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Other Nights of the Week: Tricks of the Light

Posted on by Maestro Saturday


Thanks to everyone who came out to the last Mister Saturday – we had a ball breaking in a beautiful new space with such good company.

This week, the Mister’s collaborator and comrade Rudolf Rocker hosts Pandaemonium, an evening of psychedelic sounds and visual illusions at Silent Barn – keep your eyes peeled for a sneak preview on the blog later this week. And for those who can’t wait till Saturday to astral project, don’t miss Polish clarinet wizard Mikolaj Trzaska at the Stone tonight.

Tue, Oct 12: Polish Institute presents Mikolaj Trzaska
The Stone (Ave C and E. 2nd St, Manhattan) / 10p / $10 / more info / directions 
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We Still Love the Internet, Part 1

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Orgy in Rhythm is one of those rare Web sites that has the power to make the Internet seem totally worthwhile – even after a particularly long day of spam deletion. The proprietor, a UK-based jazz fanatic known as Basoco, spends an inordinate amount of free time converting extremely rare, out-of-print LPs into high bit-rate MP3s. The result is an ever-expanding library of lost classics, Japanese imports and obscure curiosities, posted every week or so for the past four years.

This week, Basoco outdid himself. After writing about pioneering British jazz pianist Stan Tracey, Basoco received a comment on the post from producer Tony Higgins, who let slip that the third volume in his acclaimed series of UK jazz compilations (with Gilles Peterson) had been shelved by Universal. After Orgy in Rhythm’s loyal readers showered admiration on Higgins, the producer replied by offering up the entire third volume – including copious liner notes – to Basoco for free.

Check out Impressed Vol. 3, featuring choice cuts from the likes of Don Rendell and Kenny Wheeler, and explore Orgy in Rhythm for countless free-jazz freakouts, salsa scorchers and afro-funk jams.

Other Nights of the Week: Live from New York

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There’s a nip in the air that feels like perfect dancing weather to us – and we’ve got just the spot in mind. The Mister is all kinds of excited to give its new home a workout this Saturday, with a little help from Aesthetic Audio bossman Keith Worthy.

For additional sweat inducement, check out Marnie Stern’s fiery licks tonight at the Rock Shop and listen to Gov. David Patterson spin some killer Prince b-sides on Sunday at the Insound Pop-up Store.

Tue, Oct 5 : Marnie Stern Record Release Party
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Wolf Music Pops Out Another One

Posted on by Justin Carter

Yet another gem from Wolf Music just came out last week, this time with a killer cut from someone called Dead Rose Company. I cane two of Wolf’s last five releases at every single Mister Saturday – namely ‘Remember Donny’ and ‘I Wanna Be With You’ (the latter of which you can stream down below)  – and I own all the others. As soon as it arrives in the mail, this’ll move right into rotation as well.

I Wanna Be With You – KRL

Rainy Day Music: Inner Urge

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One of my favorite records for a rainy afternoon: Joe Henderson’s Inner Urge. A saxophonist with a tone to match John Coltrane’s, he pulled drummer Elvin Jones and pianist McCoy Tyner from Trane’s hallowed Classic Quartet for the Urge sessions. Beautiful, especially on the hi-fi with the shush of the rain providing a little background hiss.