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Unfortunately, the RIAA currently views this as music downloading, IIRC.

IF that version of Maiden Voyage is from "Alive," then yes, it is killer.

I am down with that! If they have the best cuts from those later albums, then I would be all for that. Some of the ballads were a bit too syrupy for my palate. Vol 1: 1. Ain't It Funky Now 2. Ease Back 3. It's Your Thing 4. Love On A Two Way Street 5. Let The Music Take Your Mind 6. I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing, Open Up The Door I'll Get It Myself / Cold Sweat 7. Betcha By Golly Wow Vol 2: 1. Upshot 2. The Final Comedown 3. Cantaloupe Woman 4. Dracula 5. California Green 6. Flood In Franklin Park Vol 3: 1. Cease The Bombing 2. Maiden Voyage 3. A Day In The Life 4. Down Hear On The Ground 5. Fancy Free

Do you have that 10" sampler on Jazztone? It is probably the most common one in the shops around here. I picked up a copy -- excellent stuff all in one place.

Denardo told Spoontooneous and I that the quartet has material in the can and it is ready to be put out. I would buy that! Before the concert, I listened to Ornette's Columbia Records album Science Fiction to get energized. Upon entering, I discovered a hefty crowd of people. More than I thought I ever would. The ratio of men to women was somewhat off balance, noted Dave King, drummer of The Bad Plus, as we stood in line at the men's room. He said "We should have had a tailgating party." I would have been down for that. Why don't we do that at jazz concerts? It is interesting to note how the two bass players navigated what could have been a muddied aural situation. Falanga played arco for almost the entire show, putting down the bow to play pizzi but a couple of times. In that regard, he reminded me of David Izenzon. Not just because he was playing arco, but the contributions were similar -- he was able to play in the 'cello range high enough to stay out of the way of Greg Cohen, the other bass player that was walking most of the time. Falanga has some astounding ideas. I cannot believe this is the first time I have heard of the guy. By staying in the range above Cohen's walking basslines and below Ornette's arsenal, He was able to make the ensemble sound quite rich. Flanaga was a very kind man; when I spoke with him afterwords, I thanked him for a great performance [which sometimes I think would be tiresome to hear night after night]. He replied with the deepest sincerity, "Thank you for being a part of it." I haven't heard a great deal of Denardo Coleman's playing. My only point of reference comes from two recordings: The Empty Foxhole[i/] and Ornette at 12 performed at ages 10 and 12 respectively. He is not out of the metronome school of playing, nor the Buddy Rich chops monster school. His more relaxed approach to rhythm was befitting of the concept at hand. I'll just say that Dave Weckl would have been out of place. Stylistically, his playing reminded me of Sunny Murray. Ambitious, but not over-the-top. I am terrible with song titles, and I know only that the last tune was "Song X" and the encore was "Lonely Woman." Many of the melodies were familar, or perhaps almost familiar, knowing some of his musical devices. Very little was said. He thanked the crowd for coming out, and said how grateful he was for the musical happening the night before when several ensembles got together to play the music of Ornette Coleman. As noted earlier, some of the most interesting moments were when they came together as a string trio. Cohen did pick up the bow for one portion. Ornette has both an unusual musical vocabulary on the violin and an unusual physical manner of dealing with the instrument. If I recall, he was playing left-handed on a right-handed instrument. To these ears, his string chops are in quite great shape. [Having spent more time with recordings of African and Middle-Eastern violin players than Western "classical" players.] He spent more time on the violin than he did on the other secondary instrument, the trumpet. His chops here were also in decent shape. It did not sound as if he was struggling to get the notes he wanted to pass from him and through the instrument. When the secondary instruments were called upon, it was always after starting the tune on his white plastic alto. And that alto is as strong as ever. The ideas, volume and speed Ornette still gets from his main axe on those breakneck portions of some of the tunes belie this giant's age, as celebrated that night: 75 years. That same visceral blues energy was somewhat in contrast to the gentle handshake and paper-thin skin of the man in person. I was lucky enought to make it backstage to meet one of my heroes. Smartly dressed in a pale blue suite and colorful shirt, topped with a pork-pie hat and moustache, Ornette was ever the gentleman. He asked if played an instrument, and I said "No sir, I just play records." He responds, "Well, you can sure do both." It was as if he was telling me what to do. I think it is great advice. I'll take it.

This show was positively killer. More later, but I just wanted to post a pic. I got to shake hands with him, and he autographed my Rhino edition of Free Jazz!

Dupree Bolton.

My early musical experiences too started with a similar LP. My dad would put on a recording of the 1963 NHRA Winternationals [drag racing] and put it on headphones. I loved that. After that, it was mom playing the Bee Gees.

I like "lite." Brings to mind an analogue in the liquid form:

Three of us will be there tomorrow. Anyone else game?

I'd be willing to pass some dollars on to Ms. Harris for this. Top notch!

None, really. That is just some image you conjured in my skull.

Oh dear... B-)

I had this out just this weekend:

I've heard it put the other way before, but 60s miles bad? Miles Smiles? ESP?

Cool.

I was gonna get the IASW set, too. Is it in to old box, or the new book format?

IIRC, this plagues the Jimmy Giuffre re-issue of Free Fall as well.

My semi-lame blog here. Not totally jazz-centric, and only just beginning...

Glad to see you are finally coming over to the dark side. That sounds like an admission of guilt to me!

Only self-released, and extremely limited pressing.

I saw it on Fox News so that shit must be true.

Me and at least one other board member are planning on meeting up at the show. Miles 251, DTMX, you still game? Anyone else? Bueller?

I was wondering the same thing...

That, and not running 26 f'ing miles in a row.