(Un)Focused Definition Ep. 38: The One With A Bunch Of Stuff I Still Need To Listen To

The world is a dumpster fire and I haven’t been coping very well. I can’t find any space in myself, and every breath feel like Im suffocating. So this is a playlist of a bunch of music that’s come in over the past week I still need to listen to, digest, and figure out what it means – if anything – to me. Sorry, I try to use this time and place to let go, but I can’t right now. I hope you’re in a safe place physically, mentally, and emotionally. I didn’t say “good” place – that might be asking too much. But a safe place, even if only temporary, I really wish for all of you.

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Terumasa Hino: Live in Concert (1975)

For all the room and breath to be found in the studio, sometimes there’s nothing like a live set to bring the sense of wonder jazz provides directly to your brain pan. Terumasa Hino might be one of the more well-known Japanese exports, his trumpet playing blazing in his own lineups along that of other luminaries since the mid-60s. In Concert is a blazing live set, three tracks that blend the fusion rock Miles Davis brought to the world along with a firmer sense of rock and melody thanks to an expanded lineup including trombone, tenor and alto sax, electric guitar, Fender Rhodes, and plenty of additional percussion. It’s one foot in the current scene and one foot firmly entrenched in a more traditional approach, and they blend seamlessly over the course of the live show.

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