Percussion: Michael Nyman & Percussion: Nigel Shipway. Brian Eno produced. rom 1968 to 1976, Michael Nyman worked as a music critic for various magazines (Studio International, Time Out, Tempo, The New Stateman or The Spectator). He studied 16th and 17th c. baroque music in the mid-1960s, composing only a handful of musical pieces prior to the present ‘Decay Music’ in 1976, the real starting point of his carreer as a composer. - Youtube. It appears this is also the soundtrack to a film by the same name directed by Peter Greenaway.

Guy (b: 1942) is a renowned and highly respected organist, scholar, conductor, and teacher. He's got over 250 compositions to his name…his music is distinctive in its quirkiness and he makes full, creative use of the instrument.Because all of his compositions were made on commissions, he prefers to call himself a _amateur composer._ I use an excerpt of this piece for the soundtrack in troducing the _sanctuary_ at Fleisher, transitioning into a view of a large alterpiece/mural of Violet Oakley.

"Harley was born in NC and moved to North Philly with his mother at a young age. He was reportedly of mixed Cherokee and African ancestry, and known primarily as the first jazz musician to adopt the Scottish great Highland bagpipe as his primary instrument.. He became inspired to learn the bagpipe after seeing the Black Watch perform in John F. Kennedy's funeral procession in November 1963. Then a maintenance worker for Philadelphia's housing authority, Harley began searching the city for a set of bagpipes. Failing to find one, he traveled to New York City, where he found a set in a pawn shop. He purchased the instrument for US$120, quickly adapting it to the idioms of jazz, blues, and funk. On several occasions, when a neighbor called the police to complain about Harley's practicing in his home, he would quickly put away his bagpipes and feign ignorance, asking the officers, Do I look like I'm Irish or Scottish to you? Harley made his bagpipe performance debut in 1964. From 1965 to 1970 he released four recordings as leader on the Atlantic label , also recording as a sideman with Herbie Mann, Sonny Stitt, and Sonny Rollins. He later recorded with Laurie Anderson (appearing on her 1982 album Big Science). In addition to bagpipes, on these albums he also occasionally played tenor saxophone, flute, or electric soprano saxophone. Harley often wore Scottish garb, including a kilt, in conjunction with a Viking-style horned helmet. The instrumental portion of this cut is soundtrack to a montage early in the film. "

"Mulatu Astatke is an Ethiopian musician and arranger considered as the father of _Ethio-jazz_. Born in Jimma, Mulatu was musically trained in London, New York City, and Boston where he combined his jazz and Latin music interests with traditional Ethiopian music. In the 1960s, Mulatu moved to the United States to enroll at Berklee College of Music in Boston. He studied vibraphone and percussion. In 2008, he completed a Radcliffe Fellowship at Harvard and has served as an artist-in-residence at MIT. "

More from Aberdeen native Adam Davidson aka Kitchen Cynics…generous output from him, Having released albums every year since 1989, Aberdeen’s Alan Davidson has amassed quite the catalogue. With this collection of 10 songs, he takes a journey through the grand designs, lost futures and civic infrastructure of a Britain that almost - but never quite - existed. Davidson graciously gave me permission to use this music gratis in the making of NITWOB and provided me with an instrumental version (to come towards end of the show)

"This serves as the soundtrack of the close of NITWOB, accompanying Chelsea pole dancing at The Creekside Caberet. Drew graciously gave permission to use his work gratis. His bio on the record label reads: From within the serenity and wilderness of the great Sierra mountains, Drew Barefoot creates inspired music for all to enjoy. The creative and thoughtful arrangements move like set changes in a play, often multiple times within one song, drawing the audience, deeper into the heart of the story. Back-porch acoustic guitars and banjos suddenly give way to blasts of reverb drenched electric guitars and lap steel tremolo as waves of cymbals crash underneath the sparkle and shine of tambourines and sleigh bells. "

This I discovered while watching an extremely beautiful movie, _Risttuules (In the Crosswinds)_ by Estonian director Martti Helde. It chronicles the Russian annexation of the Baltics through letters written by a women as she, her young daughter, and husband underwent forced deportation to Siberia. Timely, disturbing, very beautiful, like this song. from Genius.com: This beautiful song is a folksong, or actually a combination of three folksongs, in an Estonian poetic style called regilaul. The lyrics of old Estonian folksongs were written down more than a hundred years ago but in most cases the music was not, so modern singers or choirs often sing the old words to their own new melodies. Pärt Uusberg’s version of this song is excellent, both peaceful and powerful, which is fitting for the title: Õhtu Ilu (“Evening Beauty” or “The Beauty of Evening”). A partial translation of the Estonian lyrics is: “Who hides the sun from us, who steals the moonlight? God hides the sun from us, the Creator steals the moonlight. Let the blessed morning come, let the sun rise over the forest." I use the opening excerpt of this recording to play as we pan slowly above, and across, Tina's large floor canvas.

"Brothers Grroneman born in 1711 and 1708 respectively were German born in to a musical family Not much of their work remains, and the flute pieces in this collection are among the few that remain. What's notably, though, is that the pices form the_flutists choice_ of 18th century music, largely because they were published again and again. This excerpt is theNITWOB soundtrack to our visit to Target to _spy_ on Tina during her shift. "

"b 1989 in London, Reeps One (aka Harry Yeff)'s artistic endeavours explore the interplay between the human voice and technology, challenging conventional boundaries and promoting human-machine collaboration. In 2020, Reeps One joined the Experiments in Art and Technology program at Bell Labs researching creative applications for A.I. and Machine Learning. In collaboration with Bell Labs and Simon Weldon, Reeps One wrote 'We Speak Music' a documentary culminating is a musical 'chess match' involving a performance with an A.I artist twin called 'Second Self performed in the anechoic chamber located at Bell Labs New Jersey. During the making of the film, a neuro-scientist studying an MRI concluded that Reeps One has the fasted recorded movement of a human diaphram. By 2019, Reeps One completed his third artist residency at Harvard University and is currently part of the Experiments in Art and Technology program at Bell Labs. - wiki"

I pay tribute to Coles in an interlude during the film...slow montage of images, and the story of Coles. His niece Darlene surprised me at the screening. "Coles was self taught trumpet player, raised in Philadelphia, honed his technique playing in a military band. Little Johnny C is universally recognized as Johnny Cole's finest solo recording. He's best best known for his associations with Gil Evans, Duke Ellington, Ray Charles, Art Blakey, the Charles Mingus Quintet of 1964, and Herbie Hancock's late '60s Sextet. On this date Piano: Duke Pearson, Tenor Saxophone: Joe Henderson, Trumpet: Johnny Coles, Drums: Pete La Roca, Bass (vocal): Bob Cranshaw, Alto Saxophone: Leo Wright _Johnny moves by the moment,_ said Herbie Hancock. _He plays things with such sheer beauty that I wonder where it's coming from._"

"Gary Ronald McFarland (1933-1971) was an American composer, arranger, conductor, vibraphonist, and vocalist. He recorded for the jazz imprints Verve and Impulse! Records during the 1960s. DownBeat magazine said he made _one of the more significant contributors to orchestral jazz, according to Wiki. Further, he attained a small following after working with jazz luminaries Bill Evans, Gerry Mulligan, Johnny Hodges, John Lewis, Stan Getz, Bob Brookmeyer, and Anita O'Day.McFarland died in New York City at St. Vincent's Hospital from a lethal dose of liquid methadone that he had ingested at Bar 55 at 55 Christopher Street in Greenwich Village. It is not known whether he took the drug on purpose or someone spiked his drink; police did not investigate. My college friend, Mike Benedict, married Gary's widow, Gail (d: 2007), and now manages Gary's estate. This cut plays under and important scene of Chelsea in the dressing room preparing for a performance. "

Prior to his move to France in 2011, Chenaux was a key figure in Toronto’s fertile avant/improv music scene throughout the 1990s and 2000s, releasing a solo album of instrumental improv guitar in 1999 and co-founding the experimental music label Rat-drifting in 2001,

"Produced by Manfred Eicher. Guirdjieff was a Russian philosopher, mystic, spiritual teacher, and composer of Armenian and Greek descent. Gurdjieff believed that people cannot perceive reality in their current condition because they do not possess a unified consciousness but rather live in a state of a hypnotic _waking sleep_. [wikipedia]"

"Comments of Tina LeCoff and Chelsea Dalsey, two of the artists who collaboarted with me in documenting the experience of their lives. "

"Herbie Hancock, Eric Gale, Ray Barretto, Ron Carter, Grady Tate." Tina loves to drive around after her shift at Target to let off steam. We ride along with her, some narration, and this soundtrack.

This spoken-word and music album was produced by musician/educator Bilal Abdurahman with a fourfold purpose: to encourage children to think and respond more readily to creative play activities through music and body movements; to make children aware of the many interesting sounds in their daily environment; to develop rhythmic coordination and better motor control; and to introduce unfamiliar sounds and musical instruments as a play and learning activity. Abdurahman and his collaborators—including daughters Rahkiah and Zainab— introduce listeners to everyday sounds and rhythms using bells, hammers and saws, electric fans, and typewriters! The liner notes include a transcript of the recording.

"Rene Marie on vocals. Imani Winds is a US American wind quintet, chamber music ensemble. Click link to see personnel. Sam Manning (1898-1960) wrote this one, Josephine Baker recorded it. He was an early calypsonians to achieve international fame (says Wiki). His partner was Amy Ashwood who was Marcus Garvey's first wife. "

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"Three volumes of incantations by Sun Ra and his cohorts, sent to sparse music backdrops, 1957-1982. Unknown, unhinged-- let alone unheard recordings from the mystic mind of Sun Ra. This recently unearthed and meticulously restored series compliments our previous trio of early Sun Ra rarities. - norton recrods. To watch _Nothing in the Way of Beauty_ (NITWOB) >>. bit.ly/4e5ZJpz"