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Just to clarify the source: the Neidlinger quote about Don Cherry and the New York City R’n’B session comes from Cadence Magazine, Vol. 12, No. 6 (June 1986). The interview was done by Bob Rusch, not Michael Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald simply indexed the material.

Yes, that's a well-done book. I bought my copy in 2011. The chapters on the various labels provide good overviews that are detailed enough for most purposes, but for some labels that are really well-documented you instinctively use this book as an appetizer and then reach for the more comprehensive ones (such as Colin Escott's "Good Rockin' Tonight" on Sun Records). I've also found this book is usefully combined with the label chapters in the "Both Sides Now" online album discography on labels such as King or Duke-Peacock. As for them not saying anything bad (or not much, really) about the men behind the labels, could this be one reason why they chose not to do a chapter on Savoy Records, for example, I wonder? At any rate, I think Herman Lubinsky was way more controversial than Syd Nathan.

A nice one! Bought an original through eBay sometime in the early 2000s and then made several photocopied and staspled sets (with color cover and all) and passed them on to cats in today's hepcats scene around here. All copies were snapped up in no time at all. Sometime ago (while searching for Down Besats, I think) I noticed it's now online and dowmloaded the file "just in case". I wonder when someone is going to put Dan Burley's Jive dictionary online (not just the bare contents - they are somewhere out there, as is the one by Cab Calloway) but the exact facsimile. Here's a more recent publication for recommended reading on the same subject: https://www.amazon.com/Straight-Fridge-Dad-Dictionary-Hipster/dp/0767908406

Thanks for the heads-up! I'm a big Kikuchi fan, but would have been inclined to skip these because of Aurora... But if it's better than Aurora... Will need to listen...

Great pick 👍

Great song, though!

This trio was absurdly great tonight. Lordy Lord 9 minute piece followed by two 15 minute pieces ending with a 18-19 minute tour de force. The band stunned itself. Genius level improvisation by three of the greatest musicians on the planet.

Should be able to get out to see Mike Murley in a week or two at Hirut. I am excited to find out that Gary Smulyan is coming back to The Rex in mid Feb., so I'll try to catch one night for sure and possibly a second.

https://archive.org/details/hepcats-jive-talk-dictionary-1945.-t.-w.-o.-charles-d-m-ia/mode/2up

This looks like something I would order, though probably the digital version. It isn't clear if the liner notes would come with the digital download, though I would hope they would.

The link you provided has Soundcloud links for at least some of these tracks. You may not be able to listen to them in France perhaps? From what I'm listening to, there's a strong tinge of ambient electronic sounds which give way to some beats here and there. It's a little eclectic, but they're interesting. I'm not hearing anything jazz related. I've listened to Aurora before and I'd say what I'm hearing on these sample tracks is much better than that album.

He's playing with guys I've never really heard of, which doesn't matter overall, but I'd love to hear some samples regardless.

Even though I have a ton of Art... I'm very interested in this one and likely to grab it. Thoughts??? https://omnivorerecordings.com/shop/live-at-the-cellar/

I got this one for Christmas. I enjoyed it. It's a love letter to the entrepreneurs who started their own small record companies. The authors clearly decided beforehand that they weren't going to say anything bad about anybody.

👍ESP material is strong. Along with this

Starting the new year with a book of trivia.

Last night: duo with Sandy Ewen on guitar & Weasel Walter on drums trio with the amazing Webb Crawford & the incredible Chuck Roth both on guitar with Weasel Walter on drums Tonight: Darius Jones on alto saxophone, Craig Taborn on grand piano & the *great* Ches Smith on drums

Tchaikovsky: Sym. No. 1 "Winter Reveries" & Sym. No. 2 "Little Russian" / Markevitch, LSO

Disc IV. I forgot how much I like A Slice of The Top. McCoy Tyner's contribution to the title track is something else.