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Mine was Soft Machine's The Peel Sessions, a 2 CD set of BBC performances. The Hendrix at Winterland was another early purchase.
First "jazz" discs were Brubeck's The Great Concerts and Getz/Gilberto.
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Sad news. In a lot of ways, his music was the "star" in 2001. Lux Aeterna is an incredible work.
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I take issue with Lonehill’s sloppy, misleading and unethical reissues.
Two bad examples are Eric Dolphy Quartet’s Complete Recordings Featuring Lalo Schifrin (which does not even include Lalo Schifrin!) and Albert Ayler’s Complete Live At Slug’s Saloon Recordings, which is not complete and competes against a legitimate version that is complete.
On the other hand, it’s not like a major label would ever reissue John Graas’ records and Lonehill did. But Lonehill crosses the line way too much for me. A shady label.
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'bout a dozen left. I am waiting on the morning mail for some orders too.
Thanks to those ordering.
All proceeds go towards a couple of reissues from my catalog. First on the list is Roscoe's "Nonaah" (pronounced no-nay-ah). This 2 lp set won the "album of the year" award in the DB critic's poll in 1978. It tied with Dexter's "Homecoming". I am "sponsoring" the rebuilding of a 1" 8 track machine to remix the original session masters.
That's great news about Nonaah.
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Three of the CDs and the DVD have not been released before. I do not think the eight CDs previously available on Sonore are easy to find now - officially they have been OOP for years.
This is NOT 11 CDs of solo drums/solo percussion! Some of the discs even are not solo Tarasov.
As to the design: This is NOT a Leo release, but a Long Arms release, although it seemingly is a co-production of the two labels with Leo being clearly in the second place. At least the version I own has got nothing to do with the usual (large) Leo CD box design... maybe Leo is going to release a different version? (which I do not expect them to do, but what do I know).
Thanks for clarifying. I've heard ATTO I and V before and I'd be interested in what the instrumentation/personnel are on the other discs.
Cadence still has quite a few of the Sonore discs.
I wonder if Leo got involved after Nick Dmitriev's death.
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I was at the release party 4-5 months ago (with shy arts student girls who designed the covers for the CDs in the set in attendance). I like Tarasov, one of my favorite drummers, but I am not sure I really need 11 of his solo drum discs.The 11 CD/1 DVD set of percussionist Vladimir Tarasov's ATTO pieces appears to be nearing release:
http://www.leorecords.com/?m=select&id=CD_LR_817/828
Will I get this set? Surely I will. Eventually. (If the price is no more than USD90.)
Did I mention that the set was sponsoired by The Ford Foundation? I find it quite amusing (and admirable).
I'm presuming this is mostly previously released material. Not sure if I need 11 CDs of solo percussion either, but I'll buy it anyway, especially if is as well done as past major undertakings by Leo (ie. Document, Conspiracy, Divine Madness).
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The 11 CD/1 DVD set of percussionist Vladimir Tarasov's ATTO pieces appears to be nearing release:
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The pressure got to me. I just took the plunge and ordered through Verge.
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The reason there is no photo of the Dark Magus band in the Legacy CD is because the the only known person who took pictures that night accidentally threw out the negatives, although he still hopelessly and pathetically searches for them.... The same idiot did take photos of the band when they appeard at the Bottom Line a couple of months later, with Gaumont showing, but Sony didn't want to use them.
There's some confusion as to whether Gaumont plays on Disc 1 on Dark Magus. If I recall correctly, Dave Liebman states in his liner notes to the U.S. Dark Magus that Gaumont takes the first solo. However, I read somewhere (in Jack Chambers book, IIRC) that Gaumont himself said he came on stage with Azar Lawrence mid-concert (ie. Disc 2). I don't hear a third guitarist on Disc 1.
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Albert Ayler is getting the Impulse Story treatment.
Tracks are:
Holy Ghost
Truth Is Marching In
Angels
Love Cry
Bells
New Grass / Message From Albert
Free At Last
Music Is The Healing Force Of The Universe
Water Music
Untitled Duet
Where's "For John Coltrane"? In fact, other than the first two tracks, it's like an Ayler for Lovers.
There's more info and cover art at: http://www.ayler.org/albert/html/what_s_new.html
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I've seen references to a June 1970 date for My Goal's Beyond as well as the February date for Devotion. Devotion was released first. Don't own either, so I have no way of confirming.
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And speaking of drummers, Jazz Loft has the following percussion disks on sale at $6.66 each:
Any opinions on these?
Labrynth is worth a listen--performances of Harrison's early works by a percussion ensemble.
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Who's to say that some of us don't already have a
hubload of Hubbard? Man, being able to have Miles sides
collected together in sets with great sound, extra unreleased tracks,
beautifully made booklets with copious liner notes gets me all jiggy
both inside and out!
Man, I don't know where you're coming from.
In addition to buying younger artist's work,
I love it when companies present collections of
our jazz past in lovingly produced sets - whether it's Miles, Trane, or others.
Our music is in our history - "Ancient to the Future" - "Duty Now For the Future"
and all that...
maybe you should ask the question: who's making all the money off these endless re-celebrations of the music of Satchmo, Bird, Miles, Monk, Mingus, Trane, etc.
it isn't the artists, they're long gone.
if it's live, like Mingus Big Band, then cool, musicians who need the money get paid for the gig. if it's just more reannotated recompilations of multiple existing compilations of remastered digital masters of vinyl ... you gotta ask the question: how come the average jazz musician can't pay the bills ?
part of the answer is that this deification of a few great artists puts much of the jazz buying public into an obsessive-compulsive mode. they don't want to take risks. what's the risk in another Miles or Trane session ? none. it's all great.
but how does that help cats who are alive today trying to survive making music ?
Anyone interested in On the Corner and Beyond is going to take risks. It's the Miles/Coltrane/Armstrong for Lovers crowd who aren't. And they probably aren't interested anyway.
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Like Bobby Previte?
Bobby Previte will likely be one of those people upset by On the Corner and Beyond's apparent delay. He wrote the liner notes for On the Corner's live follow-up, Miles Davis In Concert at Philharmonic Hall.
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So five of the seven best jazz CD's are actually compilations (six if you count The Complete Birth of the Cool)...is that kosher? What about albums? Well, lists like this are always unintentionally hilarious.
Well, anything prior to 1950 or so would almost have to be comps. They didn't have "albums" back then (at least not in the way you're apparently suggesting). Unless you'd have them replace Pops' "Hot Fives" with "Hello Dolly."
And if you watched Ken Burns' Jazz, you might get the impression "Hello Dolly" was one of the greatest jazz albums ever.
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Seems like I had a disc of his made up mostly of Hendrix tunes.
as I recall.That would be Third Stone from the Sun, where he performs with the Soldier String Quartet.
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He's an interesting player who has performed in a lot of avant-garde contexts and plays a wide gamut of flutes.
The only disc I have of his as a leader is Worlds of If on Leo, which may in fact be OOP. It's mostly solo, with some overdubbed pieces and a duet with Ned Rothenberg. I recommend it, particularly the rumbling bass flute he plays on the opening track.
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just curious ... why are you guys so concerned about Miles reissues specifically ?
Because we are fans of Miles Davis.
And if the BMG cheapo routine prevails, it won't just be Miles Davis fans that are unhappy.
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Further update from Miles Beyond. Bad news, considering BMG's history of back catalogue neglect.
http://www.miles-beyond.com/news.htm
"OK, here's the current SonyBMG insider story, inasfar as it can be known. Reports suggest that there's a war going on within the company between the Sony side and the BMG side, which the latter is winning. This apparently means that the accountants having taken over, one of whom has stipulated that all jazz titles are now subject to draconian accounting rules that leave only compilations un-affected. This far-reaching measure led an informant to complain that the accountants were in effect "wiping out an entire music genre... the jazz album."
"With regards to Miles releases this means that as things stand, only the below-mentioned 80th anniversary album is still definitely on the cards. The release of the Evolution Of The Groove album is uncertain, as is the release of the 1967 Stockholm live DVD. Work on the On The Corner & Beyond boxed set has been halted... "
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No shortage of candidates from LeRoi Jones/Amiri Baraka. His liner notes to "Live at Birdland" are pretty annoying.
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Heard a clip of the Bolton latest on the radio this morning. Horrible stuff from the man who massacred "(Sittin' on) the Dock in the Bay." For those who find Sinatra too adventurous...
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From the Dowtown Music Gallery newsletter:
WOLF EYES & ANTHONY BRAXTON - Black Vomit: Live May 21st 2005 at 22nd
Victoriaville New Musique Actuel Festival (Victo 99; Canada) The third day
at Victo 2005 was mostly curated by our pal Thurston Moore and featured a
number of noise/improv bands that might not have ever played without his
push. Thurston's first pick was a not-so-average trio consisting of cheap
electronics, electric guitar and drums who met at school in Kentucky called
the Hair Police. Although nothing quite prepared us for the second set by
Wolf Eyes. There was a rumor that Mr. Anthony Braxton was going to "sit in"
with some noise band called Wolf Eyes, but I don't think anyone took that
comment seriously. Word is that he had heard them at a festival in
Scandinavia and was floored by their performance. Very strange indeed. When
this young, punky noise trio came out and told us that Mr. Braxton would be
playing with them ... and then there he was, with his alto, soprano, and
sopranino saxes! Shock! And pleasantly intriged surprise! Wolf Eyes is an
odd trio of homemade electronics [Nathan Young], electric guitar [Mike
Connely] and sax/more electronics [John Olson]. Olson, he of the big shaved
head, was also their spokesman: very funny and quite astute. They started
with all three members playing some scary processed cymbals as Braxton
played some quieter sopranino on top. The trio moved through bowing and
scraping metal, intense guitar feedback and growling electronic
noise-scapes. It reminded me of Organum at times, just not as accomplished.
They ended in a frenzy of pounding noise with screaming vocals that was
almost too much. For their encore, they offered Mr. Braxton of playing some
other hilariously titled number, or their hit "Black Vomit", and he said,
"of course"! It was a tribal, throbbing epic of slow noise that grinded,
growled and groaned until it hit its stride and exploded with Braxton
squealing sax riding on the waves. Not what anyone would have expected, but
it worked and showed how barriers occasionally disappear up at Victo. Wotta
show! CD $15
I'm looking forward to hearing this. The Duo with Fred Frith and the Sextet recording from the same festival were very good.
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Found a track listing at:
http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/product.asp...c=prd&pid=11525
Disc 1
1. Where Flamingos Fly
2. Stolen Moments
3. Greensleeves
4. Alamode
5. Honeysuckle Rose
6. Trey Of Hearts
7. Samba Para Bean
8. Too Young To Go Steady
9. Snap Crackle
10. Chocolate Shake
11. Impressions
12. Theme For Lester Young
Disc 2
1. My One And Only Love
2. Salt And Pepper
3. Forest Flower
4. T'NA Blues
5. Someone to Watch Over Me
6. Sister Mamie
7. A Love Supreme Part I: Acknowledgement
8. Rapid Shave
9. Los Olvidados
10. Ask Me Now!
Disc 3
1. Black And Tan Fantasy
2. Alfie's Theme
3. Spanish Rice
4. Mama Too Tight
5. Gypsy Queen
6. Larry Of Arabia
7. Our Prayer
8. Offering
9. Journey In Satchidananda
10. War Orphans
Disc 4
1. Stolen Moments
2. The Creator Has A Master Plan
3. India
4. The Rich (And The Poor)
5. Hard Work
6. Walk With Me
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amazon is showing a 6/6 release date for what appears to be a box set entitled "The House That Trane Built: The Impulse Records Story." Does anyone know anything about this?
It's a best-of label compilation which is presumably a spin-off of Ashley Kahn's book of the same name, or vice-versa.
Sport: 2006 Stanley Cup Game # 7
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I hope this is a classic rather than the Calgary-Tampa Bay snoozefest of two years ago. Edmonton has the momentum and more jump. I'd give the Oilers the edge in terms of coaching. Carolina has more talent, home ice advantage and Cam Ward, who cannot be faulted for the loss the other night. Too close to call, but I'm rooting for the Oilers.
The latest I've heard is Doug Weight is not playing, but that could change in an hour.