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Just picked this up from the library: A Power Stronger Than Itself: The AACM and American Experimental Music by George E. Lewis

Earlier this evening, I listened to Lew Tabackin's Rites of Pan, an Inner City LP:

Yeah. Good stuff. The Mark Weinstein LP above reminded me of a more recent Weinstein recording that I've enjoyed: It's not really "avant-garde" -- but it does seem to echo that late-60's Blue Note "inside out" vibe. (Think Bobby Hutcherson or Andrew Hill.) The pianist, Aruán Ortiz, is especially impressive.

This looks very interesting. Thanks for sharing.

Just started reading this:

It's O.K. Not on the same level as Hill Country Suite though. IMHO, of course.

Thanks for sharing.

Pulled this LP out tonight after seeing it discussed on another thread:

I agree 100% percent re: Jones' "Hill Country Suite." It's a gem. Plus, how can you go wrong with a George Mraz & Freddie Waits rhythm section?

Keith Jarrett - El Juicio (The Judgment) Lee Konitz Nonet - Yes, Yes, Nonet

Dansere for me. Great album. Such a finely tuned quartet - all their names should be on the cover I've been listening to: Barney Kessel - Soaring A sterling, swinging trio record with Monty Budwig (b) and Jake Hanna (d)

Oh yeah, I'm getting that!

Oregon - In Concert

Jan Garbarek / Bobo Stenson Quartet - Dansere Lovely. I listened to Witchi-Tai-To earlier today. Not sure which one I like better; they're so different.

Yeah. He's fantastic. Didn't know that. Thanks for the heads-up.

2nd & Charles is a chain. The Athens location is on Atlanta Highway in a shopping center next to Hobby Lobby. There's also a 2nd & Charles in Kennesaw, near Town Center Mall. From what I can gather, 2nd & Charles seems to be trying to copy the business model of McKay's -- the great book & music stores in Chattanooga & Knoxville. But my guess is that 2nd & Charles won't make it very long. The pricing is all over the place; some of the merchandise is terribly over-priced and some of it is way under-priced. Plus, the two stores that I've seen have a lot of shoddy/worthless merchandise -- especially the vinyl. Tons of crap. You have to dig through a lot of dreck to find much that's worthwhile. Honestly, I felt lucky to come away with the Gary Burton & Marc Cary CDs. Nothing else was even remotely interesting. That said, I only paid $4 each for the CDs -- so I can't complain. And my son found a clean Quicksilver Messenger Service Anthology double LP set for $10. So it's worth popping in to see what you might find. Just don't expect anything anywhere near the quality of the Atlanta Wuxtry or Wax n Facts.

Listened to this last night and again today: Mosaic Select: Dave Liebman & Richie Beirach I'm especially digging the Lookout Farm tracks (Disc 1).

Wuxtry? The Trio da Paz disc was from Wuxtry. The others were from 2nd & Charles. IMHO, Wuxtry in Athens has gotten sorta pricey. The ATL Wuxtry store has a much better selection and better pricing too.

I found these while kicking around in Athens, GA last weekend:

Chuck, You probably know this already, but that Pee Wee Russell Dot LP is also included in this not-difficult-to-find Dedication Series/"Salute to Newport" set: It'd likely be easier to find than the original Dot LP.

Found these today at a local shop: Jan Garbarek - Bobo Stenson Quartet - Dansere LP - Still sealed! David Murray Octet - New Life CD - This has always been my favorite David Murray Octet record. When I was college, I made a cassette tape copy of this music. (My school's library had the LP.) The tape's long gone, of course. Nice to finally have it on CD.

I focused largely on classical music this year, but here are a few 2014 jazz releases that I've enjoyed: - Alexis Cuadrado - A Lorca Soundscape (Sunnyside) - released in late-2013, but I only discovered it this year - Armen Donelian - Sayat-Nova: Songs of My Ancestors (Sunnyside) - Charlie Haden/Jim Hall (Impulse) - Bobby Hutcherson - Enjoy the View (Blue Note) - Tieney Sutton - Paris Sessions (BFM Sessions) - Colin Vallon Trio - Le Vent (ECM) - Mark Weinstein - Latin Jazz Underground (Zoho)

Found these today: - George Cables - Icons & Influences (HighNote) - Better Carter - The Audience with Betty Carter (Bet-Car/Verve) - Wynton Marsalis - Unforgiveable Blackness: The Rise & Fall of Jack Johnson (Blue Note) - Jim Snidero - Stream of Consciousness (Savant) - Lew Soloff - Speak Low (ProJazz) - with Kenny Kirkland, Richard Davis, and Elvin - Buster Williams - Somewhere Along the Way (TCB) - with Gary Bartz Most of these were $2 each.

I've always wanted to hear that! The Clifford Jordan record with Jaki Byard looks interesting too.

Awesome list, Buddha. All sorts of stuff on there that I'd love to hear. And a few that are already favorites.