John B

Al, I haven't had time to pull together my thoughts on the Christmas disc, but I will try to do so in the next few days. It did get a lot of play over the holidays while the family was staying with us. Great disc!

Al, Very nice BFT! I have no clue who any of the artists are on the first half of the test. Track #1 has to be off of an old Looney Tunes episode, but I'm not well-versed enough to know which one. I'm not normally a fan of big band music, but I really enjoyed your selections. Track #2, in particular, was a lot of fun. I didn't do much better guessing any of the tracks on the second half of the disc, either. Track #16 is from here. and is fantastic! I really enjoyed tracks 13 - 17, although track #13 is driving me crazy. I feel like I've heard this version before, and I'll probably kick myself ehrn you announce who these musicians are. I'm guessing the snippet of the Godfather at the beginning is spliced in. Great test! As clueless as I am I really enjoyed listening to your choices!

Wait until Hans gets his index together. Then we'll all see just how far behind we are. (Except for that moneybags Russian guy, that is. And ubu seems to be practically drowing in music lately. Come to think of it, Hans has a pretty huge collection. Looks like it's just you and me Gary. ) you too, Gary! sending both you and Chaney a PM...

There is also an article on Jandek on Corwood in the newest issue of Signal to Noise. After scanning the article there doesn't really seem to be anything new reported in it. (edit) I just went back to the start of the thread and saw that the article is an old one and available through a link Chaney posted.

I just got this from BMG and it is indeed a very good album.

I finally had a chance to listen to this disc today and really enjoyed it. I'll have to re-listen to the Nels Cline Singers, as I haven't heard that album in quite some time, but my first impression was that the HT disc is more rock-inclined than D.D. seemed to think. A solid release, and well worth much more than the $3 I paid for it, either way.

RIP, grey. I'm really sorry to hear this. My condolences to his family.

I have finally had time to sit down and listen to the newest disc from Triage, American Mythology. It is very strong. As good, if not better than, 20 Minute Cliff.

correct! (your guess, that is. Not the content of his quote.)

Here is another pearl of wisdom for you to figure out: "Charlie Parker would squeak a lot, and that's why they called him Bird, because his reed would chirp. "

It's an amazing review. Makes me want to run out and pick up the album. I don't listen to much metal these days, but I'm curious. The band is extremely tight, with the drummer, in particular, being very impressive. The music is intelligent, with moments of calm among the more aggressive parts. I don't really hear any connection to jazz, however. If you go to the Relapse Records website and scroll down a bit there are mp3s of two tracks off of this album you can listen to. The second track, Blood and Thunder, is one of my fvorite tracks on the album. These will give you a good sense of what is in store should you buy the album.

This album is fantastic. One of the best discs I have heard in a long time.

I'll have to check that one out when it is released. I've reallly enjoyed all of Efzeg's discs (Wurm, Grain and Boogie) so far. Each of them is worth exploring for fans of this music.

Happy Holidays to all of my friends at Funny Rat! Great list of Hat titles!

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this recognition results in enough sales to get us some more cd reissues in 2005. I'd love to be able to buy copies of Wadada Leo Smith's Spirit Catcher, Roscoe Mitchell's Nonaah and Charles Tyler's Saga of the Outlaws on cd.

My favorite Christmas music (although I won't be spinning it when the in-laws are in town) is a 7" record by a Boston punk band The Showcase Showdown called Merry Christmas, I F*cked Your Snowman / Ho Ho Ho Chi Minh. The cover art with Ho in a Santa cap is priceless.

Correct: "By the way, though I haven't watched Ray in Brazil through, when I previewed it I caught one item that will certainly be of interest to many: an instrumental with a tenor battle between Fathead Newman & Tina Brooks." Who are you quoting, John? I grabbed this over the weekend, I'm going to identify it as a "Santa" gift to me and the Mrs. I promise it will be the very first thing we watch after the World Series DVD. But seriously, when did Tina Brooks get a gig with Ray? How long did it last? It would make me wonder if Tina's life could have been different if he had a steady gig with Ray ... a poster over at Jazz Corner, Pete C, who occasionaly posts here. I still haven't seen the dvd myself.

Correct: "By the way, though I haven't watched Ray in Brazil through, when I previewed it I caught one item that will certainly be of interest to many: an instrumental with a tenor battle between Fathead Newman & Tina Brooks."

This is really nice to hear. Merry Christmas, Chuck!

Sending you a PM...

I started a thread up in the Artists section for Von Freeman after hearing this disc, but I thought I would post here, too. Von Freeman - Serenade & Blues (Nessa) recorded in 1975, this album is the real deal. I've listened to it two times in a row and am enjoying it more and more. Other than Von, I wasn't familiar with any of the musicians (John Young - p, David Shipp - b, Wilbur Campbell - d) but I really enjoy their work on this album. If you place an order from Chuck (or Jazz Loft, etc..) do yourself a favor and add this one to your list.

I haven't heard many of the albums that Von has released but I've really enjoyed those that I have heard. I just got a package from Chuck today and I have a new favorite Von Freeman album: Serenade & Blues recorded June 11, 1975 Von - ts John Young - p David Shipp - b Wilbur Campbell - d I've spun this disc two times in a row now and I am loving every minute of it! I did a search, and there didn't seem to be any one thread devoted to discussing all of Von's work, so I thought this would be a good place to start. I'll most likely grab the other disc on Nessa as well as his new album, which I can use my last free BMG disc to get. I'd love to hear people's recommendations for other discs of his to explore, etc.

Is this a mix of Shorty Sherock and Sonny Sharrock?

Marcus Miller

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