A Listening List
I have heard that in order to listen, one must first develop the ability to be silent.
You may find some of these folks on YouTube. They have been some wonderful inspiration.
Other inspirations follow the Listening List below
World Music
King Sunny Ade –juju music
Salif Keita
Ladysmith Black Mambazo –other-worldly acappella
Jazz
Bill Evans
Miles Davis-trumpet
Kind of Blue- Miles Davis’ seminal offering
Miles Davis with Gil Evans—Gil was an amazing arranger
John Coltrane- tenor- see “A Love Supreme”,
Keith Jarrett –pianist – solo or with bands
Chick Corea-pianist
American folk music
Joni Mitchell
John Prine- lyricist extraordinaire
Utah Phillips-likewise
Utah’s son, Brendan
Dr. John- funk, New Orleans style
Tom Waits -a great poet
Blues
W.C. Handy
Son House
Bessie Smith
Robert Johnson
B.B. King
T-Bone Walker
Muddy Waters
Little Walter
Lonnie Johnson
John Lee Hooker
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Elmore James
Willie Dixon
Freddie King
Billie Holiday
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Charlie Patton
Ma Rainey
Leadbelly
Howlin’ Wolf
Louis Jordan
and many more continue.
Keb Mo is a good example of a modern incarnation of this huge tradition.
Funk
James Brown
George Clinton-Parliament Funkadelic
Earth,Wind & Fire
Classical
Aarvo Paart – An Estonian national treasure
Shostakovich- Symphony # 5- “A Soviet Artist’s Reply to Just Criticism” (banned for years for not being patriotic)
Here is one movement with Mr. Bernstein at the wheel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogJFXqYEYd8
Mstislav Rostropovich playing Bach cello sonatas
Debussy
Reading List
Philosophy
By Osho:`
The Spiritual Path – oddly hard to find- 300pp, try online. I first found this in Costco, the center of all spirituality.
Meditation: the First and Last Freedom –Borders, Amazon
The Book of Secrets- a large and lifelong read: it consists of112 methods to meditate- one or more will work for every person on the earth-all based on the 112 tiny stories in the little book: “Zen Flesh, Zen Bones”
Food
By Nina Planck – Real Food The industrialization of food in our society & why we should eat clean food.
Business
Michael Gerber The E-Myth Revisited an intro for those considering entrepreneurial adventure
Other:
For you folks that are considering a life in film:
Find some re-runs of Project Greenlight with Ben Affleck or catch excerpts on YouTube. This is the reality of movie-making. Pressure and budgets.
Treat everyone as you would be treated. Love is the answer.
