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I'll take Astigmatic

Agreed. He does well enough.

Huh, news to me.

I honestly don't know what it is ... I can just get into it. Maybe it is the strength of her conception. I feel the same about Braxton and Threadgill on the flute. But, on the other hand, the likes of Dolphy, Kirk, and Newton leave me cold.

Awakening on Delmark. FWIW I reallly don't like flute, but I enjoy her work a lot.

While I'd hate to add to the clutter (does this genre need its own subforum?), I think this is a good one. I love this type of album cover. ...Maybe we ought to just take ESP for granted on this one.

Bouncing all around this AM: Lee Konitz Meets Warne Marsh Again (PAUSA) Buck Clayton Jam Session - The Hucklebuck/Robbins Nest (Columbia) Henry Threadgill Sextett - When Was That? (About Time)

Just for a taste, here's some records that missed the cut:

Great article. An interesting slice of midwestern jazz history!

Any copies of the Dave Schildkraut CD left?

Phil Cohran & Legacy - African Skies (Captcha, 2010) Recorded 1993 at the Adler Planetarium, Chicago.

Donald Byrd Band & Voices - A New Perspective (Blue Note) W. 61st address, Van Gelder deadwax.

I was gonna say ... I thought the label was defunct, or at least that the CDs are way out of print.

I would never make this particular list, but I always like to see other people put their own taste out there rather than the same tired rehash of the objective truth. It made for a good read and he made the right choice at #1.

I'm just not big on piano trios period and am frankly not big on many straight ahead players from his generation as a whole (broad and sweeping as it gets, I know..and fodder for a whole 'nother thread.) so I feel no need to own more than one album of his (Whirl, which I like well enough).

Probably more likely a reprint from the artist or one of his associates. This is a rather common practice regarding OOP/small press titles. I know Gerry Hemingway and Dennis Gonzalez do this, and Tim Berne has reissued a couple of Julius Hemphill records this way.

I'm in the middle of the arduous process of sequencing next month's test so I figured I'd start the sign up. I hope the music is to everyone's liking; my test will be something of a turnaround from BillF's connoisseur taste in bop, edging toward freer terrain, but I encourage all to jump in and give it a try-- I promise nothing too far beyond the pale! Just let me know whether it's download or hard copy. Thanks.

From Penguin 9th Ed.: Discovery Records Nursteed Road, Devizes, Wilts SN10 3 DY Tel. 01380 728 000 http://www.discovery-records.com I'd contact Peter first. IIRC his prices were quite fair and he should have everything that is in print. Thanks for that Dan but being in the UK I'd have thought it would be better to find someone a bit nearer home. Anyone know who the Steeplechase UK distributor is?

The Lodestar is slated for a vinyl reissue, hopefully out soon. DG has a listing-- you can have them email you when it comes in.

I'm not talking about bank-breaking here. But $25 is not the kind of money I drop casually on a CD.

http://www.popsike.com/STEVE-LACY-ESTILHAOS-LIVE-IN-LISBON-LP-PORTUGAL-1972-RARE-MINT-JAZZ/200745643454.html Sorry, $282. But still!

You can add Freddie Roach: nothing on Amazon CD-wise under $50!

Anybody ever notice that when it comes to some artists, it's tough to find any titles on the cheap? I'm talking under $15-20. I noticed this is now the case with Eddie Costa. I just did searches on Amazon and EBay and found that titles that were affordable a few years ago like Guys & Dolls and the Lonehill trio set are up into the stratosphere. His Mode date is still a good buy but that's about it. Any other examples? And I know you can always find something here and there-- I'm talking on the whole here.

Damn! Last eBay copy went for around $350.

McPhee/Boni/Jaume - Songs & Dances. One of those CDs that just seems to exist in name only. Speaking seriously of Braxton: his unreleased 10xLP solo recordings from France 1985. Plus, uh, Willisau 1991.