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You could play at AS220 or Chan's. Either way, I'd be happy to make some flyers up and hang 'em all over town! www.as220.org http://www.chanseggrollsandjazz.com/

My bad Clinton. I'm sure quite a few people responded well to this disc last year. Too bad we can't dig up old posts! I actually owe it to Vint for introducing me to this disc. I have recommended it to most of my friends, regardless of musical taste. They all seem to love it! Cachao!

Matthew Shipp vs. Anti-pop Consortium has some of the best playing on it, though if you aren't into Anti-pop's vocals or synth playing, you may have to do some serious programming to skip the majority of the tracks. There is a very cool homage to Miles Davis hidden deep in this disc, complete with heavy backbeat and sublime Matthew Shipp improvising. Much of what he has been doing on these releases is a comping style, using a set of chords that you will continue to hear from disc to disc. It is great to hear him get away from this, if even for a few minutes! I am hoping the next release will focus more on blending his melodic playing with the new sound they are exploring.

I really like Sustain as well. This must be some of Taborn's best. eQUILIBRIUM definitely has its moments! I look at Shipp's releases in the Blue Series as one ongoing project. Each one seems to advance, however slightly, in increments. Whereas many critics expect musicians of this caliber to break the mould with each release, as they may have done in the past, I have come to expect a certain focus from Shipp's Blue Series project. I have heard complaints from various sources that these musicians are much better in a free jazz setting. For instance, "All William Parker plays anymore are quarter-notes." To me this is but a small facet of their music. If you enjoy eQUILIBRIUM, you would do well to check out the rest of the Blue Series under Matthew Shipp's name.

My wife and I have really been enjoying this disc! I'm glad I finally bought it. The more I listen to it, the more I hear. Thanks for getting this out guys! When are you coming to Providence?!

This CD got more play last summer than anything else in my collection. I seem to remember Bev being one of the only people on the "old board" that was familiar with it! I think it takes a trusted name like "Lonson" for a recommendation to sink in! Cachaito is the youngest of the bassists in the Club. I think he has another album in the works. This summer its been the Trojan Rocksteady 3-disc and Dead Meadow!

Rooster, I think the picture you are thinking of is in Litweiler's The Harmolodic Life. There is one picture of Ornette playing trumpet with Haden, Blackwell, AND Izenzon, AND Yoko Ono is leaning against the wall, probably wailing. The other that fits your description is of Ornette, Redman, Haden, and Blackwell. It looks like they are taking a break, except for Haden, hand in position. If I had a scanner, I'd post the images for you. They are enticing. Oh to be a fly on the wall.

Does anyone know of anything happening 4th of July weekend? I checked all of the obvious places and didn't come up with much. I'm kind of surprised actually. I figured this would be a big weekend!

I found this book used as well! I'll flip to a random page every so often and read from there. I really need to start from the beginning like I did with the Monk Reader. The Ellington is a bit thicker though... Good luck with the Quebec!

I've been getting into two bands from the Matador label lately. Dead Meadow is a pretty heavy band with a good, hard psychadelic sound. The guitar tone is unparralleled in this day and age. Big fuzz and smart use of the wah pedal. You can check out some free mp3s here: Dead Meadow mp3s Pretty Girls Make Graves is the other. A very different sound than Dead Meadow, but just as appealing to me. Check them out here: Pretty Girls Make Graves mp3s While you're there, check out some of the other mp3s they have available for download. Matador has always been a consistent indie rock label. I trust their taste like I trust Blue Note's during the 1950s and 60s!

Also the larger the better. The detail captured in this frame is actually pretty amazing.

And another. The larger this image is, the better.

This is an alltime favorite for me.

P.S. I remember my middle school band teacher, Bernedette Spencer, always talking about Coltrane and Miles and Monk. It took me until college to finally follow through, but I finally did it. These kids in Gonzales class are way ahead of the curve! That is good news shrugs!

Congratulations Temple! I still remember my elementary and middle school music teachers very well. Very enthusiastic. It really made an impression on my friends and I. Unfortunately, I thought I was too cool to play in the high school band. As you can tell, my friends had me thinking all wrong. Now I wish I had continued to pursue music. It was an impressionable age.

"impossible" ! Seems like Woody liked to talk! The interviewer didn't have to ask more than a handful of questions to get him going! Thanks for posting this.

I'm liking it myself. I think it is cool to criticize Radiohead these days, as they have been hailed by critics for so long now. They seem to be revisiting some of their older song styles, skipping over The Bends and OK Computer though. I especially like the songs where Thom Yorke is singing in a more natural voice with less whine. Even some acoustic guitar strumming here and there! I'm a fan.

A good cook never reveals his/her recipe for collards and always exaggerates on how long he/she cooks them. All day is better than not. Vinegar is a necessity. Fatback/hamhock/gizzard is also recommended. Yes, they smell like hell, but once you've tasted a good batch, you learn to love that stink!

An absolute favorite. Just as good, if not BETTER(!) than Straight Ahead. Another strong recommendation for Ornette Coleman FREE JAZZ, Abbey Lincoln STRAIGHT AHEAD, Booker Little OUT FRONT, Chico Hamilton COMPLETE DUKE ELLINGTON SUITE. Man, what a spectrum of styles Eric Dolphy was invited to play in. I may be entering another Eric Dolphy stage, thanks to this thread! My wife is going to love the next few weeks...

I remembered two this afternoon. I guess I was trying to think of bands whose new releases I look forward to... Sublime !!! BLind Melon It is a damn shame both of these bands are no more. Every album gets equal play at our house! I would have loved to have heard more. Right now I'm listening to Dead Meadow. Has anyone heard of them? Fucking great!

Not a starting five, but an interesting quintet maybe... Walt Dickerson .:. vibraphone Sun Ra .:. piano, electronic keyboards Andrew Hill .:. piano Jimmy Garrison .:. bass Richard Davis .:. bass Gilmore would be there too, but he wouldn't be unlisted. He would be playing percussion and the occassional reed.

Kevin, I think you got together with Shawn Dudley and Doug. They were both living in Charlotte at the time. I was away for the holiday. Funny, I never got to hang out with Shawn in Charlotte. It took a three day business trip to Dallas to meet the guy! We went out to hear Sangrey play with a couple of keyboard players. It was all improv, but very rigid meter. Never having heard Sangrey play before, this was a great introduction. He is a shapeshifter with his tone and the music was a challenge for him, I think. I remember the keyboard and percussion sounds to be devoid of feeling almost, where Jim's playing was all feeling. An interesting juxtaposition. Do you still play with those guys Jim? Remember it was at that little coffee house?

I had a great time in Dallas, TX a couple years back hanging out at Shawn Dudley's place with Sangrey and Milazzo. I don't know that I will ever have a chance to hang out with these guys again, but I would have loved to have made it a regular thing. We had a good time. I'm meeting Al Jones and Dave (shrugs) in a couple of weeks down in CT. Should be fun. It is funny. Al and I have been talking on the phone, emailing, trading music, etc. for about three years now. He's sent me a jpg of his family, but we've never met face to face. Nonetheless, I feel like we have a true friendship. I'm looking forward to hanging out with him. I also used to hang out with Doug Robinson (ADR) when I lived in Charlotte. Next time any of you are up near Providence, RI let me know! I'd love to hang out! :rsmile:

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I'd like to add something that I listened to last night for the first time in a while. Two discs actually. Bob Moses .:. Nishoma Quite a few cameos on this disc maintain a variety of sounds and Moses' composing/arranging just amazes me. Here I go recommending another drummer that composes music like a pianist! Moses and tap dancer, Jimmy Slyde trio on "Ask Me Now" with trumpeter, Rossen Zahariev to great effect. Complex and multilayered compositions make up most of the disc. I know Moses' ideology isn't that popular with most, but his drumming is second to none. What a sense of swing. Bill Stewart .:. Think Before You Think This is on Evidence. A definite sleeper in my collection. If you ever see this in a used bin, give it a listen. You will most likely end up taking it home with you. This is a great thread. I am going to look for many of these in the near future!