John B

Oh yeah... That's one of the best discs I've purchased in a long time. Highly recommended! based on both of your comments I will add this to my list of "must hear discs.

for those of you who have been exploring and enjoying eai, I have a few recommendations to give. Gunter Muller's Eight Landscapes is a solo disc, very much in the same vein as La Voyelle Liquide, but with a greater variety of textures and sounds. It does not work as quite the organic whole as LVL does, but it is a fantastic album! Staying with Gunter, his album with Voice Crack - Buda_Rom is a winner. I think I prefer this to Bits Bots and Signs, which is Voice Crack's collaboration with Otomo Yoshihide on Erstwhile. These two discs represent the extent of my exposure to Voice Crack and, while I really enjoy is the more succesful of the two albums. Possibly due to my appreciation for the sounds and response Gunter brings to the table. The third disc is closer to Too Beautiful To Burn, as Martin Brandlmayr appears on both albums. On Radian's rec.extern he is joined by Stefan Nemeth on synth and computer as well as John Norman on bass. rec.extern has more of TBTBs affiliation with "rock" and with jazz based improv than the other two. At the same time I find it to be more abstract and having less flow than TBTB.

I agree with this, and would also recommend grabbing Quintet (Basel) 1977.

No, not yet. I'm guessing you would recommend this disc?

Right now I am listening to my favorite disc with Ken Vandermark: DKV Trio - Live in Wels & Chicago 1998 Disc one, in Wels, features Don Cherry's Complete Communion as the starting point for the group's improvisation. Drake, Kessler and Vandermark asre all in fine form, with some fantastic interplay and inspired blowing from KV. They really get some nice grooves going and swing like $#@&^%'s. This is a fantastic set, which is available from Okkadisk for something in the neighborhood of $15 for the 2cd set. This one gets my highest recommendation.

It took quite a while for me to "get" this disc, primarily due to Bergman. This is the only disc of his that I have and I really had to work a bit to apreciate its beauty. I don't have too much either - lethargic (and incredibly boring, IMO) solo piano Meditations (Tzadik) and fast furious (and incredibly boring, IMO) duo with Evan Parker (Black Saint). I have not had any desire to purchase more Bergman since buying The Stone House. It is most likely Drake's contributions that make this disc a keeper for me.

I think I will have to purchase this album. They cover Rahsaan and Wayne Shorter, which should be really interesting. I saw the Derek Trucks band live a few years back and they did a killer version of "Afro Blue."

Sounds interesting! Have you heard Spirits, also on Meta, with Pharoah Sanders, Rudolph and Hamid Drake? If so, how does this one compare?

It took quite a while for me to "get" this disc, primarily due to Bergman. This is the only disc of his that I have and I really had to work a bit to apreciate its beauty.

I wonder if this is the same John Oswald who did Plunderphonics and Greyfolded? What instrument does he play on that disc?

I would add Mote off of Goo and the first half of Karen Revisited off of Sonic Nurse to that list. Genetic is a great track! It's too bad Lee's solo albums aren't (from what I have heard so far) up to the standard of his best SY songs.

They have announced the tracklist for this set, and it looks fantastic! Let us know what you think of the set once you have a chance to watch it. DVD DETAILS: DISC 1: MUSIC VIDEOS - 4 music videos directed by Sergio Huidor -Tugboat -When Will You Come Home -Blue Thunder -Fourth of July TAPING FOR UK TELEVISION, London February 9, 1990 -Tell Me -Strange -Here She Comes Now -Interview with the band LIVE ARCHIVE - 20 songs from 5 shows 1) Middle East, Cambridge, Massachusetts March 19, 1988 -Oblivious -I Can't Believe It's Me -Back in Your Life (unreleased) -Buzz in My Head (unreleased) 2) Commonwealth School, Boston, Massachusetts April 21, 1989 -Tugboat -Temperature's Rising -When Will You Come Home 3) Kennel Club, San Francisco, California March 28, 1990 -Flowers -Blue Thunder -Decomposing Trees 4) Club Lingerie, Hollywood, California March 30, 1990 -Snowstorm -Plastic Bird -Victory Garden -Pictures -Ceremony 5) Kennel Club, San Francisco, California October 15, 1990 -Summertime -Spook -Hearing Voices -Don't Let Our Youth Go to Waste -Melt Away DISC 2: BOOTLEGS - Two full concerts from 1990 The Point, Atlanta, Georgia January 26, 1990 -Decomposing Trees -Pictures -Don't Let Our Youth Go to Waste -Blue Thunder -Plastic Bird -When Will You Come Home -Ceremony ULU (University of London), London, England November 15, 1990 -Fourth of July -Hearing Voices -Summertime -Don't Let Our Youth Go to Waste -Spook -When Will You Come Home -Sorry -Melt Away -Listen the Snow is Falling -Blue Thunder -Here She Comes Now Plexifilm have also made available an mp3 of one of the live tracks from the forthcoming Galaxie 500 DVD. The track is a cover of Joy Division's "Ceremony" and was recorded at Club Lingerie in Hollywood CA in March of 1990. Ceremony

after seeing Randy in concert a few weeks back I really wanted to hear this disc, but it seems to be oop. Does anyone have a used copy for sale or trade? thanks!

Using those discs would make for a hilariously awful Blindfold Test.

I read that a few years back Thurston sold all (most?) of his old punk vinyl and used the $$ to buy rare free jazz records.

PHILLYQ - they have been all over the place since they started, stylistically. I would recommend starting with one or two of these: Goo - the one that got me hooked. very accessible, great tunes Daydream Nation - Widely considered to be their most succesful album Sonic Nurse seems to be on sale everywhere I look. I think I paid $9.99 new for my copy. This would be an easy and inexpensive way to dip your foot in the waters. Sister and EVOL are also essential, but I found them more difficult to get into at first. Dirty has a lot of great tunes, and was recently issued as a 2cd set with lots of bonus material. Washing Machine is worth the price of purchase for The Diamond Sea - a sprawling 20 minute track which is one of my favorite things they have recorded. Murray Street has some great moments but I find it to be somewhat uneven. Five tracks are really fantastic while the last three lose me pretty quickly. The rest I would save until you've had a chance to explore some of the above albums.

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I've finally had a chance to spin this disc a few times and I really enjoy it. To my ears Murray Street reflects the excitement of a band revitalized bythe addition of Jim O'Rourke. Sonic Nurse is the band getting past the initial excitement and moving forward more confidently with their new lineup. Nothing on this disc has grabbed me as immediately as the first half of Murray Street did but, overall, I think it might be the stronger album of the two.

Have you heard any of his earlier solo discs? I'm listening to Right As Rain - Dedicated to Werner Ludi for the first time in a year or two. It is very melodic and, for Brotzmann, subdued. Very nice!

I don't have this oner, but I have The Catbird Sings(Black Saint) by the same band, and it is excellent. I had a feeling there is quite a bit of blowing though (as opposed to written material). Ochs is a great musician indeed. ----------------------------------------------- Got the new solo Brötzm. on FMP. Will report later. Blowing there is, too, but it seems like either it is very tightly included into written music, or (similar to our impression after hearing the Barry Guy group), maybe even though there is blowing, it might be all composed, or pre-structured. I'll let you know about the Braxton/Blake. ubu Tree Frog Tonality and Catbird Sings have been on my "to buy" list for years. The line-up of musicians looks wonderful, and everything I have heard about the playing has been very positive.

I love this album! Drake's solo during the title track always makes me stop and listen a second time. As much as I enjoy hearing Drake with Brotzmann, it is nice to hear him stretch out with someone different. Another great disc is his duo with Borah Bergman on Soul Note. This disc doesn't seem to get a lot of mention but it is fantastic! I don't know of any other Drake / pianist duets off the top of my head, which is too bad. This disc smokes!

I'm shocked to see Johnson mentioned in the Funny Rat thread. I've been going there every few months to Johnson State College, where a friend has been booking excellent free jazz shows. So far I have seen Marco Eneidi's Sound on Survival and BassDrumBone with Ray Anderson, Mark Helias and Gerry Hemingway. I missed out on a Raphe Malik / Sabir Mateen show. It is wonderful having acts like these traveling out to the middle of nowhere in VT.

I'm guessing they are trying to compete with Kind of Blue for the overall title. I never upgraded from my early '80s cd, so this will definitely be a purchase for me.

What label is it on? FMP.

That was silly of me. I didn't bother to look up the disc you mentioned. I have never heard that one and was assuming it was recorded around the same time as the others I found. I am now listening to Peter Brotzmann / Albert Mangelsdorff / Fred Van Hove and Han Bennink - Live in Berlin 1971. Very interesting, this is not an era of Brotzmann that I am very familiar with. Van Hove is playing fairly lyrically here (halfway through the 20 minute first track) while Bennink is being Bennink, howling and furiously beating everything in sight in a very controlled chaos. Brotzmann and Mangelsdorff are sitting out, but have been breathing fire everytime they play. So far I would not consider this album essential, but I am very much enjoying listening to it.