Alexander Hawkins

p.s. shouldn't this be where Clunky mentions Hadrian's wall?

No time just now, but you're going to need to discuss different types of expression. Simple point, but one which lots of analyses ignore. e.g. improvisation can suggest 'I'm happy'/'I'm hyperactive'/'I'm angry'. It cannot suggest 'I have black hair'/'Shaken not stirred' etc. Nor can it confirm anything, as saying 'I am happy'/'I have black hair' almost certainly does. A lot of this gets obscured by the romanticised blustre surrounding lots of jazz - 'when he played, you could see the colour of her eyes' etc. Sorry - a garbled paragraph, but a start!

Here comes the man! Put that one on my iPOd when I go out running, makes me go faster, it's an absolute master piece. Blimey - a bit *too* fast for me, I'd think!

Thank you!

Braxton was the first to come to mind. Interesting question - sure there will be some interesting answers!

Enjoying it a lot - thank you! Will try to post some answers - guesses, that should be - over the weekend!

More 'straightforward'! No funk at all, IIRC (haven't listened in a couple of months). Curious about that Bang now!

I've heard there's another album (studio) but largly the same group, though the feedback I've heard about it has not been very good. (I'm told there's vocals on the other album.) Banana is different. Certainly not the full-on funky blowing session feel of Funky Donkey. At first, I was a little underwhelmed, but that was because I expected it to be a sequel in kind to FD. Listening to it on its own terms, it's great. Don't be put off by the singer - no 'songs' as such; more wordless colorations.

Here comes the man!

Three words: THEME DE YOYO An awesome groove if ever there was one. Malachi Favors and Don Moye showing the world how to do it. p.s. in my excitement, I see I was beaten to it!

Looks interesting - 3 musicians whom I like, but do not know enough of! I'll try to pick it up when I can.

Jim - others will know far better, and I don't own it myself, but I believe there's an album on Tzadik called 'Sands' which is comprised of music from book 'S' of the etudes.

Thank you for that - really enjoyable, and I've learned a lot - as ever. Am surprised by track 8; shows the benefits of listening 'blind'. These are players I 'thought' I liked, but here, was pretty non-plussed. Nice to come to the music without preconceptions - I'm sure if I'd known the personnel beforehand, there'd have been a part of me saying 'but you *like* Tanni Tabbal and Hugh Ragin etc...'!

Is there an 'efficient' (i.e. without overlapping too many tracks) way to get all that CT on Candid CDs? I'm slightly confused by the various albums (NYC R&B, Cell Walk..., Air, etc.) which appear to have the same titles on them. If there's a simple answer, I'd be grateful for it - if it's a nasty one to unpick, I'll spend some time with a discography! Thanks in advance.

Bertrand, let's not fall out over this , but... [i'm trying to restrain myself from expressing utter astonishment that anyone could even compare Mobley - a wonderful musician for sure, and one I love - to these two bona fide *geniuses* of the music...however, I'll let my 'different strokes' part win out. Of course, I also don't want to derail a thread which threatens to (d)evolve into a surreal masterpiece ]

IMHO, 'Nefertiti, ...' is one of the finest dates I own - by anyone. First rate Cecil, Jimmy Lyons, and Sunny Murray.

Of those three, I only know 'Warriors'. The music I really enjoy (I too am a big Don Pullen fan!). I think - and it's a shame because he plays wonderfully - Fred Hopkins sounds horrible on the recording, however (IIRC - I haven't listened to it for a while). This is completely incidental, obviously, and shouldn't distract anyone!

If you're in the mood, I think this is fantastic. As others have said, it's a glorified session of practice/thinking aloud, but fascinating in a particular way as a result. Although it's not tunes, he does play very harmonically, so there are episodes where you do feel he's worrying a familiar sequence over in his head.

Tooter - to confuse things, I'm not sure it's a focal instance of grease...but it certainly is greeeassy

Two for the Atavistic Unheard Music Series, perhaps: Baby Dodds plays the Chemical Brothers, and 'The Lost Tapes: Johnny St Cyr plays Wolf Eyes'

I don't own this yet. However, Steve Noble is a truly wonderful drummer (and a very nice guy). Check him out wherever possible!

Too right

Don't want to derail anything, but this probably can't go unchallenged... Different strokes etc., but if anyone is left unmoved by e.g. 'Requiem', then my first reaction would be to take a pulse. Another comment at the risk of a derailment: John Butcher is another saxophonist with a professed admiration for a couple of gospel horn players (names escape me just now). Back to Ayler!

On the subject (sort of) of the Vortex, can I drop in a quick plug for any UK rats? I'm there for my first Vortex gig with a new quartet, featuring, among others, the fantastic Pete McPhail, formerly of the London Jazz Composers' Orchestra on Monday 24th of this month. We're being joined by special guest Orphy Robinson. Anyway, if anyone fancies it..! (www.vortexjazz.co.uk) ***apologies for shameless promotion***