desert island discs....
in a recent comment, girl with moxie suggested make a desert island disc post...
i'm not sure of the precise rules here - so here's what i'll do - pick the 5 records that i would pick, were i only allowed to have 5 records...
i know as soon as i post, i'll think of one i missed, but actually, it was pretty easy... i am deliberately picking a cross-section of my tastes... so this might not be my 5 favorite records - but on the other hand, they probably are...
anyhow - here it goes...i no order - except, probably for the first - which is number one...at least today...
The Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane - At Carnegie Hall
Perfect - no words can describe this recent discovery of a great concert documenting the brief collaboration of two of the greatest jazz legends - so i won't try
Introducing Ruben Gonzalez
The irony of the title is that gonzalez was in his late 70's when this was recorded. he was retired for many years until introduced to US fans by ry cooder - pure joy...
Steely Dan - Aja
probably have listened to this record more than any i own
The Beatles - Abbey Road
nice balance between whimsy and more serious elements...
contains prolly george harrison's two best songs - including a favorite of mine - here comes the sun - one which i deeply identify with
Wayne Shorter - Footprints Live
shorter is a brilliant musician - few artists stay as creative and progressive for as long.... in his 70's, shorter is till pushing the music forwarded - playing and writing like no one else - kind of this era's monk - the fact that i saw this band play a similar set shortly after this record was released probably clinches it a spot... one of the best concerts i've seen...
what about you?
posted by Mike @ 11:04 AM
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3 Comments:
Very cool! Thanks for the shout-out! I am impressed that you kept it to five albums. I don't remember the exact rules, myself. It was something that Tower Records' magazine did when they would interview musicians back in the early 90s.
If I can cheat and have boxed sets, I would have:
Led Zeppelin 4-disc set
New Order - Substance 87
Muse - Absolution
Les Miserables - original Broadway cast recording
Garbage - Garbage
no no no you've got it wrong.
You pick 10 songs you would like to have on a desert island.
You're given the complete works of Shakespeare and The Bible.
You're allowed to take one luxury (no computer or phone or anything).
Quite frankly I'd take something I could finish myself off with, as I'm not sure I could stand it for very long.
hmmm - i'm thinking of a different desert island...
anyhow, for your desert island, i will trade the bible and shakepeare for tao te ching, bhagavad gita, walden, dharma bums and the wisdom of insecurity (prob equivalent or less in terms of # pages)...
for 10 songs - i'm not big on anthologies/mix tapes - so i'll stick with the entire monk/trane live at carnegie hall - it's 10 songs or less...
for luxury, i'd bring nintendo ds with tetris ds - and any extra songs i have coming i'll trade in for a charger/power supply/ and another game or two...
how's that!
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