Talk with the Spirits

Talk with the Spirits is an album by pianist/composer Mike Longo recorded in 1976 and released by the Pablo label.[1][2]

Talk with the Spirits
Studio album by
Mike Long
Released1976
RecordedJanuary 16, 1976
StudioRCA Studios, New York City, NY
GenreJazz
Length33:57
LabelPablo
2310 769
ProducerDizzy Gillespie
Mike Longo chronology
900 Shares of the Blues
(1974)		 Talk with the Spirits
(1976)		 New York '78
(1978)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated "Longo gathered together an impressive sextet ... The music, five of Longo's originals, is less memorable than the solos, but this remains a fine effort that ranges from lightly funky to straight-ahead".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Mike Longo

  1. "Wyyowa" – 7:50
  2. "Roma" – 6:20
  3. "The Proclamation" – 7:10
  4. "Angel of Love" – 9:18
  5. "Talk with the Spirits" – 13:19

Personnel
gollark: Er, you'd need to sandbox it.
gollark: ```python#!/usr/bin/env python3import argparseimport subprocessimport randomimport stringparser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Compile a WHY program using WHYJIT.")parser.add_argument("input", help="File containing WHY source code")parser.add_argument("-o", "--output", help="Filename of the output executable to make", default="./a.why")parser.add_argument("-O", "--optimize", help="Optimization level", type=int, default="0")args = parser.parse_args()def randomword(length): letters = string.ascii_lowercase return ''.join(random.choice(letters) for i in range(length))def which(program): proc = subprocess.run(["which", program], stdout=subprocess.PIPE) if proc.returncode == 0: return proc.stdout.replace(b"\n", b"") else: return Nonedef find_C_compiler(): compilers = ["gcc", "clang", "tcc", "cc"] for compiler in compilers: path = which(compiler) if path != None: return pathdef build_output(code, mx): C_code = f"""#define QUITELONG long long intconst QUITELONG max = {mx};int main() {{ volatile QUITELONG i = 0; // disable some "optimizations" that RUIN OUR BEAUTIFUL CODE! while (i < max) {{ i++; }} {code}}} """ heredoc = randomword(100) devnull = "2>/dev/null" shell_script = f"""#!/bin/shTMP1=/tmp/ignore-meTMP2=/tmp/ignore-me-tooTMP3=/tmp/dont-look-here cat << {heredoc} > $TMP1{C_code}{heredoc}sed -e '1,/^exit \$?$/d' "$0" > $TMP3chmod +x $TMP3$TMP3 -x c -o $TMP2 $TMP1chmod +x $TMP2$TMP2exit $?""".encode("utf-8") with open(find_C_compiler(), "rb") as f: return shell_script + f.read()input = args.inputoutput = args.outputwith open(input, "r") as f: contents = f.read() looplen = max(1000, (2 ** -args.optimize) * 1000000000) code = build_output( contents, looplen ) with open(output, "wb") as out: out.write(code)```
gollark: I mean, it uses (y, x) coordinates, if I remember correctly!
gollark: Where n = infinity.
gollark: Which bot? And what is `FALSE`?

References
  1. Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Both Sides Now: Pablo Records Catalog: 2310-700 series. Retrieved June 5, 2019
  2. Jazzdisco: Pablo Records Discography. Retrieved June 5, 2019
  3. Yanow, Scott. Mike Long: Talk with the Spirits – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
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