Anyway, this is what I am talking about: this is where we left off in 1969. Music, in my opinion, at least from the Western world, has only back-tracked, or at best, treaded water from this point. Imagine the possibilities if musicians had continued the voracious exploration of the 60's until now? Instead, these days, its all regular rock and hipster crap.
22.6.12
ONE OF MY FAVORITE SONGS OF ALL TIME: SONNY SHARROCK - BLACK WOMAN
Anyway, this is what I am talking about: this is where we left off in 1969. Music, in my opinion, at least from the Western world, has only back-tracked, or at best, treaded water from this point. Imagine the possibilities if musicians had continued the voracious exploration of the 60's until now? Instead, these days, its all regular rock and hipster crap.
...And since you just made fresh pita, you may want some SHAKSHUKA...
Maybe you've tried the shakshuka at Tasty n' Sons here in Portland (which is delicious, BTW). Anyway, mine is different.
Shakshuka
(Eggs in Purgatory, Tunisian Style)
Two 28-oz. cans
good-quality diced tomatoes (e.g., Muir Glen brand)*
9 ripe Roma tomatoes *
16 large cloves garlic (or to taste)**
1/2 cup olive oil
2 1/4 teaspoons salt
Red pepper flakes** to taste; ideally, Aleppo red pepper
flakes***, if available
12 eggs
1. Drain canned tomatoes well, but keep the juice; then chop into 1/3-inch pieces.
Core Romas; chop into 1/2-3/4-inch cubes. Peel garlic and trim off root nubs;
mince finely or put through a garlic press.
2. In a heavy, wide skillet, heat olive oil on high heat,
then add all tomatoes—canned and fresh—with the retained tomato juice. Cook
until mixture is bubbling hot and raw tomatoes are limp and cooked through,
stirring often. Add garlic, salt, and red pepper flakes; cook on medium-low just
until flavors blend and garlic is cooked—5-10 minutes. Taste and correct
seasonings during this time, adding red pepper flakes gradually and tasting as
heat develops.
3. Make small depressions in the tomato stew and drop a raw
egg into each. Cover skillet and cook until egg whites are set—about 5 minutes.
Serves best in a shallow soup/pasta bowl. Accompany with warmed pita or sturdy,
European-style bread for scooping up sauce.
Serves 6
*In season, use all fresh tomatoes, no canned, for authentic
shakshuka. 6 lbs. ripe Romas, (about 35 medium-large) should do the trick. The
above recipe is adapted to the long off-season, when fresh tomatoes are less
flavorful than good-quality canned. A few fresh Romas are added for texture. Use
canned tomatoes only, no fresh ones, if time is short or fresh tomatoes are awful.
** Garlic and red pepper are typical of Tunisian shakshuka.
Decreasing or eliminating both from part of a batch to suit children’s tastes is
still tasty, like Italian Eggs in Purgatory.
***Aleppo red pepper flakes are available in most Middle
Eastern markets, including the Middle Eastern aisle at Plaza Latina market on 7th
Avenue in Eugene. Better quality Aleppo flakes are available by mail order from
Kalustyan’s, 123 Lexington Avenue, New York 10016; Tel:212-685-3451;
e-mail:sales@kalustyans.com. Using Aleppo flakes—less hot than regular chili
flakes and roasted for some sweetness—an
average quantity is 2 1/2-3 tablespoons.
BEST PITA RECIPE. EVER.
THIS IS HANDS DOWN THE BEST PITA RECIPE. PERIOD.*
*(and its 100% traditional - Bonus!)
Making Pita
1. Follow recipe, “Bread Dough, Basic Yeast for European-Style Baguettes, Pita, Pizza, etc.” below. When dough has risen and been punched down once, preheat oven and an ungreased baking sheet to your oven’s maximum heating capacity on
“Bake” setting. Divide dough into 12-14 equal pieces (or 24-28 for miniature
pitas). Shape each one into a tangerine-sized-and-shaped roll that is smooth on
top and sides. You can do this by repeatedly pulling the protruding edges and
corners of the piece of dough down and tucking them under, into the very bottom
of the roll, while rotating dough ball in your two cupped hands. Alternatively,
roll dough ball on work surface or between palms until totally smooth on top
and sides. Dust entire roll with flour, cover with a clean, dry cloth, and
leave to rest for no fewer than 10 minutes and no more than 15 minutes. Resting
is crucial to the pocket forming properly. (Repeat…)
2. Working with one rested dough ball at a time, place on a
floured surface, pat the dough ball down
hard, repeatedly, to force out the air. Then roll out, with a rolling pin, to
about 6 inches in diameter and a little less than 1/4-inch thick; turn over
several times and rotate as needed to make a round shape. Slap disc between
your palms to shake off excess flour and place on a very lightly floured baking
sheet or board to rest, covered with a clean, dry towel, for another 10-15
minutes. (Again, crucial.)
3. After the 15 minutes, carefully transfer by hand as many
pita rounds as will fit onto the preheated, ungreased baking sheet. Bake
for 2-3 minutes, or until ballooned, then remove to rack to cool. If your oven
door is glass, watch the process for the fun of it and to monitor doneness. If
not, check after 2 minutes then each 30 seconds thereafter for doneness. Don’t
be concerned with apparent whiteness: “grill marks” on commercial pita are an
affectation used to mimic Middle Eastern baking techniques (and distract the
consumer from the mediocrity of packaged pita). Remove from oven and cool,
spaced, in a towel-lined bowl or basket; add a layer of toweling whenever
adding a layer of pita to the top of a cooling layer to keep condensation from sogging
bread discs. Cover all with a towel to keep warm and avoid drying out.
4. Serve immediately; or, when just cool, stack and wrap in
a clean, dry kitchen towel (to absorb excess condensed moisture as pita cools
further) and place inside a heavy, sealed plastic bag to use later. Reheat 1
pita, or a few at a time, by microwaving for a few seconds towel-wrapped in a
sealed plastic bag. Or oven-warm by encasing in aluminum foil and placing in a
pre-heated 300-degree oven; if there are several pita, rearrange contents of
foil every few minutes to guarantee even warming and prevent drying out.
Makes 12
BasicYeast Dough (Note: if inexperienced, first see
“Bread, Yeast, Basic Instructions for”)
(for Baguettes, Pita, Fatayir, Pizza*, rolls, breadsticks,
bread pretzels, etc.)
2-2 1/2 cups warm water
1/4 teaspoon sugar
2 packets (4 1/2 teaspoons) active dry yeast, e.g.,
Fleischmann’s (but not Rapid Rise or
other "instant")
6 1/4-6 1/2 cups white bread flour or all-purpose flour**, preferably,
unbleached, organic
1/2 cup rye flour (optional—see* and **, below)
1 tablespoon salt
75 grinds of extremely coarse black pepper if making pizza (optional)*
1. Combine 2 cups of the water, the sugar, and yeast; stir
well. Leave for 5-10 minutes, until bubbly. If it doesn’t bubble, it’s dead; replace
it before proceeding. Note: Name-brand yeast is more reliable than bulk.
2. Combine 6 cups of the flour and the salt (and pepper, if
wanted in pizza dough) in a large mixing bowl or the work bowl of a standing
mixer (e.g., KitchenAid). Mix well with a wooden spoon if working by hand, or
on low speed by machine. Add yeast mixture when bubbly, and mix until too
sticky to stir; by machine, use low speed.
3. Clean spoon and sides/bottom of bowl with some of the loose
flour from bottom of bowl. Continue mixing with a twisting motion of your
closed fist, turning dough over often to pick up dry flour, until you have one
shaggy mass of dough. By machine, increase speed to medium once flour is
incorporated. Either way, gradually add a little of the extra flour if dough is
too sticky to pull cleanly away from the sides of the bowl; or dribble in some/all
of the extra 1/2 cup of water if surface looks dry and dough feels “tight”, not
bouncy, when prodded.
4. By hand: Turn out onto a lightly floured surface; knead
10-15 minutes; add only enough flour at one time to keep dough from sticking to
kneading surface. By machine: Mix on medium speed about 10 minutes, scraping
down bowl/hook as needed; only add flour if dough sticks to bowl. Either way, dough
is ready when it feels smooth, elastic, bouncy, not sticky. A finger poked into
dough 1/3-inch should indent but “bounce back”.
5. Place dough in an ungreased bowl and cover with a clean,
fuzz-free kitchen towel that has been dipped in hot water and wrung out well.
Put in a warm place to rise. An unheated oven with the light on is always good,
especially in cold weather. After about 1-1 1/2 hours, when dough is near 2 1/2
times its original bulk, punch down, knead briefly to release gasses, and turn
out onto a clean, floured surface to shape. Or,
at this point, you can: a) Allow dough to rise a second time in the
bowl; it will take a shorter time than the first rise, and produce a
finer-grained loaf. b) Store
refrigerated or frozen for later use. If storing, not baking, punch down dough
every 20 minutes until thoroughly chilled and no longer trying to rise. Will
keep refrigerated with only a little loss in rising power for up to a week. For
long-term storage—a week to a month—freezing is preferable; but frozen dough,
once thawed and shaped, rises increasingly unevenly after the first couple of days
frozen.
Makes 3 1/2 lbs. dough, enough for: 4 regular baguettes (or 8
skinny ones); 14 large pita (or 28 small ones); four 12-inch fatayir za’tar; 28
filled fatayir, two 14-inch x 17-inch pizzas—see recipes.
*For great chew, substitute 1/2 cup of rye flour for 1/2 cup
of white flour in pizza dough (see below). Also: For uniquely tasty
pizza crust, add about 75 grinds of extremely coarse black pepper in step #2.
(above).
**Bread flour may require a little extra water, but makes
superior bread of any type that is supposed to be dense, chewy and/or have a
crusty exterior. All-purpose flour also works; it is more commonly stocked in
home kitchens; it produces ideal sandwich bread, rich and/or sweet breads, and “quick”
breads. If using all-purpose flour in this recipe, or anytime
you are making pizza—even with bread flour: Substitute 1/2 cup
of rye flour for 1/2 cup of the white flour in this recipe to produce better
chew without changing flavor. (A little extra water may be needed.) Whatever
size batch you’re making, ratio is 1 part rye to 15 parts white flour.
The Champion - In The Tradition - The Best and Most Authentic: Tahini Sauce
Just in time for summer and its salads, tahini sauce. This is the way its supposed to taste. Unlike that other weirdness you get at pretty much every other place that sells food that is traditionally incorporated with tahini sauce, this stuff will blow your socks off AND belongs on baguettes, or better yet, fresh made pita, (yes, I'll post my pita recipe next - which is also the best pita recipe - and 100% traditional ((and if you have the ambition to attempt this next to a camp fire without an oven, like the real thing in some places, like Sinai, then you should go right on ahead (((at least around here its less likely you'll get sand in the dough))) as well as salads. Make sure to sprinkle some sesame seeds on top of that salad you just tossed with cucumber, romaine, tomato, and read onion.
Tahini Sauce
25
very large cloves fresh garlic
10-20
lemons, depending on size and freshness (to yield 2 cups strained juice)
2 cups (16 ozs. liquid measure) canned
sesame tahini – Sahadi or Joyva brand*
2 1/4-2 1/2 teaspoons salt
1. Peel garlic, trim off
tough root nubs, and chop coarsely. Squeeze and strain enough lemons to total 2
cups of juice. If making a partial batch (i.e., not using whole can of tahini
paste), stir tahini paste until totally re-homogenized and smooth before
measuring out to be sure that sesame oil and pulp are evenly distributed.
2. Puree garlic to a totally
smooth, almost silky paste by processing with the salt in a food
processor (or a blender, if no processor is available). Scrape down contents
often with a rubber spatula. Ideally, process garlic and salt in a small—“mini”—food
processor, if available. If no machine
is available: Put cut up garlic cloves through a garlic press, or chop
super finely with a knife; then grind with the salt in a mortar w/pestle until
totally smooth; or grind garlic and salt to a paste on a wooden board with the
flat side of a heavy knife blade or with a smooth rock—any heavy, blunt object
will do—using circular, pressing-down motion. (Salt works like sand to abrade and grind down garlic fibers.).
3. In a normal-size food
processor with motor running (or in a blender, 1/4 batch at a time), process
garlic mixture with the tahini paste while drizzling in the lemon juice.
Process until totally blended. If working by hand, not machine, beat
ingredients together in a bowl with a large spoon. Taste and correct flavor
balance. Note: Sauce should be tasted on bread or it will seem too
strong even if it is perfect.
4. Sauce is now suitable for
adding to cooked, drained, ground chick peas to make humus (see recipe); to
roasted, mashed eggplant to make baba ghannoush (see recipe); to chopped
Italian parsley for a traditional Middle Eastern sauce or dip; or to be thinned
with a little water for salad dressing. Refrigerated, keeps well for over a
week and never actually spoils; but, over time, you will notice diminished and
changed flavor as garlic and lemon both weaken and ferment slightly. So freeze
for long-term storage.
Makes 1 quart plus 1/2 cup
*Sahadi brand is first rate
and (in Eugene) has been available at the Red Barn from time to time. P.C.
Market on Franklin Ave. stocks Joyva, which is second best. Both are made to
Middle Eastern (as distinct from “new age”) standards—seeds are well roasted,
etc. Do not substitute Maranatha, Jerusalem or any other unroasted (raw) or
lightly roasted product; it doesn’t taste correct. Other authentic brands of
Middle Eastern tahini paste are available in Middle Eastern markets and the
Middle-Eastern aisle of Plaza Latina market, in Eugene.
Tahini
Salad Dressing
For dressing, add water—a couple of tablespoons at a
time—to a quantity of tahini sauce slightly less than looks “right” for a
single salad, whisking or beating in until homogenized. Vegetables will further
dilute dressing; so take this into consideration when you taste to correct
balance of tahini sauce to water.
9.6.12
Joseph Jarman - Don Moye: Earth Passage/Density /// BLACK SAINT/SOUL NOTE 1993
Black Saint/Soul Note records out of Milan, Italy, is one of the handful of ultra crucial jazz record labels.
Ranging from jazz classics the the avant garde obscure, they've put out hundreds of albums that I consider to be some of the best examples of what the genre has to offer, not to mention some of the best albums in the history of the entire world, in my humble opinion.
Two cornerstone members of the Art Esnemble of Chicago and the AACM, Joseph Jarman and Don Moye never cease to blow minds.
This one is courtesy of Nothing Is v2.0
Enjoy.
Personnel:
Joseph Jarman - Flute, Clarinet (Bass), Flute (Alto), Flute (Bass), Piccolo, Sax (Alto), Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor), Clarinet (Alto), Bamboo Flute
Famoudou Don Moye - Percussion, Chimes, Drums, Triangle, Bells, Cowbell
Rafael Garrett - Bass, Clarinet, Flute, Pan Flute, Conch Shell, Bamboo Flute
Craig Harris - Flute, Percussion, Trombone, Vocals, Voices, Didjeridu, Cowbell, Bamboo Flute
Tracks:
1. Zulu Village (13:11)
a. Hommage
b. Summoning The Elders
c. Children's Sun Celebration
2. Happiness Is (10:15)
3. Jawara (12:15)
4. Sun Spots (11:00)
Recorded on February 16 & 17, 1981 at Barigozzi Studios, Milan, Italy, and released on Black Saint in 1981. The album saw one reissue in 1993.
Download Earth Passage/Density
via Nothing Is v2.0
ALICE COLTRANE - LORD OF LORDS
Tracks:
1. Andromeda's Suffering (9:04)
2. Sri Rama Ohnedaruth (6:12)
3. Excerpts From The Firebird (5:43)
4. Lord Of Lords (11:17)
5. Going Home (10:02)
Credits:
Bass - Charlie Haden
Cello - Anne Goodman , Edgar Lustgarten (2) , Jan Kelly , Jerry Kessler , Jesse Ehrlich , Raphael Kramer , Ray Kelley
Drums, Percussion - Ben Riley
Harp, Piano, Organ, Tympani, Percussion - Alice Coltrane
Producer - Ed Michel
Viola - David Schwartz , Leonard Selic , Marilyn Baker , Myra Kestenbaum , Rollice Dale , Samuel Boghosian
Violin - Bernard Kundell , Gerald Vinci , Gordon Marron , James Getzoff , Janice Gower , Leonard Malarsky , Lou Klass , Murray Adler , Nathan Kaproff , Ronald Folsom , Sidney Sharp , William Henderson (2)
Music arranged and conducted by Alice Coltrane
Produced by Ed Michel under the direction and inspiration of Alice Coltrane
Recorded and mixed at The Village Recorder, Los Angeles, from July 5 to July 13, 1972
Engineering by Baker Bigsby
Dowload Lord of Lords via Nothing Is v2.0
Sam Rivers Tuba Trio/James Newton - Flutes! (Circle Records, 1976/1977)
Sam Rivers Tuba Trio/James Newton - Flutes!(Circle Records, 1976/1977)
This serves both as an alternative transfer of the final section of the Sam Rivers Tuba Trio at the Bimhuis in 1976 and as the first installment of The Complete James Newton on Circle Records.
Sam Rivers Tuba Trio/James Newton: Flutes!
Circle Records RK 7677/7
Sam Rivers, flute
Joe Daley, tuba & French horn
Warren Smith, drums & percussion
A1 Essence - Part XI (Rivers/Daley/Smith)
Recorded live September 2, 1976 at Bimhuis, Amsterdam by Rudolf Kreis
James Newton, flute
B1 Woman (Bobby Bradford)
B2 The Dean (James Newton)
B3 Choir (James Newton)
B1 recorded live January 16, 1977 at the Smudge Pot, Claremont, CA by Bruce Bidlack
B2, B3 recorded live May 21, 1977 at Studio A, KPFK Pacifica Radio Los Angeles, Cahuenga Blvd., N. Hollywood, CA
Produced by Rudolf Kreis
DL link in comments at Inconstant Sol
BILL DIXON TRIO WORCHESTER, MA, (1981)
BILL DIXON TRIO WORCHESTER,MA,NEW ENGLAND,USA (1981)
Bill Dixon, trumpet
Mario Pavone, bass
Laurence Cook, drums
1. announcement by BD & (unknown titel) 16:36
2. (unknown titel) 19:20
3. (unknown titel) 11:26
4. (unknown titel) 06:50
5. (unknown titel) 08:58
Live at the New England Repertory Theater,Worchester,MA, New England - June 15, 1981.
"Dixonia" by Ben Young says:
Unknown ["Play your open 'E'..."] 14:18
Unknown [starts with BD unacc] 18:18
Unknown [starts with BD unacc] 10:47
Unknown ["...Latin..."] 6:22
Unknown [starts with BD unacc] 8:26
DL link in comments at Inconstant Sol
Anthony Braxton - The Complete Braxton 1971
Anthony Braxton - The Complete Braxton 1971
1 Up Thing 4:35 (a)
2 Quartet Ballad 16:35 (b)
3 March 5:15 (b)
4 Four Sopranos 15:00
5 Be Bop (b) 9:47
6 Five Tubas (c) 8:01
7 Soprano Ballad (a) 14:32
8 Contra Basse 6:18
Anthony Braxton - soprano, alto saxophones, clarinet, contrabass clarinet, flute
(a) Chick Corea - piano
(b) Kenny Wheeler - trumpet, flugelhorn; David Holland - bass, cello; Barry Altschul - drums
(c) The London Tuba Ensemble: Geoffrey Adams, James Anderson, John Fletcher, Michael Barnes - e flat tubas, Paul Lawrence - c tuba
Tokuma Japan Communications / Freedom 32JDF-185 (CD 1988)
flac DL in the comments at Inconstant Sol
8.6.12
5.6.12
Sun Ra - A Joyful Noise
This is one of my favorite movies of all time. Sun Ra in his own words. How could it get any better?
Archie Shepp / Bill Dixon Quartet - Quartet
This is some classic awesomeness right here. I am one of the lucky ones who has the original pressings on vinyl. BYG records, baby
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