Stefan Wood

Don't apologize. We pick and choose which artist we favor or dislike, regardless of their character. But I have issues when we try to hold them to a higher moral standard that may not apply because it was a different time, different set of rules, and different ideological and intellectual battles that were happening.

Wagner indirectly killed 8 million Jews? This is news to me.

Freudian slip!

Then my dog deserved it!

Bluiett isn't that forbidding. I have this set, and it is worthy of reissue, as are most of the India Navigations.

Well, the Kool Aid wore off pretty quick for my team, the Redskins. Special Teams much improved; the defense is horrible, specifically the pass defense. The offense is doing all right, but they have to protect Griffin. Injuries are killing this team as well. Looking at the schedule, if they can win three more games this year I will be impressed.

Agreed. Last night's game, for example.

Begging the question of what happened?

He didn't get whipped, the defense did; poor game planning and management by the coaches. Sam Bradford is an excellent QB who had a bad year last season. Washington's offense isn't the problem. Once of the worst officiated games I have ever seen, bad calls on both teams.

Another good release from Tompkins Square:

Picked this up, yet another stellar release from Sterns': What a voice!!!

You just can't walk into a retail store, especially a chain store, and expect to see a wide selection like it was 5 or even 10 years ago. Only specialty store will do that, and they are hanging on by their fingernails. It's online, and that's it.

That's been on my short list to get for over a year now... I have these as well, and second the rec... Adam, buy that set. It's a stunning set, well compiled and researched. The second set is good too, but not as good as the first. Also, this:

Redskins! Redskins!! Redskins!!! I know it's one game, but damn I am drinking the Kool Aid......

F all that. You NEED this: Fire in My Bones

Was at my local used cd store a couple of weekends ago, they were playing this album: Never heard this before -- had to buy it, and it has not left my player. One of the most beautiful and complete albums I have heard in a long time. AllMusic.com review link

The new release of Hot Rats is supposed to undo all the things that were "wrong" on the initial cd release -- don't know the details. Anyway, a fantastic album. I tend to favor his 1970-75 albums, which are more jazz flavored. To answer your question, I would do Hot Rats first, then maybe Burnt Weeny Sandwich, Chunga's Revenge, Waka Jawaka, and Apostrophe.

Yeah, DMG is a great store, with helpful staff, but they are not the only game in town. Or, in this case, the internet. I find their prices to be moderate to expensive -- what they are good for are hard to find to obscure or independent labels or pressings, and those are worth the money.

Sweetnighter. If it's a transition album, what a transition! 125th Street Congress slays me every time I hear it.

The following cds are for sale, free shipping in the US, to be determined for overseas buyers: Greg Osby - Art Forum (Blue Note) $4 Joe Lovano & Greg Osby - Friendly Fire (Blue Note) $6 Stefon Harris/Jason Moran/Greg Osby/Mark Shim - New Directions (Blue Note) $7 Blue Mitchell - Blue Soul (Concord Keepnews) $6 Sonny Rollins - Worktime (OJC K2 remaster w/slipcase) $8 Sonny Rollins - The Sound of Sonny (OJC K2 remaster w/ slipcase) $8 Sunny Murray Trio - 13" Steps on Glass (enja) $6.50 Vijay Iyer/Mike Ladd - Still Life with Commentator (Savoy) $6 Guillermo Brown - Soul at the Hands of the Machine (Thirsty Ear) $4 Chris Kelsey Trio - The Ingenious Gentleman of the Lower East Side (CIMP) $10 Ahmad Jamal - Poinciana Revisited/Freeflight (Impulse!) $9 Steve Lacy with Don Chery - Evidence (OJC) $7 Conjure: Music for the Texts of Ishmael Reed (american clavé) w/David Murray, Lester Bowie, Steve Swallow, Carla Bley, and more $7 Bennie Green Blows His Horn (OJC) $10 Clifford Jordan Quartet - On Stage vol 1 (Steeplechase) $12 Clifford Jordan Quartet - On Stage vol 2 (Steeplechase) $12 Clifford Jordan Quartet - On Stage vol 3 (Steeplechase) $12 all three cds for $30 Grey Osby - Further Ado (Blue Note) $4 Mark Dresser Trio - Aquifer (cryptogrammophone) $8 Scotty Herd's Radical Reconstruction Surgery (Thirsty Ear) w/Matthew Shipp, John Medeski $3 Dakota Staton at Storyville (Collectables) $6 The Focus Quintet (1-8 in 1 (sachimay) $5 The Blues of Arbee Stidham - Tired of Wandering (OBC) $7 Patrice Rushen - Prelusion/Before the Dawn (OJC) $7 Mark Dresser/Denman Maroney - Time Changes (cryptogrammophone) $4 Tommy Babin's Benzene - Your Body is Your Poison (Drip) $5 The Revolutionaires - Jonkanoo Dub (Hitbound) $9 The Revolutionaires - S/T (Hitbound) $9 Sammy Dread - Road Block (Hitbound) $9 Jacob Miller - Who Say Jah No Dread (RAS) Augustus Pablo produced 74-75 $15 Horace Silver - Doin' the Thing at the Village Gate (non RVG version Blue Note) $5 Vjay Iyer & Mike Ladd - In What Language? (Pi) $6 Homesick James - Blues on the South Side (OBC) $8 The Blues of Smoky Babe - Hottest Brand Goin' (OBC) $8 Possession - African Dub (Submeta) $4 Arnett Cobb - Smooth Sailin' (OJC) ex library, with library stickers, light scuffs on disc, plays fine $4 classical: Luigi Nono - Prometeo (EMI, 2 cds w/ booklet and slipcase) $25 XXXX = sold I accept Paypal, and I am willing to consider trades.

Just bought this album from Amazon; received in the mail today. Yeah, this is a very good album, though the last three tunes are a bit off, compared to the rest of the album. Not as engaging. Shows how out of it I am; I had no idea Cindy Blackman married Carlos Santana!

It's a done thing. They want to make sure Strasburg's good for the long haul, as in a having a career.

Awesome news!