{"id":691,"date":"2006-10-20T01:06:00","date_gmt":"2006-10-20T08:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/wp\/?p=691"},"modified":"2006-10-20T01:06:00","modified_gmt":"2006-10-20T08:06:00","slug":"busmans_holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/2006\/10\/busmans_holiday\/","title":{"rendered":"Busman’s Holiday"},"content":{"rendered":"

Once in a while it is necessary to take a day off and listen for the pleasure of the music, ignoring assignments and deadlines, including those that are self-imposed. Randomness is the key, letting one piece of music lead to the next. Sometimes the results are a surprise. I took a day off. Here’s what I heard, in more or less this order. Only the Bill Evans was in the line of duty. (See the next item.)
\nBranford Marsalis<\/strong>, “Hope” (from Braggtown<\/em>) (Marsalis Music)
\nJack Teagarden<\/strong>, “Think Well of Me” (from Think Well of Me<\/em>) (Verve)
\nIrene Kral & Terry Gibbs<\/strong>, “Moonlight in Vermont” (from Terry Gibbs Dream Band<\/em>, Vol. 6) (Contemporary)
\nEdgard Var\u00c3\u00a9se<\/strong>, “D\u00c3\u00a9serts,” Chicago Symphony Orchestra (from Boulez Conducts Var\u00c3\u00a9se<\/em>)
\nJohnny Cash<\/strong>, “The Man Comes Around” (from The Man Comes Around<\/em>) (American)
\nEnrico Pieranunzi<\/strong>, “La Dolce Vita” (from Fellini Jazz<\/em>) (CAMJazz)
\nFrank Sinatra<\/strong>, “There Are Such Things,” (five takes from an unissued rehearsal tape)
\nSonny Rollins<\/strong>, “There Are Such Things” (from Work Time<\/em>) (Prestige)
\nMax Bruch<\/strong>, “Scottish Fantasy,” Yehudi Menuhin, New Symphony Orchestra of London, Malcolm Sargent (Deutsche Gramophone)
\nJoe Temperley<\/strong>, “This Time the Dream’s on Me” (From a forthcoming Hep CD for which I just finished writing notes)
\nMyra Melford<\/strong>, “Fear Slips Behind” (from The Image of Your Body<\/em>) (Cryptogramophone)
\nBeethoven<\/strong>, Sonata No. 9 in E major op. 14\/1, Andras Schiff, piano (from Ludwig van Beethoven: The Piano Sonatas, Volume III) (ECM)
\nBill Evans,<\/strong> “People” [from Alone (Again)]<\/em> (Fantasy)
\nRosa Passos and Ron Carter<\/strong>, “Caminhos Cruzados” (from Entre Amigos<\/em>) (Chesky)
\nDuke Ellington<\/strong>, “Three Cent Stomp” (from Duke Ellington at the Hollywood Empire)<\/em> (Storyville)
\nMingus Big Band<\/strong>, “Wham Bam” (from Live in Tokyo at the Blue Note<\/em>) (Sunnyside)
\nChristian McBride<\/strong>, “Clerow’s Flipped” and “Sonic Tonic” (from Live at Tonic<\/em>) (Ropeadope)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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