Floating Lounge On-Demand: George Lewis (video)

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Anyone who knows (or knows of him) could have predicted it, but George Lewis’s Floating Lounge listening party appearance on June 10th (2020) was off the charts amazing. With a stack of primo recordings set to melt brains, George treated his playlist as a kind of sonic autobiography. Below is the video of this unforgettable event. Just know that you are very likely to discover your new favorite music here…

Check out the links below to chase down the music, books, and references George shared that night. Enjoy!

Here is George's playlist for your deep pleasure. We’ve provided YouTube and Spotify links where we could find them, but you also might find them on other streaming services. Also, please note that some of these were not played during the show for sake of time, but we include them here anyway.

PART 1 

  • John Coltrane: Naima (1959, performance 1966) (Youtube) 

  • Anthony Braxton: N-M488-44M-Z [Composition 6 D], for trio (1968) (Youtube) 

  • Alvin Singleton: Mestizo II, for orchestra (1970)

  • Roscoe Mitchell: Nonaah, for alto saxophone (1972, performance 1976) (Spotify)

  • Muhal Richard Abrams: Roots, for piano (1975) (Youtube) 

PART 2 

  • David Behrman: On the Other Ocean (1977) (Youtube) 

  • Richard Teitelbaum:  Blends (1977, performance 2002) (Youtube) 

  • Kees van Baaren: Musica per Orchestra (1966)

  • Misha Mengelberg: Mooche Mix (1990) (Youtube) 

  • Louis Andriessen:  De Tijd, for large ensemble (1980) (Youtube) 

PART 3

  • Carola Bauckholt: Zugvo?gel, for reed quintet (2011) (Youtube)

  • Bernhard Gander: o? , for mixed quintet (2005)

  • Franck Bedrossian: Charleston (2005-07) for fifteen instruments (Youtube)

  • Chaya Czernowin: String Quartet (1995) (Youtube) 

  • Akiko Yamane: Dots Collection No 6, for orchestra (2010) (Youtube) 

And here are a few links for things that came up in the course of the conversation:  

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