John B

Exploding Customer, who released a great album on Ayler records, have mp3s of two new, unreleased tracks available on their website. On another board Jan Strom of Ayler records posted that their album sold really poorly, which is hampering the release of a new album. That is really a shame.

I just got an email that Verge is having a sale. Some great titles contained within, altough I will not be ordering anything this time. All prices are in Canadian dollars, fwiw. Dear Verge Customer, Sorry to intrude again this month but we couldn't help but wonder if some of you might be interested in this eclectic batch of recordings at a significantly reduced price. These are not cut-outs, it's a former distributor's batch. We have these in stock and ready to ship but we can also accept backorders for one month. The sale price is available for one month but only while our source's supply lasts. As always with cut-outs the availability is limited. Sale Ends Feb 20th 2005. 1. Anderson Quartet, Fred Birdhouse OKKA DISK WAS $17 NOW $8 2. Anderson, Fred & DKV Trio Fred Anderson/DKV Trio OKKA DISK WAS $17NOW $8 3. Anderson, Fred & Steve McCall Vintage Duets: Chicago, January 11,1980 OKKA DISK WAS $17 NOW $8 4. Axon Perceptions RANDOM ACOUSTICS WAS $20 NOW $8 5. Bailey, Derek & Gregg Bendian Banter O.O. DISCS WAS $19 NOW $8 6. Bardo State Orchestra, The & Tibetan Monks Wheels Within Wheels IMPETUS RECORDS WAS $25 NOW $8 7. Bendian, Gregg Gregg Bendian’s Interzone EREMITE WAS $17 NOW $12 8. Braxton, Anthony 2 Compositions (Jarvenpaa) 1988/ EnsembleBraxtonia LEO RECORDS WAS $19 NOW $8 9. Braxton, Anthony Quartet (London) 1985 LEO RECORDS ENGLAND WAS $36 NOW $22 10. Braxton, Anthony & Evan Parker Duo (London) 1993 LEO RECORDS WAS $19 NOW $8 11. Braxton, Anthony & Evan Parker & Paul Rutherford Trio (London) 1993 LEO RECORDS WAS $19 NOW $8 12. Braxton, Anthony & Georg Graewe Duo (Amsterdam) 1991 OKKA DISK WAS $17 NOW $8 13. Butcher/Durrant/Russell Concert Moves RANDOM ACOUSTICS WAS $20 NOW $10 14. Chadbourne, Eugene Boogie With The Hook LEO RECORDS WAS $19 NOW $8 15. Conglomerate The Bible Says IMPETUS RECORDS WAS $24 NOW $8 16. Courvoisier, Sylvie & Mark Nauseef Birds of a Feather UNIT RECORDS WAS $19 NOW $10 17. Crispell Quartet, Marilyn Santuerio LEO RECORDS WAS $19 NOW $8 18. Crispell, Marilyn Live in Zurich LEO RECORDS ENGLAND WAS $19 NOW $8 19. Crispell, Marilyn & Reggie Workman & Doug James Gaia LEO RECORDS WAS $19 NOW $8 20. Dick, Robert & Mari Kimura Irrefragable Dreams RANDOM ACOUSTICS WAS $20 NOW $8 21. DKV Trio Baraka OKKA DISK WAS $17 NOW $8 22. Eskelin, Ellery & Andrea Parkins Green Bermudas EREMITE WAS $20 NOW $10 23. Favre, Pierre Portrait UNIT RECORDS WAS $19 NOW $10 24. Frisque Concordance Spellings RANDOM ACOUSTICS WAS $20 NOW $8 25. Gamelan Pacifica Trance Gong WHAT NEXT RECORDINGS WAS $19 NOW $8 26. Ganelin Trio Catalogue LEO RECORDS WAS $19 NOW $8 27. Ganelin Trio, The Encores LEO RECORDS WAS $19 NOW $8 28. Garland, Peter Border Music WHAT NEXT? WAS $19 NOW $8 29. Gustafsson, Mats Parrot Fish Eye: Duets and Trios — Chicago 1994 OKKA DISK WAS $17 NOW $8 30. Gustafsson, Mats, Barry Guy & Paul Lovens Mouth Eating Trees and Related Activities OKKA DISK WAS $17 NOW $8 31. Guy, Barry & the Now Orchestra Study - Witch Gong Game II/10 MAYA WAS $22 NOW $11 32. Hallett, Sylvia Let’s Fall Out MASH PRODUCTIONS WAS $28 NOW $15 33. Hemingway Quintet, Gerry Slamadam RANDOM ACOUSTICS WAS $20 NOW $15 34. Hemingway, Gerry Acoustic Solo Works 1983-94 RANDOM ACOUSTICS WAS $20 NOW $15 35. Hemingway, Gerry Electric-Acoustic Solo Works 1984-95 RANDOM ACOUSTICS WAS $20 NOW $15 36. Ho, Fred & the Afro Asian Music Ensemble Turn Pain Into Power O.O. DISCS WAS $19 NOW $8 37. Hopper, Hugh & Mark Hewins Adreamor IMPETUS RECORDS WAS $24 NOW $8 38. Howard, Earl Pele’s Tears RANDOM ACOUSTICS WAS $20 NOW $8 39. Italian Instabile Orchestra Live in Noci and Rive de Gier LEO RECORDS WAS $19 NOW $8 40. Ito, Teiji Meshes WHAT NEXT RECORDINGS WAS $19 NOW $10 41. Kapsalis, Terri, John Corbett & Hal Rammel Van’s Peppy Syncopators PENUMBRA MUSIC WAS $14 NOW $8 42. Kixx Weisser Voodoo UNIT RECORDS WAS $19 NOW $10 43. Krieger, Jeffrey AC-DC-VC WHAT NEXT RECORDINGS WAS $19 NOW $10 44. Kuroda, Kyoko Something Keeps Me Alive OMBA SALE PRICE $8 45. Law, John & Louis Moholo The Boat is Sinking... Apartheid is Sinking... IMPETUS WAS $24 NOW $12 46. Minton, Phil & Veryan Weston Songs from a Prison Diary LEO RECORDS WAS $19 NOW $8 47. Moondoc Trio, Jemeel Tri-P-Let EREMITE WAS $20 NOW $10 48. Morris, Joe No Vertigo LEO RECORDS WAS $19 NOW $8 49. Namchylak, Sainkho & Ned Rothenberg Amulet (selected recordings 1992 - 95) LEO RECORDS WAS $19 NOW $8 50. Newton, Lauren & Joelle Leandre 18 Colors LEO RECORDS WAS $19 NOW $8 51. Parker, Evan 50th Birthday Concert LEO RECORDS WAS $36 NOW $26 52. Parker, Evan Chicago Solo OKKA DISK WAS $17 NOW $8 53. Parker/Guy/Lytton & Marilyn Crispell Natives and Aliens LEO RECORDS WAS $19 NOW $8 54. Perelman, Ivo Sad Life LEO RECORDS LABORATORY WAS $19 NOW $8 55. Polwechsel Polwechsel RANDOM ACOUSTICS WAS $20 NOW $15 56. Poore, Melvyn Groundwork RANDOM ACOUSTICS WAS $20 NOW $8 57. Poppy, Andrew Ophelia / Ophelia IMPETUS RECORDS WAS $24 NOW $8 58. Rammel, Hal Elsewheres PENUMBRA MUSIC WAS $14 NOW $8 59. Rammel, Hal & John Corbett The Devil’s In The Details PENUMBRA MUSIC WAS $14 NOW $8 60. Rothenberg, Ned The Crux; Selected solo wind works, 1989-1992 LEO RECORDS WAS $19 NOW $8 61. Saitoh, Tetsu Stone Out OMBA SALE PRICE $8 62. Smith, Gary Rhythm Guitar IMPETUS RECORDS WAS $24 NOW $8 63. Snake Eyes Pair A’ Dice RANDOM ACOUSTICS WAS $20 NOW $8 64. Soft Heap A Veritable Centaur IMPETUS WAS $24 NOW $8 65. Stangl, Burkhard Loose Music RANDOM ACOUSTICS WAS $20 NOW $8 66. Stevens, John & Frode Gjerstad Sunshine IMPETUS WAS $23 NOW $8 67. Studer, Fredy & Christy Doran Half a Lifetime UNIT RECORDS WAS $37 NOW $20 68. Sun Ra & His Arkhestra Love In Outer Space LEO WAS $19 NOW $8 69. Sun Ra & His Intergalactic Arkestra Second Star to the Right (Salute To Walt Disney) LEO RECORDS WAS $19 NOW $8 70. Taylor Unit, Cecil Live In Vienna LEO RECORDS ENGLAND WAS $19 NOW $8 71. Tippett, Keith & Peter Fairclough Wild Silk ASC RECORDS SALE PRICE $8 72. Westbrook, Mike Piano IMPETUS RECORDS WAS $28 NOW $8 73. Wintsch, Michel, Martin Schutz & Gerry Hemingway Wintsch-Schutz-Hemingway UNIT RECORDS WAS $19 NOW $10 74. Workman Ensemble, Reggie Altered Spaces LEO RECORDS WAS $19 NOW $8 75. Workman Ensemble, Reggie Synthesis LEO RECORDS WAS $19 NOW $8 76. Zingaro, Carlos Release from Tension AUDEO SALE PRICE $8

Larry, I ordered a copy of your book last night. I am really looking forward to digging in!

no to all. Where would you recommend starting with Bailey to someone with open ears?

Nope, but as I said, I listened to his London Jazz Fest 04 concert (or parts of it, 55 or 60 minutes), and I like that well enough to consider getting into Braxton a bit... will spin them soon! If you decide to start exploring Braxton a few of his Hat's (Basel and Dortmund) are mid-priced now and excellent starting points. The quartet sets on Leo (Coventry, Birmingham, London) are also fantastic.

I just listened to the box all the way through again last week. Not all of it is to my taste, but there is some fantastic music in there. Disc #4 is my favorite right now. I had to listen to the Lehn / Schmickler set repeatedly. If you really enjoy this set Jon has two new live Ersts coming out this week. I'll postmy thoughts once I receive them. I just wanted to admit that I have never, to my knowledge, heard any Derek Bailey.

Hans, I'm not familar with that Ayler disc. Thank you for the recommendation! I'll try to grab a copy asap.

I saw an Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers album, recorded live in Stockholm in 1959 on Dragon records recently and was wondering of this label is releasing bootleg material or if they have clearance from the artists to release these shows. Looking over their catalog, most of their material seems to be Swedish groups, but they do have live releases by Blakey, Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, etc.. from the '40's and '50's. Does anyone know if these live releases are legit?

Thomas Chapin - Lionel Hampton Orchestra in the early '80s.

Sun who?

I'm hoping you saw this one, too. Priceless!

Kermit the Frog singing "The Rainbow Connection."

Two bands you should check out that you didn't mention are Neu! and Faust. Start with the first, self-titled Neu! album and Faust IV. If you decide to explore more Can you should be aware that their first four albums have all just been reissued with what I have been told is vastly improved sound.

I swear, I've read some of the best posts ever on the board today. Ensuring that no label will ever reissue albums by a deceased artist on cd is a great idea! Well reasoned, logical arguments such as this lead to only one conclusion: you've got quite the future in law ahead of you.

HEY! Present company excepted, of course.... Just please don't start releasing $25, vinyl only, editions of 25 or less.

maybe it's time for Brotz to release an all-vocal album. Maybe some acapella numbers, too.

The Funny Rat Pack?

An idea I really like is something I saw that Mego is doing. Offer relatively inexpensive digital downloads. If you want to pay the $ for an expensive vinyl only release you can do so, but you can also get the music for a lot less money and the artists get something out of the deal either way.

That's a great performance. I've never heard this one. I'll have to grab a copy.

Try clearing your cache. I'm still seeing $4.99 when I go through that link.

I finally had a chance to hear Peter Brotzmann / Walter Perkins - The Ink is Gone, one of the many Brotz releases from last year that I hadn't heard. It is a vinyl ony release on Brotz' Bro label. It is a very solid album. It is nice to hear Brotz with a different drummer, and Perkins seems like a great partner for him on this disc. At $25 plus shipping I'm not sure I'll ever buy a copy for myself, which is too bad, as this is some great music that deserves to be heard by more people than will actually happen.

Why don't you buy them to clarify it? you should probably buy a copy of each for all of us, just so we can all make our own independent judgements.

duets of Evan Parker and birdsong with a gold-embossed kangaroo on an electric, lime-green background? Chaney, that is bad. But, like I said, I really dig them!

fantastic cover art (in a "so bad they are good" sort of way.) I also find the idea of a solo Mark Sanders disc fascinating.

I asked for recommendations for the AEC a while back here. To summarize, start early and work your way up. In my opinion, your first purchases should be People In Sorrow/Les Stances A Sophie, Fanfare For The Warriors, Bap-Tizum, Reese And The Smooth Ones and A Jackson in Your House. If you get one of those and enjoy it grab the Nessa box. It is essential listening for fans of the AEC. Chuck did a great job putting the set together and it is limited, and will be out of print at some point in the near future. Enjoy exploring the world of the Art Ensemble! You have some very rewarding and very fun listening ahead of you.