Computer Tunes Meme

I'll have to say more about how wonderful it was to work on Four Electric Ghosts in the Atelier when I catch up on my sleep. In the meantime, I went over to Mimi Nguyen's site today and saw this list. Thought I'd share my own computer tunes meme (no free computer software ads here). The most interesting thing for me is how much gets left out that clearly defines my listening habits. Most notable absences:

1. anything by Brian Blade, especially "Reconciliation" & "Steadfast" (about whom I've had a blog entry half drafted for a month or so)
2. tracks from an unreleased live show by Moe Raw, especially "Magnolia Trees" a song I call "California", and "Anti-gravity Blues"
3. tracks from Rahsaan Salandy's unreleased album, especially "Sweet Black Moses"
4. Pamela Z's "Regular Verbs"
5. Cassandra Wilson (in a big way)
6. Many things that were on my computer before my harddrive died (Randy Weston, Alice Coltrane, and Abbey Lincoln come to mind)

What are you listening to?

How many songs? 227

Sort by song title:
First: “A Little Bit Of Soap” (De La Soul)
Last: “Yusef Komunyakaa's Slam, Dunk and Hook” (from Rattapallax)

Sort by time:
Shortest: “Like An Alien” (Mendi+Keith Obadike :22)
Longest: “ABoneCroneDrone 7” (Sheila Chandra 15:39)

Sort by album:
First: 3 Feet High and Rising (De La Soul)
Last: Window Licker (Aphex Twin)

Top Five Most Played Songs:
“Soyini”, Art for Sale, Count Bass D
“New Health Rock”, New Health Rock, TV on the Radio
“Que Será, Será”, Fresh, Sly and the Family Stone
“Blue Eye Shadow”, Noon Chill, Arto Lindsay
“Fat Girl”, Art for Sale, Count Bass D

First song that comes up on Shuffle: “I Loves You Porgy”, Porgy and Bess, Miles Davis

Find "sex", How many songs come up?
2 (“Sexuality” by Prince and “Elaine Sexton 's Subterraine from Rattapallax 6”)

Find "death", How many songs come up? 0
(I'm a little surprised I don't have Cassandra Wilson's "A Little Warm Death" on here, as I used to wear that one out)

Find "love", How many songs come up? 10

1. “Love Is Stronger than Pride”, Sade
2. “Love Song #1”, Me’Shell Ndegéocello
3. “Time’s Up”, Living Colour (I don’t know why this comes up under love -- oh ok, it's the love in Glover, as in the composers Calhoun/Glover/Reid/Skillings)
4. “Love Song #3”, Me’Shell Ndegéocello
5. “Feel Like Makin’ Love”, D’Angelo
6. “Love Song #2”, Me’Shell Ndegéocello
7. “I Loves You, Porgy [Take 1, Second Version]”, Miles Davis
8. “I Loves You, Porgy”, Miles Davis
9. “Cherish the Day”, Sade (album: Love Deluxe)
10. “Willie Perdomo's Seesaw” (from Smoking Lovely)