5-30-26 Pushing The Envelope: Music Decidedly Left of Center

Greetings!

Scattered  throughout today's program are takes in both word and music of "Blue in Green", the classic Miles Davis/Bill Evans tune. (Happy 100th Birthday, Mr. Davis!) 

That didn't start out being intentional until i noticed that the opening Laurie Altman piece was later followed by the similarly titled Morten Qvenild track.  I was then motivated to find a couple of more unusual covers of "Blue in Green", notably by Dave Fiuczynski's Screaming Headless Torsos & the classic lineup of Oregon. 

These keep company with a plethora of new and less recent musics from multiple genres.

Listen & Enjoy!!

Joel

e-mail: pushingtheenvelopewhus@gmail.com 

prior programs & playlists: https://envelope.podbean.com/ 

5-30-26 PTE Playlist

Intro

Poem: Blue in Green / Blue in Green (after Miles Davis) - Laurie Altman, spoken word; Clipper Erickson, piano; Isabel Pfefferkorn, vocal - Briefly - Navona Records (2026)
https://www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6835/ 

Phase One

portrait RE - Ensemble Dal Niente / composer: Igor Santos - portrait RE / Flux / Pacific Time - New Focus Recordings (2025)
https://dalniente.bandcamp.com/album/portrait-re-flux-pacific-time 

every - Nicholas Remondino/ prepared drums - Ocra Rossa: Falling Stick Is A Necessary Gesture, Every Sonic Action Being Perfectly Voluntary And With Its Own Dignity - Shhpuma (2023)
https://shhpuma.bandcamp.com/album/ocra-rossa 

only ghosts - Ryan Scott, snare drum / Christina Volpini, composer - 21st-Century Canadian Snare Drum - Collection QB (2026)
https://collectionqb.bandcamp.com/album/21st-century-canadian-snare-drum 

Out of Blue Comes Green - Morten Qvenild - Lokalt Piano - Susanna Sonata (2026)
https://mortenqvenild.bandcamp.com/album/lokalt-piano 

Earthrise - Steve Hillage - Open Featuring Studio Herald - Caroline (1979/1990)
http://stevehillage.com/ 

Phase Two

God's Name / Being Watched / The Energy - Stereo Minus One - The Acid Tape (Original Soundtrack) - Machine Records (2026)
https://stereominusone.bandcamp.com/album/the-acid-tape-original-soundtrack 

Penalty Stroke - trang trai traicay - store in cool and dry places - Fruit Exports (2026)
https://trangtraitraicay.bandcamp.com/album/store-in-cool-and-dry-places 

Blue in Green - Screaming Headless Torsos - Live!! - Fuzelicious Morsels (2002)
https://www.davidfiuczynski.com/screaming-headless-torsos 

Rest In Pleasure - Esperanza Spalding - Emily's D + Evolution - Concord Records (2016)
https://esperanzaspalding.bandcamp.com/album/emily-s-d-evolution 

Warning Bell / They Are Waiting In The Van - Emily Bezar - Vista - digital self-release (2026)
https://www.emilybezar.com/ 

Blue in Green - Oregon - Live at the Free Music Store - WBAI-FM  NYC  9-2-1972