Radio Hour #2

Excited to share this weeks’ Guitar Uncivilized radio hour! The centerpiece is a 24-minute improvisation by Ben Allison’s group from their album *Moment’s Inside* (with two guitars). It also features some great stuff from Sonny Greenwich, Kris Davis, and John Hollenbeck as well. Each track incorporates the guitar in a unique way. . .


Cheers,
Uncivilized Tom

TRACKLIST

1. Jimi Hendrix – “Here My Train A Comin’ ” from the 1973 Warner Brothers documentary Jimi Hendrix (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimi_Hendrix_(film))

2. Ben Allison – “Moments Outside” from Moments Outside [Single] (Sonic Camera Records, 2022). Purchase: https://benallison.com/moments-outside

3. Steve Cardenas – “Drifter” from West of Middle (Sunnyside, 2010). https://stevecardenas.bandcamp.com/album/west-of-middle

4. Kris Davis – “Prairie Eyes” [w/ Bill Frisell] from Duopoly (Pyroclastic Records, 2016). https://krisdavis.bandcamp.com/album/duopoly

5. Sonny Greenwich / Paul Bely – “Meandering” from Outside In (Justin Time Records, 1995). https://www.discogs.com/fr/release/3250782-Paul-Bley-Sonny-Greenwich-Outside-In

6. Sonny Greenwich – “Your Song” [Elton John Cover]. (Live In Toronto, YouTube.) https://www.jazzwax.com/2020/05/sonny-greenwich-in-ten-clips.html

7. Claudia Quintet / John Hollenbeck – “Rainbow Jimmies” [feat. Mark Stewart] from Rainbow Jimmies (GPE Records, 2008). https://johnhollenbeck.bandcamp.com/album/rainbow-jimmies

Radio Hour #1

I’ve been working on a book project, entitled Guitar Uncivilized, about the guitar and its strange/awesome “cowboy chords” for the last few years. It’s still a work in progress, but I’ve decided to start capturing some real-life examples in the form of a radio show, to share my research and listening recommendations. The first episode (featuring tracks by Frank Zappa, Robert Stillman, Kurt Cobain, Ingrid Laubrock, Jason Moran, Brandon Ross, Sibylle Baier, Pete Rende, and more) can be streamed/downloaded for free on Bandcamp here: https://guitaruncivilized.bandcamp.com/track/guitar-uncivilized-radio-hour-1

<3
Uncivilized Tom
P.S. here is this week’s tracklist:

1. Jimi Hendrix – “Here My Train A Comin’ ” from the 1973 Warner Brothers documentary Jimi Hendrix (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimi_Hendrix_(film))

2. Robert Stillman – “No Good Old Days” from What Does It Mean to Be American? (Ordinal, 2022). https://archaicfuturerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/what-does-it-mean-to-be-american

3. Kurt Cobain – “And I Love Her” (Beatles Cover) from Montage of Heck: The Home Recordings (Universal Music, 2015). https://www.discogs.com/release/7706769-Kurt-Cobain-Montage-Of-Heck-The-Home-Recordings

4. Ingrid Laubrock’s Anti-House – “Alley Zen” Strong Place (Intakt records, 2012). https://laubrock-intakt.bandcamp.com/album/strong-place

5. Jason Moran – “Aubade” from Same Mother (Blue Note, 2005). https://www.discogs.com/release/2827107-Jason-Moran-Same-Mother

6. Brandon Ross – “Love From Above” from Puppet ( Intoxicate Records, 2006): https://www.discogs.com/release/2804532-Brandon-Ross-Puppet

7. Teddy Bunn – “King Porter Stomp” from King Porter Stomp / Bachelor Blues (Blue Note, 1940). https://www.discogs.com/release/3307988-Teddy-Bunn-King-Porter-Stomp-Bachelor-Blues

8. Pete Rende – “Rondo SKETCHO” from SoundCloud (Unreleased). https://soundcloud.com/peterende/rondo-sketcho

9. Son House – ” Death Letter Blues” from Legends of Country Blues Guitar, Vol. One DVD.on YouTube (Vestapol, 1994). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdgrQoZHnNY

10. Sibylle Baier – “Remember The Day” from Colour Green (Orange Twin, 2006). https://orangetwinrecords.bandcamp.com/album/colour-green

11. Jimmy Guiffre – “The Green Country (New England Mood)” from  Trav’lin’ Light (Atlantic, 1958). https://www.discogs.com/release/3076047-The-Jimmy-Giuffre-3-Travlin-Light

12. Frank Zappa – “Sleep Napkins (Sleep Dirt) Live in Vancouver, 1975” from YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQEgs0xz1Bo