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Steve Lacy/Steve Potts - Live in Budapest (West Wind)

http://eyedrum.org/ (I hit ctrl-v without knowing what was going to pop up - really. This might be of interest to anyone in the Atlanta area tonight.)

Boudreaux saw Thibodeaux walking down the road and said, "Thibodeaux, I got you some good news and I got you some bad news. Which you want first?" Boudreaux said, "Well, I guess you better give me that old bad news first." Thibodeaux said, "I hate to tell you this, but we found your petite wife floatin' face down dead in the bayou." Thibodeaux: "Oh my god - what's the good news?" "Well, she had about two dozen blue crabs on her. We gonna take her out again tomorrow and see what she can do."

Earlier: Hollywood Saxophone Quartet - Sax Appeal (Oh, please!) (Liberty - "Transistorized spectra-sonic-sound"). Not jazz with a capital "J," but pretty good. Now: Randy Weston - Little Niles (Blue Note). Disc 2 - the "Live at the 5 Spot" record.

I like Leroy's playing - he's got a compact (rather than brassy) tone. Like a lot of the younger/middle-aged New Orleans trumpet players, he seem equally aware of traditional styles and bebop - I hear both Louis and Brownie in his playing. He sounds good in person playing in a traditional New Orleans setting because he doesn't play loudly - he makes it easy to get a good ensemble balance. Of the recordings I've heard, I like Mo' Cream From the Crop on Columbia (oop, but readily available for cheap) and Shake That Thing by the Preservation Hall Jazz Band - he plays on several tracks of that one, which is a really excellent album. And my rarest New Orleans brass band record is probably by Leroy Jones and the Hurricane Brass Band from 1975 - all kids, most of whom went on to great things on the New Orleans scene. It's pretty wild and wooly.

Johnny Hodges - Rippin' & Runnin' (Verve) Keep coming back to this one. Hodges has always been one of my heroes, and the 1968 "young lion" band is outstanding.

Blue Mitchell - Step Lightly (Blue Note Classic)

Happy Birthday. I haven't been around here too long, in the greater scheme, but I've enjoyed your posts since you've been back.

Allen hit the only non-Cotton Picker arrangement on record that I'm aware of.

I love that one. It was such a revelation to me when I first heard it years ago.

Thanks for the great review.

Yes, they're bonus tracks on European Tour '56 on Definitive. Decent sound.

Albert Ayler - Lorrach/Paris 1966 (Hat Art)

Like you Mike, I'm undecided. I have all the music on Japanese Vinyl/TOCJ etc. I would really like the select but my instinct says keep what I have. The music is however, essential. Speaking just for myself, I don't buy Mosiac sets if I have all the material already - on LPs or CDs. But that's just me.

Well, I didn't intend to make today Jeff's shameless self-promotion day, but East Atlanta Passover Stomp, the new CD by the 4th Ward Afro-Klezmer Orchestra, was delivered today. It looks good and sounds pretty good - not perfect, but pretty good. Fifteen US dollars will get you a copy sent anywhere in the world, postage included. Paypal to jeffcrom(at)bellsouth.net or PM me if you want to pay another way. Clips and other info at our website. This short feature appeared in today's Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

I'm in - download.

I'm kind of uncomfortable starting a thread with my name in the title, but.... Every few years I lose my mind and start a band. We keep it going until we're all worn out from scrambling for gigs in Atlanta and decide we've lost enough money. Then we disband until I miss playing my own tunes so much that I start the process over again. Well, the newest edition of the Jeff Crompton Quartet will be making its debut at Eyedrum Gallery in Atlanta a week from tonight - October 9 at 9:00 PM. Can't give you any links to websites or clips because there aren't any yet, but we hope to get a decent recording from the gig. The band is two reeds, bass and drums, playing free jazz originals that (mostly) swing or groove, as well as some Ornette and possibly a little Monk. If you're in the area, I'd love to see you at Eyedrum.

Can we get a solid confirmation of this? Yes, this does not seem possible. The smaller booklet is 68 pages and contains the following; 1. Song Index 2. Ladies Day by Gary Giddens 3. Literary Lady by Farah Jasmine Griffin 4. Discography 5. Production Credits Did the first big one have a track by track analysis as well? Yes, by Michael Brooks, if I remember correctly.

Yo-Yo Ma Ma Barker Blue Lu Barker

I'm looking forward to seeing how much unreleased material is included. I have all the original albums - I didn't buy the Braxton set for that reason.

Thanks for the news, although it's not welcome. One of the great blues drummers - glad I got to see him perform. Since Frank Frost died a few years ago, two out of three of the Jelly Roll Kings are now gone. The Kings were one of the great Delta juke bands. And Big Jack Johnson is only alive because of my quick reflexes. I was driving past Red's Lounge in Clarksdale one night and Jack was hanging out in front, carrying on with some buddies. He kind of staggered in front of my oncoming car, and I swerved and hit the brakes. You're welcome. Now everybody go and listen to some Jelly Roll Kings. So long, Sam.

Lee Morgan - Search for the New Land

Albert Heath Big Chief Tootie Montana Joe Montana

Does this have all of Twardzik's Paris recordings with Baker? Thanks.

Cor! Is that on Bob Shad's Mainstream label, or some other Mainstream label? It's Shad's label - "Spiritual Series" from 1974. Do you have any stuff by Rev. Willie Morganfield? He was Muddy Waters' cousin and preached at the Bell Grove Baptist Church in Clarksdale, Mississippi. I have a sermon on cassette and a CD of songs (on Jewel) by the Rev.