The Casual Artscast 013 - Music

- The Funk Doc and Old Man J meet at a Berlin cafe to sing the praises of
improvisational music of all kinds. On the occasion of our sixth manniversary, we don't just feature great music, we
also discuss what makes it great.
The Casual Artscast Show 13

Timetable and Playlist:
0:00-0:30 - German woman speaking English in a Berlin train station
0:30-1:00 - Intro
1:00-5:00 - Hating
5:00-7:00 - What makes this music so great?
7:00-10:00 - Jazz specifically
10:00-16:00 - The Bad Plus - Smells Like Teen Spirit
16:00-20:00 - Familiarity and improvisation
20:00-29:30 - John Coltrane - Summertime
29:30-30:30 - Local jazz club
30:30-33:00 - Art and Drugs
33:00-35:30 - Back to jazz
35:30-37:30 - Art and booty
37:30-40:00 - Classical music and theme and variations
40:00-42:00 - Franz Schubert - Die Forelle (The Trout)
42:00-43:00 - Crappy vs. good performances
43:00-46:00 - Medeski, Martin, and Wood
46:00-51:00 - Medeski, Martin, and Wood - Queen Bee (album version)
51:00-59:00 - Medeski, Martin, and Wood - Queen Bee (live version)
59:00-1:03:00 - Ending - Adios


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