TJ Gorton’s 07.23.24 SFMOMA ‘Art of Noise’ Exhibition playlist
This past Tuesday, on July 23, 2024, I had the great honor of operating the Devon Turnbull HiFi Soundsystem as a part of SFMOMA’s ‘Art of Noise‘ exhibition, which was curated by Associated Curator of Architecture and Design Joseph Becker.
It was an incredible and unique experience where I played some of my favorite records for 7 straight hours. Most of the selections had a personal connection to me, especially the Arthur Russell and Sun Ra records. I mostly went for spiritual and cosmic jazz, as I thought it would work very well in a “listening” type atmosphere on that remarkable soundsystem. I was also overwhelmed by the overall response from the people that attended, from good friends and SFJAZZ colleagues, to people I had never met before and the two groups of grade schools that showed up.
I am truly grateful for this experience, which is one I will never forget and cherish forever. Thanks to SFMOMA, Joseph Becker, and all the people that showed up and listened to the music.
As I like to do with a majority of my sets, I put together a track list of the selections I played. As usual, it’s not in complete order as played, but it’s very close. Thanks again, all if you haven’t, please visit the ‘Art of Noise’ Exhibition before it closes on August 18, 2024. Enjoy!
TJ Gorton’s 07.23.24 SFMOMA ‘Art of Noise’ Spotify Playlist
TRACKLIST
(Not in this specific order, but close)
Pharoah Sanders — Morning Prayer
Ahmad Jamal — The Awakening
Chip Wickham — Sais (Egypt)
Hal Galper — This Moment
Bill Evans & Jim Hall — Skating In Central Park
Michael White — The Blessing Song
Lloyd Miller & The Heliocentrics — Spiritual Jazz
Bobby Hutcherson — When You Are Near
John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman — You Are Too Beautiful
Greg Foat & Art Themen — Off-Piste
Azymuth — Manhã
Herbie Hancock — Butterfly (Live In Tokyo)
Weldon Irvine — Music Is The Key
Gene Harris — Losalamitoslatinfunklovesong
Sun Ra Arkestra — Space Is The Place
Bobby Hutcherson — Montara
Lonnie Liston Smith — Astral Traveling
Alice Coltrane — Going Home
Flip Nuñez — See You Later
Ahmad Jamal — Bogota (live)
Herbie Hancock — Textures
EABS — Brainville
Søren Skov Orbit — Orbiting
Arthur Russell — Instrumentals Vol 1, Part 1
Arthur Russell — Soon-To-Be-Innocent Fun/Let’s See
Don Cherry — Brown Rice
Floating Points — Silhouettes (I,II & III)
Four Tet — Circling
Nils Frahm — Sweet Little Lies
Nils Frahm — A Walking Embrace
Sun Ra Arkestra — Paradise
Gábor Szabó — Spellbinder
Dorothy Ashby — By The Time I Get to Phoenix
Arthur Verocai — Na boca do sol
Jorge Dalto — I’ve Got You On My Mind
Ryo Fukui — Early Summer
Ahmad Jamal — Dolphin Dance
Janko Nilovic & The Soul Surfers — Sweet Path
Arthur Russell — This Is How We Walk On The Moon
Sun Ra Arkestra — We Travel The Spaceways
Jaco Pastorius — Continuum
Kool & The Gang — Summer Madness
Betty Carter — Open The Door
Terry Callier — Dancing Girl
Rotary Connection — I’m the Black Gold of the Sun
Cortex — Troupeau Bleu
Azymuth — Zé e Paraná
Sven Wunder — Take a Break
Greg Foot — The Door Into Summer
Sun Ra Arkestra — Somebody Else’s Idea
Pharoah Sanders — Harvest Time (7” Edit)
Lonnie Liston Smith — Summer Nights
Steve Kuhn — The Meaning of Love
Sven Libaek — Sounds of the Deep
Jan Hammer Group — Don’t You Know
Minor Muraoka — The Positive and the Negative
Travis Biggs — Tibetan Serenity
Yusef Lateef — Love Theme From Spartacus
Alice Coltrane — Blue Nile
Sun Ra Meets OVC — Love In Outer Space
Manuel Göttsching — E2-E4 (edited)
Lindstorm & Prins Thomas — Turkish Delight
Farbror Resande Mac — Midnight Caller
Arthur Russell — That’s Us/Wild Combination
Official Last Song (IYKYK)
Nina Simone — Just In Time (Live at The Village Gate)
Sun Ra Outro
Sun Ra Arkestra — Love In Outer Space
Sun Ra Arkestra — On Jupiter
Sun Ra & The Cosmic Rays — Dreaming
