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Dennis is currently hospitalized with complications from diabetes, but seems on the upswing which I'm glad to see. In my estimation he is a brilliant player. I have never heard a note from him that I didn't like. I get why people stick with the old Silkheart recordings-- they're incredible to a one, my favorite being The Desert Wind. But any recording he makes is worth hearing. I am personally very inspired by the example he sets with his regional focus. If it weren't for Dennis, we would not have Charles Brackeen's later recordings; we would not have a lot of the recent work of Alvin Fielder documented; we would not have as many recordings with the brilliant Tim Green; ditto John Purcell, Henry Franklin, and countless other young players he invites to play (who always acquit themselves well in his presence) Again, do not sleep on his recent work. Some personal favorites include: Cape of Storms (Ayler) Resurrection and Life (Ayler) Idle Wild (Clean Feed) Renegade Spirits (Furthermore) I need to get the recent Shaman and In Quiet Waters from For Tune in Poland. I'm also on the lookout for the OOP Old Time Revival on Furthermore, if anyone has a lead....

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA no. But Creole Gardens is fantastic. I listened earlier this week. Will need to grab the Brice you showed. And erwbol, the Braxton is top notch! Great Gerry Hemingway on there, and I love Brax's notes.

Can't wait to pick up Steve Lacy's Shots.

Me too. But not in £!

Per Arts For Art. RIP.

Pre-order? I haven't been able to find it currently in stock anywhere.

I've always wanted to upgrade my Jazz Abstractions to a standalone Japanese issue. Such a great album and wonderful cover in a sleeve that just looks like crap. Not to mention it's paired with a pretty useless record.

Well the 12xCD Duets box is currently available for $85, which seems quite reasonable to me.

You've convinced me to pick it up. Also am a diehard Midwesterner who's homesick so that sways me too!

Though it resembles the CDs from the box, this one is not part of it. It was recorded a month earlier. I purchased a copy from Dusty Groove for $30 but was too late.. someone else had grabbed it. Curses. I've never seen it offered for less than $100.

Few can caress a tune like Michael Moore.

All power to them, but still can't get with dls. I am still holding out for the actual box in this lifetime, but have started grabbing the individual discs.

"Bilbao Song --> Restless In Pieces ---> Love Henry", Clusone Trio.

Thanks Allen. Thought-provoking as always. I agree that we haven't fully dealt with this sort of post-historical condition/milieu, in jazz or in other areas.

Fantastic news on many fronts, one of which is more Tomeka on record.

You're correct. I bought the Lou Donaldson one. I like these albums enough to want to hear them sometimes, but not enough to shell out for OOP Japanese CDs or the OOP Mosaic. I have seen a few others that look tempting, but I don't plan on getting any more. For one thing, the music is just there in a big mass which makes it difficult to sort out what you're listening to; plus the contents are misidentified in the "notes". Beyond the ethical concerns, this is what makes these types of sets a poor experience in my book.

Yes, I got it from Mars yesterday at a Harrison Bankhead concert put on by Lazaro Vega. Thanks. I was aware of the group and have been waiting for something to come out.

Is that Blue Lights disc a new one?

I saw them but once in '02. It was indeed a great show. Love them to pieces.

I missed a cheap copy once. It's on the shortlist for my I-swear-it'll-happen-one-day $150 Emanem order.

Finally managed to catch it in stock at DG. I think MD lists it as OOP over at the label.

Carter/Bradford - No U Turn Parker/Guy/Lytton - At The Vortex

Looks good. I didn't see a link to an actual Kickstarter. Not up yet?

Steve said he liked it but most didn't. I honestly haven't been through it enough to form an opinion.