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"Two Hours Around Playlist" with Micheal Akutagawa (archive)

Saturday, May 7, 2011 | 05:00 to 07:00 | Playlist

New Artist Song Album Label Comments
* Peter Evans Quintet ...One to Ninety Two Ghosts More is More
* V/A Bel Canto Music of Poul Ruders vol. 6 Bridge Rune Tonsgaard Sorensen, violin
* The Louie Belogenis Trio Blind Prophecy Tiresias Porter Records
* Muhal Richard Abrams Part 4 SoundDance PI Recordings
* Ernest Dawkins' New Horizons Ensemble Shades of the Prairie Prophet The Prairie Prophet Delmark
* KLANG The Wang Wang Blues Other Doors Allos Documents
Fats Waller Do You Intend to Put an End to a Sweet Beginning Like This soundtrack to 'The Notorious Bettie Page' Lakeshore Records, 2006
The Besnard Lakes Albatross The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night Jagjaguawar
Tom Jones If I Only Knew The Lead and How to Sing It Interscope Yes, THAT Tom Jones
* Bell X-1 Hey Anna Lena Bloodless Coup Yep Roc
* Omar Rodriguez Lopez Coma Pony Telestrion Rodriguez Lopez Prodcutions
* The Curious Mystery Space Shuffle We Creeling K
* Cold Cave The Great Pan Is Dead Cherish the Light Years Matador The song's title may be intended to invoke either an Elizabeth Barrett Browning poem (1862), 'A Musical Instrument' (in which the first line of every stanza ends with '. . . the great god Pan'); or the title of a novella (1890) by Arthur Machen, denounced in its day because of its supposed decadent and sexual content. The novella's title was possibly inspired by the Browning poem. [Wikipedia]
* Beach Fossils Calyer What a Pleasure Captured Tracks
Link Wray I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry Missing Links, vol. 2 Norton
HANK WILLIAMS TAKE THESE CHAINS FROM MY HEART The Complete Hank Williams Sampler Mercury
The Bambi Molesters Rumble Guitar Ace Link Wray Tribute MuSick
* Amanda Shires When You Need a Train It Never Comes Carrying Lightning s/r
Donovan Do Not Go Gentle Beat Cafe Appleseed Recordings The song's lyrics are from the Dylan Thomas poem (1951), known by title as its first line, 'Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night'.
Bob Dylan Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again Blonde on Blonde Columbia
Roger McGuinn St. James Infirmary 22 Timeless Tracks from the Folk Den Project April First Productions