Sarah Murcia, Thumbscrew & Giancarlo Tossani

There's lots of new releases sampled in this episode. The critics' darlings, Thumbscrew is back and meeting their usual standards of creativity and originality. Popular French bassist Sarah Murcia sings off-beat stuff on her new Eyeballing, while the Finnish quartet Alder Ego stretches the boundaries on their latest. The pandemic looms over the new release by Michael Sarian & Matthew Putnam, as they carefully put the album together in the midst of lock-downs. Toronto guitarist Dan Pitt and the band do lots of right on their new Wrongs, Italian pianist Giancarlo Tossani and his group get deep into a William Parker-inspired vein. Add some solo guitar from Scott DuBois and a bunch more good stuff, and it's full steam ahead.

Playlist

• Christof Thewes Undertone Project "Trotto In Time" from Live At Spielraum Vol. 2 & 3 (Self-released) 00:00
• Host speaks 08:27
• Thumbscrew "Scam Likely" from Never Is Enough (Cuneiform) 10:32
• Thumbscrew "Never Is Enough" from Never Is Enough (Cuneiform) 18:54
• Frank Gratkowski & Achim Kaufmann "X-ularities" from Flatbosc & Cautery (NoBusiness) 25:43
• Host speaks 34:02
• Rick Countryman & Sabu Toyozumi "The One Thought" from Misaki Castle Tower (Chap Chap) 35:02
• Francesca Remigi & Archipelagos "Tiger Study" from Il Labirinto Dei Topi (Emme) 45:30
• Host speaks 52:07
• Damon Locks Black Monument Ensemble "Now-Forever Momentary Space" from Now (Intl. Anthem) 53:47
• Borah Bergman, Steve Swell, Perry Robinson & Ray Sage "BPRS1" from Quartets/Duos/Trios (Mahakala Music) 1:00:06
• Ivo Perelman & Matthew Shipp "Part 10" from Amalagam (Mahakala Music) 1:10:05
• Original Mind "Blues 'N Go" from You Know When It's Time (Mahakala Music) 1:14:57
• Host speaks 1:25:50
• Scott Dubois "Summer Light On Rushing River" from Summer Water (Watertone) 1:28:01
• Jane Ira Bloom & Mark Helias "Willing" from Some Kind Of Tomorrow (Self-released) 1:39:18
• Giancarlo Tossani & Big Monitors "O'Neal's Porch" from Knots & Notes (Auand) 1:45:00
• Host speaks 1:57:16
• Dan Pitt Quintet "Shadows Loom" from Wrongs (Self-released) 1:52:49
• Dan Yeabsley "Brainville" from Discipline Of Sun Ra (Astigmatic) 1:59:58
• Host speaks 2:07:54
• Alder Ego "Love And Maladies" from III (We Jazz) 2:09:45
• Nacho Szulga 5 "Seis" from Entremados Homeostaticos (Ears&Eyes) 2:17:14
• Host speaks 2:25:10
• Michael Sarian & Matthew Putnam "A Lifeboat" from A Lifeboat (577 Records) 2:26:30
• Hafez Modirzadeh "Facet 31 Wake" from Facets (Pi Recordings) 2:32:33
• Alder Ego "Ephemeral" from III (We Jazz) 2:38:59
• Host speaks 2:45:38
• Sarah Murcia "Eyeballing" from Eyeballing (dStream) 2:47:51
• Sarah Murcia "Small" from Eyeballing (dStream) 2:55:05