B. Clugston

Lock and Murray have also collaborated on Thriving on a Riff: Jazz & Blues Influences in African American Literature and Film.

Mixtery was released as a 50th birthday celebration for Braxton back in the mid-1990s. It's a collection of essays, recollections and salutations from various writers and musicians. An excellent read.

Mosaic has been planning to reissue the Thompson-Pettiford ABC stuff on vinyl.

Master of the Art also had an interview with Woody tacked on to the end.

They did an album of Gunther Schuller arrangements featuring Gunther himself conducting. I believe Howard Johnson guested. Haven't heard it in ages. There were several other albums.

Thanks. I'm guessing the first disc is this: http://www.attictoys.com/jazz/LT57-74.HTM Date: February 9, 1965 Location: Half Note, NY Label: [private recording] Lucky Thompson (ldr), Lucky Thompson (ss, ts), Paul Neves (p), George Tucker (b), Oliver Jackson (d) a. The World Awakes (Lucky Thompson) b. What's New (Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke) c. Lady Bird (Tadd Dameron) d. Strike Up the Band (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) All titles unissued. The only reference found to this session is in the Bruyninckx discography where it is designated a "private recording." Alan Grant is indicated as the mc. Track a is called "The World Waits" but I strongly suspect it is really Thompson's composition "The World Awakes."

It will take a genius to figure out the power structure of the Argos.

Anyone have info on what's on the upcoming Lucky Thompson release on Uptown?

The cover on my 35-year-old turntable was removed years ago. I miss it.

Melle had a website where he listed the correct personnel. The website appears to have disappeared.

Lee Morgan does a nice version on the non-Blue Note Live at the Lighthouse.

The live Westbrook Rossini is excellent. Highly recommended.

Happy Birthday Nate!

Blue Moods with Miles Davis and Charles Mingus would have been entertaining to watch from behind the glass.

Blue Spirits, Ready for Freddie and “Pensativa” from Night of the Cookers. As a sideman: Compulsion and True Blue.

R.I.P. One of the trumpet greats and he should also be remembered as an excellent composer and arranger.

You'll want all three. London is my favourite, with Coventry not far behind. Coventry also has the added bonus of interviews with Braxton. Beware of the 1-disc bootleg version, however.

Me too. They are in my 'Top 5 RVG these, please' list.

Looking forward to seeing Slava Ganelin in concert in the spring. Have some Mosaics to get, some Blue Notes to grab before they are gone and hope there are a few Nessa reissues.

Or maybe this is similar to Hoffman's "discovery" of the "lost" Sidewinder tape. http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php...mp;#entry825173

I can't keep up. 2008 releases so far include: Creative Orchestra (Guelph) 2007 (Spool) Quartet (Moscow) 2008 (Leo) Toronto (Duets) 2007 (Barnyard) with Kyle Brenders The Complete Arista Recordings of Anthony Braxton (Mosaic, 8-CD) Beyond Quantum (Tzadik) Nine Compositions (DVD) 2003 (Rastascan, audio DVD) Quartet (GTM) 2006 (Important, 4-CD) Four Improvisations (Duo) 2007 (Clean Feed, 4-CD) with Joe Morris Piano Music (1968-2000) (Leo, 9-CD, ltd ed) perf. by Genevieve Foccroulle I have Quartet (GTM) 2006 (which is excellent), Nine Compositions (DVD) 2003, the Tzadik (very good) and the excellent Quartet (Moscow) 2008 (Leo).

This just in from Jazz Loft... (typos aren't my doing - bc) Anthony Braxton Standards (Brussels) 2006 Recorded November 23-26, 2006 live at PP Cafe, Brussels, Belgium. This set comes in an elegant cartboard 6 cds box including a 26 pages booklet with three little essays by italian poet and writer Erika Dagnino: - "Positions for listening" - "Real space and dislocation" - "A possible anthropogony" Detailed bios and quotes by featured musicians and an essay by co-producer Gianni Mimmo of Amirani records. Imported from Italy. ARTISTS Anthony Braxton (saxophones); Alessandro Giachero (piano); Antonio Borghini (double bass); Cristiano Calcagnile (drums) TRACKS CD 1: -FOREST FLOWER(Charles Llooyd) -IT'S YOU OR NO ONE (j.Styne) -DARN THAT DREAM (Van Heusen) -improvisation n.1 -VERY EARLY (Evans) -IF I SHOULD LODE YOU (Robin /Ranger) CD 2: -VIRGO (take 2) (Shorter) -EMBARCADERO (Desmond) -NIGHT DREAMER (Shorter) -IT NEVER ENTERED MY MIND (Rodgers/Hart) -FINE AND DANDY (James/Swift) -MONK'S MOOD (Monk) CD 3: -THREE LITTLE WORDS (Ruby) -WAVE (Jobim) -RUBY MY DEAR (Monk) -MEAN TO ME (Waller) -AFTERNOON IN PARIS (Lewis) -WHAT'S NEW (Haggart) CD 4: -ALICE IN WONDERLAND ( F-ain/Hilliard) -AH LEU CHA (Parker) -FOR ALL WE KNOW ( Coots) -Improvisation n0.2 -TADD'S DELIGTH (Dameron) -ALL OF YOU (Porter) CD 5: -I'M OLD FASHIONED (Kern) -EXX-THETICS (Russell) -HOW LITTLE WE KNOW (Springer/Leigh) -OUT TO LUNCH (Dolphy) -EARLY AUTUMN (Herman) -STAR EYES (De Paul) CD 6: -ISRAEL (Carisi) -THESE FOOLISH THINGS (Strachey/Link/Marvell) -Improvisation no.3 -STRIKE UP THE BAND (Gershwin) -YOU'RE MY THRILL ((Clare/Gorney) -VIRGO (take 1) (Shorter)

Ben Cahoon is back with the Als. He can run, catch and kick game winning field goals. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=259784&amp...=headlines_main

He wasn't signed 24 hours and he was already studying the Riders playbook. He's pretty determined to show that Buono made a boo-boo.

They are good for what they are. From what I’ve heard of the new album, it could have used more Rolaids than Eno, but their previous two albums were good for those who like such music and tolerable for those who don’t. When my wife plays Coldplay, I think “thank god it’s not Dido” just as she prefers “The Sidewinder” over “Machine Gun.” This case will likely get settled out of court. Seems to be closer to a “I Wan’t a New Drug” v. “Ghostbusters” kind of a case rather than a “He’s So Fine” v. “He’s So Fine My Sweet Lord” type of case. Funnily, there’s something familiar about the other single off the new Coldplay album, but I can’t put my finger on it.