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Not sure what the etiquette is with commenting on posts here, but this Shelly Manne set is one of the best recordings of live shows I know of; both the content and the recording quality. The mastering on the CDs is incredible! Thanks for posting it 🥰

28. Rapprochement - (n.) an establishment or resumption of harmonious relations LSG's song "All The Times" tells a tale of romantic rapprochement: "Look at the times we've been apart Though I have never had the chance to meet you Look how long we've been around each other And we've finally...

27. Sibylline - (adj.) prophetic and mysterious In the Wavves' song "Mystic", the band expresses their sibylline experience while they're high.

26. Laconic - (adj.) using very few words The box-set STUMM433 collects over 50 versions of John Cage's song 4'33". Not only are these songs laconic, but they are bereft of virtually any sounds.

25. Autarky - (n.) self-sufficiency, independence In the 1982 movie The Thing, Blair, the Senior Biologist of the U.S. Outpost 31, reveals to the rest of the team that each piece of the alien creature essentially acts as it's own autarky. Indeed, even a small pool of blood can behave as an...

24. Panjandrum - (n.) a person who has or claims to have a great deal of authority or influence The United States of America clearly demonstrated their panjandrum at the end of the Pacific Conflict when they bombed "Nagasaki" (the final track), in the last time an atomic weapon has been used in...

23. Internecine - (adj.) destructive to both sides of a conflict The song tile "Breakup 2 Makeup" may be the most internecine statement ever made; in the universe... EVER.

22. Crapulent - (adj.) of or relating to the drinking of alcohol or drunkenness Stevie Ray Vaughn's song "Life By The Drop" is clearly inspired by his crapulent struggles.

I was waiting for someone to post a Sun Ra album for this word :)

21. Hierophant - (n.) a person, especially a priest in ancient Greece, who interprets sacred mysteries and esoteric principles One needn't be a heirophant to interpret the symbols on the cover of this Ray Brown album; with Monty Alexander on Piano and Sam Most on flute.

20. Factotum - (n.) an employee who does all kinds of work Don Thompson is a musical factotum; he plays bass and piano on this album, as well and being the sound engineer. He's also a great vibraphonist!

19. Sedulous - (adj.) showing dedication and diligence Sedulous hands were needed to paint Kelis' body for the cover of her first album.

18. Saponaceous - (adj.) of, like, or containing soap; soapy Witness the saponaceous waves crashing in the background of McCoy Tyner, on the cover of his amazeballz album "Trident".

Holy frijoles! I don't have streaming, but I'll sample them on YouTube or something. THANKS!

OMG, Yes! I know exactly what you mean by jazz sections that are "safe and white". I'm always perplexed when I find this type of jazz section in a record shop; like who the heck is buying this stuff?

yes please :)

Oooohhh... this looks amazeballz. Thanks for mentioning these sessions; I'm going to check them out right now!

So, I'll readily rant that I hate the "ECM sound". Their combination of digital recording AND ludicrous amounts of post-production reverb drive me batty. This is so much the case that I've gotten rid of several ECM albums that had good music on them because I just couldn't abide the audio...

17. Fusty - (adj.) smelling stale, damp, or stuffy; old-fashioned attitude or style The Keith Jarrett Trio play a wicked version of "Old Folks"; a jazz standard about a fusty man who is oddly named "Old Folks" (???).