What recordings best convey the live feeling of improvisation? Today we showcase the views of IICSI affiliates about what to listen! David Lee suggests “Ra” by Evan Parker and Paul Lytton; Alexandre Pierrepont recommends Memorize the Sky; Maggie Nicols, Joëlle Léandre, and Lindsay Cooper “Live at the Bastille” is Chris Tonelli’s favourite; and Lisa Lorenzino sticks with the classic, Kind of Blue by Miles Davis. This episode originally aired on CFRU 93.3FM in Guelph Ontario on January 29th, 2015.

Sound It Out is hosted by Rachel Elliott who is a PhD candidate in Philosophy at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada. Sound It Out is produced in conjunction with the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation. The show explores whether and how improvised music can serve as a basis for discursive inclusivity, the creation of new forms of shared meaning, and more democratic means of connecting with each other.

Sound It Out airs on Guelph’s campus and community radio station, CFRU 93.3FM, on alternating Tuesdays at 5pm.