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On the 50th anniversary of Elvin Jones's recording of "Live at the Lighthouse," bassist Gene Perla recalls what it was like to play with the legendary jazz drummer. Gene will be performing this music with the Lighthouse Project on June 30, 2022 at Nublu in NY, NY, and later this summer at the Detroit Jazz Festival.

Rex Fowler and Dodie Pettit of Aztec Two-Step 2.0 discuss songs by Paul Simon and the origins of their show "The Simon and Garfunkel Songbook." Aztec Two-Step 2.0 will be performing at the Hopewell Theater in Hopewell, NJ on May 22. See hopewelltheater.com for tickets and more about the show. Playlists and transcripts for all episodes are available at soundsoutoftime.substack.com.

Singer-songwriter David Wilcox discusses Peter Gabriel's "Solsbury Hill." He said that the process of writing a song with great care "changes your heart and mind. It rewires how you see the world.” Playlists and transcripts for all episodes are available at soundsoutoftime.substack.com.

Madeleine Peyroux talks about Marian Anderson's "Trampin'." Transcripts and playlists for all episodes are available at soundsoutoftime.substack.com. (photo: Yann Orhan)

Scott Metzger returns to talk about his new album, Too Close to Reason, and a classic Lester Young solo, which he plays at the end of the episode. See scottmetzger.com for show dates and details. Playlists and transcripts for all episodes are available at https://soundsoutoftime.substack.com.

This episode showcases Ethio-jazz legend Mulatu Astatke's composition "Tezeta," which translates roughly as "nostalgia."

Susan Hellauer, a founding member of Anonymous 4, talks about "Peperit Virgo," a song from the Middle Ages that the group brought to life on its 1993 album "On Yoolis Night."

Singer-songwriter Ana Egge talks about the timeless perfection of Elizabeth Cotten's "Freight Train." We went deep on this one. Ana Egge will be performing at the Hopewell Theater in Hopewell, NJ, on May 13. For tickets and more information see hopewelltheater.com. Sounds Out of Time playlists and edited transcripts are available at: https://soundsoutoftime.substack.com.

Composer eden ahbez is best known for "Nature Boy," a #1 hit for Nat King Cole in 1948 that was subsequently covered by artists ranging from Miles Davis to Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett. That song was just the tip of the iceberg for an artist whose best work was still ahead of him. Historian, archivist, and filmmaker Brian Chidester has spent a quarter-century exploring the music and life of eden ahbez. He's the co-producer of Dharmaland, a 2020 album by Ìxtahuele of previously unrecorded songs by ahbez. Sounds Out of Time playlists and edited transcripts are available at: https://soundsoutoftime.substack.com.

Patty Larkin discusses how she was influenced as a young songwriter by Joni Mitchell's "The Priest," from the album Ladies of the Canyon. Sounds Out of Time playlists and edited transcripts are available at: https://soundsoutoftime.substack.com.

Time for Three, a trio featuring two violins and double bass, defies easy categories. They're classically trained musicians who are as comfortable singing three-part harmony as they are shredding on commissioned works by award-winning contemporary composers. As individuals, they were shaped by early influences ranging from Brahms and Mussorgsky to Stevie Ray Vaughn. Sounds Out of Time playlists and edited transcripts are available at: https://soundsoutoftime.substack.com.

This is the second in a short series on unconventional trios, and it features Sonny Rollins, who pioneered a piano-less saxophone trio on his 1957 album Way Out West. Sounds Out of Time playlists and edited transcripts are available at: https://soundsoutoftime.substack.com.