John B

recently: Billy Bang - Vietnam: the Aftermath Music for the Morning of the World v/a - Flying Groove DKV Trio - Live Romano, Sclavis, Texier - Suite Africaine Rabih Abou-Khalil - The Blue Camel ONJQ - Live Bardo Pond - Vol. 2 The Billy bang album is highly recommended. Not too out...I think a lot of people would really dig this disc if they gave it a chance.

For Stereolab so far they have added Peng! and Switched On. I am hoping they add Groop Played "Space Age Bachelor Pad Music" soon, as it is on the same label as the first two. I already had Switched On, which is a great disc. I have already added Peng to my "stash" and will be downloading it asap. I'm excited about hearing the Pixies BBC Sessions disc finally, too.

I'm still trying to track down copies of Gerry Hemingway's albums on hat. All are long since OOP.

emusic has just added the Beggars Banquet family of labels. New discs available from The Pixies, Stereolab, Badly Drawn Boy, The Fall, PJ Harvey, Mouse on Mars, Bauhaus, Cocteau Twins plus many more I am forgetting.

I just saw on AMG that there is a track called "Nation Time" on Gary Bartz' Singerella: A Ghetto Fairy Tale album from 1974. AMG does not list a composer for this track. I was curious...is this a version of Joe McPhee's "Nation Time" from 1970 or is it another track altogether? Anybody know?

Likewise! It keeps things interesting, you know? How are you enjoying Providence? today's list, subject to change: Last Exit - Cassette Recordings '87 David Murray & Gwo-Ka Masters - Yonn-de David Murray Latin Big Band - Now is Another Time Chris Cheek - A Girl Named Joe Baikida Carroll - Marionettes on a High Wire Michel Benita - Lower the Walls Blackalicious - Nia

It was taken at the Vision Festival 2002. I got it off of One Final Note. It is the best solo picture I have seen of him online.

I'm pretty sure I have a copy of that at home, somewhere. I picked it up in Glasgow about 10 years ago. Have you ever heard their first live album, Concert? I think it was recorded in the tour for The Top. That was a fun disc.

A friend of mine has been raving about Jaga Jazzist and their The Stix album (link). Listening to the music on the ninja tune site, I must admit: I am impressed. Sorta like a modern day Zappa on downers. I didn't know they had a new one coming out. Thanks for the heads up! I have heard their first full length - A Livingroom Hush - and really enjoyed it. today: Hash Jar Tempo - Well Oiled Dave Holland Big Band - What Goes Around Dollar Brand w/ Johnny Dyani - Good News From Africa Reid Anderson - The Vastness of Space Music From the Morning of the World: Balinese Gamelan Romano/Sclavis/Texier - Suite Africaine Omar Sosa - Sentir

the Burlington show will be as a quartet: Andrew Hill, piano Greg Tardy, tenor sax and clarinet John Hebert, bass Nasheet Waits, drums

My wife and I are going to see him at the Discover Jazz festival in Burlington VT the first week in June. I am really looking forward to seeing him live for the first time!

the solo London concert is phenomenal. I wish he would update his site with more live tracks as time goes by.

you can get this one here: http://www.musicgraveyard.com/newage.html form $12.99 plus shipping. shipping runs about $3.50 for one disc. I ordered a copy a while back and it was not a cutout.

Jaga Jazzist - Animal Chin ep Massice Attack - Blue Lines Bad Religion - Suffer / No Control Ben Allison - Peace Pipe Owen Howard - Sojourn

I'll second Mother Ship and, off the top of my head, add: Warne Marsh - Ne Plus Ultra

What they said. Seriously, though. Red Sulphur Sky is a great disc! I agree with Chuck that you should check out his own compositions before heading over to Yo Miles!. Start with the Pi disc Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet - Year of the Elephant. That will probably keep you coming back for more. The last issue of Suignal to Noise had a really nice interview with him, as well. Honestly, if you can grab a copy of RSS easily just go for it. You won't regret it.

Had to vote for the 2headedfreap! I know this one has NO chance in this poll (how many people have actually managed to track down copies?) but it is a lot of fun.

lots of new OmniTone added, but not listed in the "New" section yet. search by label. also, both Jimmy Woods discs discussed in another forum are available.

emusic now has Conflict!, with bonus tracks.

for those of you on emusic, they have Awakening! available for download. After reading this thread I really hope they add Conflict soon.

My wife wants to get a copy of the Muppet Movie soundtrack on CD for a friend's child and I thought I would be able to pick up a used copy cheap. Wow, was I wrong...this one is going for $50 on ebay and half.com. Apparently this went OOP 10 years ago and has never been reissued on cd. Does anyone have a copy they would be willing to part with for a reasonable price or would be willing to cdr a copy for me? thanks!

the Yo Miles! set is wonderful, but disc 2 runs over 80 minutes, so it is a nightmare to burn onto a regular cdr. I still haven't gotten around to trying to trim one of the tracks down a bit.

if you are a fan of Fela Kuti check out a disc by the Daktaris called Soul Explosion. The band went on to become the Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra. Great stuff!

thanks for the solo CT recs! I think I know where I can pick up both Willisau and Tree of Life. I think I will save Silent Tongues for later.

I'm normally not a big fan of alternate takes clustered together, but the Rivers material is so different, take to take, that it makes for fascinating listening of artists developing a piece in studio. Sam needs to get more credit. I just spun Crystals earlier today and always find his writing to be very fresh. great minds think alike!