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This one caught my eye. I don't buy many CDs these days. But I do have a little thing going for duos, including alto and piano. Williams and Watson are usually both worth hearing. The samples at Amazon and CDBaby sound fine. Any feedback?

I assume he's the other piece to this intriguing puzzle.

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I've had good luck cancelling orders right up until I get a "shipped" notice. These aren't recorded music orders, but seems like it'd be the same...provided the seller is Amazon, not a third party.

For sale at Amazon (with two positive reviews, but no sound samples.) Hear it at Allmusic http://www.allmusic.com/album/fire-with-von-freeman-mw0000085993

Correct. Get this: Jarman and Mitchell counted as one choice (like "one person")!

Happens all the time here. But the assertion of A over B is defended as the expression of 'strong opinions'. And 'strong opinions' always trump reason, careful consideration, balance and humility (take a look at the Hersch thread). Worrying about where A, B or C fit in the hierarchy always seems silly to me, given the variety of contexts listeners come from. But it is ever popular. Yeah, the "A over B" thing is what got me. If he/she hadn't picked anyone pre-Ornette, I would have just accepted "greatest" as having been drawn from a narrower universe than I inhabit.

I've come to grips with the list. That's kind of a strong characterization: I didn't really lose my grip, but as a saxophone player with appreciation for the history of the instrument (in jazz), I was dismayed. I realize now that what "got" me was the use the term "greatest" as opposed to "the ones I like the best". The former can be debated (without final resolution); the latter can't. If this writer likes David S Ware over Ben Webster, well, I can live with that.

"Don't you know, he was the king of saxophones Yes indeed he was talkin' 'bout the guy that made it sound so good." No Hawk, no Sonny R, probably no Dex (though Dex had a heaping helping of Pres too). So you know where my list starts. The Master.

I can't help but think that Dex (#9 for Dex feels a bit high, though not totally off the mark) would be aghast to see Pres at #29 and Hawk barely in top 20.

Disclaimer: I've only seen the list from my mobile; maybe I missed something here. And yeah, I know it's "just some blogger" probably trying to satisfy some agenda. Pres #28.

http://burningambulance.com/

Thanks, Mr. Jarman, for joys received in concerts and recordings. All the best at 75.

My MP3 player shuffle function hit Keith Jarrett's "Silence" and the David Murray/Mal Wadron collab "Silence" this morning. And it was a fine morning.

Have a great, GREAT one, Dan!

...and Ronnie Foster is still around. In this article, he's buried as the leader of a back-up band to Human Nature http://www.las-vegas-shows-reviews.com/human-nature/2012/05/02/ But he also does leader gigs from time to time; tough to keep tabs. Check the local free weekly newspaper club and concert listings. http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/

I don't get to Southern Nevada all that often, but I think most of the bits I've posted before are still relevant: ...though you might want to cross-reference the 2010 club listing to the current one at the Las Vegas jazz websites (included in posts).

Don't be fooled: it's just 10 hours of solo Braxton on contrabass saxophone playing 6 ---| | |---9 | = If ----| until Marsalis and the Manhattan sheriff show up to evict him. (Sorry: failed attempt to show Braxton "composition"; can't recall how to insert "hard" spaces.

In addition to the Cicrle issue, it's also on WestWind 2036 as "Archie Shepp And Jeanne Lee"

Page appears to be under reconstruction. MG Posted an "alternative" link: http://www.modernluxury.com/san-francisco/story/the-bard-of-brokeland Just noticed that this is a shorter/truncated version, compared to what I remember from the magazine.

Among the reviews and interviews I've read, including Rolling Stone, I thought this was one of the better ones. http://www.modernluxury.com/san-francisco/story/the-bard-of-brokeland.'>http://www.modernluxury.com/san-francisco/story/the-bard-of-brokeland. San Francisco Magazine Alternative link: http://www.modernluxury.com/san-francisco/story/the-bard-of-brokeland

Thanks for the info, insights and comments. I think damn hard before buying anything - since anything I buy has to be shipped to storage stored (rent!). But this caught my eye in a Brussels bookstore and, well, I couldn't resist. Those images are pretty close to what fills the book.

I agree. I spend too much time in planes, trains, boats... I'm delighted to see someone with a book, but I'll take a Kindle reader over a gut with a Gameboy anyday.

I'd written a long diatribe about my Kindle Fire, but lost it in posting. Fortunately for you, a shorter version: I'd pre-ordered my Kindle Fire long ago. I'd thought it was the perfect solution for me. I travel constantly with a work laptop that is limited for personal use; I don't want to carry a second laptop for my limited personal needs. I hate the Kindle. Problems: - Applications limited to those that work on the Kindle Fire (a tiny subset of the Android world). You can "root" the thing if you're technically adept, and that'll get you a somewhat larger subset, but it's still quite limited. - Reading off it is sometimes okay (New Yorker), but usually too unpleasant for me. - The "keyboard" absolutely sucks. I can't type a darn thing, no matter how hard I concentrate. I do much better on the relatively small virtual keyboard of my phone. - Every webpage you visit gets saved to your "webpages" screen, as if you'd designated it as a favorite. - Similarly, every application you use gets added to the homepage "Carousel". Sure, you can delete them, but it's a hassle, largely because... - The touchscreen responds poorly/unreliably. I can poke at something ten times before it responds. My finger and the screen are clean, and the screen isn't scratched. - It doesn't offer much flexibility in changing defaults. For instance, in my mail program, if I want to go to the next message when I delete one, I can't; it automatically takes me to the previous (read) message. And on another mail program, if I delete it on the Kindle, it doesn't delete on the "Web" version of the mail. - Finally, I feel like the damn thing is constantly keeping tabs on me. I'd mentioned that it considers every webpage like a favorite and adds every application to your "carousel"; it's as if it's watching and hoarding information. I've given up on it, other than for reading a few magazines. I've gone back to my mobile for e-mail and web searches.