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Here are the LPs released in Walt's lifetime. The Andooran CD Vibes in Motion is a twofer of Unity and Lawrence of Arabia. 01. This is Walt Dickerson 02. A Sense of Direction 03. Relativity 04. To My Queen 05. Impressions of a Lawrence of Arabia 06. Unity 07. Impressions of a Patch of Blue 08. Tell us only the beautiful things 09. Peace 10. Walt Dickerson 1976 11. Serendipity 12. Divine Gemini 13. Tenderness 14. Shades of Love 15. To My Queen Revisited 16. Visions 17. Landscape with Open Door 18. I Hear You John 19. To My Son 20. Life Rays Michael Fitzgerald has an excellent discography here. Walt did hum/sing along with his vibes on many recordings, and it's most noticeable on the later Steeplechases.

In a sense the title of his 1974 album, Tell Us Only The Beautiful Things is a statement of his Golden Rule. I think that's exactly where the "spaceball" impression that Chuck speaks of comes from. Perhaps we are so used to interacting with the "anti-civilization" that it can be quite disconcerting to encounter someone who wishes to communicate and respond to only the beautiful things. The fact that a conversation happens at all has to do with Walt finding beauty in many unusual places, and his skill at directing our attention to those places. I met Walt briefly at WRTI just before Serendipity came out, allowing my program director Russ Musto to do all the talking, and my personal impressions certainly fit with the aspects revealed in the interview link Ghost of Miles shared with us.

A couple of pages into the interview linked above, and I realized how to put one aspect of Walt into words. Sun Ra and Anthony Braxton conjure ornate and beautifully constructed complexities which draw interest to both artist and art. Walt's using his notes and techniques to communicate simple truth and beauty of life, and feels no need to call attention to himself at all. I hope I'm not being presumptuous here, but that's how it seems to me.

Wow. I own everything released on CD by Walt Dickerson. Peace still touches me deepest, as much for the deep bass playing that Walt drew out of Lisle Atkinson as for Walt or Andrew. Every note of every album is a worthwhile listen. Personally Walt represents a pinnacle of deep soulful (not soul-jazz) vibes playing that has not been approached since. I love Hutch and Hoggard as well as Milt, but they just didn't go THERE. I hope that appreciation for his playing blossoms in the coming months but would much rather he have stayed around for another gig or few. And if a few post-'82 tapes can be shared by the family, those of us who have heard every note and hungered for more would be most grateful. Thanks for a life well lived, Walt Dickerson.

The pragmatic approach would include Frank Kimbrough, Myra Melford, Mike Nock, Geri Allen and Brad Mehldau.

Yes, I've enjoyed Crown Trunk Root Funk. Nice variety of compositions. Taborn was the reason I grabbed it off eMusic as soon as I saw it, but I'm an O'Neal's Porch fan too.

I don't know Gatton at all, but Buchanan did sing occasionally on his albums. I'm quite fond of his Live Stock album, and find much to enjoy and admire in some of the others. Plenty of emotion for me, I simply can't hear any justification for pegging him as an emotionless technician.

Can anyone confirm that Humphrey Lyttleton has passed away? I haven't got around to hearing his music yet, but know he was highly regarded.

My real answer is Billy Harper. Any alternate universe where there is one more jazz album by Larry Young is well worth visiting, though.

Just encountered one on a Warne Marsh album Ad Libido

My ears aren't what they used to be, due to less time for concentrated listening. My area of stylistic knowledge basically is American pre 1980, and I can look pretty foolish when a BFT intentionally focuses outside of those parameters. But here's the old college try. 1. Several names came to mind while listening to this. I never actually thought it was Ornette, but the modern sounding intro brought his influence to mind. The second thought was Sonny Criss, after the piano came in. I wasn't completely sure Criss ever got so close to the Coleman/Dolphy style as this does at moments and thought of Oliver Lake's later quartet recordings. Second time through I thought of Sonny Rollins during the earlier part, but as things became more energetic I was quite sure it was an alto and not a tenor. This called to mind an observation I have made before - If it's alto and I think it's tenor, It might be Jackie McLean. Having to choose only one I'll go with McLean narrowly over Criss. 2. The warmth and mellow tone incline me toward Art Farmer. 3. Monk composition, may be the guitarist's date. Ruby, My Dear? I'll guess Kenny Burrell, but without a lot of confidence, the Ellington is Forever sets are the only time I konw of that he played with a group as large as this one sounds. 4. Nice exploratory piano trio with a touch of Cecil lite. Matthew Shipp or Myra Melford are possibilities. I'll go with Shipp. 5. Flute's harder to pick up an individual tone on than most instruments. No Kirk style overblowing, the stylistic vintage suggests Yusef Lateef. 6. I wouldn't have guessed Sonny Stitt unless I had seen leftover MP3 tags while burning the CD (only three tracks were affected). 7. Stephane Grappelli comes to mind. 8. Two different tenors. Johnny Griffin and Eddie Lockjaw Davis? 9. Stuff Smith (or is it Svend) is the only prominent jazz violinist I know of that doubles on viola, and this sounds like viola. Well, maybe either Mat Maneri or Mark Feldman, but this doesn't sound that modern, so I'll go with Stuff. 10. Jazz Messengers? Maybe with Morgan and Mobley? 11. Lovely clarinet, slightly mysterious if not mystical. Tony Scott? 12. Bari Sax in front of a larger group, perhaps live recording, other players and ensembles have an off-mike sound compared to the bari. Maybe Woody Herman? 13. Bebopping organ. That makes me think of Don Patterson before Jimmy Smith. Don Patterson. 14. A florid and virtuoso solo piano All The Things You Are. Oscar Peterson? 15. Sounds like a French accent. Eddy Louiss?

Lay Me Like You Hate Me, noted elswhere in this forum. You're The Reason Our Kids are Ugly I Never Went to Bed with an Ugly Woman (but I Woke Up with a Few) Hold On, I'm Coming I Second That Emotion

An album I have been hoping to see reissued for some time has popped up on Rhapsody. The label is listed as Rhino, but an Amazon search revealed no CDs for it, in print or otherwise. It originally came out on Big Tree. There's one astonishing song, Lay Me Like You Hate Me, that's the biggest attraction. There are a couple of other songs I remembered as soon as I saw their titles, and I haven't heard this in many years. I do hope Rhino puts it out, but I'm glad to find it in any form. Highly recommended.

Friedman?

Ah! I remember associating Nock with Jarrettt when I heard a couple of albums that were on eMusic. Thanks for the update.

They had a playlist for 5-7 pm Sunday Aug 13TH 5.05pm JAZZTRACK With Mal Stanley Hear the best from the local scene and around the world Theme: Doug de Vries Blues on the Table - Doug de Vries DdV 601 ("Free Range") 0'30 Gerard Masters The Changeling - Gerard Masters Trio (Pendulum) Jazzgroove jgr 041 www.jazzgroove.com 7'52 T Akiyoshi Feast in Milano - Toshiko Akiyoshi & SWR Big Band (Let Freedom Swing) Hänssler Classic cd 93203 8'15 I Berlin All Alone - Russ Lossing & John Herbert (Line Up) HatHut hatology 651 www.hathut.com 4'00 H Arlen Get Happy - Hans Ulrik/Steve Swallow/Jonas Johansen Trio (Believe in Spring) Stunt stucd 07182 www.henk.com.au 5'00 O Kvernberg Octagon - Ola Kvernberg Trio (Nightdriver) Jazzland 602517124981 www.jazzlandrec.com 4'50 Dixon/Henderson Bye Bye Blackbird - Nils Olav Johansen (My Deal) AIM cd 119 www.aimrecords.no 3'49 Tim Stevens Prologue Like - Tim Stevens Trio (Mickets) Rufus 088 www.rufusrecords.com.au 6'40 Andrew Murray A Mission - Mace Francis Orch (Jazztrack Perth Live Recording) 4'50 J Ruocco Am I asking too much if I ask for world peace - John Ruocco (Am I asking too much?) Pirouet pit 3029 www.pirouetrecords.com 6'16 S Rollins Oleo - Brian Brown Quintet (Keith Hounslow - My Jazz Life) 4'23 M Bukovsky Samba Nova - Wanderlust (When in Rome) Rufus rf 077 8'36 Gilmour/Waters/Wright Breathe - Sam Yahel et al (Jazz Side of the Moon) Chesky sacd 338 6'30 Gallagher Wonderwall - Brad Mehldau Trio (Live) Nonesuch 7559799565 8'45 S Battaglia Il songo di una cosa - Stefano Battaglia (Re: Pasolini) ECM 1998/99 4'50 Paul Grabowsky/Scott Tinkler/John Rodgers/Phillip Rex/Ken Eadie The Massacre of the Egos - The Antripodean Collective (The Massacre of the Egos) Extreme xcd 064 4'48 A Ibrahim The Wedding - Larry Goldings (Quartet) Palmetto pm 2115 5'55 Theme: Doug de Vries Blues on the Table - Doug de Vries DdV 601 ("Free Range") 0'30

Stumped me. Like Jarrett without the grunts. That generates a few wild guesses: Brad Mehldau, Frank Kimbrough, Geri Allen and various ECM piano trios - Tord Gustavsen, Bobo Stenson ... Is the search page back up?

Just trying to imagine Keith Jarrett's interaction with that crowd... Coryell seems to have been moving toward the mainstream for some time now, and it doesn't look like even half of the CD is standards. And, they got to be standards for a reason.

The Adderley and McCoy Tyner - Quartets seem to be missing from the respective JazzDisco.Org discographies.

Francy Boland, Sahib Shihab and Joe Harris named on cover 1. The top 2. Tin Tin Daeo 3. Night Lady 4. Ya Ya Blues 5. Jay Jay Availability: Last copy in stock. Order now for shipping on Mon 31-Mar-2008 Artist: Kenny Clarke Francy Boland Big Band (click here for complete listing) Title: I Giganti Del Jazz #37 (click here for more of the same title) Price: £ 6.99, USD 13.91, € 8.81 change currency Postage/Shipping: Add item to your basket for a postage/shipping quote Format: LP RECORD Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Quintet Live, c. 1961? Sahib Shihab (aka Edmund Gregory) (bs, f); Francy Boland (p); Kenny Clarke (d); Fats Sadi (aka Sadi Lellemand) (vib); Joe Harris (perc).

for the last three I'll guess: Village Green Yesterday Gingerbread Boy Joe Farrell, Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones 10/29/1968 based on youtube/aol videos of two of the songs. I'll listen to some samples when I get home.

some guesses dug out of JazzDisco.Org Philly Joe Jones Quintet Tony Scott (cl, ts) Rene Urtreger (p) Jimmy Gourley (g) John Hart (b) Philly Joe Jones (d) Continental, 1968 Body And Soul Top Jazz [it] SJ 1017 La Ronde - Dear Old Stockholm - Tune Up - * Philly Joe Jones Quintet/Elvin Jones Trio (Top Jazz [it] SJ 1017) The other three track names are not found in that discography. Bet they are actually Elvin.

I enjoyed Assif Tsahar's solo release Ayn Le-Any. Downloaded it from eMusic, so I didn't get the audacious Nirvana Nevermind thirty years later cover art. It's on Hopscotch. Other recent ratty pleasures: Dennis Gonzalez Live at Tonic: Dance of the Soothsayer's Tongue, Noah Howard - Black Ark, Cecil Taylor - Algonquin, Trio M - Big Picture, and the Braxton Iridium set. Also been getting into Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy's pop interpretations. I strongly tend toward American free jazz artists who emerged in the 60's and 70's (I started listening to them about 1975), although Evan Parker may be my favorite musician right now.

I carefully hope that this is good for me personally. My 07 Hyundai Elantra came with XM preinstalled. Sirius would have been my choice, first for World Series of Poker coverage, and also NASCAR. Hopefully we get all the programming. I called in to cancel my XM a couple days ago before it went from an introductory rate to 12.99/mo. They gave me three more free months, and I've decided to pay full price for one more month after that as my wife and I are taking a long driving trip together, and she enjoys XM. If the programming comes through, I might add a second radio instead of cancelling.

My personal favorites: Bobby Hutcherson - Dialogue Sam Rivers - Purple Violets Larry Young - Into Somethin' I need to spend more time with the Blue Notes, and think I'll pull the Moran back out, liked it but didn't play it a lot.