B. Clugston

Don Ayler later redid "Prophet John" as "The Eastern Song" on the Live in Florence LPs. http://www.ayler.org/albert/assets/multimedia/eastern.mp3

Actually it's Bar Kokhba Sextet. Damn good, too.

I've always been a big fan of On The Road. There are a few dull bits, but overall a good one. p.s. Classic chewy chew chew indeed.

Also on the Tzadik front, I'm quite enjoying John Zorn's Astronome with Patton/Dunn/Baron.

Mingus plays the opening two piano solos on track 3. There's still the mystery of who is playing celeste, marimba or is it vibes. (If it's the former, it's Jaki Byard.) It's always sounded like marimba to me.

I'm sorry to say, I haven't. Grey Cups didn't come around too often in the Empire Stadium days and B.C. Place isn't my favourite venue--it's weird and kind of muffled in there, like you are in a parallel universe. I prefer TV, especially when you get colourful anaylsis from Pinball Clemons. Next time the Grey Cup is in Calgary, I will think about going.

This one reminds me of the old Sesame Street song: "One of these things, is not like the other..."

The Lions looked great yesterday. Didn't make it to the game, but caught half of it on TV--it was really loud in there, so loud that the 'Riders couldn't hear the count. I feel for Danny Barrett. He never gets any breaks and may be finished in Regina. The Als are having a weird Cardinals-like season. As long as the Lions' coaching staff don't have any brain cramps, I think they'll win a close one on Sunday.

My favourite Mingus, maybe even my favourite jazz album. This one packs an emotional wallop.

What's got nine arms and sucks? Def Leppard

I'm happy about the Herman. It will be nice to get this stuff all on one CD on Mosaic. (Collectables--I bless them for keeping this stuff in print, but don't like the packaging.) I agree, the piano album looks interesting.

Anyone notice any new Crowns? I spotted Electric Ascension and Monk's Casino. I should add it's still my favourite of the review books, but the series has been going downhill for the past three or four editions and needs some major editing.

Tonight I'm checking out Wolf Eyes.

We may have the makings of a CFL corner.

Who cares? It's back to obscurity time.

Thanks for posting. Jackie Parker was before my time, but football fans still talk about him to this day. Too bad the Eskimos played so poorly in his last year on Earth.

Thanks. Any CD/s in particular that you would recommend as perhaps a better place to start? Rupe The man is so prolific, this could get expensive for you. His quartet with Marilyn Crispell, Mark Dresser and Gerry Hemingway is much revered. London (1985) on Leo is a good one. Sadly a lot of is 1970s recordings which featured some phenomenal solos are out of print. Best of the bunch may well be the double-LP Berlin/Montreux Concerts (Arista). Of currently available releases, Donna Lee from the Free America series, Circle’s Paris Concert (with Corea and Holland) and Dortmund (Hatology, but getting hard to find) are good examples. Braxton’s Creative Orchestra music is also worth a listen, though some of the key releases are out of print. Eugene, half a London Jazz Composers Orchestra set and the recent 4-CD set on Leo Records offer examples. Much of Braxton’s recent work has focussed on Ghost Trance Music. Volume 2 or 3 of the Yoshi’s set on Leo are good starts. For Alto is his most well-known solo sax release, though there’s about a half-dozen other good options.

Was flipping through the latest edition today. The index has returned, the type is shrinking and some old reviews have become capsule reviews. Sadly it's still error ridden, including a review of fictitious Braxton quartet CD, and poorly edited. There are some bewildering judgements: Hill's Andrew!!! is in the "Core Collection" instead of Black Fire or Judgment, Thornton's The Panther and the Lash and the Cellar Door Sessions get three stars, etc. etc. They've also delved into the nebulous world of the Lonehill catalogue, reviewing an edition of Ayler's Slugs Saloon which omits a track when there's far superior alternatives available and falling for Lonehill's claim that Lalo Schifrin is the pianist on a Dolphy date. A couple of editions ago, they reviewed the latter in a different edition with the correct personnel. Wouldn't they have clued in? Earlier editions in this series were a great resource and helped introduce me to the likes of George Russell, Ganelin Trio and others. But now it's evolved into an unreliable mess. It's almost as if they don't listen to half the CDs, instead regurgitating the liner notes. One and a half stars.....

The Splatter Trio and Debris CD is a good introduction to Braxton the composer. Haven't heard the duets with the bassists. The Teitelbaum duo is straight improv. Enjoyable enough, but not essential. I like the Reichman duo slightly more. Not the best intros to Braxton, but the price is nice.

Interesting performer. Keeps reinventing himself. Had that hairy chest run in the '70s, bounced back with a cool (for the times) look and a big hit in the '80s, sang Italian songs in the '90s, and is still performing.

www.destination-out.com has a clip from John Stevens – Spontaneous Music Ensemble from 1969. Would love to see that on CD.

I only have one Horo and it's excellent: Sam Rivers Black Africa! Perugia, a trio recording with Rivers on tenor, soprano, flute and piano (and voice), plus Joe Daley on tuba and baritone horn and Sydney Smart on drums. I've read elsewhere on these forums that Horo's owner is, at best, eccentric, and may not even be the actual owner of some of the recordings. So CD reissues are unlikely until the Andorrans swoop in.

Coleman has played with Reed before. And, of course, Don Cherry was a former sideman.

Dang, ain't that the truth! Anybody have recommendations for the best place to buy these online, in the US? Not much chance of finding these in any brick-n-mortars around here. Jazz Loft is a good source: www.jazzloft.com

I have half of the Free Americas. The ones I listen to the most are the Thornton and, suprisingly, the Shepp (though I wish they had put a little more distance between Chicago Beau and the mic). Braxton's Donna Lee is a must have; the 2-CD solo is one of his best if you like sax solos. Phase One is fantastic; Certain Blacks is not my cup of tea. The Waldron/Lacy disc didn't appeal to me at first, but I've come to really like it; The Gap is a good one as well.