B. Clugston

Yes it is. Includes the only studio sides of the Braxton/Crispell/Dresser/Hemingway quartet plus two discs of a live concert.

Upcoming releases hat(now)ART: 141 Christian Wolff · Early Piano Pieces · Steffen Schleiermacher 149 Transatlantic Swing · John Snijders 152 John Cage · Sonates & Interludes · James Tenney 153 John Cage · Ryoanji [reissue of hatART 6183] 4-154 Morton Feldman · For Philip Guston [reissue of hatART 4-6104] 155 Morton Feldman · Trio [re-release of 6195] 156 Morton Feldman · Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello [reissue of hatART 6158] 157 Morton Feldman · Clarinet And String Quartet [reissue of hatART 6166] 159 Naive? · Ustvolskaya, Zagny, Skempton, Garland & Messiaen · Steffen Schleiermacher 2-160 Morton Feldman · Triadic Memories & Piano · John Snijders 164 Earle Brown · Synergy [reissue of hatART 6177] 165 Luc Ferrari · Piano & Percussion Works 168 Luciano Berio & Edison Denissov · La Vie En Rouge · Ensemble Für Neue Musik Zürich hatOLOGY: 602 Joe McPhee, Lisle Ellis & Paul Plimley · Sweet Freedom–Now What? [reissue of hatART 6162] 617 Albert Ayler · Berlin, Stockholm 1966 2-630 Horace Tapscott Quartet· The Dark Tree [reissue of hatOLOGY 2-540] 2-640 Max Roach & Archie Shepp · The Long March [reissue of hatART 6041 + 6042] 4-644 Anthony Braxton · Willisau (Quartet) 1991 [reissue of hatART 4-6100] 650 John Zorn, George Lewis, Bill Frisell · News For Lulu [reissue of hatART 6005] 652 Pandelis Karayorgis, Nate McBride & Curt Newton · Betwixt mi3 654 David Liebman-Ellery Eskelin Quartet · Renewal 655 John Zorn, George Lewis, Bill Frisell · More News For Lulu [reissue of hatART 6055] 656 Matthew Shipp Trio · Multiplication Table [reissue of hatOLOGY 516] 657 Clusone 3 · Soft Lights And Sweet Music [reissue of hatART 6153] 658 Anthony Braxton · Seven Compositions (Trio) 1989 [reissue of hatART 6025] 661 Westbrook-Rossini [reissue of hatART 6002] 662 Mary Halverson, Reuben Radding & Nate Wooley · Crackleknob

Another 4 CD set is on the way: "Quartet (GTM) 2006 is Anthony Braxton's first release for Important Records. GTM stands for Ghost Trance Music and this four cd box set contains four Ghost Trance compositions recorded in quarted with Anthony Braxton playing reeds, Carl Testa on bass, Aaron Siegal on percussion and Max Heath on piano. This 4 cd box also contains a definitive essay by Braxton on his Ghost Trance compositions." I'm looking forward to this as Braxton has recorded infrequently in a sax-piano-bass-drums configuration since the great Crispell/Dresser/Hemingway quartet. If memory serves me correct, the only GTM dates of this sort are the one for Delmark from 2000 and the very first GTM session, though Ted Reichman is playing accordion. I believe that's the 10th 4 CD set Braxton has released. Hat Hut is also promising reissues of the following: 4-644 Anthony Braxton · Willisau (Quartet) 1991 [reissue of hatART 4-6100] 658 Anthony Braxton · Seven Compositions (Trio) 1989 [reissue of hatART 6025] The latter, including Tony Oxley, is a must own.

And this relates to what? Do you have a comment on the music? It's called an interesting fact.

I can.

The most memorable for me were Sun Ra, Elvis Costello stopping mid-song, and Linda Ronstadt and Phoebe Snow duetting on "The Shoop Shoop Song." There were a lot of great Paul Simon moments. Like the Rolling Stones appearance in 1978 as well. I remember seeing Jarrett doing his contortion thing. Miles Davis was disappointing since I had recently gotten into Bitches Brew. That telecast was the determining factor in me not seeing Davis play live a few years later. As a result, I missed the infamous booting Wynton Marsalis off the stage moment. I thought a lot of the '80s guests were spotty (Loverboy?!), but in 1988 there were good back-to-back episodes with Trent Terrence D'Arby and Robbie Robertson.

Coming in April 2008 ESP 1006 ORNETTE COLEMAN, Town Hall 1962 ESP 1016 ALBERT AYLER, DON CHERRY, JOHN TCHICAI, GARY PEACOCK, SONNY MURRAY, Eye and Ear Control ESP 1052 JAMES ZITRO, Zitro ESP 3013 FRANK LOWE, Black Beings ESP 4043 DON CHERRY, Live At Cafe Montmartre 1966, Volume Two ESP 4044 YUGANAUT, This Musicship I wish the full Town Hall concert would come out at some point. I believe Ornette has the tapes. They were originally slugged as two Blue Note lps.

That "Perdido" solo is incredible.

My favourite as well. A bit of kitch factor for sure (and a bit of a quiche factor) but some great playing. Love that baritone! I know there's better Kirk, but I spin this one the most.

I like Now as well. Cirrus is also a good one.

Wow, a major label is still reissuing ?!

"Sir" Paul needs more money to throw at Heather.

I saw Ornette play in Vancouver on Sunday. Great show. Interesting band with the two electric bassists and one acoustic. Tony Falanga cleary harkens back to the David Izenson days with his arco playing, while Al MacDowell, who was mostly playing high notes, brought a Prime Time feel to the group. Charnett Moffett was the real wild card: Prime Time always struck me as too cerebral in its funkiness, but Moffett brought a downhome funkiness to the concert, something that Denardo picked up on. Due to Moffett's electric presence, the band sounded a lot different that the live boots I've heard from the past two years. Not to say it was a funkfest--Falanga played a major role, particularly on the dirges where he would often state the theme. Ornette himself sounded no different than he did 40 years ago, but he seemed a little lost mid-concert and didn't play much in a couple of pieces and sounded like he was playing a different composition in others. Falanga was helping him sorting out sheet music at times. He was quickly back in form however and sounded like John Zorn during Turnaround, puncuating the head (played by Falanga) with wild squawks.

I don't find it a knockout set, but worth it for the excellent Reflectativity. I've grown to really dig the solo Creative Music 1 over the years. If you like Smith, buy it.

My local Virgin closed down about two years ago. It was overpriced, but had a decent jazz selection and also had an interesting book section. HMV took over and jacked up the prices and got rid of the books.

Farrell plays all that and more on Andrew Hill's Passing Ships, including English horn. Gil Melle is another who switched from tenor to baritone during his Blue Note phase.

That announcer drives me crazy. I've got a Paris concert from 1973, where a couple of announcers pull the same stunt. Plus ca change...

Evan Parker plays baritone sax on Steve Lacy's Saxophone Special.

Does it swing?

DS9 was always too Knots Landing in space for me.

My favourites from the original series: In "Turnabout Intruder," Dr. Janice Lester takes over Kirk's body. Once aboard the Enterprise, we see Kirk/Lester filing his nails! "The Enemy Within," when Kirk gets split in the transporter. Every second scene is a riot from Evil Kirk's sudden turn to the camera in his first interaction with the transporter tech to the hand that thrusts out to "Stop pretending" to "Saurian brandy!" I agree the first two seasons of The Next Generation were poor. Things picked up once Riker got his beard and Dr. Crusher returned with a better dye job.

Interesting. The McDonalds of coffee meets the McDonalds of smooth jazz.

It's not bad. Not all that easy to find. I'm glad I own it, though it wouldn't be in my top 15 favourite Braxton duet albums. (Not a slight considering how many duet albums he's done.)

Age isn't necessarily a factor. The expression "political whore" has been around for a long time.

Looks like a bass sax.