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A Musical Portrait of Ken Vandermark
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The first installment of this series focuses on saxophonist and composer Ken Vandermark, with five tracks taken from albums by his Vandermark 5 and Made to Break bands and five tracks picked by Ken Vandermark himself from some of his favorite records.
Playlist
- The Vandermark 5 "Cruz Campo (for Gerhard Richter)" from Airports for Light (Atavistic) 00:00
- Gal Costa "Relance" from India (Philips) 08:53
- The Vandermark 5 "Money Down... (for Rahsaan Roland Kirk)" from Airports for Light (Atavistic) 13:53
- Parliament Funkadelic "Hit It and Quit It" from Maggot Brain (Westbound Records) 19:22
- Made To Break "Further (for John Cage)" from Provoke (Clean Feed) 22:58
- Lee Perry & The Upsetters "Waap You Waa" from Double Seven (Trojan Records) 46:25
- Made To Break "Capital Black (For Hellen Frankenthaler and Joan Mitchell)" from Cherchez La Femme (Trost Records) 49:46
- Public Enemy "Fight The Power" from Fear of a Black Planet (Def Jam Recordings) 1:08:02
- Made To Break "Dial The Number (For Agnes Varda)" from Before The Code (Trost Records) 1:12:39
- Gnonnas Pedro & His Dadjes Band "Dadje Von O Von Non" from Legends of Benin (Analog Africa) 1:33:02
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