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Just started another thread just fine, at least in the "forums" forum.

On the AAJ thread, couw says you can't start new threads. Might be the case now, but I was able to start this thread earlier this morning (a little over an hour ago). I'll try to start another thread, and see if that works... -- Tom

Would have voted for Dizzy Reece, given the chance. Yeah, I know there's not a lot of recordings out there with Reece on congas -- but what there is, really works for me.

Hey all, When I tried to get into the board this morning, I got the following error... And the same error comes up when you try to get into the front-page of the forums. The "Today's active topics" button does work, but the page that lists all of the forums is dead. Just thought I'd mention it, in case the powers that be didn't happen to run across this error through the normal course of their surfing on the board. -- Tom

Crap, the board won't let me upload the other images. Oh well, I'll have to e-mail them to couw. Here's what the back cover says... If anybody else owns this album (the actual LP), could you verify the spelling of everything, and the timings of the tunes?? (Or at least the times printed on the LP.) The source image I'm typing from is a bit fuzzy. Also, if anybody owns this album, can you provide the catalog number?? EDIT: Managed to change the format of the picture from a .bmp to a .gif -- so here it is after all.

Howdy everyone. I'm bringing up this thread again, cuz I layed a burn of Tyrone's 2nd LP as a leader, on couw -- and he wanted me to provide some session info for the date for him. Since I'm going to have to upload a couple images from the LP (copped from an e-bay auction), I figured the easiest way to do that was through a thread. (Yeah, I could have e-mailed them to him -- but where's the fun in that?) First, here's the best quality version of the cover I've ever seen on-line. I'm gonna include it as an upload, just so we have some place to keep it (even after the seller gets a buyer)... Tyrone Washington - "Roots" (Perception) And here's another image of the cover, though I suspect it's maybe not as useful (for CD-cover making purposes), despite the fact that it's a bit bigger. (Your call, couw. Maybe this bigger one is better, even with the glare. You're the Photoshop wizard. I know you can stretch the bigger one back into a square image, but maybe the glare isn't worth the effort. Again, your call, couw.) And here's the uploaded image...

I might have an extra one of these. (That, or else I gave it to Spontoonious -- can't remember which.) I'll look and/or check with him, and get back to you about it next week. Found my copy of "I Don't Care Who Knows It', and sent you a PM about it. Would be happy to trade it to you, or sell it outright.

By the way, I might mention that this new CD issue is a transfer from vinyl. (Sounds perfectly decent to my ears.)

I might have an extra one of these. (That, or else I gave it to Spontoonious -- can't remember which.) I'll look and/or check with him, and get back to you about it next week.

Too real for me. Not enough like the Internet for me.

Dmitry, let us know how this thread turns out -- if you complete any sets!! It'd be good to hear if any are completed as a result of this board. Go Dmitry!!!

I'm the same way, Eric, in the comparisons with Herbie -- at least from what I've heard. These three electric albums by Eddie that I have are all BAAAD!!!! --- and have Herbie beat (slightly) at his own game, at least in my book. Hey, I see on Dusty Groove's site that his 1977 album "Comin' Through" is due out on CD this month. The Dusty review sounds good, of course (don't they all!!!) --- with all the Dusty buzzwords (which I've put in bold below)... Of course the AMG review paints a different picture... As usual, the truth is probably somewhere in between.

Just picked up this one-disc compilation of Eddie Henderson's first two albums as a leader, both on the Capricorn label originally. (Got it from Dusty Groove, the only place I've ever seen it.) Both albums have the entire line-up for Herbie's Mwandishi group, including Herbie, Bennie Maupin, Buster Williams, and Billy Hart, plus a couple extra musicians on each session. Man, I really love these recordings, especially the first one - "Realization" - recorded in early 1973. The second one - "Inside Out" - is a bit spacier, with less blowing from Eddie (or Bennie), but it's still a mighty interesting album never the less. And actually, this compilation is called "Anthology: Volume 2 - The Capricorn Years". I passed on Volume 1 for the moment, because it appears to be a greatest-hits/overview kind of thing, for much of Eddie's output in the 70's. Anybody else have Volume 1?? Is it worth picking up?? Is that the only way to get most of that material on CD?? (I tend to avoid compilations that draw from multiple albums, don't we all?) I've also got Eddie's "Sunburst", the recent Rare Groove title from BN, and really like it as well, particularly while driving in the car. What other electric-era Eddie from the 70's is on CD?? I've got a smattering of his Steeplechase work (all acoustic, at least what I have), and I like most of it as well. Has Eddie recorded in any electric contexts since the start of the 80's?? Everything I've heard has been acoustic, but perhaps I'm not aware of some things. With the variety of groups revisiting Miles' electric work from the 70's, you'd think Eddie would maybe have a new audience for his (former) electric side.

Don't suppose this in on-line anywhere?? In fact, doesn't Downbeat have extended versions of the Blindfold Tests on-line??

Got the new CD reissue of "Gemini" today (from 'The Bastards'), and man -- is this ever one hell of an album!!! (And every bit as exciting as Phil Ranelin's "The Time Is Now!" from about the same year.) A little pricy at Dusty ($18.99), but probably worth every penny (or at least nearly so). And FYI, you can sample the first minute of two tracks (particularly track #4 - "Gemini II"), if you go HERE. Next time you order anything from Dusty, get this one too!!!

What I'm waiting for is good ol' 12-tone (serial) Country music. Bring it on!!!

Which often leads to circular heavy-petting.

I've got a copy of "Farmer's Reserve" that I'd be happy to trade to somebody. PM me if interested.

Any former Brill's Content subscribers/readers here?? What do you read now to get that same fix??

Word!! And props.

First off --- does anybody here subscribe to The Columbia Journalism Review?? I've been reading their stuff on-line, off and on, for the last couple months -- and I'm kinda thinking of subscribing, and getting the print-edition (6 issues a year). Anybody else here subscribe to the CJR?? Is it worth it?? I used to be a subscriber to Brill's Content -- and I really loved reading it, cover to cover --- first when it was monthly, then (quickly) 10 issues a year, then 8, then 6 (I lost track -- all that happened in the space of like 18 months), then el-foldo. Then we got Mother Jones for a short while, for 'free' from the Brill's people --- as their way of covering the rest of our unfulfilled Brill's subscription --- but I never could get into Mother Jones nearly as much as Brill's.) My wife subscribes to TIME, and I usually read it, though often I find myself just skimming through it quickly. We also get a magazine every other month through our church (we're Unitarian Universalists, or "UU" for short), and I usually find a number of things to like there... (By the way, here's a LINK to the "Jazz Theology" article, which was a cover story last year.) What do you get in your mail-box, or on the newsstand (frequently, or semi-frequently), that's worth your time???

In some ways, my favorite WWM disc is their very first one ("Notes from the Underground" (Accurate, 1992), pictured above). Or at least it's the one MMW album with what I would actually called "focused" soloing (or maybe "meaningful" soloing, take your pick) --- especially when it comes to Medeski's solos, on piano in particular. So then, as far as his acoustic piano playing goes, for my taste he goes downhill after that first album. In all fairness, he normally (by which I mean everything since that first MMW album)... Medeski normally plays the piano more like a pure percussion instrument. I'm not much on Cecil Taylor (sorry, I've tried, and it just doesn't work for me), and Medski's recent piano-work reminds me of Cecil a bit (piano as pure percussion). That said, I do respect Medeski's piano playing (and Cecil's too). It's just that in both cases, I don't get it. (All that said, I do own nearly the entire MMW catalog, and I've seen them live 5 or 6 times -- so obviously I do find something in their music, even if I find fault with them too.)

I've got nearly every release by MMW, except maybe their very most-recent one. As has already been said before -- great band, but the sum of the parts is greater than just the parts. Medeski, in particular, is a guy who I can't -- for the life of me -- get into in terms of his solos. Especially when he plays piano. But as a band, they can't be beat. I've heard them live about five or six times, including their all-acoustic tour (the one that generated Tonic). The grooves they cut are mega-deep, but what they each have to say as soloists is somewhat less interesting to me. But shit, those grooves are cavernous!!! -- even if they go on, and on, sometimes a bit longer than makes sense sometimes. They're always solid "B+" material (never less, and sometimes "A-"), but I'm always left wishing they had more meat on the bone, as far as their soloing ability.