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Just came back from Borders on my lunch break and picked up his collection of essays "A Man Without a Country." He really was an amazing talent. I think that "Player Piano" and "Breakfast of Champions" are two of his best novels that very rarely get mentioned in the same breath as "Slaughterhouse Five", "Cat's Cradle", "Sirens of Titan", etc...

I'm very sad about this. My late mother gave me her original copy of Slaughterhouse Five when I was still in high school, and ever since he has been not only one of my favorite authors, but one of my favorite artists, of my lifetime. RIP Kurt. We will miss you.

What's R&B, as distinct from Rap, according to these guys? MG Rap = Nelly, Jay-Z, Paul Wall (basically people with no skills as an MC rapping over cheesy, recycled beats) R&B = Beyonce, Usher, Justin Timberlake (basically people with no soul singing over cheesy, recycled beats)

I recently picked up the following ECM titles: Keith Jarrett - "Belonging" Dave Holland - "Seeds of Time" John Abercrombie - "The Third Quartet" Haven't listened yet, but will soon.

If a jazz artist's performance can convince just one person to go out and explore this great music and very likely get hooked, then something special happened. Ornette Coleman performing at Bonnaroo, because of the nature of the festival and the festival goers, has the potential to convince many folks to go out and discover jazz. This music needs to be discovered by new generations in order to keep the flame burning and keep it from becoming a museum exhibit, and this is an opportunity to expose this music to open ears unlike any other that has taken place during my years of listening to jazz. This festival attracts so many different kinds of people with so many different tastes, but the majority of them come with a very open ear. I don't think there's another thing like it around anywhere, and I don't think there's a better suited jazz musician alive to do the job than Ornette. He's a legend and most importantly, is playing at a very high level right now. No matter what one's opinion is on the state of jazz today, the fact is that Ornette is going to get alot of these people at the festival thinking, and that is a very good thing. Might I also add, that if this wasn't Bonnaroo, but rather something like Woodstock 95 or Lollapalozza (sp?), I wouldn't be very optimistic about this. But my impression of Bonnaroo was that the majority of the people were there for the music first, which is rare nowadays.

All commentary aside, this is a great thing not only for Ornette, but for jazz in general. I've been to Bonnaroo before, and my experience is that its a very well planned and executed festival. Best of all, its filled with many, many open minded music fans who are not only there to see their favorite acts, but to discover new music as well. Its no wonder that so many artists who have performed there speak so highly of it. Not only is Ornette playing there, but he is listed as one of the major acts of the festival. I guarantee you that the majority of the people there will have never seen him before, and a good amount of them probably have never even heard of him. And you know what? Ornette is gonna blow their fucking minds. Its gonna be a beautiful thing. I wish I could be there to see it.

I've only gotten a few of them, but am enjoying them as well. "Kenny Burrell & John Coltrane" and "Quiet Kenny" sound particularly nice.

Yeah, that's the worst one.

That's great to hear!! Wish it had been like that when I was there (1995-2000), but better late than never! Aurora,, maybe we could do a couple of tunes on "Wayne's World" .. That would be excellent !! Hey, I've got a basement with a drumset! Now, we just need Tia Carrere!

Knock em dead tomorrow, Mark!! Wish I could be there.

I'm pretty sure its gonna be the Horace Parlan. I've had my eye on that one for years, and I'm sure it ain't gonna be around much longer. Also really want the Hutcherson and Tolliver Selects.

That's great to hear!! Wish it had been like that when I was there (1995-2000), but better late than never!

Pistachios, almonds and brazilians for me.

As funny as this statement sounds, it holds true for me too. RIP.

I had to slowly read that sentence, break it apart into fragments, assign meaning to each fragment, and then fuse all the meanings together into one cohesive thought. Whew!

That's really cool!

Its great to have a place like this where people can go and casually mention the tune "Round Trip" and people will know what you are talking about.

I see this is being reissued by Columbia today. Anyone heard this recording? Thoughts? Sounds interesting...one of his early recordings with Dewey, Charlie Haden and Paul Motian.

damn these stores and their sales...

Wow....what an opportunity! You are lucky. Enjoy!

I believe that was her! What a woman! She, along with a couple of Germans I met there, were trying to convince me to get up on the stage and play some drums, but I was way too drunk and would have made a fool of myself. Great times! And its great to read about this Iron Post! I went to school down there, and there was always a shortage of music venues, so its good to hear about another one that opened. Is the Canopy Club still around? That would be a great Organissimo venue.

I love ECM.

I saw him and Dave Holland perform with Herbie Hancock in a trio. Not sure if they ever recorded together. edit to add that I agree that Jack is very good in this setting. Seeing him with Herbie, as well as Keith Jarrett and Danilo Perez, he really pushes the pianst.

This set has to be the best purchase I've made in a long time. Having only heard "Extentions" before, this set is a revelation. McCoy was absolutely playing at a peak. I like the material here more than most of the Milestone material I own. Freddie Waits has really caught my ear. An amazing drummer. One thing I'm noticing I think is a bit of an Elvin Jones influence here. He definitely has his own way with the kit, but he excellent at that "rumbling" effect that Elvin always did so well. I haven't heard a whole lot of Freddie Waits...did he always play like this, or was this because he was in McCoy Tyner's company?

"Compulsion" is too good for words.