Another episode meeting the challenge of checking out the huge numbers of new releases coming in. First off, welcome back to the master, Henry Threadgill & Zooid, after a five-year hiatus. Threadgill’s not sitting back and conducting on this one, his bristling alto and impeccable flute work are front and center on “Cut You Where You Was”, a perfect celebration of Zooid’s 25th anniversary. Two other masters celebrate the re-release on vinyl this time – pianist Matthew Shipp & bassist William Parker – Shipp’s “Zo” which came out in 1993. Shipp dedicates this track to Andrew Hill. Trumpeter Kirk Knuffke and his friend, bassist Thommy Anderson from Denmark, had a great idea to invite pianist Marilyn Crispell for a session, and “Paintbrush” is a real joy. It will be out in October. Among many more releases, check out OMJ regulars Rich Halley Quartet, The Stateless Trio with Rick Countryman switching to flute for the first time, Samuel Blaser, and Jakob Bro. Appearing for the first time on the show are Glass Triangle featuring Mette Rasmussen, bassist Santiago Lamisovsky, the Scandinavian quartet Flen, and Mingbauset with drummer Gerry Hemingway.
00:00 Rich Halley Quartet * A Distant Land – Pine Eagle * South Of South * USA
07:12 Host speaks
08:43 Matthew Shipp & William Parker * Zo – ESP-Disk * Zo #1 * USA
19:04 Franklin Kiermyer * Scatter The Atoms That Remain – Gearbox * One Is Love * Canada
25:53 Pascal Niggenkemper * The Ocean Within Us – Subran Musique * Lungs Of The World * Germany
35:10 Host speaks
37:11 Henry Threadgill’s Zooid * Cut You Where You Was – Pi Records * Bingo Part 1 * USA
39:25 Henry Threadgill’s Zooid * Cut You Where You Was – Pi Records * Bingo Part 2 * USA
41:24 Henry Threadgill’s Zooid * Cut You Where You Was – Pi Records * Bingo Part 3 * USA
44:59 Fabian Dudek Quartet * Recent – Furusato * Sweet Nothing * Germany
57:40 Stateless Trio * In The Sunrise Of Some Other World – Squid Note * Thoughts Feed Onto Themselves * USA
1:02:46 Host speaks
1:05:04 Bright Dog Red * Luck Would Have It – Ropeadope * Luck Would Have It (excerpt) * USA
1:14:28 Brittany Pitt Shapeshifter Trio * Shapeshifter – Lit Soc * Shapeshifter * Canada
1:20:14 Jakob Bro * Eight – Loveland * Pearl River * Denmark
1:28:37 Host speaks
1:30:19 Glass Triangle * 3 x 1 – Relative Pitch * Etching * Denmark/USA
1:36:39 Vladislav Delay Quintet * VD5 – We Jazz * Twelve * Finland
1:40:57 Santiago Lamisovsky Trio * Trio Perel – Hat Hut * Fuera De Program * Argentina
1:46:39 Host speaks
1:48:35 Marcelo Dos Reis & Gonzalo Almeida * Sideralis – Cipsela * Sideralis 4 * Portugal
1:56:58 Albert Beger Quartet * Cosmic Waves – NoBusiness * Into The Horizon * Israel
2:08:00 Flen * Flen – Gutophone * Why Dont You * Denmark/Sweden 2:12:51 Host speaks
2:15:20 Marilyn Crispell, Kirk Knuffke & Thommy Anderson * Paintbrush – Sunnyside * Arms In Hands * USA/Denmark
2:20:41 Ben Goldberg * For Bobby – B.A.G. Productions * For Bobby Part 1 * USA
2:27:40 Mingbauset * The Whirling – Unit Records * Cloud Chaser * Switzerland
2:35:50 Host speaks
2:36:12 Samuel Blaser Quartet * Rosina – Blaser Music * Rosina * Switzerland