B. Clugston

New Vocabulary, (System Dialing). Ornette Coleman – Alto Saxophone, Jordan McLean – Trumpet & Electronics, Amir Ziv – Drums, Adam Holzman – piano. My copy has blank labels, so you have to squint and look at the runout groove to figure out which side is which. That's annoying, but the record itself actually sounds great. Great music, too. I'm still curious about why this release took five years to come out and why it had such an under-the-radar release. Whatever the case is, I'm glad it did come out.

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My first thought was Slava Guyvoronsky, but it does sound more like Bill Dixon towards the end. I'm stumped on the others.

Dave Liebman, Drum Ode (ECM, Germany) Joseph Scianni with David Izenzon, Man Running (Savoy)

I did manage to download--just close those boxes that ask you to install something.

His presence certainly didn't help Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert.

Fully agree. Season 1 was great and "Balance of Terror" is a must-see. Lots to enjoy in the second season. By Season 3, Gene Roddenberry wasn't as involved, the budget was slashed and there were a lot of bad episodes. That being said, the hippy episode is a guilty pleasure. Shatner's acting and over-acting remain a source of enjoyment. It's pretty sexist by today's standards, though Season 2's "The Apple" does feature a memorable scene where Celeste Yarnell's character takes down a couple of aliens on a planet of Buddy Ebsen lookalikes. That is a good rule. Similar thing with Voyager--it got better once Janeway took her hair out of the bun.

Count me in, too. Looking forward to this one.

That's a beaurty :tup :tup

Gene Parsons > Gram Parsons

Joseph Scianni with David Izenzin (Savoy). The record is called New Concepts and/or Man Running. Great music but sounds like it was recorded by Lennie Tristano.

Technically, two guitars--Balakrishna at this point was playing one of those electric sitar guitar things, probably a Coral. Would love to hear more from that band too.

About to play: Steve Lacy/Steve Potts/Irene Aebi, Tips (Hat). Steve Lacy Quartet, One Fell Swoop (Silkheart). Featuring Charles Tyler.

Captain Beyond, Live in Texas (Purple Pyramid). Great music, but bootleg sound and, like many standard North American vinyl releases these days, heavily warped. Anthony Braxton, Saxophone Improvisations, Series F (America).

How is that one? I've often wondered about how it sounds without Vesala's usual cohort on board I call it his American album. More jazzier and less sparse than his ECMs. Some great Reggie Workman on this one.

OM, Raitionaha (Japo). The jazz guys, not the stoner duo.

Lucky Thompson, I Offer You (Groove Merchant). This would be a good one for a blindfold test.

Ronnie Ball, All About Ronnie (Savoy).

It was marketed as a companion to Strange Strings, but it was recorded the year before and with a much smaller group. But similiar musical territory? I'm not all that familiar with Strange Strings, but this one seems like similar territory, but more percussive, less stringy. It has a lot of unfocused noodling, punctuated by oboe. But there's some nice bits as well.

I doubt Coleman would deal with them, and besides, they probably would have made a mess of it. This release seems to be getting out there--I saw a vinyl version in a record store the other day.

It was marketed as a companion to Strange Strings, but it was recorded the year before and with a much smaller group.

How is it? Based on one listening - good, not essential. It's very much in the vein of "Pathways to Unknown Worlds," which is from the same period - it's four improvisations by the Arkestra, rather than "composed" pieces by Ra. It's perfect for someone in my situation - I have lots of Sun Ra records and CDs, including much (most?) of what was issued during his lifetime. The plethora of "new" live recordings issued in the past few years have seemed overwhelming to me, and I've had no desire to keep up with them. But a "new" studio recording, even if it's not the best Ra I've ever heard, is very welcome. If that makes sense to anyone here, I would recommend this album. If you don't have the Sun Ra "essentials," pass on this and get those first. I bought this too, and like Jeffcrom, have many other Sun Ra Lps and CDs. I found side one to be pretty meandering and a bit weak but on side two some sparks start to fly. Thanks for your impressions. I bought Sun Ra's Other Strange Worlds on Roaratorio and had the same reactions. http://roaratorio.com/uncategorized/sun-ra-his-astro-infinity-arkestra-other-strange-worlds/

How is it?

Mal Waldron, What It is (Enja). Excellent quartet date with Clifford Jordan, Cecil McBee and Dannie Richmond.

Deep Purple, In Concert.