Honoring the return of live music in the PNW with a Julian Priester composition from Herbie Hancock’s Mwandishi LP, a Georgia Anne Muldrow composition recorded on Darius Jones’ 2019 Northwest tour, and a ferocious William Parker and Hamid Drake duet in anticipation of their 2021 Earshot Jazz Festival appearance with Patricia Nicholson. Plus John Coltrane in 1965 Seattle, Roscoe Mitchell in 1976 Willisau, Jackie Byard in 1981 Milan, Bruno Maderna in two dimensions and Billy Bang with Butch Morris. Annotated playlist by host John Seman in comments.
Photo credit: Billy Bang by Brian McMillen, Mwandishi via Burning Ambulance, William Parker, Patricia Parker and Hamid Drake via the artists, Jaki Byard via Wikipedia, Darius Jones via the artist, Roscoe Mitchell via University of Washington, Bruno Maderna by Gisela Bauknecht.
