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My impression of Gram Parsons isn't what it was when I was 18 and damn near worshipped the guy, but I sure don't think he's nothing. He had a spirit in him that comes through in his best work, and nothing he did was less than fine. Now, is it fair to put him against James Carr? That's not fair to anyone. Like most he's suffered his share of overinflated posthumous blabbery but that's not fair to hold against him either. Is what it is. For my part I never could cotton onto the idea that The Monkees were anything less than junk, despite whatever cred Mike Nesmith lays claim to, Head included. Just don't buy it and never will. The idea that The Byrds are a lesser singles band than anyone is personally offensive to me. Most important takeaway? Gene Parsons had the talent, Gram Parsons had the spark, and Gene Clark is the most superior white rock musician of the 1960s era. My 2 cents, YMMV^ ∞

I hope it will be recorded for many reasons, but most of all to get more Tomeka Reid on record. Will you be attending, Chuck?

I think he's suitably outstanding on Andrew!! Maybe not as memorable on Blowing In From Chicago but that one is a favorite nonetheless.

David S Ware - Live at Jazzfestival Saalfelden 2011 What We Live - s/t Cecil Taylor - Olu Iwa Cecil Taylor - Winged Serpent Convergence Quartet - Slow & Steady The first two are Amazon Prime orders. Any other Prime members notice that 2-Day Shipping isn't remotely that these days? I had these items in my cart Tuesday and it quoted a Friday delivery. I ordered them today and I'll get one Monday and one Tuesday. wtf.

Self-Determination Music on ACE will be out March 3. Disappointed Jonathan couldn't do it, but glad it's out there. I look forward to hearing it: http://www.amazon.com/Self-Determination-Music-John-Carter/dp/B00S2WUEN6/ref=sr_1_3?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1421786707&sr=1-3&keywords=john+carter+bobby+bradford

Ha. I'm a chef.

Coupled on a DVD along with an Ornette Coleman short that has priceless footage of the Izenon/Moffett trio recoding the Who's Crazy soundtrack.

Not a lot that caught my attention (that I don't already have), but I picked up: Sten Sandell Trio + John Butcher - Strokes Marty Ehrlich's Rites Quartet - Frog Leg Logic Empty Cage Quartet - Gravity Not at all familiar with the last one, but the blurbs swung me (Waddada is a fan).

Me too, from the same place a few months ago when it was $8.47. I wonder how a title comes to be priced like that at random.

Schlippenbach Trio - Gold Is Where You Find It $3.47 at Amazon

Two new TUMs that look nice: Mikko Innanen w/ William Parker & Andrew Cyrille Bill Laswell & Milford Graves well, amended: YMMV w/ the latter. Duos with Graves are always a good idea, but I can't stand Bill Laswell. Total cheeseball. But I'd keep an open mind for this one.

The recent pile-on re: Masahiko Togashi renewed my commitment to checking those records out, so I've placed my first-ever CDJapan order for: KICJ-2297 Masahiko Togashi / Session in Paris Vol.1 Song Of Soil KICJ-2298 Masahiko Togashi / Session in Paris Vol.2 Irodorareta Yume KICJ-2299 Masahiko Togashi / Spiritual Moments UCCJ-9143 Masahiko Togashi / Spiritual Nature [Low-Priced Edition] Very excited to finally hear this music. And $50 for 4 Japanese CDs?? Madness!!

That's one of a few Lps that I regret selling many years ago. I found my copy in mint shape for $4 and could not resist the easy/quick profit to be had at the time One I want a lot, too but I can't blame you -- I might do the same.

I have the Lester Young clarinet collection he did. Awful, awful, awful.

Along those lines, is it widely known there's a video of GUO from 1970 on there? I just saw it for the first time last night. Pretty amazing to see a 26yo Evan Parker, among all the others.

Passed this up a million times at my old haunt in Iowa City. Original press for $5. Oops?

I think that's very true.

Anything you're looking forward to in 2015? Here's what I know of: -Matana Roberts - All Thee Rise: Coin Coin Chapter 3 -Nate Wooley - Battle Pieces (Laubrock, Courvosier, Mat Moran) -Tim Berne's Electric Snakeoil -Myra Melford's Snowy Egret -Anthony Braxton Falling River Music -Weasel Walter/Chris Pitsiokos duo Just out: Evan Parker - Electro-Acoustic Septet (Victo) Hopes for reissue: -Karyobin -Billy Bang, John Lindberg, or Glenn Spearman BS/SN box (ha!) -Joe Daley 3xCD from JLH -Phillip Wilson/Olu Dara - Esoteric via CvsD -Po Torch LPs (hahaha!)

Still to rich for my blood at $40ish. I am a cheapskate.

Life Rays on Soul Note is incredible. His best, IMO (though I haven't heard any Steeplechases).

Couple of gems there. Coin Coin Chapter Two is startling stuff. Indeed. I've listened to both volumes several times on Spotify, but with the new one arriving soon I figured I should start to buy them up.

Recording with program: http://ranblake.com/media/audio/suffield-streams-and-standards-ran-blake-at-an-die-musik/?utm_source=December+2014&utm_campaign=December+2014&utm_medium=email

Eddie Prevost/Tom Chant/John Edwards - All Change (Matchless) Matana Roberts - Coin Coin Chapter Two: Mississippi Moonchile (Constellation)

You are a couple of hours from New Orleans? It's worth it to travel to hear music. Yes. Currently life circumstances (I have a 3 year old and work nights and weekends) prevent this but I hopefully in years to come I'll get a new job and have more leeway. Life is long indeed. Though it is a sincere goal to see Kidd Jordan before it's too late.

For a single CD, $35 is about tops, but that's only for the very few at the tip-top of my list. I could go up to about $35-40 for a double or triple with the same caveat. I don't really buy many box sets, and never ones over $60 or so, so I can't say about that. Same with vinyl, almost never buy it and never drop much when I do. I think the most I ever spent on a single disc is about $25 for Joe McPhee's As Serious As Your Life. I paid $45 for Braxton/Santa Cruz. I also spent $66 on the two volumes of Ran Blake's Painted Rhythms. Generally, though, I'm a deals man and try to get CDs in the $3-15 range. You'd be surprised how things fall in your lap if you wait, like with the two Tony Oxley CBS CDs I pined after for years: I got both for $10/free shipping.