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Both with Braxton, G Hemingway, M Dresser, M Crispell

Thanks. Great interview I hadn't seen.

Thanks. Really enjoyed this one musically, though only a couple of selections were familiar. Was fascinated by #9 but had no clue, understandably considering I don't have any of her recordings! Many other things to look into. Don't get the lead pun at all, but having read a lot about the "Manhattan Project" the number 235 (as in U-235) has significance.

Excellent news! I see it on the NJA website, but am waiting for US distribution. Probably DG will get some copies.

I looked up some Youtube selections and was surprised that most seemed to feature him playing Fender Rhodes.

Props to Mosaic for this, musically compelling. I strongly dislike the Mosaic packaging and really do not want any more of their big boxes, but still have to acquire this.

No matter how they massage it, the underlying data is Reddit posts. Is this not a clear case of "Garbage In, Garbage Out"?

I get the impression they're focusing on vinyl. Given what seems to be a massive vinyl craze (even bubble), I can understand why. Absent quality control problems with pressing, the Craft releases are likely to be highly profitable.

Yeah, it's been a remarkable period for Ra reissues. Plus, I find that the reissues done "under license from Sun Ra LLC" [Edit: that's the Irwin Chusid entity mentioned below] have super sound quality, kind of the gold standard in that respect. I now buy only releases with that imprimatur.

Build an Ark, Peace With Every Step

I'm listening to some solo music from his Youtube page. Sounds like it (generally and likely not as score-based/composed) fits into what Kyle Gann used to (and probably still does) call "Postminimalism", though that admittedly covers vast amounts of ground. Very strong pulse / rhythm, definite ambientness. Agreed that it's by no means bad. Pass for now on the duo you just mentioned. I used to listen to a lot of avant-garde classical that relied heavily on extended techniques. Got my fill of key-clicks from Salvatore Sciarrino 🧐; still have not-so-pleasant memories of Ferneyhough. Not to badmouth the compositions, but I don't have big appetite for that sound world these days. Perhaps my listening will swing back in that direction some time.

Thanks! This is rather cool. Kenny Wheeler plays on side A. Jeff Clyne on bass.

There's not enough time to keep up with everything, I don't feel bad about being unaware. Not inclined to investigate after reading the foregoing discussion.

I agree with this.

Pleasant surprise to see Henry Lowther on this.

RIP. Interesting guy. I always assumed he was Italian, never bothered to research. As an actor he had pretty much one routine, but did it very well.

Off-topic, but I also admire Rob Schneiderman because he's about my age (b. 1957) and became a mathematician as a nearly middle-aged man (B.A. 1994, Ph. D. 2001). He now has an academic career. 👍