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I think I traded my copy. It was too frustrating how horrible the balance was. I know you've got some of the other Tyrone Washington recordings. I haven't been fortunate enough to come across anything yet. Brilliant Circles was it. I loved that music the first time I heard it. It was just too frustrating. I hope someone does that session justice one of these days. Does anyone know how the source recording is? I've never heard the vinyl, just the CD reissue...

I would love to find a recording of the band from the Newport Festival two summers back. They had a vast sound.

You can find a live disc called BACK AT THE VELVET LOUNGE that has both of them on it, but I wouldn't recommend it as highly as their individual works. It is good. On at least one track, Harrison Bankhead (bassist) plays acoustic guitar in an odd fashion. In my opinion, it scars the disc. Others may like it. Then there's LIVE AT THE VELVET LOUNGE: VOLUME TWO, which I have not heard. I think this would be of more interest. Maybe others can chime in.

Nice! Handsome folks up there! How was the music?

I have it, and to my best recollection, it doesn't. It's a "difficult but worthwhile" book, if you know what I mean. I think this is a fantastic book. More essential than a bad dub I'd think. The book does cover a lot of the aforementioned music as well, though there is a hole in the discography from Gerald Wilson until that Eddie Beal combo. There is a great first-hand recollection of Dolphy's working band in 1956 by a friend of his, Lillian Polen on page 37. The previous pages talk about his relationships with Ornette Coleman and John Coltrane as early as 1954, as well as his practice sessions with Land, Roach, Brownie, and Richie Powell.

American Psycho anyone?

Maybe better if I call it "May This Be Love" from ARE YOU EXPERIENCED? So May This Be Love, Drifting, and 1983 for today.

"Pee Wee Marquette Pee Wee Russell Swee' Pea" Sleepy John Estes Nesta Robert Marley Rufus Harley

Billy Higgins Bilbo Baggins Joey Bagadonuts

The Flower Pot Men Mikis Theodorakis Ben Sidran Siddhartha Gautama Hermann Hesse Harry Haller

What stores have you been hitting up there Dmitry? It was great to see you over xmas. I'll assume your brakes didn't fail heading north!

I have had similar experiences with this music akanalog. I don't know if this is the type of music you are looking for, but I used to listen to this Airto recording alot. The Other Side of This CD 1992 Rykodisc Produced by Mickey Hart 1. Endless Cycle (Moreira) 2. Tumbleweed (Moreira) 3. Back Streets of Havana (Trad.) 4. Healing Sounds (Verna Yater) 5. The Underwater People (Moreira) 6. Old Man's Song (Moreira) 7. Hey Ya (Moreira) 8. When Angels Cry (Purim) 9. Dom-Um [A Good Friend] (Moreira-Hussain) 10. Street Reunion (Trad.) 11. Mirror of The Past (Moreira) 12. Sedonia's Circle (Cahill-Barkley-Blain-Clark-Holmer-Martino-Ross-Toms) 13. Terra E Mar (A.Moreira-Hart-D.Moreira) Airto Moreira, Flora Purim, Amrita Blain, Babatunde Olatunji, Caryl Ohrbach, Cheryl McEnaney, Diana Booker, Dr.Verna Yater, Frank Colon, Giovanni Hidalgo, Jana Holmer, Justine Toms, K.C.Ross, Kitaro, Leah Martino, Margaret Barkely, Margie Clark, Mickey Hart, Rose Solomon, Sedonia Cahill, T.H.'Vikku' Vinayakram, Zakir Hussain

More info posted by Clem elsewhere, and really moving the original thread more off-topic... On January 24, 2006, Matador will be releasing the long-awaited new studio album from Cat Power, 'The Greatest' on CD and LP in most major industrial countries. Recorded at Memphis, TN's Ardent Studios over the summer by Stuart Sikes, 'The Greatest' while the most confident and life-affirming work of Chan Marshall's career, is as intensely personal, haunting and provocative as any of its predecessors. The album's players are a bona fide All-Star team of Memphis musicians, including Al Green sideman Teenie Hodges on guitar, Leroy "Flick" Hodges and David Smith on bass, Rick Steff on keys, Jim Spake on sax and trumpteer Scott Thompson amongst others. ::: :: : :: ::: aknalog, why do you say Cat Power sucks?

But I'm not really talking about jazz here. The rural bands on this disc sound more like vocal church choirs than jazz, or marching bands to me. I'd be surprised if any of them even liked jazz all that much. And the white music that I am talking about is more rooted in British descent, though I wouldn't think of arguing that African music didn't influence this music as well. The banjo as an example.

Mike, I am still inclined to say that the geographical element is just as important to the sound of these bands as the racial element. This raw, almost untempered collective interplay can still be found on porches and firepits in white areas of Western North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Cumberland areas of Maryland, and these are just the places that I've sat and listened. I imagine the music continues well into South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, and west around the Gulf. The Blue Ridge has a mighty stretch and the Appalachian way of life is alive and, well might not really be the right word, but this way of life is still very much a part of this region of the East coast. Of course, these people aren't using marching instruments to create their music. They are using guitars, banjos, fiddles, mandolins (if someone is fortunate enough to afford all the strings), and singing. 1954 was not that long ago in some of these areas. And music hasn't "advanced" at the same rate that it has elsewhere. These people aren't reading theses on their roots and musics. They are playing the same songs that their folks were playing in 1954, 1920, etc. and the style hasn't changed all that much. I know we have some folks on the board here from the Western part of NC and at least one in Charlottesville. I'm sure they've found themselves in some fascinating musical situations not too far from home. The people play what is around. Just something else to consider when listening to this music.

I have heard of the abominable snowman before. Pretty sure its the same thing as a Yetti. Don't know about unkeyboardlike, though...

He seems to play oboe alot as well... one of the first Lateef albums that was given to me was EASTERN SOUNDS. You get it all there. Tenor playing is strong. I'm sure you can find other rec's if you search. For whatever reason, LIVE AT PEP's VOLUME 2 is a popular recording. It didn't seem up to standards with EASTERN SOUNDS, but alot of his more recent music is very interesting. If you are inclined, check out the recordings he has done with percussionist Adam Rudolph.

But do you cook over open fire?

Thanks for the schedule kh! I like the idea of the George Adams Quartet playing that night. I wonder if he was playing with Pullen, Brown, Richmond in 1977?

I thought he had a reputation as a tenor player. Flute has traditionally been a side instrument for reeds players like Yusef Lateef.

Half my wardrobe was purchased before that date. Half my CD collection was recorded before that date.

Chuck Nessa a wiseass? No! Big thanks to Mr. Fitzgerald for the reference pages!