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I just heard that Ayler has a new album ready for pre-order: Charles Gayle Trio - Live at Glenn Miller Café (aylCD-015) Charles Gayle, as - Gerald Benson, b - Michael Wimberly, dr Recorded at Glenn Miller Café, Stockholm on February 12, 2006 Based on Jan's brief comments it sounds like they are playing standards for this set. Ayler is also offering free shipping on Silkheart titles now.

AMMusic 1966 is the early, non-Tilbury incarnation, much closer to free noise, I'd say try that or the Crypt later. the second disc of Laminal is a career high point, but it's only sold as part of the 3 CD set. I'd add Fine and Generative Themes to the three above, that'll give you a nice picture of the band with both Tilbury and Rowe. I'm also obviously biased, but I'd say Duos for Doris is a stronger record than any AMM release, not sure if you've heard that or not. up, for .:.impossible. Also, for some more Gunter Muller recommendations check out this old thread over at IHM. I have yet to be disappointed by a disc of his that I have heard. The box set is fantastic. Well worth grabbing if you are a fan of this music. Tint is top-notch, but it might not even be my favorite disc of the set. Disc 4 with sets by Otomo Yoshihide / Gunter Muller and Thomas Lehn / Marcus Schmickler is also stellar.

Two quick questions: Do any of you have a recent experience ordering from Yazoo directly? I'm ready to buy a few discs and their direct prices aren't bad at all right now. (Buy 4 get 1 free) How does the sound on the Charlie Patton discs compare to the JSP box? Thanks!

Done. Thanks for the recommendation and thank you for the wonderful stories. I'm very much looking forward to hearing his music. Just under nine months later this order finally arrived. (My longest Verge backorder yet) Voyage from Jericho is very nice. I spun it a few times so far and really enjoyed it. Live in Europe is up next. I'll have to grab the ESP discs soon.

Miles Davis - Pangaea (Columbia) 2cd Miles Davis - Agharta (Columbia) 2cd $14 each. $2 shipping within the U.S. Exact cost internationally I've also got these random discs kicking around from the last time I posted a sale list. Within the U.S. $1 shipping for single discs, $3 shipping for sets. Exact cost internationally. Keith Jarrett - Dark Intervals (ECM) $7 George Benson - Body Talk (CTI / Epic) $5 Jaco Pastorius - The Birthday Concert (Warner Bros.) $6 Wynton & Ellis Marsalis - Joe Cool's Blues (Columbia) $4 Billie Holliday - God Bless the Child (MCA) $3 Akemi Kuniyoshi - ARP Music (Leo) $6 Tan Dun / Kronos Quartet - Ghost Opera (Nonesuch) $5 Charlie Parker - Hall of Fame (Past Perfect) 5cd - $10 Lester Young - Hall of Fame (Past Perfect) 5cd - $10 Coleman Hawkins - Hall of Fame (Past Perfect) 5cd - $10 Miles Davis - Columbia Years 1955 - 1985 4cd - $15

There is an upside and a downside to Funny Rat. Many people who would otherwise have missed your comments will read your post because it is in FR. Many other people will miss it because it is buried in FR and not in its own Cecil thread. All posts in all threads disappear, sooner or later.

I've bought discs from Jason before. He was quick to ship and a pleasure to deal with.

Interesting...fairly spastic, but nice. Let me know what you think of the disc.

I would. Especially if the tickets were not too expensive.

Which discs did you get? I just received Trio Sowari - Three Dances and Tomas Korber - Effacement. Both are very good, on first listen.

Better than expected, thanks! When I posted that picture I didn't realize there really was a Funny Rat / Kajagoogoo connection. From Limahl.com: "Limahl has just signed a new recording/production deal with successful German producer Thorsten Brötzmann. The brand new single 'Tell me why' (co -written by Limahl/T Brötzmann/A. Geringas/Ivo Mohring) is scheduled for release in early 2006 by Germany's ZYX Music. " I wonder if there is any connection between Thorsten and Peter Brötzmann? Funny Rat 2 - Shoji Hano, Peter Brötzmann and Limahl. Now THAT would be an album!

You can take Hans out of the Funny Rat thread but you can never take the Funny Rat out of Hans. (Plus you still have the fifth highest post count in this thread. Gokhan is nipping at your heels but still has quite a ways to go.) .:.impossible - My triceps are so well-developed because I am constantly moving the can of hairspray around my head, flexing and pressing the button to spray more onto my startlingly large explosion of multi-colored hair. After a few hours I've got a nice burn both in the muscles of my arm and in my eyes, from the mist of spray that surrounds me at all times.

The resemblance is uncanny.

The real Funny Rat crew: (From left to right) D.D., king ubu, John B, Chaney, J.A.W.

D.D, this should be your new user name. Are you familiar with a Russian composer Anton Batagov? I recently bought a 3cd set of his called The Wheel of the Law. Very minimalist, very beautiful. "Three discs, three tracks composed for organ, glockenspiel, xylophone, piano and percussion, inspired by Buddhism and the Quest for Nirvana, and the practices involved: peace, meditation, deep thought, breathing, conciousness. Repetitive and melodic, lush and so so beautiful."

A very enjoyable BFT! I've really enjoyed listening to this disc. Thanks again to brownie for compiling and sharing this music. 1. Very familiar tune. I could have sworn I had this disc, but it must be from one of the other Cinema volumes that I don't yet own. Very nice tune and a great opening to the BFT. 2. This has to be Mal Waldron, but I have no clue who any of the players are. Nothing too adventurious or out here, but a fantastic tune. I enjoy this track very much. 3. No clue. A very pretty, contemplative tune. The closest connection I can make is to someone heavily influenced by the Bill Evans Trio. 4. Not really my cup of tea, and I didn't really focus on the tune until the alto kicked in. Very nice. I'm not sure I'd need to hear the album this track came from, but I'd love to hear more of the alto player in a smaller group setting. 5. I'm probably going to kick myself when I read who this is. It sounds so very familiar, like it comes off of a late 1950's Blue Note album that I won and have heard many times, but I'm just not able to identify anyone here. It makes me wonder if the album is possibly more obscure or more modern than it sounds at first listen. 6. A nice enough track, but nothing that is really sticking with me. No clue who this is. If I had to guess I'd say the horn players are from the swing era and were influenced to some degree by bop, without radically changing their sounds. I'm reminded of the style of Hawk's The Hawk Flies High album. 7. No clue who this is, although the horns sound familiar. I really enjoy this track. Kind of a strange mix of styles...very quirky. A joint French / U.S. collaboration, perhaps? I'm not going to be able to identify anyone but I'd love to hear the rest of this album. 8. Another beautiful tune. The sax player sounds heavily influenced by Dex. I had no idea this track was recorded live until the applause kicked in at the end. Very nicely recorded. A warm, intimate sound, with all of the instruments sounding lush and full. Nothing earth-shattering here, but a very solid, pleasant listen. 9. This sounds an awful lot like Jackie McLean. No idea if it is indeed him or not. Not much else to say here. 10. An awful lot of fairly hyper piano with some relaxed tenor. It makes for a very interesting contrast between the two instruments. Wow, this just got much stranger. Goodbye piano / tenor duet, hello two trombones. What an odd tune! If nothing else, my curiosity has been piqued. 11. This sounds like a very forward-thinking 1950's tune. Lateef on Tenor? The sound quality isn't all that great, which makes me think this is taken from well-loved vinyl. I really like this tune. 12. Nice enough, but not really my cup of tea. I'm not really a fan of jazz with vocals. 13. Sort of a Sidewinder-ish groove. The band doesn't sound very tight. They almost sound tentative in places, which makes me think they were not very familiar with each other or the tune prior to recording. I'm guessing this is the guitarist's date. 14. Very nice! The organ is not very prominent at all, so I almost didn't realize it was there at times. No clue who this is but I'm really looking forward to finding out. 15. An older (pre-1950's) private tape. The group sounds like a mixed bag: nice alto, not so impressive trumpet. Interesting, but not really enough to get me to come back looking for more. 16. Back to the same singer as before? I like this more than track #9.

Good luck with the Pukwana disc. I'd love to buy a copy for myself, but there is no way that seller will be supplying either of you with an actual copy. That is the worst seller feedback rating I think I have ever seen on either Amazon or Ebay. 31% negative, 6% neutral, and many comments that he lists items he does not have in stock. The Fela / Ginger Baker disc is fine, but not one of the first discs you should start with for Fela. Start with any of his 1970's discs from Open & Close through Zombie and enjoy them first. If the Ginger Baker disc is inexpensive grab it. You won't be sorry. Just keep in mind it is not the best Fela by any stretch.

clem, What an asinine last post. Why shit on people for enjoying music you don't care for? How about simply suggesting that people who dig Stereolab (this includes me. I enjoy many of their albums) check out something a little more obscure that might float their boat? For example: The track "Metronomic Underground" off of Stereolab's Emperor Tomato Ketchup bears more than a passing similarity to the track "Yoo Doo Right" from Can's album Monster Movie. Early Stereolab (pre-1995 or so) owes a lot to Neu!, so anyone who digs Peng! through Mars Audiac Quintet should check out the first, self-titled Neu! album. I haven't the foggiest clue why you would recommend / name-drop Black Sabbath's Paranoid, Ali Farka Toure or Tappa Zukie here.

I received my discs today. I will forward copies to Hardbopjazz and Randy Hersom Monday morning.

Thanks for the link Chaney! I bid on the AMM, Korber, Trio Sowari and Necks cds. I left the Cortet action alone.

I am very sorry to hear this news. Raphe created some wonderful music and was woefully underrecorded. he will be missed. I don't know if anyone else remembers this, but Raphe registered as a member here and posted once, in December 2004: "As I read the posted opinions about my contributions to the world of music, I thought of John Coltrane's response to a Downbeat article in the early 60's. He said basically that critics did not know that reviews affected the ablity of an artist to sustain himself or support a famiily. Aside from the fact that there are some obvious mistakes in chronology of my work (Marc Edwards played with Cecil before Ronald Shannon Jackson), I would like to point out that Jimmy Lyons was asked by Black Saint to use Enrico for his second date and he would have preferred me for whatever that is worth. As far as being called a blowhard, .... . I like the fact that your forum exists, and hope that as time goes on music will be a greater force for humankind. A lot of great musicians have died ignoble deaths for lack of an ability to support themselves in society. I woke up today and am trying to live a positive life. That is as good as it gets." The original post can be found here. Rest in Peace.

All of his albums are wonderful, but the track "Cinquante Six," from the album The Source, is one of the most beautiful pieces of music I have heard. RIP

This will give you an idea of what is happening around Boston at any given time for improv: Boston Improv calendar Hosted by the wonderful Twisted Village.

If you enjoy this side of Fennesz' work I highly recommend grabbing a copy of Live in Japan, on the Headz label. It is similar to Endless Summer, but, in some ways, a stronger work.

I haven't heard that one yet but all of the Pullen discs I have heard on Black Saint have been fantastic.