John B

Bobby Huttcherson - Oblique Booby Hootchersen - Live at Montreux Miles Davis - Complete Bitches Brew disc 1 Baikida Carroll - Door of the Cage Tomasz Stanko - Leosia Sly and the Family Stone - Greatest Hits Codeine - Frigid Stars LP Yume Bitsu - Auspicious Winds Yume Bitsu - the Golden Vessyl of Sound Aggie - with a title like that what is the music like?

seriously, though...I'm going to guess the zither:

theremin???

the alpine horn?

the pan flute?

how about the alternate cover to Kind of Blue with a photo of Miles from the wrong era that was also printed backwards (ie playing the trumpet with the wrong hand)

I'll add it to my ever-expanding list of discs to pick up. I'll track down a reasonably priced copy eventually!

Akira Sakata's Fisherman's.com Akira Sakata on sax, Hamid Drake on drums, Bill Laswell on bass and Pete Cosey on guitar, on his first release (as far as I know) since Miles' 70's releases. I really dig this disc. It's not too out and gets a really nice groove going. Sort of a cross between a typical Laswell production and Dark Magus.

just about any Bobby Hutcherson Blue Note cd. "Booby Hutcherson?"

I would love to hear this disc, but Label Bleu releases are difficult to track down on this side of the pond. Does Jazzos have them in stock usually? (too lazy to go and do a search right now...)

I've only heard Stenson as a sideman on Litania and Leosia by Tomasz Stanko. This thread has prompted me to explore this album, as well as War Orphans and Serenity. Thank you for this pick! I look forward to listening and joining in on the reviews.

Wadada Leo Smith's Red Sulphur Sky is another great disc on Tzadik.

I'll buck the trend and recommend this one: some great sax by "special guest" Pharoah Sanders on this disc.

the best story I ever heard of this was that test pressing of Chico Hamilton's Ellington Suite found in a record store in England that contained an alternate version of the album.

Lou Donaldson - Everything I Play is Funky Jimmy Smith - Cool Blues "Groove" Holmes / Gene Ammons - Groovin' with Jug Husker Du - Zen Arcade Bad Brains - Attitude: the ROIR sessions Ozric Tentacles - Become the Other

Agreed. There are some albums I only listen to on long car trips as I never have enough uninterrupted time at home to really get into some of the longer tracks.

if I make a mix for the car it is usually rock. With jazz the songs tend to be too long for driving around town, so I usually save it for longer rides and prefer to get into the groove of a full album. I also tend to prefer free jazz while driving. Recent favorites have been DKV Trio - Live in Wels / Chicago and Trigonometry and live Miles from the 70's.

Today: Jimmy Smith - Cool Blues Robert Walter's 20th Congress - Money Shot Billy Bang - Vietnam: the Aftermath the Pogues - Red Roses for Me Neu! - s/t Neu! - Neu! 75

Very sad news. I'm spinning Billy Bang's Vietnam: the Aftermath right now. Some great playing by Frank on this one.

Some light listening, eh John? I got up at four in the morning in order to drive three hours, followed by eleven hours at work that day. I figured a few of those discs would be "bracing" enough to keep me focused on the drive. (along with some good, strong coffee.) Over the weekend: Coltrane - Bahia Billy Bang - Vietnam: the Aftermath Jimmy Smith - The Sermon Stanton Moore - Flyin' the Coop Godspeed You Black Emperor - Yanqui UXO Aphex Twin - I Care Because You Do Ozric Tentacles - Waterfall Cities Ozric Tentacles - Spice Doubt

One - Basra - and I am very glad I do as it sounds great!

Kari - I really dig the cover you made. Very remniscent of John McLaughlin's Extrapolation.

another McDuff recommendation: this was my first McDuff. I agree that Groovin' with Jug is essential.

Pixies - Surfer Rosa / Come on Pilgrim Godspeed You Black Emperor - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to the Sky Neil Young - Time Fades Away Brotzmann - Die Like a Dog Tony Williams Lifetime - Emergency! Larry Ochs Sax & Drumming Core - The Neon Truth

Joe Christmas is on an RV trip around the US, if I recall correctly. He posted a thread about it in the Alley over on JC.