Leif Averageson

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Member Since: 2/28/2006
Total Mixes: 86
Total Feedback: 267

Other Mixes By Leif Averageson

Lament
CD | Mixed Genre
On a Swing and a Prayer
CD | Theme - Alternating DJ
Lyrics Are Such a Nuisance
CD | Mixed Genre
Jazz in the 70s (with downloads)
Cassette | Jazz
On a Fable by Aesop
CD | Mixed Genre

In Dedication: Curtis Burns

Artist Song
Han Bennink / Kazuo Imai  Across The Desert
from Across The Desert (2002)  
Jack DeJohnette feat. Bill Frisell  Cat And Mouse
from The Elephant Sleeps But Still Remembers... (2006) 
Zu  The Witch Herbalist Of The Remote Town
from The Way Of The Animal Powers (2005) 
Kidd Jordan / Hamid Drake / William Parker  So Often
from Palm of Soul (2006) 
L'Orchestre De Contrebasses  La Pompe
from Bass Bass Bass Bass Bass & Bass (1993) 
Guy Klucevsek  Three of a Kind: AOK Chorale
from Free Range Accordion (2000) 
Wadada Leo Smith  A Thousand Cranes - A Memorial for Amir Hamzehi
from Light Upon Light (1999) 
Marc Ribot  Identity I-Shmentity
from Scelsi Mornings (2003) 
Clusone Trio  Love Henry
from Love Henry (1997) 
The Crimson Jazz Trio  Matte Kudasai
from King Crimson Songbook, Vol. 1 (2005) 
Dave Burrell / Andrew Cyrille / William Parker  About Face
from Expansion (2004) 
John Lurie  The Beast
from Fishing With John (1998) 

Comment:

This summer-long series is dedicated to everyone at AOTM, but to a few mixers in particular. The NLA was born out of both a lark and an attempt to diversify listening habits and mixing formulae. The mixers named in this series are those who continue to inspire us, who've helped us abandon (somewhat) our musical prejudices and open our ears to a multitude of new sounds. We hope this series is a two-way street, of course, and that these mixes have a similar affect on their subjects, inspiring THEM to keep up their excellent mixing. Future subjects (in the works): Dom1, jonpoi, musicgnome, Nick Falivena, g.a.b. l@bs, Luke79, jenergy, joey de vivre, Orchid, Dead Man, Rob Conroy and lanhamyodel. There will no doubt be others, too. Enjoy.

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g.a.b. l@bs
Date: 6/29/2006
Excellent lookin' series fellers (I've burnt a copy and placed it alongside my curb). This might be one I have to re-burn with track breaks...
(here's a wink ;- ]...and a link)
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musicgnome
Date: 6/29/2006
Wow! 16 minutes til the whistle blows, I slide down the brontasaurus and race home so I can listen to this!This series looks quite auspicious, though I'd skip that musicgnome character. What an ass&*le!!!!That L'Orchestre De Contrebasses track has got me salivating.
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musicgnome
Date: 6/29/2006
Oh, yeah...Curtis Burns rules!
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Rob Conroy
Date: 6/29/2006
This looks tremendous. I can't wait to listen to it. Curtis is certainly worth your admiration and tribute... And wow, thanks for the positive remark. I certainly didn't expect such recognition...
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Barrydali
Date: 6/29/2006
A worthy recipient of the tribute accolade. This looks suitably off the wall.
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Salman1
Date: 6/29/2006
Great tribute to a fantastic contributor. Ecclectic and mysterious like I thought when I saw the title of this mix! Can't wait to give this a listen.
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Mr. Mirage
Date: 6/29/2006
Nice! As always, of course, I would expect no less, and a most worthy party to be pointing out. Now...Can someone tell me how to get that mix thingy to work?
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Luke79
Date: 6/29/2006
Just doing a Dom1-inspired mix right now - very interested to see your musical portrait of him.This is a beautiful tribute to a beautiful mixer!
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sammyg123
Date: 6/29/2006
No better mixer to start the series than with Curtis. Originally I used to look at his mixes with a blank face but since he started posting links I've been introduced to much wonderment via his work. I must admit I assumed Curtis ( along with g.a.b ) was part of your set up, but I now realise I must be wrong. As dedicating a mix to yourself would surely be a tad OTT would it not?
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Mixxer
Date: 6/29/2006
He not only burns, he smokes. Great lookin' mix. (BTW, like Sammy, I assumed CB was one of the NLA culprits.)
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zeke
Date: 6/29/2006
i love it... a tribute to the musically savvy AOTMers... and who better than Curtis! i look forward to your developing series...
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lo-fi jr.
Date: 6/30/2006
Quite an appropiate tribute to the curb ruiner since I'm comletely clueless until I hear the masterfully sequenced mix.
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bufo alvarius
Date: 6/30/2006
Count me in amongst those who thought Curtis was part of the NLO. Anyways, like everybody else said, a most worthy recipient of this honor. I can't even begin to count the number of artists I've been turned on to through Curtis' mixes.
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GambleOn
Date: 7/1/2006
This is great; exceptionally sequenced, and it does well to capture the jazzier side of the Burnsian mix tradition. Nice work!
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Curtis_Burns
Date: 7/1/2006
Wow...let me begin by saying that I am not now, nor have I ever been, a member of the New Leif Allstars. Not opposed to membership you see, it's just that what they require you to do to small animals as a part of the initiation is, well, I'm just not ready for that.While one can debate the worthiness of the dedicatee, there's no debating the merits of this mix. 'Tis a flower that more fully blossoms with each listen. Poetry even. The pacing is splendid and there's enough bass and accordion to keep any right thinking music fan happy (L'Orchestre de Contrebasses -> Klucevsek -> Wadada Leo Smith brought tears of joy to my eyes). In short, though undeserving, I am humbled and honored. I can only hope that my contributions to this grand mixing dialog honors the quality of this mix and the spirit of this site. Thank you.P.S. Crimson Jazz Trio? How cool is that?!
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hemizen
Date: 7/3/2006
Excellent tribute. Now if you could just get him to stop ruining curbs....