A quick playlist today, since I'm swamped with work (at the end of August--how does this always happen?):
- MIA: Kala (XL)--Have you checked out that Pitchfork interview yet? Good for her!
- Taraf de Haidouks: Maskarada (Crammed)--includes Taraf-ed (Taraf-icized? Taraf-ique?) versions of Bartok, Khachaturian, de Falla, Ketelbey, Albeniz, and Joseph Kosma
- Helene Grimaud: Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 5 (DG)
- Michael Harrison: Revelation (Cantaloupe)
If you haven't heard already: the public service for Max Roach is going to take place tomorrow at Riverside Church. The long list of estimable figures who will pay tribute to him include Bill Cosby, Ruby Dee, Maya Angelou, Cassandra Wilson, Billy Taylore, Randy Weston, Jimmy Heath, and Abbey Lincoln.
And tomorrow evening, I'll be back for one last turn at this season's Mostly Mozart festival, where I'll be interviewing Louis Langree, Alberto Grau, and Ana Maria Raga.
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