone
Buell Neidlinger, bass
Denis Charles, drums

“Reets and I”
Bud Powell
from The Amazing Bud Powell, vol 2 (1954)
available through the ether

Bud Powell, piano
George Duvivier, bass
Art Taylor, drums

“House Party Starting”
Herbie Nichols Trio
from Herbie Nichols Trio (1956)
available through the ether

Herbie Nichols, piano
Al McKibbon, bass
Max Roach, drums

“Alfred”
Andrew Hill
From Judgement! (1964)

Andrew Hill, piano
Bobby Hutcherson, vibraphone
Richard Davis, bass
Elvin Jones, drums

“Touching”
Paul Bley
from Improvisie (1971)
originally released by America Records, but now just barely available through the ether

Paul Bley, piano, synthesizer
Annette Peacock, piano, synthesizer, voice
Han Bennink, percussion

“Rain Dance”
Herbie Hancock
from Sextant (1973)
originally released by Columbia Records, but now available through the ether

Herbie Hancock, acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, Hohner D6 clavinet, mellotron, ARP 2600, ARP Pro Soloist, Moog
Bennie Maupin, soprano sax, bass clarinet, piccolo, afuche, Hum-A-Zoo
Eddie Henderson, trumpet, flugelhorn
Julian Priester, bass trombone, tenor trombone, alto trombone, cowbell
Buster Williams, electric bass, acoustic bass
Billy Hart, drums
Patrick Gleeson, ARP 2600, ARP Pro Soloist
Buck Clarke,percussion

“People Do it All the Time” / “Fuses”
Stereolab
Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night (1999), originally released by Elektra Records, but now available through the ether
There are like a thousand people with playing credits on this album so let's not ruin the layout of this page by listing them here

“Bill and Maza”
Matt Bauder
from Day in Pictures (2010)
available from Clean Feed Records

Matt Bauder, clarinet
Nate Wooley, trumpet
Angelica Sanchez, piano
Jason Ajemian, bass
Tomas Fujiwara, drums

“Hal’s Tango”
Jim Baker & Michael Zerang
from The Earth Sessions Vol. I/II (1997)
originally available from BOXmedia, but no longer

Jim Baker, piano
Michael Zerang, drums

Intro: “Greater Mass”
Many Arms
from Suspended Definition (2014)
available from Tzadik Records

Nick Millevoi, guitar
Colin Fisher, tenor & baritone sax
Johnny DeBlase, bass
Ricardo Lagomasino, drums

Outro: “The Fire That Partially Damaged City Hall”
Nick Millevoi
from Desertion (2016)
available from Shhpuma Records

Nick Millevoi, guitar
Jamie Saft, hammond organ
Johnny DeBlase, bass
Ches Smith, drums

“Air Above Mountains (Buildings Within)” part 1
Cecil Taylor
from Air Above Mountains (Buildings Within) (1976)
originally released by Enja Records but now just available through the ether

Cecil Taylor, piano

“Plexus”
Joe Morris
from Elsewhere (1996)
originally released by Homestead Records
but now just available through the ether

Joe Morris, guitar
Matthew Shipp, piano
William Parker, bass
Whit Dickey, drums

“Untitled Song 3”
Orthrelm
from Touchdown/Orthrelm split (2002)
originally released by Troubleman Unlimited Records but now just available through the ether

Mick Barr, guitar
Josh Blair, drums

“Track 3”
Tetuzi Akiyama & Toshimaru Nakamura
from Semi-Impressionism (2009)
available from Nature Bliss, Inc.

Tetuzi Akiyama, guitar
Toshimaru Nakamura, no-input mixing board

“Hyphen”
Mary Halvorson & Jessica Pavone
from Departure of Reason (2011)
available from Thirsty Ear Records

Mary Halvorson, guitar
Jessica Pavone, viola

“Morning Bride”
James ‘Blood’ Ulmer
from Tales of Captain Black (1979)
originally released by Artists House Records, but now just available through the ether

Ornette Coleman, alto saxophone
James ‘Blood’ Ulmer, guitar
Jamaaladeen Tacuma, bass
Denardo Coleman, drums

“Work From Smoke”
Gastr Del Sol
from Crookt, Crackt, or Fly (1994)
available from Drag City Records

Jim O'Rourke, guitar and probably other stuff
David Grubbs, guitar and probably other stuff
Gene Coleman, bass clarinet

“Missouri Twist”
U.S. Maple
from Sang Phat Editor (1997)
available from Skingraft Records

Al Johnson, vocals
Todd Rittman, guitar
Mark Shippy, guitar
Pat Samson, drums

“Shots”
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
from Re-ac-tor (1981)
available through the ether

Neil Young, guitar, vocals
Frank Sampedro, guitar
Billy Talbot, bass
Ralph Molina, drums

“Don't Blame Me”
Marc Ribot
from Don't Blame Me (1995)
originally released by DIW Records
, but now only available through the ether

Marc Ribot, guitar

Intro: “Reesie's Waltz”
People Places & Things
from A New Kind of Dance (2015)
available from 482 Music

Greg Ward, alto saxophone
Tim Haldeman, tenor saxophone
Jason Roebke, bass
Mike Reed, drums, this composition
this track also features Matthew Shipp

Outro: “I'll Be Right Here Waiting”
Nicole Mitchell, Tomeka Reid, Mike Reed
from Artifacts (2015)
available from 482 Music

Nicole Mitchell, flute, electronics
Tomeka Reid, cello
Mike Reed, drums

“Battery Blues”
Philly Joe Jones
from Showcase (1959)
readily available via the normal avenues
Blue Mitchell, trumpet
Julian Priester, trombone, composition
Bill Barron, tenor saxophone
Pepper Adams, baritone saxophone
Dolo Coker, piano
Jimmy Garrison, bass
Philly Joe Jones, drums

“Status Quo”
Clifford Jordan, John Gilmore
from Blowing in from Chicago (1957)
readily available via the normal avenues
Cliff Jordan, tenor saxophone
John Gilmore, tenor saxophone
Horace Silver, piano
Curly Russell, bass
Art Blakey, drums

“South Africa Goddam”
Max Roach & Archie Shepp
from The Long March (1979)
readily available via the normal avenues
Archie Shepp, tenor saxophone
Max Roach, drums

“Ithi Gqi”
Louis Moholo-Moholo Octet
from Spirits Rejoice (1978)
less readily available via the normal avenues
Kenny Wheeler, trumpet
Evan Parker, tenor saxophone
Nick Evans, trombone
Radu Malfatti, trombone
Keith Tippett, piano
Harry Miller, bass
Johnny Dyani, bass
Louis Moholo, drums

“Change of the Season”
ICP Orchestra
from Two Programs (1984)
available from Subterranean Distro

Misha Mengelberg, piano
Ab Baars, soprano and tenor saxophone, clarinet
Michael Moore, alto saxophone, clarinet
Wolter Wierbos, trombone
Maurice Horsthuis, viola
Ernst Reijseger, cello
Han Bennink, percussion

“31st and State”
Wilbur Ware
from The Chicago Sound (1957)
readily available via the normal avenues
Wilbur Ware, bass
Johnny Griffin, tenor saxophone
John Jenkins, alto saxophone
Junior Mance, piano
Wilbur Campbell, drums

“Quartet No. 2”
Roscoe Mitchell
from Old/Quartet (1975, rec. 1967)
available from Nessa Records

Roscoe Mitchell, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet, flute, percussion instruments
Lester Bowie, trumpet, flugelhorn percussion instruments
Malachi Favors Maghostut, bass, percussion instruments
Phillip Wilson, drums

“Il Porno Star”
Shellac
from At Action Park (1994)
available from Touch & Go Records

Steve Albini, guitar, vocals
Bob Weston, bass
Todd Trainer, drums

“Rocket Street”
Mikrokolektyw
from Revisit (2010)
available from Delmark Records

Artur Majewski, trumpet
Kuba Suchar, drums

Intro: “Water Foul Run Amok”
Rempis Percussion Quartet
from Cash and Carry (2015)
available from Aerophonic Records

Dave Rempis, alto, tenor, and baritone saxophones
Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, bass
Tim Daisy, drums
Frank Rosaly, drums

Outro: “Fornax”
Ballister
from Worse for the Wear (2015)
available from Aerophonic Records

Dave Rempis, alto, tenor, and baritone saxophones
Fred Lonberg-Holm, cello and electronics
Paal Nilssen-Love, drums

“Leo”
John Coltrane
from Interstellar Space (1974, rec. 1967)
readily available via the normal avenues

John Coltrane, tenor saxophone
Rashied Ali, drums

“I'm in Another World”
Johnny Hodges & His Orchestra
from The Duke's Men: Small Groups (this tune rec. 1938)
readily available via the normal avenues

Johnny Hodges, alto saxophone
Cootie Williams, trumpet
Lawrence Brown, trombone
Harry Carney, baritone saxophone
Duke Ellington, piano
Billy Taylor, bass
Sonny Greer, drums

“The Magic of Juju”
Archie Shepp
from The Magic of Juju (1967)
readily available via the normal avenues

Archie Shepp, tenor saxophone
Martin Banks, trumpet, flugelhorn
Mike Zwerin, trombone
Reggie Workman, bass
Norman Connors, drums
Beaver Harris, drums
Frank Charles, talking drum
Dennis Charles, percussion
Ed Blackwell, rhythm logs

“Magnetoception”
Joshua Abrams
from Magnetoception (2015)
available from Eremite Records

Joshua Abrams, guimbri, bass, celeste, clarinet, small harp, bells
Hamid Drake, frame drum, tabla, conga, trap kit
Emmett Kelly, electric guitar
Jeff Parker, electric guitar
Lisa Alvarado, harmonium
Ben Boye, chromatic electric autoharp

“Hard Blues”
Julius Hemphill
from Coon Bid'ness (1975, rec. 1972)
readily available via the normal avenues

Julius Hemphill, alto saxophone
Baikida Carroll, trumpet
Hamiet Bluiett, bari saxophone
Abdul Wadud, cello
Philip Wilson, drums

“Spirits”
Albert Ayler
from Spiritual Unity (1964)
readily available via the normal avenues

Albert Ayler, tenor saxophone
Gary Peacock, bass
Sunny Murray, drums

“Doing It Right Now”
Von Freeman
from Doing It Right Now (1972)
readily available via the normal avenues

Von Freeman, tenor saxophone
John Young, piano
Sam Jones, bass
Jimmy Cobb, drums

“Better Living”
The Thing
from Action Jazz (2006)
available from The Thing

Mats Gustafsson, tenor saxophone
Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, bass
Paal Nilssen-Love, drums

“NR. 3 Alto-Sax”
Peter Brötzmann
from 14 Love Poems Plus 10 More, Dedicated to Kenneth Patchen
available from Destination Out

Peter Brötzmann, alto saxophone

Intro: “Blues”
Josh Berman Trio
from A Dance and a Hop (2015)
available from Delmark Records

Josh Berman, cornet
Jason Roebke, bass
Frank Rosaly, drums

Outro: “Liza”
Josh Berman & His Gang
from There Now (2012)
available from Delmark Records

Josh Berman, cornet
Jeb Bishop, trombone
Guillermo Gregorio, clarinet
Jason Stein, bass clarinet
Keefe Jackson, tenor saxophone
Jason Adasiewicz, vibraphone
Joshua Abrams, bass
Frank Rosaly, drums

“Elephantasy”
Don Cherry
from Complete Communion (1966)
readily available via the normal avenues

Don Cherry, cornet
Leandro “Gato” Barbieri, tenor sax
Henry Grimes, bass
Ed Blackwell, drums

“Sorry”
Bix Beiderbecke and His Gang
recorded in 1927 and available on dozens of collections
readily available via the normal avenues

Bix Beiderbecke, cornet
Don Murray, clarinet
Bill Rank, trombone
Adrian Rollini, bass saxophone
Frank Signorelli, piano
Chauncey Morehouse, drums

“One Finger Snap”
Herbie Hancock
from Empyrean Isles (1964)
readily available via the normal avenues

Herbie Hancock, piano
Freddie Hubbard, cornet
Ron Carter, bass
Tony Williams, drums

“With (Exit)”
Cecil Taylor
from Conquistador (1966)
readily available via the normal avenues

Cecil Taylor, piano
Bill Dixon, trumpet
Jimmy Lyons, alto sax
Henry Grimes, bass
Alan Silva, bass
Andrew Cyrille, drums

“Spacehead”
Lester Bowie
from All the Magic (1982)
available from ECM Records

Lester Bowie, trumpet (also composed by him
Ari Brown - tenor and soprano saxophones
Art Matthews, piano
Fred Williams, bass
Phillip Wilson, drums

“Njung-Lumumba Malcolm”
Marion Brown & Leo Smith
from Creative Improvisation Ensemble (1975, rec. 1970), released by Freedom Records and later Arista-Freedom, but seemingly not available at all digitally

Marion Brown, alto sax, percussion, etc
Leo Smith, trumpet, percussion, etc

“T.M.”
Franz Hautzinger
from Gomberg (2000)
available from Grob Records

Franz Hautzinger, quarter-tone trumpet

“Eronel”/“Monk's Mood”
Alexander von Schlippenbach
from Monk's Casino: The Complete Works of Thelonious Monk (2005)
available from Intakt Records

Alexander von Schlippenbach, piano
Axel Dörner:, trumpet
Rudi Mahall, bass clarinet
Jan Roder, cass
Uli Jennessen, drums

“Orange Blossom”
Starlicker
from Double Demon (2011)
available from Delmark Records

Rob Mazurek, cornet
Jason Adasiewicz, vibraphone
John Herndon, drums

Intro: “Etoile”
Tomeka Reid Quartet
from Tomeka Reid Quartet (2015), available from Thirsty Ear Records

Tomeka Reid, cello
Mary Halvorson, guitar
Jason Roebke, bass
Tomas Fujiwara, drums

Outro: “Ponce”
Hear In Now
from Hear In Now (2012), available from Rudi Records

Mazz Swift, violin
Tomeka Reid, cello
Silvia Bolognesi, bass

“In a Breeze”
Abdul Wadud
from By Myself (1977), totally not available in any format other than illegal download or extraordinarily expensive eBay purchase.

Abdul Wadud, cello

“Portrait of a Young Mother”
Mal Waldron
from Mal-3 Sounds (1958), available via the normal digital venues

Elaine Waldron, vocals
Eric Dixon, flute
Art Farmer, trumpet
Calo Scott, cello
Mal Waldron, piano
Julian Euell, bass
Elvin Jones, drums

“Humoresque”
Stuff Smith
from The 1943 Trio (1943), available via the normal digital venues

Stuff Smith, violin
Jimmy Jones, piano
John Levy, bass

“April In Paris”
Billy Bang
from A Tribute to Stuff Smith (1992), available via the normal digital venues

Billy Bang, violin
Sun Ra, piano
John Ore, bass
Andrew Cyrille, drums

“Black Hand Bejewelled”
Henry Threadgill
from Easily Slip Into Another World (1988), available from Mosaic Records as part of one of those massive boxsets

Fred Hopkins, bass
Diedre Murray, cello
Pheeroan Aklaff, drums
Reggie Nicholson, drums
Henry Threadgill, saxophone
Frank Lacy, trombone, trench horn, flugelhorn
Rasul Siddik, trumpet

“The Art of Tea”
8 Bold Souls
from Last Option (2000), available from Thrill Jockey Records

Edward Wilkerson Jr, clarinet, sax
Mwata Bowden, clarinet, baritone sax
Robert Griffin, trumpet
Isiah S. Jackson, trombone
Gerald D. Powell, tuba
Naomi Millender, cello
Harrison Bankhead, bass
Dushun Mosley, drums

“Turel”
John Zorn / Masada String Trio
from Haborym: Book Of Angels Volume 16 (2010), available from Tzadik Records

Mark Feldman, Violin
Erik Friedlander, Cello
Greg Cohen, Bass

Carlos Zíngaro, Roger Turner & Tom Cora - Live @ Parque Serralves
1994, unreleased but streamable at archive.org

Carlos Zingaro, violin
Tom Cora, cello
Roger Turner, drums

“Icy Demons”
Icy Demons
from Fight Back! (2004), once available from Cloud Recordings, but now only via the normal online venues

[The album credits the Beefheart-style joke names, but I know the truth]
Blue Hawaii (Griffin Rodriguez), bass, vocals, simple keyboards, guitar, electronics
Pow Pow (Chris Powell), drums, percusssion, piano, marimba, electronics
Young Master Schneider (Matt Schneider), guitar, keyboards, kalimba, bass pedals
Thousand Rabbits Running (Dave McDonnell), keyboards, reed instruments, vocals
Moylando Calrissian (Dave Moyland), guitar

“Solitude”
Mary Halvorson
from Meltframe (2015), available from Firehouse 12 Records

Mary Halvorson, guitar
Duke Ellington, composition

Intro: “Flow My Tears”
Early Music Festival
from Lachrymae (2015)
available from Allos Documents

Angela James, voice
James Falzone, B♭ clarinet & shruti box
Jason Stein, bass clarinet
Fred Lonberg-Holm, cello & electronics
Frank Rosaly, drums & electronics

Outro: “Not Seeing”
The Renga Ensemble
from The Room Is (2015)
available from Allos Documents

James Falzone, B♭ and E♭ clarinets
Ken Vandermark, B♭ clarinet, bass clarinet, baritone saxophone
Keefe Jackson, tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, contra B♭ bass clarinet
Jason Stein, bass clarinet
Ben Goldberg, B♭ clarinet, contra E♭ alto clarinet
Ned Rothenberg, B♭ clarinet, alto saxophone

“These Foolish Things (1939)”
The Benny Goodman Sextet
available in a bunch of different retroactively compiled albums via the normal digital avenues
Benny Goodman, clarinet
Charlie Christian, electric guitar
Lionel Hampton, vibraphone
Dudley Brooks, piano
Artie Bernstein, bass
Nick Fatool, drums

“Cry, Want”
Jimmy Giuffre 3
from 1961 (1961)
available from ECM Records
Jimmy Giuffre, clarinet
Paul Bley, piano
Steve Swallow, bass

“Miserere”
Carlo Gesualdo performed by The Hilliard Ensemble
from The Hilliard Ensemble — Tenebrae (1990)
available from ECM Records

David James, countertenor
Ashley Stafford, countertenor
John Potter, tenor
Rogers Covey-Crump, tenor
Mark Padmore, tenor
Paul Hillier, baritone
David Beavan, bass

“Ghalat Hai Diwane Teri Tohmat”
Prabha Bharti
from Ghazals and Qawali, which, okay, I just ripped from YouTube and I can’t figure out where you’d get anywhere else
Prabha Bharti, vocals
no indication of who else is playing what

“Tehillim II”
Steve Reich / Alarm Will Sound
from Tehillim / The Desert Music (2002, composed 1981)
available from Bang on a Can

Clay Greenberg, conductor
Elizabeth Phillips, high soprano vocals
Akiko Fujimoto, lyric soprano vocals
Carolyn Dorey, lyric soprano vocals
Kirsten Sollek-Avella, alto vocals
Caleb Burhans, violin
Terra Peach, violin
Susanna Cortesio, violin
Luke Pomorski, cello
Sara Lukjanovs, bass
Ann Choomack, piccolo flute
Jessica Johnson, flute
Andrea Levine, clarinet
Elisabeth Stimpert, clarinet
Jeffrey L Paul II, english horn
Michael Miller, oboe
John Orfe, organ
Rob Haskins, organ
Ian Quinn, percussion
Jason Treuting, percussion
Karen Minzer, percussion

“Trois Petites Liturgies de la Présence Divine”
Olivier Messiaen / Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
from Myung-Whun Chung conducts Olivier Messiaen (2008, composed 1944)
available from Deutsche Grammophon

Myung-Whun Chung, conductor

“This Earth Feeling”
John Carter
from Mosaic Select 36: John Carter & Bobby Bradford (2010, recorded 1979)
out of print from Mosaic, but available used via the normal avenues

John Carter, clarinet

“In Memoriam: Uncle Dan”
Don Byron
from Tuskegee Experiments (1992)
available from Nonesuch Records

Don Byron, bass clarinet
Reggie Workman, bass

“Waterways”
Toru Takemitsu / Tashi
from Toru Takemitsu: Cantos (1994, composed 1980)
readily available on the internet

Richard Stoltzman, clarinet
Ida Kafavian, violin
Fred Sherry, cello
Peter Serkin, piano
Barbara Allen, harp
Nancy Allen, harp
Richard Fitz, vibraphone
David Frost, vibraphone

“Broken Record Fugue”
Chicago Reed Quartet
from Western Automatic (2015)
available from Aerophonic Records

Ken Vandermark, bass clarinet, then baritone saxophone
Nick Mazzarella, alto saxophone
Dave Rempis, tenor saxophone, then baritone saxophone
Mars Williams, soprano saxophone, then alto saxophone

Intro: “My Mysterious Cloud”
Renée Baker's Chicago Modern Orchestra Project
from Empty Vessel (2011)
available from the Chicago Modern Orchestra Project

Outro: “Where No One Goes”
Chicago Modern Orchestra Project
from Home Molasses (2013)
available from Pan Y Rosas Discos

Renée Baker, violin, vocals, composition
Karl E H Seigfried, bass
Harrison Bankhead, bass
Ben Lamar, trumpet, toys, vocals
Bruce Nelson, vibes, congas
Dushun Moseley, traps

“Africa — First Movement: Land of Peace”
William Grant Still
from Still: Africa (2010)
available from the American Symphony Orchestra via Amazon

Leon Botstein, conductor
piece premiered in 1930

“The Great Learning: Paragraph 2”
Cornelius Cardew
The Scratch Orchestra
from Two Poems (2002)
available from Deutsche Grammafon

Cornelius Cardew, conductor
recorded 1971, composed in 1969

“Somehow We Can”
Alvin Singleton
from Somehow We Can (1995)
available from Tzadik Records

The Marian Anderson String Quartet
Marianne Henry, violin
Marisa McLeod, violin
Diedra Lawrence, viola
Michael Cameron, cello

“Center of the Earth”
Nicole Mitchell
from Awakening (2011)
available from Delmark Records

Nicole Mitchell, flute
Jeff Parker, guitar
Harrison Bankhead, bass
Avreeayl Ra, drums

“It's For You”
Rashied Ali & Leroy Jenkins
from Swift Are the Winds of Life (1975)
released by Survival Records, but now thoroughly out of print

Rashied Ali, drums
Leroy Jenkins, violin

“Outline No. 12”
Billy Bang
From Outline No. 12 (1983)
available from Celluloid Records

Billy Bang, violin, composition
Lawrence "Butch" Morris, conductor
David Murray, bass clarinet
Henri Warner, clarinet [Alto]
Charles Tyler, clarinet [B Flat]
Wilber Morris, double bass
John "Khuwana" Fuller*, percussion
Sunny Murray, percussion
Frank Lowe, soprano saxophone
Khan Jamal, vibraphone
Jason Hwang, violin
Joseph Hailes, violin

“Logan's Reel”
India Cooke
from RedHanded (1996)
available from Music & Arts Programs of America, Inc

India Cooke, violin
Lisle Ellis, acoustic bass
George Lewis, trombone
Larry Ochs, tenor and sopranino saxophones
Donald Robinson, drums
Lee, percussion

“Effendi”
Mazz Swift, Tomeka Reid, Silvia Bolognesi
from Hear In Now (2012)
available from Rudi Records

Mazz Swift, violin
Tomeka Reid, cello
Silvia Bolognesi, bass

Intro: “What We Have Left”
Colorlist
from The Fastest Way to Become the Ocean (2011)
available from Serein Records

Charles Rumback, drums, bells, melodica
Charles Gorczynski, woodwinds, synths, harmonium
Liz Payne, vocals, melodica

Outro: “In The New Year”
Charles Rumback
from In the New Year (2015)
available from Ears & Eyes Records

Charles Rumback, drums, composition
Jeff Parker, guitar
Jason Stein, bass clarinet
Caroline Davis, alto saxophone
John Tate, acoustic bass

“It Should Have Happened a Long Time Ago”
Paul Motian Trio
from Trioism (1993)
available from Winter & Winter

Paul Motian, drums
Bill Frisell, electric guitar
Joe Lovano, tenor saxophone

“Filidade”
Max Roach
from Deeds, Not Words (1958)
readily available on the internet

Max Roach, drums
Booker Little, trumpet
Ray Draper, tuba
George Coleman, tenor saxophone
Art Davis, bass

“Nefertiti”
Miles Davis
from Nefertiti (1967)
readily available on the internet

Miles Davis, trumpet
Wayne Shorter, tenor saxophone
Herbie Hancock, piano
Ron Carter, bass
Tony Williams, drums

“TNT”
Tortoise
from TNT (1998)
available from Thrill Jockey Records

John McEntire, drums
Jeff Parker, guitar
David Pajo, guitar, bass
Douglas McCombs, bass
John Herndon, drums
Dan Bitney, drums
someone's playing some sort of synth or organ or something
really with Tortoise who knows who's playing what, but this track also has:
Rob Mazurek, cornet
Jeb Bishop, trombone

“Cantarnos”
Andrew Hill
from Black Fire (1964)
readily available on the internet

Andrew Hill, piano
Joe Henderson, saxophone
Richard Davis, bass
Roy Haynes, drums

“Regrets”
Nina Nastasia
from Run to Ruin (2003)
put out by Touch & Go Records, but now only available digitally through the normal avenues

Nina Nastasia, guitar, vocals
Jim White, drums

“Elizabeth”
Ornette Coleman
from Broken Shadows or alternately, The Complete Science Fiction Sessions (rec. 1972)
readily available on the internet

Ornette Coleman, alto saxophone
Don Cherry, pocket trumpet
Bobby Bradford, trumpet
Dewey Redman, tenor saxophone
Charlie Haden, bass
Billy Higgins, drums
Ed Blackwell, drums

“John Thomas On The Inside Is Nothing But Foam”
Telefon Tel Aviv
from Fahrenheit Fair Enough (2001)
put out by Hefty Records, but now only available digitally through the normal avenues

Joshua Eustis, electronics
Charles Cooper, electronics
Alfredo Nogueira, allmusic.com says acoustic guitar and drums (but Charles doubts the latter)

“Lifestyled”
Town & Country
from 5 (2003)
available from Thrill Jockey Records

Ben Vida, acoustic guitar
Josh Abrams, bass
Liz Payne, viola
Jim Dorling, glass of water

“Flashback”
Fred Anderson
from Timeless: Live at the Velvet Lounge (2005)
available from Delmark Records

Fred Anderson, tenor sax
Harrison Bankhead, bass
Hamid Drake, drums

Intro: “Little Big House”
Jason Stein Quartet
from The Story This Time (2011)
available from Delmark Records

Jason Stein, bass clarinet
Keefe Jackson, tenor saxophone
Joshua Abrams, bass
Frank Rosaly, drums

Outro: “E. P. and Me”
Jason Stein
from In Exchange for a Process (2009)
available from Leo Records

Jason Stein, bass clarinet

“Wow”
Lennie Tristano
from Intuition (1949)

Lee Konitz, alto saxophone
Warne Marsh, tenor saxophone
Arnold Fishkin, bass
Harold Granowsky, drums
Billy Bauer, guitar
Lennie Tristano, piano
Composed by Tristano

“Serene”
Eric Dolphy
from Out There (1960)

Eric Dolphy, flute, bass clarinet, alto saxophone, clarinet
Ron Carter, cello
George Duvivier, bass
Roy Haynes, drums
Composed by Dolphy

“The Father & The Son & The Holy Ghost”
John Coltrane
from Meditations (1965)

Coltrane, tenor saxophone
Pharoah Sanders, tenor saxophone
Jimmy Garrison, bass
McCoy Tyner, piano
Elvin Jones, drums
Rashied Ali, drums

“Ritual”
Lotte Anker
from Floating Islands (2009)
available from Ilk Music

Lotte Anker, saxophone
Craig Taborn, piano
Gerald Cleaver, drums

“Clinkers”
Steve Lacy
from Clinkers (1977, released in 2000)
available from Hat Hut Records

Steve Lacy, soprano saxophone

“Together Alone”
Anthony Braxton & Joseph Jarman
from Together Alone (1971, released in 1974)
available from Delmark Records

Joseph Jarman, saxophone
Anthony Braxton, saxophone

“Veatrice”
Sticks & Stones
from Shed Grace (2004)
available from Thrill Jockey Records

Matana Roberts, alto saxophone
Josh Abrams, bass
Chad Taylor, drums

“Medley 3 - Duck-O Pato-Duck-Turkey In the Straw”
Clusone 3
from An Hour With . . . (1998)
available from Hat Hut Records

Michael Moore, alto saxophone, clarinet, melodica
Ernst Reijseger, cello
Han Bennink, drums

“Scootin' About”
Vandermark 5
from Free Jazz Classics Vol. 2 (2002)
available from Catalytic Sound

Ken Vandermark, tenor saxophone, B♭ clarinet, bass clarinet
Dave Rempis, tenor saxophone, alto saxophone
Jeb Bishop, trombone
Kent Kessler, bass
Tim Mulvenna, drums
Composed by Jimmy Giuffre

“Misterioso”
Frank Lowe
from Fresh (1975)

Abdul Wadud, cello
Charles Bobo Shaw, drums
Frank Lowe, tenor saxophone
Joseph Bowie, trombone
Lester Bowie, trumpet

“Lights on a Satellite”
Sun Ra and His Myth Science Arkestra
from Fate In a Pleasant Mood (1960)

Marshall Allen, alto saxophone
Ronnie Boykins, bass
Marshall Allen, flute
Sun Ra, piano
John Gilmore, tenor saxophone
Phil Cohran, trumpet
Eddie Skinner, drums

Intro: “Bumps and Guys”
U.S. Maple
from Talker (1999)
available from Drag City Records

Al Johnson, vocals
Mark Shippy, guitar
Todd Rittman, guitar
Pat Samson, drums

Outro: “Rockets”
Invisible Things
from Time AS One Axis (2015)
available from New Atlantis Records

Mark Shippy, guitar, vocals
Jim Sykes, drums

“Cardboard Cutout Sundown” and “Hey, Garland and I Dig Your Tweed Coat”
Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band
instrumentals and outtakes from Ice Cream for Crow (1982)
not commercially released, but it's on YouTube

Don Van Vliet, composition
Jeff Moris Tepper, guitar
Richard Snyder, bass
Gary Lucas, guitar
Cliff R. Martinez, drums

“Little Ants”
DNA
From the You and You / Little Ants 7-inch (1978)
Collected on DNA on DNA
available from No More Records via Forced Exposure

Arto Lindsay, guitar, vocals
Robin Crutchfield, keyboard
Ikue Mori, drums

“Kerosene”
Big Black
from Atomizer (1986) available from Touch & Go Records

Steve Albini, guitar, vocals
Santiango Durango, guitar
Dave Riley, bass

“An Open-Minded Taxidermist”
Colossomite
from Economy of Motion (1998)
once but no longer available from Skingraft Records

John Dieterich, Guitar
Ed Rodriguez, guitar, keyboards
Nick Sakes, guitar, vocals
Chad Popple, drums
Josh Dixon, trumpet
Jarod Russell, baritone saxophone

“Meet Me In The Space They Stare At Leaving Their Seat During A Show”
Storm & Stress
from Under Thunder and Fluorescent Lights (2000)
available from Touch & Go Records

Ian Williams, guitar, vocals
Eric Emm, bass
Kevin Shea, drums

“Supernova”
Wayne Shorter
from Supernova (1969)

Wayne Shorter, saxophone
John McLaughlin, guitar
Sonny Sharrock, guitar
Chick Corea, drums, keyboards, vibes
Miroslav Vitouš, bass
Jack DeJohnette, drums, kalimba
Airto Moreira, percussion

“Bald Eagle Tartar Washed Down With A Cup Of Gold”
Mary Halvorson & Weasel Walter
from Opulence (2008)
available from ugEXPLODE Records

Mary Halvorson, guitar
Weasel Walter, drums

“This American Life”
Marnie Stern
from In Advance of the Broken Arm (2007)
available from Kill Rock Stars Records

Marnie Stern, vocals, guitar, keyboards
John-Reed Thompson, bass, keyboards, organ
Zach Hill, drums, bass, keyboards, piano

“Mass Hysterism 2”
Masayuki "Jojo" Takayanagi New Direction Unit
from Mass Hysterism: In Another Situation (1983)
available from Jinya Disc

Masayuki Takayanagi, guitar
Akira Iijima, guitar
Hiroshi Yamazaki, drums

Intro: “Heave To, part 1”
Olivia Block
from Heave To
physical copies sold out, but available digitally from Olivia's Bandcamp page

Outro: “Opening Night”
Olivia Block
from Karren
available from Sedimental Records

“Restrained From Do and Will Not (Leave)”
Brise-Glace
from When in Vanitas . . .
available from Skingraft Records

Thymme Jones, drums
Darin Gray, electric bass
Dylan Posa, guitar
Jim O'Rourke, guitar, organ, tape, razor blade, mixing

“Presque rien n°4, la remontée du village, 1990-1998”
Luc Ferrari
from from Presque Rien (1990-98)
available from Recollections GRM

“Sword!”
nmperign / Jason Lescalleet
from Love Me Two Times
available from Intransitive Records

Bhob Rainey, saxophone
Greg Kelley, trumpet
Jason Lascalleet, electronics

“Don't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder)”
Christian Fennesz
from Fennesz Plays
once but no longer available from Editions Mego

“Head Rhythm 1 and Plaything 2”
Maryanne Amacher
from Sound Characters (Making The Third Ear)
available from Tzadik Records

“Numbers Station” excerpt
Created by actual spies, apparently
from The Conet Project: Recordings of Shortwave Numbers Stations
available from Irdial Records

“Dust Breeding”
Christian Marclay
from Records (1981-1989)
available from Atavistic Records

“Spondee”
Matmos
from A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure
available from Matador Records

M C Schmidt, electronics
Drew Daniel, electronics

Intro: “3 note song”
Seval
from I know you
available from 482 Music

Outro: “Bow & Strings”
Fred Lonberg-Holm
from Fleeing Villagers 7"
long out of print but may be available from Fred if you ask him

Excerpt from “String Quartet No. 2”
Morton Feldman, performed by the FLUX Quartet
from String Quartet No. 2
available from Mode Records

Tom Chiu, violin
Cornelius Duffalo, violin
Kenji Bunch, viola
Darrett Adkins, cello

“Opus 23E”
Anthony Braxton
from The Complete Arista Recordings of Anthony Braxton
available from Mosaic Records

Anthony Braxton, flute, alto flute, sopranino sax, alto sax, clarinet, contrabass clarinet
Kenny Wheeler, trumpet, flugelhorn
Dave Holland, bass
Barry Altschul, drums

“Total Preparation”
The Ex and Tom Cora
from Scrabbling at the Lock
available from The Ex Records

Terrie Ex, guitar
G. W. Sok, vocals
Luc Ex, bass
Andy Ex, guitar
Katrin Ex, drums, vocals
Tom Cora, cello

“Pointed Stick”
The Flying Luttenbachers live at the Knitting Factory 9/1/94
from YouTube, but many Flying Luttenbachers releases are available from Weasel Walter's Bandcamp page

Weasel Walter, drums
Chad Organ, saxophones and moog
Dylan Posa, guitar
Jeb Bishop, trombone, bass, casio
Jim O'Rourke, synth

“Comme à la Radio”
Art Ensemble of Chicago and Brigitte Fontaine
from Comme à la Radio
available from Saravah Records

Brigitte Fontaine, vocals
Malachi Favors, bass
Roscoe Mitchell, flute
Joseph Jarman, oboe, saxophone
Areski, percussion
Leo Smith, trumpet
Lester Bowie, trumpet

“Pithecanthropus Erectus”
Joe McPhee's Po Music
from Topology
once but no longer available from Hat Hut Records

Joe McPhee, pocket cornet
Raymond Boni, guitar
Daniel Bourquin, baritone sax
Andre Jaume, tenor sax
Radu Malfatti, trombone
Francois Mechali, bass
Irene Schweitzer, piano

“Mackle Music”
John Butcher
from 13 Friendly Numbers
available from Unsounds Records

John Butcher, reeds

excerpt from “Part 1”
Die Like a Dog
from Little Birds Have Fast Hearts
once but no longer available from Atavistic Records

Peter Brötzmann, reeds
Hamid Drake, percussion
Toshinori Kondo, trumpet
William Parker, bass

“Queer Disco Anthem”
God Is My Co-Pilot
from The Best of God Is My Co-Pilot
available from Cargo Records

Sharon Topper, Craig Flanagin, and maybe others?

“White Lightning”
Henry Flynt
from Back Porch Hillbilly Blues, volume 2, once but no longer available from Locust Music, which no longer seems to exist

Henry Flynt, violin

“Snowflakes and Sunshine”
Ornette Coleman Trio
from At the Golden Circle, volume 2
available from Blue Note Records

Ornette Coleman, violin, saxophone, trumpet
David Izenzon, bass
Charles Moffett, drums