Caustic rocker Lou Reed isn't getting any quieter at 68. He just appeared at the Montreal Jazz Festival in a controversial show with John Zorn and Laurie Anderson that resulted in much booing and walking out. We'll hear some cuts from a 2008 recording of the trio playing in New York. In his recent book on Lou's seminal rock band The Velvet Underground, Johan Kugelberg asks if Ayler was an influence, and Lou enthusiastically agrees, adding that Ornette Coleman was also a major influence. We'll hear some squalid Velevet Underground and let the listeners decide, and hear Ornette's appearance on Lou's last major studio album, The Raven.
| Part Three Lou Reed, Laurie Anderson, John Zorn - Stone: Issue 3 - Tzadik |
| I Heard Her Call My Name The Velvet Underground - White Light, White Heat - Polydor |
| Guilty Lou Reed featuring Ornette Coleman - The Raven - Sire/Reprise |
| Part One Lou Reed, Laurie Anderson, John Zorn - Stone: Issue 3 - Tzadik |
| Part Two Lou Reed, Laurie Anderson, John Zorn - Stone: Issue 3 - Tzadik |
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