- Grandes Études de Paganini, S. 141: No. 3. Étude in G Sharp Minor ‘La Campanella’, Liszt: Paganini Studies & Schubert March Transcriptions, Marc-André Hamelin
- Grandes Études de Paganini, S. 141: No. 4. Étude in E Major ‘Arpeggio’, Liszt: Paganini Studies & Schubert March Transcriptions, Marc-André Hamelin
- Tango Till They’re Sore, Rain Dogs, Tom Waits
- Mr. Grieves, Doolittle, Pixies
- [entire album], Blues & Roots, Charles Mingus
- Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us, Don’t Do Anything, Sam Phillips
- Wonderful World, Otis Blue, Otis Redding
- The Ballad of El Goodo, #1 Record, Big Star
- The Greatest, The Greatest, Cat Power
- Veronica, Spike, Elvis Costello
Today for some reason we listened to music in the living room before dinner — Iris and I played on the floor — and then put on a few more songs after dinner.
Those Liszt piano pieces are fast. Iris nods her head when they come on. She likes the part of the Mingus album where the guys clap, and she seems intrigued by the bass solos but can’t figure out what she’s hearing. We need to take her to the Chicago jazz festival next summer.
Most of these songs are available on iTunes here.
3 years ago