John B

This set is now sold.

I have a copy of the out of print 4cd Mosaic The Atlantic New Orleans Jazz Sessions set for sale.(#179) Everything is in mint condition. $75 plus shipping. Shipping within the U.S. will be $8. International shipping will be extra. Thanks!

These are now gone. I do have four or five single issues left (somehow I ended up with doubles when I subscribed and bout back issues) that I'd be willing to send for postage. If anyone is interested let me know. I can share which issues they are when I am back home tonight or tomorrow.

I've got a complete set of Signal to Noise magazine from the first issue up through issue #50 that could use a new home. I'm looking to clear out some space in my house as my son's toys are taking up more and more room and I haven't been reading the back issues all that often. I'm not looking to make any money on this. I'm hapy to send them to the new home for the cost of postage and packing materials. If no one here is interested I'll try listing the set on ebay but thought I'd offer them here first. Feel free to PM me with any questions. EDIT - These are now gone.

Up with reduced prices. The remaining discs are now $6 plus $1 shipping within the U.S. I'll discount further if you order multiple titles. Thanks! Update - They are all now on hold.

I placed an order for these a while back and never got around to listening to them, so these are all still sealed. $7 each plus $1.50 shipping in the U.S. I will ship internationally for the exact cost. David Liebman - Colors (Hatology 600) David Liebman - The Long Distance Runner (Hatology 628) Marc Copland - David Liebman Quartet - Lunar (Hatology 583) Marc Copland And... (Hatology 593) Marc Copland Solo - Time Within Time (Hatology 619)

That data is from 1984.

I've heard some of the Spring Heel Jack stuff on Thirsty Ear and this track works a lot better to my ears. I've been meaning to post more thoughts but time keeps getting away from me. I greatly enjoyed listening to your BFT and will likely check out more by a few artists I was not familiar with, including Bruise. Thanks again!

Most of the data I found was from countries other than the U.S., but this article seems to have what you are looking for: "Improvements in antenatal management and neonatal intensive care over the past 10 to 15 years have changed the prognosis for preterm infants. More than 85% of infants born at 25 weeks’ gestation now survive their preterm birth. This has resulted in a dramatic change in the populations of infants occupying neonatal intensive care beds. The average length of stay for a term or near-term infant who has surgical or respiratory problems is about 15 days; the length of stay for preterm infants born at 26 weeks’ gestation is more than 2 months. The duration of hospitalization is inversely related to gestational age." The article is from the American Academy of Pediatrics, from 2003. I'm not finding anything more recent readily available online.

Track 11 – Deeply in debt to Bird. Nice high-energy big band arrangement that almost feels like a small combo track. This sounds fairly modern, but I don’t have any clue who these players are. Very nice track. Track 12 – I like this one quite a bit. Fairly martial percussion to start, then some fairly rock-ish moments. Kind of a Hamid Drake vibe, but this has less groove than I would expect from him. I’m hearing two percussionists, so I guess one could be Hamid. No clue who the unison horns are supporting the lead alto. The alto sounds very familiar. He has some of that Broztmann post-Ayler thing going on, but there is also some nice, subtle playing here. Another one that is driving me crazy as I’m sure I know who these players are.

Track 10 – Out of all the tracks so far I’ve given this one the most listens trying to figure out who this is. A very cinematic and contemporary classical feel to start, but the track soon moves into more of a free improve thing. I feel like I should know who this is, but I’m not really sure. If I had to hazard a guess I’d say this comes from the mar Erik Friedlander / Mark Feldman / Marc Ribot downtown crew, but that would just be a guess. I like this one quite a bit.

Drop Me Off is the Bailey disc I was attepting to link to. I'm not sure what happened with my cut and paste job there. I've never heard it, but it is the one solo album of his that I keep seeing recommended that I've never been able to track down. It seemed like a logical enough guess based on the track. track 5 – There is something awkward about how the strings fit into this track. The trumpet, piano and drums are nice. Fairly subdued but not boring. I find it fairly jarring whenever the strings drop in. If you told me that they were pre-recorded and added to the track in production I would believe it. Track 6 – This is a fun track, but nothing is standing out distinctively enough for me to identify anyone. Very much in the Gene Ammons realm. Solid playing all around. track 8 – The sound quality of the recording makes me think this is from the ‘50’s, but the playing sounds like something more recent. No clue who any of the players are. The pianists solo is interesting. While most of the tune is fairly retro, his playing on the solo is fairly modern. Track 9 – This one is all over the place, in a good way. Shades of surf music, spy film themes, no wave, country-western, etc…all mixed together in one increasingly frenetic mix. A track like this that sounds improvised and bridges jazz with no wave makes me think of someone like Weasel Walter. No clue who this is, but this one’s a blast. I’d like to hear more from this disc.

track 7 - Derek Bailey solo. This is very melodic and tuneful, compared to most of the Bailey I've heard. Very nice. This could almost be Bailey's history of the guitar. It has elements of swing, ragtime, delta blues mixed together. I'm fairly certain I don't have this, so it's not off of Aida. Based on how "accessible" this is for Bailey solo guitar I'll guess it's from this album. I've wanted to hear this disc for ages, but it appears to be hopelessly out of print.

It took me longer than I expected to find time to listen to this, so I apologize for the delay in posting further comments. Disc One: track 1 - No clue who this is. The track has a very post-Tristano/Konitz/Marsh (to quote the Mosaic set) feel to it, but I don't believe either Tristano or Marsh appears on this track. It swings quite a bit, which is surprising, given how concise and almost austere the playing is. I enjoy this track quite a bit. track 2 - Interesting opening. The bass brings an almost somber, very contemplative feel to the track that disappears completely before too long. I'm really enjoying this track. Very post-Ornetteish. This sounds like a more restrained Masada, although I'm fairly certain it's not actually Zorn and co. No clue who this is, but I'd love to hear the rest of the album. track 3 - More post-TKM. Nice playing by all involved, but I'm not really taken by the sound the guitar adds to the ensemble. Nothing against the playing, specifically, more just personal taste. This guitar tone has always come across as very "easy-listening" to me. track 4 - I'm not sure what to say about this track. It really doesn't come together at all for me. There are moments that work well, but it feels very "collage-y", with disparate parts that don't integrate or flow very well. The guitarist must be Sonny Sharrock. I enjoy much of what he is playing here, but I never get the sense that the players are on the same page.

Up with a price reduction. I'll now sell this for $18 plus $2 shipping in the US, actual cost internationally. update - the set is now on hold

Charlie Parker - The Complete Savoy and Dial Master Takes I've got a copy of this three cd set for sale. Everything is in mint condition, other than the box being slightly scuffed. $25 plus $2 shipping in the US. Actual shipping cost internationally. Thanks!

It's probably an issue with my ipod specifically or with the download / extraction rather than the track length that is causing the problem. There is something about the tone of the horn that immediately made me think of Brotzmann. I'll listen to the full track a few times and see if I can get a better read on who this is.

I downloaded all of the tracks, but wanted to start by listening to the last track on disc 2. You had mentioned debating a second disc, primarily to be able to include this moster, almost 40 minute long track, and I was really curious to hear what you were excited about. I'll caveat this post by stating that my ipod refuses to play this track past 12 minutes, so I'll have to try burning it to cd tonight and giving it a full listen tomorrow. This is frustrating, as I really started to get into this track around 8 minutes in, as it started picking up steam. For a track that starts off as sparsely as this one does it sounds like there are a lot of musicians involved. I'm hearing two bassists, or a bass and a cello, several horns, and at least one percussionist. This feels very mechanical to me, almost like the sounds of a factory assembly line. There is an electronic element that keeps appearing, which makes me think of the Territory Band. I'm fairly certain I'm hearing Peter Brotzmann on this, which would rule that out. If I'm correct about Brotzmann, and the group is as large as I think, this must be the Tentet. A bit of quick searching reveals the first track on this album as being a likely candidate. If so, this is a lot more sedate than I would have expected. I haven't heard any recent Tentet albums but I would buy this one based on the first twelve minutes of this track alone. I'll post more thoughts on the track once I have the issue with my ipod sorted out and can give it a complete listen.

up with price reductions. I'll sell the remaining dvds for $10 plus shipping. All discs that have been sold were mailed yesterday.

I'm offering these here before listing them on ebay. These dvds are all in mint condition. Most have been viewed once, and one Miles dvd is still sealed. I just don't have the free time to watch these again, so I'll hopefully send them to someone who will really enjoy them. The performances are all fantastic. I just checked and these are retailing for $22 new, so I'll sell them for $12 $10. Shipping in the US will be $1, international shipping will be actual cost. Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers - Paris 11.15.1959 (Impro-Jazz) (ON HOLD) Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers - Tokyo 1.11.1961 and London 3.7.1965 (Impro-Jazz) (ON HOLD) Miles Davis Quintet - Milan 10.11.1964 - sealed (Impro-Jazz) (SOLD) Miles Davis Quintet - European Tour 1967 (Stockholm 10.31.1967 and Karlsruhe 11.7.1967) (Impro-Jazz) (SOLD) Eric Dolphy - In Europe 1961 - 1964 (Dolphy Quintet Berlin 8.30.1961 and Mingus Sextet Oslo 4.12.1964) (Impro-Jazz) (ON HOLD) Eric Dolphy - Stockholm 1964 and Antibes 1960 (This is the Mingus sextet in Stockholm on 4.13.1964 and on one track from Antibes with Bud Powell) (Impro-Jazz) (ON HOLD) Rahsaan Roland Kirk - In Europe 1962-1967 (Milan 11.15.1962 w/ Tete Montoliu and Prague 10.19.1967) (Impro-Jazz) - some scuffing on case (SOLD) I also have an "unofficial" 2dvd Prince live set from 1988 if anyone is interested. Please send me a PM if you have any questions. Thanks!

I don't know a lot about her. I heard a few sound clips from this album and ordered a copy. The liner notes state that she started out playing more straight-ahead jazz. She came to NYC and took lessons from Joe Zawinul and Lalo Schifrin, and sat in with Miles' band once. Her own albums focused more on taking traditional Swedish folk melodies and arranging them in a very funky, groovy style. Some of the tracks reminded me of a proto-Medeski Martin and Wood style jamband or an homage to the Jack McDuff style greasy-organ trio. I thought it might be interesting to see what kind of a reaction this track would get on this site, in particular. I'd be really curious to hear what some of the real B-3 heads would say after spinning this one.

15. Rahsaan Roland Kirk - "One Nation", Blacknuss (Atlantic) 1971 Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Charles McGhee, Dick Griffin, Richard Tee, Mickey Tucker, Keith Loving, Cornell Dupree, Bill Salter, Bernard Purdie, Joe Habao Texidor, Arthur Jenkins, Princess Patience Burton

13. Joost Buis - "MIR", Astronotes (Data) 2004 Felicity Provan, Joost Buis, Jan Willem van der Ham, Tobias Delius, Frans Vermeerssen, Paul Pallesen, Cor Fuhler, Wilbert De Joode, Alan Purves, Michael Vatcher 14. Atomic - "Re-Lee", The Bikini Tapes (Jazzland) 2005 Frederik Ljungkvist, Magnus Broo, Havard Wiik, Ingebrigt Haker-Flaten, Paal Nilssen-Love

11. Ned Rothenberg/Tony Buck/Stomu Takeishi/David Tronzo - "Moment of Reloading", The Fell Clutch (Animul) 2006 12. School Days - "Elephantasy", In Our Times (Okkadisk) 2002 Ken Vandermark, Jeb Bishop, Kjell Nordeson, Ingebrigt Haker-Flaten, Paal Nilssen-Love

9. John Lindberg Ensemble - "Good to Go", A Tree Frog Tonality (between the lines) 2000 Wadada Leo Smith, Larry Ochs, John Lindberg, Andrew Cyrille 10. Alexander von Schlippenbach & Aki Takase - "You Are What You Is", Piano Duets: Live in Berlin 93/94 (FMP) 1995