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Yes, highly recommended. These CDs are engrossing documents of Ayler at various times, esp. in mid-60s w/NY musicians, forming his new band in Cleveland, concerts, etc. Quite a fastidious production. Wish I had $100 to spare today.

Wrong. It's now a Psi cd.

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For me George Freeman was the highlight of Friday night at the last Chicago Jazz Festival. Myra Melford's quintet, Rufus Reid, and Terence Blanchard w/Ravi Coltrane were on the same show. Nowadays George plays with Mike Allemana's trio and the setting seems to inspire him whenever I hear them (Allemana is another no-b.s. guitarist). There are several good George Freeman CDs on the Southport label. Also, George is one of the nicest people in Chicago.

like her blog, dislike vinyl

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My nephew keeps his home at 62 degrees and my brother and sister-in-law (they grew up in cold places) keep their home at under 60 degrees. My niece and I are unhappy at less that 78 degrees. No genetic consistency here. Warmest Christmas in Madison, Wisconsin in recent years.

I never laughed at Andy Kaufman and don't believe I ever even smiled at him. People like me broke Andy Kaufman.

Ornette Coleman had a great response to an Evan Parker soprano sax record: "He sounds like the saxophone is playing him." Disk 2 of Steve Lacy: Cycles 1976-80 includes some beautiful sounds of his soprano sax echoing in a church in France. As often as I've enjoyed Evan Parker's soprano playing, no other album has exceeded the impact of the first one I heard: Saxophone Solos (Emanem, I believe)

Mailed you a check tonight, Thanks, Jim, and Happy New Year.

Entertainer. They laughed when I said I was going to be a comedian. But they're not laughing now.

Beautifully said, Jim. Now - when all this was going on, where was reality? With Ornette, Rollins, Herbie Nichols, for ex.?

Kuwait. Wouldn't want to live in that heat, don't know any Kuwaitis, so why visit there? Cancelled drinking alcohol years ago.

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All this discussion is about an artist who, in his younger days, gave us some of the most intensely creative music any human being could have created. It's no wonder that he hasn't sustained such heights over a lifetime - whoever could? Certainly the most glorious jazz music I ever heard in public was night after night during the week Rollins played in Chicago in 1972 (w/Walter Davis, Cecil McBee, and a drummer [Who? may have even been Wilbur Campbell {??}]). I've also heard beauties in almost every Rollins concert and festival show since then. Do we jazz collectors get greedy sometimes?

I eagerly anticipate chop chae, bulgogi, mandoo soup, homemade kimchee next week.

Maybe Matthew will become like me. This time of year, about all I can handle are short thrillers.

My soprano sax recommendation is for every player to learn another instrument as well.

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Keefe Jackson Estes Kefauver Sleepy John Estes

I would challenge any/all people, fans or otherwise - be your own damn artist, first and foremost. Don't be dependent on somebody else to give it to you, because somebody else might not always give two shits what you want, at least not in all things at all times at any given moment. So handle that part of it yourself. Jim gets it right. All an artist can do is to try to get his work where people can hear / see / feel it. If it communicates on some level with someone, great. If not, still be yourself. Think of Cecil Taylor, Herbie Nichols, Emily Dickinson, etc.

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