IS IMPROVISATION SYNCOPATION SQUARED?

SIDE A

1. John Prine “It’s a Big Old Goofy World,” Great Days The John Prine Anthology 1993

2. Lucinda Williams, “2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten,” Car Wheels on a Gravel Road 1998

3. Anders Osborne, “Improvise,” Ash Wednesday Blues 2001

4. Anders Osborne, “Ash Wednesday Blues,” Ash Wednesday Blues 2001

5. Anders Osborne, “Through & Through,” Ash Wednesday Blues 2001

6. Geeshie Wiley, “Pick Poor Robin Clean,” I Can’t Be Satisfied Early American Women Blues Singers Volume 1-Country 1997 [1928?]

7. The New Lost City Ramblers, “Leaving Home,” The Early Years, 1958-1962 [1959?]

8. Doreen’s Jazz New Orleans, “Struttin’ with Some Barbecue,” Jackson Square Jam Volume XII 2001

9. Buckwheat Zydeco, “Help Me Understand You,” Turning Point 1988

10. Mahalia Jackson, “You Must Be Born Again,” Bloomington Library

SIDE B

1. Deb Talan, “The Gladdest Thing,” Something Burning 2000

2. The Kinks, “Nothing in this World Can Stop me Worryin’ Bout that Girl,” Rushmore Soundtrack 1999 [1965?]

3. Cheikh Lo, “Guiss Guiss,” Ne La Thiass 1997

4. Cachao, Otan Efo,” Cuba Linda 2000

5. Joni Mitchell, “Night in the City,” Song to a Seagull 1968

6. Tim Lyons, “The Humors of Whiskey,” Green Linet Records Twentieth Anniversary Volume 1 1996 [1978]

7. The Melodians, “The River of Babylon,” The Rough Guide to Reggae 1997

8. Desmond Dekker & The Specials, “007 (Shanty Town),” King of Ska 2000

9. Etta James, “I’d Rather Go Blind,” Chess Blues Volume 4 1992

10. Howlin’ Wolf, “Killing Floor,” Chess Blues Volume 4 1992

11. Magic Sam Blues Band, “I Just Want a Little Bit,” Black Magic 1969

12. Dick Gaughan, “What You Do with What You’ve Got,” Outlaws and Dreamers 2001

13. Ralph Stanley, “Little Birdie,” A Man and His Music 1958?

14. Staple Singers, “Swing Down Chariot,” The Best of the Legendary Staple Singers 1988 [clip]

jordan am a hard road studios december 2003