B. Clugston

I saw Lou Reed at several jazz gigs I have attended over the years in NYC. More than once I saw him at a Sonny Rollins gig... and he was a very enthusiastic audience member as I recall. "Walk On the Wild Side" had some nice Tenor Sax and upright bass on it. Anyone know who the players were? John Cale is still around... Ronnie Ross on sax and Herbie Flowers on bass. P.S. Maureen Tucker is also still above ground. And Doug Yule.

Johnny Dyani, African Bass (Red). Nice album of solos and duos with Clifford Jarvis.

"Ronald Shannon Jackson, a drummer and composer who worked largely within the realms of free jazz, funk and fusion, died this morning, Oct. 19, in Ft. Worth, Tex. Jackson’s passing was confirmed by his cousin, Tobi Hero, on Jackson’s Facebook page. No cause of death was cited, however, Jackson was suffering from leukemia and had been living in a hospice. He was 73...." http://jazztimes.com/articles/108150-drummer-composer-ronald-shannon-jackson-dies-at-73

Rahsaan: The Complete Mercury Recordings Of Roland Kirk, $125 Marion Brown, Porto Novo (Black Lion) $14 (with two bonus tracks feat. Leo Smith) SOLD Lee Konitz meets Jimmy Giuffre (Verve), $20 (4 albums on 2 CDs, including dates led by Kontiz, Giuffre and Ralph Burns) SOLD

You can always read Lester Bowie's take on Wynton Marsalis: http://www.sfweekly.com/1996-09-11/music/what-wynton-doesn-t-hear/

My first was Bitches Brew. Or Soft Machine's Third, if you classify that as jazz.

Steve Lacy, Outings.

Soft Machine, Six. Things weren't all downhill after Robert Wyatt's depature. This and Bundles are great.

I seem to recall that album had an interesting discographical history, with a few different songs replacing others on subsequent pressings. Had the CD for a while, which had a nice version of "I Remember Clifford."

The Mingus Atlantic box set.

Jerome Cooper, For the People (Hat Hut), with Oliver Lake.

With ESP, it's pretty much a guarantee you are going to find the opposite inside.

I mostly buy from record shops or record fairs. Online, I use Discogs or straight from the label.

Karl Berger and Edward (aka Ed) Blackwell, Just Play (Quark). Don Elliott, Mellophone (Bethlehem).

I've often wondered about that one. How does it stack up against other Bluietts? Fine but not earth-shattering. I agree. It's more of a Melis and Moye show, than a Bluiett date. A bit eccentric at times, but interesting enough not to add to the for sale pile.

Hamiett Bluiett, Marcello Melis and Don Moye, Bars (Musica). Melis wrote all the tunes.

Bill Dixon, November 1981.

I'd love to hear more by that saxophonist, Zbyszek Namyslowski. Any recommendations? That's the only album I've heard him on and he is indeed fabulous on it. He does have an extensive discography--would be interested to hear others' opinions.

Krzystof Komeda's Astigmatic is a classic.

Green did many great sessions with John Patton, including Let 'Em Roll. The two dates for Blue Note with Baby Face Willette are also very enjoyable.

The Incredible Kai Winding Trombones (Impulse).

Listening to Side C, which for some reason never made it to CD.

I never did find a detailed account of what the issues are and most of the online references to the lawsuit have disappeared since the "truce." There's a few references here: http://beta.forcedexposure.com/ReviewJohnFahey.aspx http://www.paristransatlantic.com/magazine/monthly2004/11nov_text.html

Now you made me curious. What was that lawsuit involving Ayler's estate? Where did you read about it? It involved Bernard Stollman of ESP fame and I believe a faction of the Ayler state. The lawsuit effectively brought Revenant to a standstill.

Either a mistake or someone had second thoughts and edited the tune. The back cover also claims that "Lumkili" is split across two sides while the label has it on Side B only.