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Yep, I went in for more. So much for my earlier statement!

Chris Lightcap's Bigmouth - Deluxe

Stephen Gaucci Basso Continuo

Convergence Quartet - Song/Dance

Tamarindo - s/t

Scott Fields - Five Frozen Eggs

Lisa Mezzacappa's Bait & Switch - What Is Known

Sonic Openings Under Pressure - Muhheenkatunk

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Harris Eisenstadt - Golden State ll

Now showing on Eisenstadt's website with a release date of March 10th. There's a sample track!

http://www.harriseisenstadt.com/albums/golden-state-ii/

Line up this time around is HE w/ Michael Moore, Sara Schoenbeck and Mark Dresser.

Slightly disappointed that Nicole Mitchell is not there this time; the combination of her sound and Schoenbeck's sound really gave the group a unique frontline flavour, not to mention the fact that they totally kicked arse together. This is a must buy for me, and i'm sure that Michael Moore will be excellent, but that Mitchell/Schoenbeck combo was truly special.

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Harris Eisenstadt - Golden State ll

Now showing on Eisenstadt's website with a release date of March 10th. There's a sample track!

http://www.harriseisenstadt.com/albums/golden-state-ii/

Line up this time around is HE w/ Michael Moore, Sara Schoenbeck and Mark Dresser.

Slightly disappointed that Nicole Mitchell is not there this time; the combination of her sound and Schoenbeck's sound really gave the group a unique frontline flavour, not to mention the fact that they totally kicked arse together. This is a must buy for me, and i'm sure that Michael Moore will be excellent, but that Mitchell/Schoenbeck combo was truly special.

I had similar feelings when I saw that Mitchell was replaced with Moore. I saw this band live and it was a special performance. I agree that Moore is a worthwhile alternative, but the overall sound of the emsemble will be significantly different to me.

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In a confusing turn of events, it appears the last 10 CD titles issued by FMP will be (re?)released in the US on February 24. Dusty Groove also lists some of these as Coming Soon.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_p_n_date_2?fst=as%3Aoff&rh=n%3A5174%2Ck%3Afmp%2Cp_n_date%3A1249114011&keywords=fmp&ie=UTF8&qid=1423609975&rnid=1249111011

Anyone know what's up here?

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Frode Gjerstad Trio + Steve Swell - At Constellation is out a mere 2.5 months after recording (a new land speed record?)

Also some nice lookers from Relative Pitch:

Joe Morris Solo "Title TBD"
Birgit Ulher/Leonel Kaplan "Stereo Trumpet" (Release Date February 17th)
Nate Wooley "Battle Pieces"
Susan Alcorn "Soledad" (Release Date April 7th)
Matthew Shipp Chamber Ensemble "The Gospel According To Matthew & Michael" (Release Date April 7th)
Mette Rasmussen and Chris Corsano Duo "Title TBD"
Matana Roberts Solo "always." (Release Date May 18th)

Most excited about the Rasmussen/Corsano duo. Mette is the shit:

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In a confusing turn of events, it appears the last 10 CD titles issued by FMP will be (re?)released in the US on February 24. Dusty Groove also lists some of these as Coming Soon.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_p_n_date_2?fst=as%3Aoff&rh=n%3A5174%2Ck%3Afmp%2Cp_n_date%3A1249114011&keywords=fmp&ie=UTF8&qid=1423609975&rnid=1249111011

Anyone know what's up here?

no clue - the Die Like a Dog set is actually on Jazzwerkstatt - but that kora disc looks absolutely sick.

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In a confusing turn of events, it appears the last 10 CD titles issued by FMP will be (re?)released in the US on February 24. Dusty Groove also lists some of these as Coming Soon.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_p_n_date_2?fst=as%3Aoff&rh=n%3A5174%2Ck%3Afmp%2Cp_n_date%3A1249114011&keywords=fmp&ie=UTF8&qid=1423609975&rnid=1249111011

Anyone know what's up here?

no clue - the Die Like a Dog set is actually on Jazzwerkstatt - but that kora disc looks absolutely sick.

Yeah, that link is wonky. If you search FMP > CDs > Coming Soon you'll see the 10 in question.

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Most excited about the Rasmussen/Corsano duo. Mette is the shit:

You're not kidding. I'd never heard of her before today. Watched the clips you posted and a bunch more on youtube. Would love to hear the opinion of someone that can better articulate themselves on musical matters than i can: can she seriously play or what? I mean, she is NOT just blowing for the sake of it. It strikes me that she has a rare level of confidence and command.... conviction is the word i'm looking for! She has me convinced by what she is saying, which is rare. Her playing really grabs me. I'm seriously impressed. Apologies if i'm going over the top and inducing eye rolls but... wow!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3Cl_fWxMpA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kNmxRXvX3k

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I saw Mette live up in Brooklyn this past summer, and I think she's the real deal. I found her playing pretty cool. More hesitant about Corsano; he's been dull the last couple of times I've seen him. I'll grab that disc. though. I think I posted something in the live thread about her back then.

PS: Here's the write up of Mette's June 11th concert at I-Beam. (Keir Neuringer was the first set):

Second set was Danish-Norwegian (born in Denmark, living in Norway) alto sax player, Mette Rasmussen, with pianist Craig Taborn. Metteplayed with assurance and deployed an extensive saxophonic vocabulary, but seemed just as interested in composing a narrative as in demonstrating technique. In what might be a trend, Mette also used a fair amount of movement and body language while playing. (Gustafsson does too, now that I think of it). Taborn, by the way, gave yet another "all-in" performance on piano; he's really quite exciting when given the range. I'm seriously looking forward to seeing Mette again. I think she will be in Philadelphia today and New Haven tomorrow (?).

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Yeah keen as for the Shipp Duke album, looks like that'll be my first new release of 2015. Shipp's on a roll, the group's on a roll, and the connection with Ellington is mighty tasty. Link to the label's site here: http://web.roguart.com/shop/album/id/85?symfony=92b3498277ab9c3f86c82a62379855de

Samples are now available on the Rogue Art website and they sound really, really good (obvious low quality files on the website aside). Quite excited for this.

The Shipp disc is excellent. I received it last week and listened to it a few times already. You hear the Ellington, but you also get the Shipp. The combination of the two is captivating.

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