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Charles Mingus said jazz was a word invented to separate musicians from their money. Music for a Free World brings us together, drawing listeners to the healing power of smooth free jazz. Each week, surprise guests bring their own sides to spin and their instruments of choice to spontaneously jam.

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Favoriting April 4, 2020: The music of Puerto Rican guitarist and composer Federico Balducci can be described as a mixture of classical and ambient music with unusually intricate harmonies.

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Artist Track Album Label Approx. start time
Bill Frisell  Strange Meeting   Favoriting With Dave Holland and Elvin Jones  Elektra Nonesuch  0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Bill Frisell  Strange Meeting   Favoriting With Dave Holland and Elvin Jones  Elektra Nonesuch   
Bill Evans and Jim Hall  My Funny Valentine   Favoriting Undercurrent  United Artists  0:13:27 (Pop-up)
Kurt Rosenwinkel  Brooklyn Sometime   Favoriting Deep Song  Verve  0:20:22 (Pop-up)
Oliver Messiaen  Quatuor pour la fin du temps   Favoriting Messiaen  Chandos  0:39:48 (Pop-up)
Federico Balcducci  I Have Never...   Favoriting The Dark Side of Things  Sorrow Ship  0:48:45 (Pop-up)
Roland Dyens  Night and Day   Favoriting Night And Day  Visite Au Jazz  1:00:43 (Pop-up)
Frank Zappa · Ensemble Intercontemporain  The Perfect Stranger   Favoriting Bouliez Conducts Zappa  Barking Pumpkin Digital  1:14:12 (Pop-up)
Phil Niblock  Harm   Favoriting for 'cello, played here by Arne Deforce    1:32:37 (Pop-up)
Federico Balcducci and Dave Sewelson  Duet for Pigeon   Favoriting Live on WFMU  GTDR Records and Tapes  2:03:59 (Pop-up)
Federico Balcducci  La Brava Domestica   Favoriting Avoir Vent 10th anniversary (Wind)    2:50:30 (Pop-up)
Federico Balcducci  A Place to Bury Me   Favoriting Le conflit engendre le feu (Fire)    2:53:15 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

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Irene Trudel:

Yay, first comment! Hi Dave!
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chresti:

Hi free worlds!
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Dave Sewelson:

You win Irene!
  2:02pm
Federico:

Thanks Irene!
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Dave Sewelson:

chresti is a close second
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chresti:

It's a tie!
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fred:

Hello Dave and listeners
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Dave Sewelson:

howdy fred!
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Dave Sewelson:

chresti are you wearing a tie?
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spodiodi:

Dave Sewelson! Freedom!
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chresti:

Dave, kind of, it's wrapped around my neck. Does that mean I win?
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 2:06pm
doctorjazz:

Purty! Hi all! (Saw Frisell group Harmony back when we could see folks play)
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Irene Trudel:

So nice to tune in so early, Dave. Usually I'm at work until 3pm. But since NYPR is on a minimal schedule, I'm on indefinite leave and can tune in early now.
  2:08pm
David J:

Hi all, just tuning in
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spodiodi:

thanks for being here, Federico
  2:10pm
Federico:

Thanks Spodiodi!
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Irene Trudel:

Yay Federico!
  2:11pm
Federico:

Hi, Irene!
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Dave Sewelson:

So nice we played it twice
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:13pm
Dave Sewelson:

doctor and spodiodio
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:14pm
Dave Sewelson:

indefinite leave, yeah
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doctorjazz:

Acoustic guitar blues, nice...
  2:16pm
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God bless you!!! Titi, Mary
  2:17pm
Federico:

Hi!
Saludos! Titi! thanks for listening
  2:18pm
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Please play my favorite: La vaca.... Titi Mary
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Andrew Waterloo:

good afternoon
  2:19pm
Federico:

Hello Andrew
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Dave Sewelson:

Andrew is in the house!
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doctorjazz:

Looks a bit like those Steinberger guitars (in the picture).
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:23pm
Dave Sewelson:

David J...is Texas getting bigger?
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Andrew Waterloo:

Hope you're all keeping safe
  2:23pm
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I mean: Brava Domesticada: Titi Mary
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 2:23pm
Irene Trudel:

Ah, Kurt Rosenwinkel. Love his music!
  2:23pm
Federico:

Hi
Doctor Jazz, it's a Strandberg guitar
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:26pm
Sem:

Hey, Dave, free worlders, random jazz people. Lovin' the way this sounds---Frisell, Jim Hall, and now this...all that jazz.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:29pm
Dave Sewelson:

Sem....all that jazz
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Dave Sewelson:

Good to see you Titi Mary!
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Doug Schulkind:

This Free World is a beautiful world. Thank you, Dave. Welcome Federico. Big love to everybody!
  2:30pm
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Hi Dave, God bless you too!!!
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 2:32pm
doctorjazz:

I was close; Steinberger, Strandberg, let's call the whole thing off!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:39pm
Dave Sewelson:

Doug is not doing yoga
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Irene Trudel:

Is Federico talking over Skype? If so he should make sure the video isn't on. That would make the sound more stable.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 2:41pm
Irene Trudel:

Sounds good! (No pun intended)
  2:42pm
Federico:

Thanks, Irene
  2:43pm
JakeGould:

Hello!

@Irene: Might be the case, but in general I have noticed my home Internet is not that stable or consistent since everyone started working from home. In general ISPs kinda count on low to no usage during the day when people are at home. The solid connection are for “business” rated connections. But of course that has all changed now.
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Dave Sewelson:

Thanks Jake....
  2:45pm
JakeGould:

No problem. This article and accompanying charts lay out the case. broadbandnow.com...
  2:48pm
Federico:

Thanks Jake :)
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Dave Sewelson:

so nice to have an engineer in the mix...
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Dave Sewelson:

federicobalducci7.bandcamp.com
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Andrew Waterloo:

My ISP basically upped my rate because of this. But, I haven't had any problems with my connection... and it's lower tier thing. But, also I don't share my bandwidth with video hungry teenagers either.
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Irene Trudel:

Jake, you're totally right about connectivity. I have to be careful not to throw my husband off the connection because he's WFH for the NY Times and is on deadline a lot. But I do know Skype video sucks down a lot of bandwidth and becomes more stable if you go audio only. Dave's connection is fine and solid.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:54pm
Dave Sewelson:

we be using the mysterious FaceTime more better binary
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Irene Trudel:

It's slightly better now.
  3:00pm
JakeGould:

@AndrewWaterloo: Heard about that stuff too. The FCC basically ordered all ISPs and cell phone providers to lift bandwidth, minutes, roaming restrictions and such. If you have a cell phone capable of being a mobile hot spot but you don’t have it, it should be free and enabled on your phone now. So if your home connection stinks, enable the mobile hotspot on your phone and see how that works. I have Sprint FWIW.
  3:00pm
claire daly:

hi errybody. just getting here. happy saturday!
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spodiodi:

hi claire!
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Irene Trudel:

Hi Claire!
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spodiodi:

love this song
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spodiodi:

like Roland Dyens' take so far
  3:05pm
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I love that one!!!
  3:06pm
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I love this song, Titi Mary,
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spodiodi:

In Dave We Trust
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Dave Sewelson:

Claire Sistah!
  3:14pm
claire daly:

sistah dave!! hi everyone. i'm so glad we're all here, safe and sound, so to speak.
  3:16pm
claire daly:

the pigeons seem very happy in nyc. i go to the roof and they are flying around in weird patterns, pretty much calling the shots out there.
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Dave Sewelson:

so to speak...so to talk...so to yak....
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spodiodi:

FZ!
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Andrew Waterloo:

@JakeGould... I'm in Canada. That sounds nice of the FCC though.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:23pm
Webhamster Henry:

Zappa heard Xenakis when he was a kid from a record he took out of the library and really, that was where he began.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:23pm
Dave Sewelson:

Webhamster Henry, thats how it all began....
  3:24pm
Federico:

Zappa was a big fan of Edgard Varèse too
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spodiodi:

Zappa led me to Varese
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coelacanth∅:

greetings Dave & Free worldlings
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Webhamster Henry:

Oop I think it WAS Varèse! My Bad!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:27pm
Dave Sewelson:

sealy...wassup?
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Webhamster Henry:

When he got a Synclavier, he felt he finally had the orchestra that could play his stuff!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:27pm
Dave Sewelson:

Varese or Xenakis...whats the difference
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Webhamster Henry:

Now I'll stop mansplaining and shut up and listen to the music.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:28pm
Doug Schulkind:

Never stop Webhamsplaining!
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Franco Twinkie:

In addition to all the modernist composers that influenced Frank Zappa, his life long love of the soundtracks of movies - sci fi, horror and noir, is put in sharp relief in this spectacular performance.
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Dave Sewelson:

Franco wow
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spodiodi:

aloha, Webhamster Henry, coel, Doug, Franco
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:32pm
Dave Sewelson:

later spodi
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spodiodi:

you can't get rid of me that easily, Dave :D here for the duration
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:36pm
Dave Sewelson:

i musta misread sumpin that wasnt spod on...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:36pm
Dave Sewelson:

aloha mean hello and goodbye.....ahhh
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spodiodi:

i'm sloppy with my alohas. fair call on your part, Dave
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Dave Sewelson:

alohahahahaha
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spodiodi:

feel the love <3
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coelacanth∅:

hey spodi
  3:41pm
claire daly:

love ya later! thanks for the show today.
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spodiodi:

cheers, claire! be well
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Dave Sewelson:

thanks for stopping by Claire...later-like
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Doug Schulkind:

Gotta go walk the dog. And the Doug. Thanks for the great sounds, Federico and Dave! (And Irene!)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:47pm
Dave Sewelson:

Shake hands with the dog for me, Doug....
  3:47pm
Federico:

Thanks Doug
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spodiodi:

happy trails, Doug
  3:51pm
Federico:

Hi
Everyone I got a new record out
it has a few Erik Satie pieces and a few original compositions

https://federicobalducci7.bandcamp.com/album/le-conflit-engendre-le-feu-fire
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:55pm
Dave Sewelson:

federicobalducci7.bandcamp.com...
  3:57pm
David J:

This is pretty amazing.
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Webhamster Henry:

It's like it's solstice again....
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Irene Trudel:

This Niblock piece is so hypnotic. Love the overtones that rise to the surface every so often.
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Irene Trudel:

Happy walkies, Doug!
  4:04pm
Carmichael:

Heya Dave and kids.
  4:07pm
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Hi Federico!! Awesome playlist!! I love Erik Satie and your pieces!
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doctorjazz:

Very Cool collaboration!
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Franco Twinkie:

Well put, Federico. The stuff that really matters. We all want to believe we have a future, but maybe not. But in the mean time, while we are feeling good, lets all kick ass and get shit done.
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doctorjazz:

Musta been REALLY tough isolating during the 1918 flu pandemic. You really were all alone.
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Sem:

Lovin' it live.
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coelacanth∅:

i missed most of the mic break so i've missed some information and maybe some wisdom; but
...this guitar does not sound phoned-in. are Frederico and Dave in the presence of one-another, physically?
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fred:

@coel: they're not even in the same state. Amazing it sounds that good
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coelacanth∅:

Thanks fred - yeah very good, and they apparently can hear each-other quite well too
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Webhamster Henry:

Trio for guitar, sax and jittery interface. (and pigeon)
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Gina Bacon:

Howdy, streamers!
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fred:

@coel: Federico mentioned western Massachusetts early in the show
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Franco Twinkie:

This does sound sharp. Technology put to good use.
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spodiodi:

to the pigeon.
dig it
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spodiodi:

jittery interface and all
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fred:

@Franco: Right, using it for a meeting of the minds instead of mindless meetings, for a change
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coelacanth∅:

unfortunately and thankfully i have to get back to work.
Thanks Dave & Frederico
tchau peeps
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spodiodi:

see ya coelacanth
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doctorjazz:

Amazing they can do this long distance (though records have been made long distance for a long time now).
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Hams:

pigeon!
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fred:

@doctorjazz: sure, but these are usually exchanges of solo takes, not live
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doctorjazz:

True, Fred. The interaction is what makes it!
  4:49pm
David J:

So good!
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fred:

clap clap clap clap clap
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spodiodi:

nice duet guys
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Irene Trudel:

Fantastic! Dave, thanks for turning us on to Federico's music. Gonna that new album right now.
  4:52pm
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Yeeeeeeeahh. I'm here waiting, Brava....!!! Titi Mary, God bless you
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doctorjazz:

Thanks Frederick and Dave. That was great!
  4:53pm
Federico:

Thanks doctor jazz !
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chresti:

Bravo.
  4:53pm
Federico:

Thanks Irene !
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Gina Bacon:

Well done!!
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Dave Sewelson:

Gina is up next...click this
wfmu.org...
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Gina Bacon:

Thanks Dave!
  4:59pm
David J:

Thanks Dave & Federico
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spodiodi:

thanks, Dave, Federico, Irene! be well all, ttys
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Dave Sewelson:

Thanks all of you
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Irene Trudel:

Great show, Dave and Federico!
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