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Tucking into the mega opus “Mood Aberdeen” created by Sean Wilke for Nick’s 40th birthday. It’s a huge thing, more than fifteen hours of solid jazz, expertly intertwining the classics with the obscure. Am currently in “Fitdee”. Thanks again Sean:-)
ed: the following added 16/7/2007
There’s a man out there who can’t listen to jazz anymore… I’m adding the playlist below to cheer him up.
Mood Aberdeen. A moment in Sean and Nicki’s life expressed in six movements:-)
1. Fitdee
| Song | time | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| Make A List, Make A Wish | 16:56 | Milcho Leviev | Blues For The Fisherman |
| Sad, A Little Bit | 7:23 | Milcho Leviev | Blues For The Fisherman |
| Ophelia | 10:31 | Milcho Leviev | Blues For The Fisherman |
2. King Street flats
| Song | time | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| Make A List, Make A Wish | 16:56 | Milcho Leviev | Blues For The Fisherman |
| 1. Fitdee | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Make A List, Make A Wish | 16:56 | Milcho Leviev | Blues For The Fisherman |
| Sad, A Little Bit | 7:23 | Milcho Leviev | Blues For The Fisherman |
| Ophelia | 10:31 | Milcho Leviev | Blues For The Fisherman |
| Blues For The Fisherman | 12:45 | Milcho Leviev | Blues For The Fisherman |
| Ye Hypocrite Beelzebub | 3:51 | George Russell Smalltet | Jazz Workshop |
| Round Johnny Rondo | 3:31 | George Russell Smalltet | Jazz Workshop |
| Ezz-Thetic | 5:15 | George Russell Smalltet | Jazz Workshop |
| 2. King Street flats | |||
| Sly | 10:22 | Herbie Hancock | Headhunters / Thrust |
| Ramblin' | 6:37 | Ornette Coleman | Beauty Is A Rare Thing: The Complete Atlantic Recordings |
| Solea | 12:20 | Miles Davis | Sketches Of Spain |
| Drifting Petals | 7:01 | Ralph Towner | Solstice |
| Nimbus | 6:31 | Ralph Towner | Solstice |
| Winter Solstice | 4:02 | Ralph Towner | Solstice |
| Piscean Dance | 4:15 | Ralph Towner | Solstice |
| Ko-Ko | 2:56 | Charlie Parker | Charlie Parker Reboppers (1945) |
| Jack The Bear | 3:15 | Duke Ellington | The Essential Recordings |
| Conga Brava | 2:56 | Duke Ellington | The Essential Recordings |
| Concerto For Cootie | 3:16 | Duke Ellington | The Essential Recordings |
| Three For The Festival | 3:10 | Roland Kirk | We Free Kings |
| Moon Song | 4:23 | Roland Kirk | We Free Kings |
| A Sack Full Of Soul | 4:40 | Roland Kirk | We Free Kings |
| The Haunted Melody | 3:40 | Roland Kirk | We Free Kings |
| Blues For Alice | 4:09 | Roland Kirk | We Free Kings |
| Thriving On A Riff | 2:57 | Charlie Parker | Charlie Parker Reboppers (1945) |
| Billie's Bounce | 3:11 | Charlie Parker | Charlie Parker Reboppers (1945) |
| Joy of a Toy | 4:57 | Ornette Coleman | Beauty Is A Rare Thing: The Complete Atlantic Recordings |
| My Man's Gone Now | 20:05 | Miles Davis | We Want Miles |
| Palm Grease | 10:39 | Herbie Hancock | Headhunters / Thrust |
| Butterfly | 11:18 | Herbie Hancock | Headhunters / Thrust |
| Time After Time | 3:31 | Miles Davis | Mojo Presents Miles Davis |
| B Movie | 7:00 | Gil Scott-Heron | The Best Of |
| Soul Surge | 10:26 | Freddie Hubbard | Blue Spirits |
| Jean-Pierre | 10:39 | Miles Davis | We Want Miles |
| Back Seat Betty | 8:14 | Miles Davis | We Want Miles |
| We See | 5:15 | Monk | Prestige Recordings 1952-54 |
| Smoke Gets In Your Eyes | 4:29 | Monk | Prestige Recordings 1952-54 |
| Locomotive | 6:21 | Monk | Prestige Recordings 1952-54 |
| Hackensack | 5:11 | Monk | Prestige Recordings 1952-54 |
| 3. Potterton | |||
| A Taste Of Honey | 2:37 | Quincy Jones & His Orchestra | "Rahsaan" -- The Complete Mercury Recordings of Roland Kirk |
| Humpty Dumpty | 5:24 | Ornette Coleman | Beauty Is A Rare Thing: The Complete Atlantic Recordings |
| Extrapolation | 3:52 | John McLaughlin | Extrapolation |
| It's Funny | 4:23 | John McLaughlin | Extrapolation |
| Little Symphony | 5:16 | Ornette Coleman | Beauty Is A Rare Thing: The Complete Atlantic Recordings |
| Catta | 7:21 | Bobby Hutcherson | Dialogue |
| Idle While | 6:39 | Bobby Hutcherson | Dialogue |
| Ghetto Lights | 6:16 | Bobby Hutcherson | Dialogue |
| One Day In March I Go Down To The Sea And Listen | 5:40 | Jan Garbarek | It's OK To Listen To The Gray Voice |
| Mission: To Be Where I Am | 8:12 | Jan Garbarek | It's OK To Listen To The Gray Voice |
| It's OK To Phone The Island That Is A Mirage | 5:50 | Jan Garbarek | It's OK To Listen To The Gray Voice |
| Human Nature | 4:30 | Miles Davis | Super Hits |
| Arjen's Bag | 4:11 | John McLaughlin | Extrapolation |
| Pete the Poet | 4:48 | John McLaughlin | Extrapolation |
| Blue Spirits | 12:16 | Freddie Hubbard | Blue Spirits |
| Cunga Black | 5:16 | Freddie Hubbard | Blue Spirits |
| Miles Runs The Voodoo Down | 14:04 | Miles Davis | Bitches Brew |
| 4. Sandilands | |||
| Stolen Moments | 8:46 | Oliver Nelson | The Blues And The Abstract Truth |
| Cascades | 5:31 | Oliver Nelson | The Blues And The Abstract Truth |
| Yearnin' | 6:23 | Oliver Nelson | The Blues And The Abstract Truth |
| Teenie's Blues | 6:33 | Oliver Nelson | The Blues And The Abstract Truth |
| Now's The Time | 3:18 | Charlie Parker | Charlie Parker Reboppers (1945) |
| Ko-Ko | 2:56 | Charlie Parker | Charlie Parker Reboppers (1945) |
| Spectrum | 2:45 | John McLaughlin | Extrapolation |
| Binky's Dream | 7:05 | John McLaughlin | Extrapolation |
| Punjab | 9:09 | Joe Henderson | In 'N Out |
| Serenity | 6:17 | Joe Henderson | In 'N Out |
| Short Story | 7:11 | Joe Henderson | In 'N Out |
| Brown's Town | 6:25 | Joe Henderson | In 'N Out |
| Domino | 3:14 | Roland Kirk Quartet | Domino |
| Get Out Of Town | 4:53 | Roland Kirk Quartet | Domino |
| I Didn't Know What Time It Was | 2:19 | Roland Kirk Quartet | Domino |
| Meeting On Termini's Corner | 3:40 | Roland Kirk Quartet | Domino |
| Rolando | 3:49 | Roland Kirk Quartet | Domino |
| Where Monk And Mingus Live/Let's Call This* | 4:10 | Roland Kirk Quartet | Domino |
| Ad Lib** | 0:27 | Roland Kirk Quartet | Domino |
| Domino* | 4:07 | Roland Kirk Quartet | Domino |
| Port Of Call (Tk2) | 4:20 | Cecil Taylor | The World Of Cecil Taylor |
| Air (Tk28) | 8:44 | Cecil Taylor | The World Of Cecil Taylor |
| You Don't Know What Love Is | 6:29 | Sonny Rollins | Saxophone Colossus |
| Strode Rode | 5:14 | Sonny Rollins | Saxophone Colossus |
| Blue Seven | 11:14 | Sonny Rollins | Saxophone Colossus |
| Tears Inside | 5:04 | Ornette Coleman | Tomorrow Is The Question! |
| Giggin' | 3:22 | Ornette Coleman | Tomorrow Is The Question! |
| Rejoicing | 4:03 | Ornette Coleman | Tomorrow Is The Question! |
| Endless | 5:17 | Ornette Coleman | Tomorrow Is The Question! |
| Bye-Ya | 2:47 | Monk | Prestige Recordings 1952-54 |
| Monk's Dream | 3:08 | Monk | Prestige Recordings 1952-54 |
| 5. Torry | |||
| Blues Connotation | 5:18 | Ornette Coleman | Beauty Is A Rare Thing: The Complete Atlantic Recordings |
| La Nevada | 15:33 | Gil Evans | Out of the Cool |
| David Tune | 12:27 | David Murray Big Band | Live At Sweet Basil - Vol. 2 |
| Dewey's Circle | 13:45 | David Murray Big Band | Live At Sweet Basil - Vol. 2 |
| Bechet's Bounce | 12:13 | David Murray Big Band | Live At Sweet Basil - Vol. 1 |
| Action | 10:57 | Jackie McLean | Action |
| Plight | 7:40 | Jackie McLean | Action |
| Wrong Handle | 7:34 | Jackie McLean | Action |
| I Hear a Rhapsody | 4:43 | Jackie McLean | Action |
| Hootman | 7:31 | Jackie McLean | Action |
| Outer Forces | 9:36 | Freddie Hubbard | Blue Spirits |
| Jodo | 7:08 | Freddie Hubbard | Blue Spirits |
| Ezz-Thetic | 5:15 | George Russell Smalltet | Jazz Workshop |
| Lydiot | 8:08 | George Russell | Ezz-thetics |
| Honesty | 9:04 | George Russell | Ezz-thetics |
| 'Round Midnight | 6:34 | George Russell | Ezz-thetics |
| 6. Urquhart Road | |||
| Damn If I Know (The Stroller) | 6:19 | Archie Shepp | The Way Ahead |
| Frankenstein | 13:53 | Archie Shepp | The Way Ahead |
| Perdido | 3:10 | Duke Ellington | The Essential Recordings |
| Main Stem | 2:50 | Duke Ellington | The Essential Recordings |
| Johnny Come Lately | 2:40 | Duke Ellington | The Essential Recordings |
| Dizzy Moods | 5:51 | Charles Mingus | Tijuana Moods |
| Ysabel's Table Dance | 10:28 | Charles Mingus | Tijuana Moods |
| Tijuana Gift Shop | 3:52 | Charles Mingus | Tijuana Moods |
| Los Mariachis | 10:19 | Charles Mingus | Tijuana Moods |
| Flamingo | 5:40 | Charles Mingus | Tijuana Moods |
| We Free Kings | 4:48 | Roland Kirk | We Free Kings |
| You Dit It, You Did It | 2:27 | Roland Kirk | We Free Kings |
| Some Kind Of Love | 6:12 | Roland Kirk | We Free Kings |
| My Delight | 4:30 | Roland Kirk | We Free Kings |
| The Night has a Thousand Eyes | 6:51 | John Coltrane | Coltrane's Sound |
| Equinox | 8:35 | John Coltrane | Coltrane's Sound |
| Liberia | 6:51 | John Coltrane | Coltrane's Sound |
| Body & Soul | 5:38 | John Coltrane | Coltrane's Sound |
I knew nothing of jazz until I met Nicki and she started playing me the tapes Sean and Harry and duncan had lovingly crafted for her. Sean’s playlist above sort of captures that moment of wonder for me and I hope it might give a fresh taste to those in need…
Had an astonishing dinner