CDs listened to today:

• Michael Weinstein: Concerto for Wind Ensemble
• Olivier Messian: Saint François d'Assise
• Malcolm Arnold: Quintet
• Big Daddy: Cutting Their Own Groove

CDs listened to today:

• Tom Scott: Bebop United
• Alfred Schnittke: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra
• Various Artists: Breakbeat Massive
• Johan de Meij: T-bone Concerto
• Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13
• Various Artists: Twist This Pussy, 2
• Charles Tolliver Big Band: With Love
  

Back to the real world today. The demands of my job have increased exponentially with staffing cuts.

CDs listened to today:

• Arthur Honegger: Symphony No. 3
• Sinéad O'Connor: I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
• Dave Holland: Seeds Of Time
• Gustav Mahler: The Symphonies, disk 4
• Red Hot Chili Peppers: Mother's Milk
• David Maslanka: Symphony No. 7
• Andrzej Panufnik: Arbor Cosmica
• Stabbing Westward: Ungod
  

I flew back from Salt Lake City today. It was hard to leave A, but we had some fun. She had troubles getting some babysitting, so we didn't really get to go out and about or have any real dates, but we were a bit unlucky (probably because it was the holiday weekend). She seemed a bit down (perhaps because of the long distance?), but thrilled to see me. We did get to go see the Craters Of The Moon National Monument wither her kids! It's really cool, but a bit hard to see with a toddler in tow-and the drive back was a nightmare when we failed to have snacks for his little tummy... I figure if I can survive that, I can manage these kids.

CDs listened to today:

• Mary's Danish: American Standard
• Rami Levin: Anima/Breath Of Life
  

Getting back to see A was pretty great last night. Unfortunately, work got in the way this morning and the only rescue I had was that my cell phone eventually died. We wandered around SLC a bit and saw Temple Square, eventually heading to A's house (she slept for a big chunk of the drive).

CDs listened to today:

• Michael Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony
  

CDs listened to today:

• Olivier Messiaen: Saint François d'Assise
  
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonatas for Piano, disk 8
• The Donnas: Spend The Night
• Norma Wendelburg: Sinfonietta
• Derek Bourgeois: Trombone Concerto
• Billie Holiday: The Quintessential Billie Holiday, Volume II
• Arthur Blythe: Lenox Avenue Breakdown
  

I'm flying to Salt Lake City tomorrow to see A! We've got a downtown hotel room reserved for our rendezvous and then we'll head back to her town to gather up her kids from her cousin and spend the holiday weekend together. I can't wait!

CDs listened to today:

• Johan de Meij: T-bone Concerto
• Anton Webern: String Quartets
• Charles Tolliver Big Band: With Love
• Dominick Argento: Te Deum
• Belly: Star
• John Abercrombie: November
  

CDs listened to today:

• Olivier Messiaen: Saint François d'Assise
• Tom Scott: Bebop United
• Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 12
• Various Artists: Trojan Ska Box, disk 3

CDs listened to today:

• Radiohead: OK Computer
• Dave Holland: Seeds Of Time
• Willem van Otterloo: Serenade for Brass and Percussion
• SR-71: Now You See Inside
• David Maslanka: Symphony No. 7
• Erik Satie: Relache
• Various Artists: Brazil: Forró, Music for Maids and Taxi Drivers
  

CDs listened to today:

• Marvelous3: Hey!Album
• Arthur Blythe: Lenox Avenue Breakdown
• Vagn Holmboe: Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra
• Oasis: Standing on the Shoulder of Giants
• Rami Levin: Anima/Breath Of Life
• Gustav Mahler: The Symphonies, disk 3
  

CDs listened to today:

• Olivier Messiaen: Saint François d'Assise
• John Abercrombie: November
• Pierre Boulez: Le Marteau Sans Maître, disk 4
• Billie Holiday: The Quintessential Billie Holiday, Volume I
• Norma Wendelburg: Sinfonietta
• Richard Danielpour: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra
  

CDs listened to today:

• Anton Webern: Six Pieces for Orchestra
• Charles Tolliver Big Band: With Love
• Dominick Argento: From The Diary Of Virginia Woolf
• Beck: Sea Change
• Allan Blank: Concerto for Clarinet and String Orchestra
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonatas for Piano, disk 7
• Dogs Die In Hot Cars: Please Describe Yourself
  

CDs listened to today:

• David Maslanka: Symphony No. 7
• Jan Sandström: Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra
• Various Artists: Best Of Techno, Vol. 3
• Tom Scott: Bebop United
• Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11, "The Year 1905"
• Various Artists: Trojan Ska Box, disk 2
• Johan de Meij: T-bone Concerto

CDs listened to today:

• Robyn Holloway: Fantasy-Pieces on the Heine "Liederkreis" of Schumann
• Oasis: Be Here Now
• Rami Levin: Anima/Breath Of Life
• Gustav Mahler: The Symphonies, disk 2
• The Queens Of The Stone Age: Songs For The Deaf
• Dave Holland: Seeds Of Time
• David Ott: Symphony No. 2
• Squirrel Nut Zippers: Hot

CDs listened to today:

• DJ Shadow: Endtroducing…
• John Abercrombie: November
• Pierre Boulez: Le Marteau sans Maître, disk 3
• The Hives: Tyrannosaurus Hives
• Norma Wendelburg: Sinfonietta
• Ingolf Dahl: Sinfonietta
• Aimee Mann: I'm With Stupid
• Arthur Blythe: Lenox Avenue Breakdown
  

CDs listened to today:

• David Ward-Steinman: Concerto No. 2 for Chamber Orchestra
• Dave Holland: Conference Of The Birds
• Charles Tolliver Big Band: With Love
• John Antill: Corroboree
• Beck: Odelay
• Allan Blank: Concerto for Clarinet and String Orchestra
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonatas for Piano, disk 6
  

CDs listened to today:

• Various Artists: Best of Techno, Vol. 2
• Tom Scott: Bebop United
• Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10
• Various Artists: Trojan Ska Box, disk 1
• Johan de Meij: T-bone Concerto

CDs listened to today:

• Rami Levin: Anima/Breath Of Life
• Gustav Mahler: The Symphonies, disk 1
• The Queens Of The Stone Age: Rated R
• Dave Holland: Seeds Of Time
• Julian Orbón: Tres Versiones Sinfonicas
• Sponge: Rotting Piñata
• David Maslanka: Symphony No. 7
• Aulis Sallinen: Concerto for Flute and Orchestra
  

CDs listened to today:

• Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians: Perspex Island
• Norma Wendelburg: Sinfonietta
• Neil Currie: Tumbling Strain
• Aimee Mann: Bachelor No. 2
• Arthur Blythe: Lenox Avenue Breakdown
• Robyn Holloway: Concerto for Orchestra No. 2
• Oasis: (What's the Story) Morning Glory

CDs listened to today:

• Charles Tolliver Big Band: With Love
• anonymous: Mass for Christmas Day
• Bebop Deluxe: Raiding the Divine Archive
• Allan Blank: Concerto for Clarinet and String Orchestra
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonatas for Piano, disk 5
• Dizzee Rascal: Boy In Da Corner
• John Abercrombie: November
• Pierre Boulez: Le Marteau sans Maître, disk 2

CDs listened to today:

• Various Artists: Best Of Techno, Vol. 1
• Tom Scott: Bebop United
• Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8
• Various Artists: Totally Hits 3
• Johan de Meij: T-bone Concerto

CDs listened to today:

• Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3

CDs listened to today:

• Olivier Messiaen: Saint François d'Assise
• Julian Orbón: Concerto Grosso for String Quartet and Orchestra
• Spinanes: Arches and Aisles
• David Maslanka: Symphony No. 7
  

CDs listened to today:

• Arthur Blythe: Lenox Avenue Breakdown
• Lee Hoiby: Sextet for Wind Quintet and Piano
• Oasis: Definitely Maybe
• Rami Levin: Anima/Breath Of Life
• Gustav Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
• Charles Tolliver Big Band: With Love
• Pulp: Different Class
• Dave Holland: Seeds Of Time
  

CDs listened to today:

• Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonatas for Piano, disk 4
• The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy: Hipocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury
• John Abercrombie: November
• Pierre Boulez: Le Marteau sans Maître, disk 1
• Lauryn Hill: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
• Norma Wendelburg: Sinfonietta
• George Crumb: Songs, Drones and Refrains of Death