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Monday, April 25, 2016

Music: Current count 26541 [26515] rated (+26), 413 [418] unrated (-5).

Rated count back down. Still probably would have hit thirty had I not spent Thursday cooking dinner from China Moon Cookbook and listen to Prince's The Hits/The B-Sides instead. As you're no doubt aware, Prince died last week -- Papa Wemba too. I hadn't gotten around to looking up Prince's two records last year (turns out they're not on Rhapsody), but his two 2014 albums weren't bad, and I credit him with two A- albums in the previous decade (Musicology in 2004, 3121 in 2006). And, of course, much more earlier. Some links follow.

Expect Rhapsody Streamnotes later this week. Not a huge amount in the file, but I haven't been all that lazy either. Still, don't feel much like writing tonight, or much of anything else either. Guess that means a lazy evening of TV. What isn't self-explanatory below will be revealed soon enough.

Recommended music links:

• Oral History: Prince's life, as told by the people who knew him best
• Michaelangelo Matos: We All Wanna Be Prince: Exploring the Purple One's Impact on Dance Music (2013)
• Michaelangelo Matos: The Beautiful One: Rememberng Prince's Rich Life and Legacy
• David Hajdu: Prince: The Moment's End
• Remembering Prince: tributes from TBC's global staff of writers and editors

New records rated this week:

• Antonio Adolfo: Tropical Infinito (2016, AAM): [cd]: B+(***)
• Nik Bärtsch's Mobile: Continuum (2015 [2016], ECM): [dl]: A-
• Bibio: A Mineral Love (2016, Warp): [r]: B
• The Dynamic Les DeMerle Band: Comin' Home Baby (2014 [2016], Origin): [cd]: B+(***)
• Gambari Band: Kokuma (2016, Membran Media): [r]: A-
• PJ Harvey: The Hope Six Demolation Project (2015 [2016], Vagrant): [r]: B+(**)
• Louis Heriveaux: Triadic Episode (2014 [2016], Hot Shoe): [cd]: B+(**)
• Keefe Jackson/Jason Adasiewicz: Rows and Rows (2015 [2016], Delmark): [cd]: B+(*)
• Julie Kjaer 3: Dobbeltgaenger (2015 [2016], Clean Feed): [cd]: A-
• The Del McCoury Band: Del and Woody (2016, McCoury Music): [r]: A-
• The Oatmeal Jazz Combo: Instant Oats (2016, LGY): [cd]: B+(*)
• Phil Palombi: Detroit Lean (2015 [2016], Xcappa): [cd]: B+(***)
• Pierette Ensemble: Akrostik (2014, Gateway Music): [r]: B+(***)
• Noah Preminger: Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground (2015 [2016], self-released): [cd]: B+(*)
• Carol Saboya: Carolina (2016, AAM): [cd]: B+(*)
• Yves Theiler Trio: Dance in a Triangle (2015 [2016], Musiques Suisses): [cd]: B+(***)
• Trio Da Paz: 30 (2011 [2016], Zoho Music): [r]: B+(**)
• WorldService Project: For King and Country (2015 [2016], Rare Noise): [cdr]: D+

Recent reissues, compilations, and vault discoveries rated this week:

• John Abercrombie: The First Quartet (1978-80 [2015], ECM, 3CD): [dl]: B+(**)
• Awalom Gebremariam: Desdes (2007 [2016], Awesome Tapes From Africa): [r]: B+(***)
• Sonny Rollins: Holding the Stage: Road Shows Vol. 4 (1979-2012 [2016], Okeh): [cd]: A-

Old music rated this week:

• Taana Gardner: Taana Gardner (1979, West End): [r]: B+(***)
• Del McCoury & the Dixie Pals: Classic Bluegrass (1974-84 [1991], Rebel): [r]: B+(***)

Unpacking: Found in the mail last week:

• Claudia Quintet: Super Petite (Cuneiform): June 24
• Rob Clearfield: Islands (Ears & Eyes): June 3
• Jeremy Cunningham Quartet: Re: Dawn (From Far) (Ears & Eyes): June 17
• Cory Healey's Beautiful Sunshine Band: Beautiful Sunshine (Shifting Paradigm)
• Sari Kessler: Do Right (Ruby Street Music): May 6
• The Tony Lustig Quintet: Taking Flight (Bimperl)
• Adam Meckler Quintet: Wonder (Shifting Paradigm): April 23

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