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Not "jazz harp" per se, but some fine moments by Lois Colin on Pharoah Sanders's "Rejoice." Nothing extravagant, but moving nonetheless (a successful integration of conservatory/improv techniques more than a full-on jazz idiomatic thing).

If I recall correctly, he was born in 1930... so 76, I guess. I'm so tuned in.

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It couldn't have been Prestige, since he made several records for them. Could it have been Blue Note? Naw... Ornette recorded some cuts during the Blue Note heyday--and he was/is pretty clean, right? I doubt cats like Sam Rivers would still be appreciative of their BN legacies if the label were up to such unsavory dealings.

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What an inspiration--and such an astute mind! It's nice to hear about all this from Walt's perspective--a living testament to integrity in a not-always-wholesome music.

I've been listening to the Lowe recently. On first listen, I felt as if the tunes were sort of "monochromatic"--your regular theme/solo/theme fair with your stock and trade free blowing interspersed. Hearing it again (after a matter of months), it's a completely different story. This is a recording that rewards repeated/close listenings--a nuanced, powerful performance by an obscure and wonderful group. This is a top-notch post-Ornette combo--the sort that was stretching past the melodic innovations and into something a little more involved. Lowe is at his incendiary best; the band cooks; the improv is tight. I like this one a lot (almost as much as Black Beings and the best CIMPs).

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Seconded. I've just brought myself to listen for different things (I mean, between "Dialogue" and the 70's stuff...).

That is a bit difficult to understand. What is the "fixation" in the case of the Bird-Diz recording. I'm not really versed in law, but if a *phonogram* is the actual physical *thing* containing the music (be it an acetate, a master tape or a CD or whatever), the actual acetates produced in 1945 and used by Uptown would not be liable for producer's rights in the EU, but the actual CDs published by Uptown (© 2005) would, right? Ethics are rather clear. Any lawyers in the room? F Edit because whatever I was talking about had nothing to do with the producer's particular situation (and is thusly not germane to the present conversation). Publication refers to registration with the proper authorities; unless those acetates were cleared later in the 40's (or whenever if the publication fell into the 50-year timeframe), the rights have expired. "Phonogram" is a somewhat anachronistic term--phono records are just "tangible copies of works that can be reproduced" (paraphrasing, of course).

(Just because it happens to be sitting on my desk)--I'm a fan of Mario Pavone's "Dancers Tales" (feat. Chapin on winds)... inside/outside with just the right touch of simmering mania. I'd call it Mingusesque--albeit in a very atypical way (not your usual blues affectations).

R.I.P. (traipsing into the ether) He will be missed.

Excellent choice. I'm more of an "Out There" man myself, but most (if not all) of Dolphy's Prestige sides are classic. I'd pay to hear the man play the phone book (and he probably could).

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West coast, damn it.

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I keep hearing things about the Dixons, although they aren't exactly canon (sleeper classics, I guess). Next time I see one, I'll pick it up.

Y'know, I would have liked to have said something about this one, but I really know nothing about it. Anyone want to drop an overview?

Just 'cause we're talking Black Saint, I'll bring up John Carter's "Dauwhe." Just got it a couple of days ago--heavy, heavy stuff (I'm sure most of you are hip to it). Carter is a legend of modern clarinet--and what beautiful compositions! Top-flight in every respect. The band is a plus.