March Listenings

 



3/1 Charles Mingus and Eric Dolphy in Belgium - 1964 YouTube

Charles Mingus: bass

Dannie Richmond: drums

Jaki Byard: piano

Johnny Coles: trumpet

Clifford Jordan: tenor saxophone 

Eric Dolphy: alto saxophone, flute, bass clarinet


3/2 Gabrielle Cavassa 2020 spotify

Supposedly she's going to get a Blue Note release in 2026. 


Switching to Classical music now


3/3 Vox Luminis Kantaten 2025 spotify

The ensemble Vox Luminis, led by Lionel Meunier, specialises in English, Italian and German repertoire from the 17th and early 18th century and is internationally acclaimed for its unique sound. A core of vocal soloists is supplemented, depending on the repertoire, with an extensive continuo, solo instruments or a complete orchestra. Vox Luminis is artist in residence at Concertgebouw Brugge.


3/4 Edward Elgar Symphony No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 63 1994 spotify

3/5 BBC3 Radio is classical music. Great online station. 

3/6 Piotr Anderszewski Brahms: Late Piano Work 2026 spotify

Guardian review


Jazz

3/7 OM (1965/1968) John Coltrane spotify

John Coltrane - tenor and soprano saxophone

Pharoah Sanders - tenor saxophone

Donald Rafael Garrett - double bass and clarinet

Joe Brazil - flute

McCoy Tyner - piano

Jimmy Garrison - bass

Elvin Jones - drums

I was reading The Tibetan Book of the Dead: A Biography by Donald S. Lopez Jr. and I saw this album mentioned, so I listened to it some while I was reading the book. 


Pink Floyd's first 3 on Spotify:

3/8 The Piper at the Gates of Dawn 1975 by Pink Floyd spotify

3/9 A Saucerful of Secrets 1978 spotify

3/10 More 1969 spotify


3/11 Ted Curson - Pop Wine spotify

3/12 Black Codes 1985 Wynton Marsalis spotify

Wynton Marsalis – trumpet

Branford Marsalis – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone

Kenny Kirkland – piano

Charnett Moffett – double bass

Jeff "Tain" Watts – drums

Ron Carter - bass on "Aural Oasis"


3/13 



Bonus:

Bluegrass in china on Reddit.

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