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Anyone in Rhode Island that would like to participate can contact me. I have already contacted Milan and volunteered to make copies for anyone in RI that is interested in participating.

I'm surprised. I saw Moncur play in NYC a few months ago and it WAS sad. Jackie almost had to talk him into coming back on stage. His chops sounded beyond rehabilitation, but it took courage to get back out there with Jackie and Hutch. He had a hard time playing his own tunes. I would have been skeptical, but this is good news. Thanks guys.

Its just a lazy susan until you add the tone arm.

I guess I expected more of an open-ness to the music, as opposed to an "I like it." or "I don't like it."

Wow. Maybe I don't want to host a blindfold test. I just read everyone else's responses. Is it always this negative? I thought blindfold tests were something different, I guess. I approached this the wrong way. I didn't know what nmcot meant until now. Was that phrase originated during a blindfold test by chance? Tough crowd.

Holy shit. What do people think the internet is? I'd be interested to find out how many of the those people VOTED this year!

Yeah, I went back and listened to the album again today. I can't believe I missed that one. That music is just bliss for me. Still Dmitry, I guess I was hoping you were holding out on me and had an unreleased session or something. I knew exactly who I was listening to, which is more than I can say for the most of the rest of the tracks!

Hey! Thank you! I thought this thread wasn't going to get any responses...

I think it would be marketable either way, because there are so many Burton disciples, many of whom probably haven't heard this music. They tend to focus on his ECM dates. Putting this out there would give them another perspective on his playing.

01 I really like the three part arrangement. Nice trumpet solo. These guys are really moving. I like how the pianist lays back and lets the bass and drums really move the music along. I don’t recognize the tune, but it sounds like a theme of some sort. The alto sounds like Cannonball Adderley, but he never solos… 02 Big bass sound. It almost sounds electric the way it was recorded. May be a Tzadik recording, based on this and the Near Eastern rhythm and melody. I recognize the guitarist as Marc Ribot once he begins to solo. I didn’t recognize him initially. The tone of his guitar was more anonymous than usual. I’m going to guess that the drummer is Kenny Wolleson. 03 I think I recognize the saxophone as Greg Osby. It sounds like the music on The Invisible Hand. These musicians are so together and the music is very open. Lots of space for improvisation. The drummer is fantastic. I don’t think this is from The Invisible Hand, because the pianist doesn’t sound like Andrew Hill, but the drummer could very well be Terri Lyne Carrington. Lots of cymbals. Whoever it is, they really fill a lot of space, without sounding busy. The way the piano, bass, and drums associate is quite a contrast from the first track. It is just amazing how infinite music really is. Wow, a live recording? Shit, I don’t know. 04 This sounds like a percussionist-led group. It sounds like a super tight piccolo and small bundle sticks. That is a great snare sound. It has such a snap. Like a tap dancer. Man, that cymbal! Its like he’s hitting it with a tube or something. I feel like I’ve heard music like this somewhere before. I can’t place any of the sounds. I like the unique sounds that the drummers have collected. Nice drumming. The audience sure feels it. More of that Near Eastern melody with some Kind of Blue thrown in. 05 This is Jeanne Lee and Ran Blake. Such control and feel. I have this and don’t really have anything else like it. Whenever you throw it in, it takes you there. This track is currently a shoe-in for Gold Medal contention for best track of the Blindfold Test. 06 Awe, the old one-two punch. How can I compete with Walt. He always gets the Gold. What a beautiful intro. I love that small vibrato. Like a fluttering heart. This almost sounds like a Sun Ra tune, but I’m not aware of any Walt Dickerson/Sun Ra tracks that aren’t duet. I’m embarrassed to say that I don’t have this. I’m still a novice with music theory, but it sounds like they are playing in one chord throughout the entire piece, like a suspended chord it sounds like? I played this track over and over again. Thanks for including this Dmitry. 07 Some sage brush work. This reminds me of the music evoked by that William Parker Trio on Painter’s Spring. Substitute the trumpet for Daniel Carter’s reeds. Hell, it could be Daniel Carter on trumpet. I’ve never heard him play trumpet quite like this, but how would I know? This is nice. Must be the Pyramid Trio, but I don’t remember this song. If I don’t have this already, I’d like to hear what else is on that album. Very nice. 08 Finger snappin. I want to say Cannonball again! I’ve heard this tune before, but not this group. I hear a guitarist way back in the mix. I like how they take it out with the bass. 09 Big sound with those swelling trombones. I think this is probably something from the 70s on. Sounds like Bobby Hutcherson’s vibraphone style. Hard to say, I am only familiar with his 60s stuff. Its ok. 10 Intense! Is that a train? Maybe this was recorded in a tunnel. Based on the surface noise, I’d venture to guess that this isn’t something you can buy. It sounds like a private recording. Man, this guy is just pouring it out. He has a big horn sound too. I couldn’t say who. Nice closing track. Some good stuff Dmitry! I’d like to know more about 06 and 07 for sure.

Thanks Lon. I am having a great time. Things are moving along pretty quickly, I think. I haven't started into the songbook yet, and probably won't for a while. So much to learn. I guess the reason I brought all of this up is because I have a certain sound in my head... sorry to waste your time Chuck!

Too bad you aren't in the states. I'd work out a trade!

I would be game for this. I haven't bought all of these yet, but do plan on checking them out soon. I have A Genuine Tong Funeral and love the Lofty Fake Anagram tracks tacked on at the end. Judging by the descriptions of a couple of the other discs, they sound nice. I'm not a huge Burton fan either. I prefer my vibraphone with vibrato and his lines sometimes tend to sound so pre-determined. I saw him play this summer. He is without a doubt a virtuostic musician.

I know Miles played with Teddy Charles, and Buddy Montgomery as well, around 1960. Maybe he wasn't interested... but that doesn't explain the celeste on Circle In the Round. But it does explain why Circle In the Round really does stand alone in his discography... What year was the poll winners? Victor recorded a leader date in 1958 featuring, the then unrecorded, Scott LaFaro and Stan Levey. The Rhodes can sound like a vibraphone with the right modules and the right touch I guess. I'm more thinking of the keyboard playing on Circle In the Round where Herbie Hancock is using a celeste.

I've been thinking lately about Victor Feldman's short stint with Miles Davis and the possibilities of what would have occurred had Victor rolled the vibraphone into the rehearsal back in 1962. The fact that Miles chose a musician equally as proficient on piano as he was on vibraphone would have made him a perfect, though very early, transitional musician into Miles' electric world. When Victor was a part of Cannonball's band, he would have Wynton Kelly play piano. Miles definitely had some time with Wynton Kelly. That would have worked! I just find it interesting that he would choose a musician equally as proficient on vibes as he is on piano and not have any rehersal tapes to show for what might have been. I know Miles didn't start experimenting with electric guitar and electric piano until Circle In the Round (1967), and electric piano and electric bass until Filles De Kilimanjaro and Water Babies which wasn't until 1968, but I'm thinking that the vibraphone would have been a logical step toward utilizing electric piano. Going back to Circle In the Round, Herbie plays a celeste that sounds oh so close to a vibraphone sans vibrato and Miles plays bells and chimes when he isn't playing trumpet! Imagine an extension of this sound, similar to the multiple keyboardists he would be utilizing years later.

I'm sure many of you have links to some great online resources on music. I'm mostly interested right now in the basics of music theory. I've been taking lessons from a vibist up in Boston. Things are going well. I'm learning a lot at once, reading music again, theory, and how to play the vibraphone. Of course, some of this is going to come naturally, and I'm discovering more on my own than I am from the lesson, but I want to develop a strong foundation from the git go. Any links to resources that you all commonly refer to? Thanks!

A friend of mine brought this album up the other night on the telephone. Neither of us have heard it, but were wondering if there was any wurlitzer. Glad to hear there is, but we figured it would be mostly harp! No harp? Too bad. I love her harp playing, then the wurlitzer, and of course the piano. I'm looking forward to hearing this anyway.

Leeway, his name is Matthias! I would definitely check him out. I've seen him once before with George Garzone, Jeff Ballard, John Lockwood, and a guitarist. His newest album really explores the possibilities of digital effects with vibraphone. Some of it I like a lot. I've heard a few tracks on the radio up here. I think it would be a cool night, if you are into it.

Mosaics... Medjuck, it should be a great computer for a long time. I'm jealous.

I love this thread. I had no idea there were so many deadicated deadheads here. You guys do know your shit. Reminds me of conversations I would sit back and listen to in rooms walled with DAT over at my cousin's and his friends' houses.

Out of curiousity, why go all out for the G5 then Medjuck? Seems like one of the less expensive G4 machines would have been more than enough for your applications. I'm looking forward to upgrading in the next few years, so maybe I'm just a bit jealous!

Hell yeah! November release!

bummer.

The 1070 is the receiver that you recommended earlier right Kevin? Dmitry, once you move up here, we'll have to talk about this stuff. I really want to replace my receiver and am looking for something to play music in stereo, and watch movies etc in surround.

Thanks for the advice Kevin. I haven't heard much about Outlaw, so this is good. I've also read about some problems with NAD, but I have a dealer around the corner, so I would be sure to have a working unit before I took it home. I like what I've read about them, and I have a friend in Charlotte, NC that uses an NAD. No problems there either. Outlaw is definitely in the price range... I'm in no rush really either. I can probably wait a few months.