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The String Section: Nels Cline, Marc Ribot and More

By Jerome Wilson | The Outer View
November 30, 2022
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This show focuses on string players,. It mostly features guitarists and bassists, but it also includes a set of string ensembles backing soloists. Musicians heard on the show include Margaret Slovak, Marc Ribot, Nels Cline, Charles Mingus, and Lenny Breau.

Playlist

Henry Threadgill Sextett "I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from he Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00
Gene Ess "Yuki" from Ah-Bop (SIMP) 1:10
Alice Coltrane "Blue Nile" from Ptah the El Daoud (Impulse) 8:58
Host Speaks 15:58
Sigurd Ulveseth Quartet "Dronningen" from Infant Eyes (Taurus) 17:20
Jim Dedrick "Spontaneous Blues" from Findings (Self-Produced) 23:39
Host Speaks 32:00
The Nels Cline Singers "Nightstand" from Share The Wealth (Blue Note) 33:44
Sonny Sharrock "As We Used To Sing" from Ask The Ages (M.O.D.) 38:07
Host Speaks 45:39
Margaret Slovak Trio "Courage, Truth, and Hope" from Ballad For Brad (Self-Produced) 46:42
Vitor Pereira Quintet "Individuation" from Jung (Self-Produced) 52:14
Host Speaks 58:26
Miroslav Vitous "Infinite Search" from Mountain in the Clouds (Collectables) 1:01:06
Charles Mingus "Tensions" from Blues and Roots (Rhino) 1:07:51r
Host Speaks 1:14:17
Chris Potter Underground Orchestra "Lament" from Imaginary Cities (ECM) 1:16:17
Steve Kuhn "Promises Kept" from Promises Kept (ECM) 1:24:12
Host Speaks 1:29:24
Gordon Grdina/Mark Helias/Matthew Shipp "Flutter" from Pathways (Attaboygirl) 1:31:42
Henry Grimes Trio "Son Of Alfalfa" from The Call (ESP) 1:35:35
Marc Ribot "Pennies From Hell" from Scelsi Morning (Tzadik) 1:38:54
Host Speaks 1:43:55
Lenny Breau ... "But Beautiful" (excerpt) from 5 o'clock Bells & Mo' Breau (Genes CD) 1:45:01
LaVerne Christie Trio "Stardust" from East of the Sun, West of the Moon (Quiescent) 1:45:32
Lenny Breau "Days of Wine and Roses" from 5 o'clock Bells & Mo' Breau (Genes CD) 1:50:24
The Art Ensemble of Chicago "Odwalla / The Theme" from Selected Recordings (ECM) 1:54:55

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