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He's co-hosted the after-fest jam sessions at the Jazz Showcase with Ira Sullivan over the years. He is a fine player.

That is very sad news. He is one of the true geniuses of jazz...here's to his speedy recovery.

Anyone have any other Fritz Lang recommendations besides "M" and "Metropolis"? The only other ones I've seen on DVD are the Dr. Mabuse movies. Any good?

I am very happy that people are digging this.

Glad that you enjoyed it. Try "Prime Directive" next, and if you like that, seal it with "Extended Play: Live at Birdland", which is a monster.

I just saw this for the first time a couple of days ago. It is a profoundly moving, beautiful film. I went out and bought it the next day. The Criterion Collection DVD is fantastic!

I did hear "Surrender to the Air" many years ago when it first came out. I haven't heard it since, but would like give it another spin now that I've become familiar with more "out" jazz. I did enjoy it to a certain extent back then, but remember thinking that it was over my head.

Don't let negative posters shit on the parade, md655321.........thanks for starting this thread. I was a huge phan myself, and I agree that in many aspects they were better than the Dead. They were much better musicians, and their improvisations, while very different stylistically from the Dead's, were able to lead into some really gripping, intense musical territory that the Dead never could. Of course, the style of music was wildly different, and was often written to accommodate such whirlwind flights. I am in full agreement that their songwriting was nowhere close to the Deads, and for that reason I find myself listening to more Dead than Phish as I get older. But some of the greatest memories of my life were at Phish shows. I was lucky to be able to do the Alpine Valley/Deer Creek run almost every summer.....those were some great times. I would definitely see some more shows if they decided to reunite. Agree with the comment about their musical empathy being closer to jazz than rock.

Anyone else from Chicago going to attend besides Mark and myself?? C'mon people!!

Amen

Just picked this one up using the Borders coupon, and I must agree with the comments above, as well as all the positive word circulating through the jazz world. After one spin, I can say that is one of my favorites of the year so far. I was completely unfamiliar with Elaine Elias...what a player! She dominates this music. Sco and Lovano contribute beautifuly, and Joey Baron turns in another typically great performance. The album is recorded beautifuly, and the compositons are all very interesting. Kudos to Marc Johnson, and to ECM who have been turning out some fantastic albums this year.

Has anyone heard this new ECM release? The reviews for it have been unanimously glowing.

I saw them maybe 4 years ago at a music festival. They were a fun group to watch....very energetic and intense on stage. I liked their music, but agree with your comment that it is much more closer to jamband type stuff rather than jazz.

He reminds me of Stanley Turrentine a bit, but maybe that's because he covered those Turrentine songs on his first album. Anyways, I like his playing as well.

I love Dick's Picks 14. I still remember the day it came in the mail...I had just finished my most difficult final exam back in college, and came home to the package sitting on the doorstep....a beautiful night of music and fun.

Just seeing this tread for the first time. I'll be there. Looking forward to finally seeing you guys!

The KRS ONE/BDP tracks on both discs are killin! Hadn't ever heard the Brown Skin Woman track before. What a beat!

The only one I own is "Simpatico", and I really like it.

OK, I suppose this is a good place to ask this question..... Pretty much all of my jazz collection is either from the bop or avant garde camps. I have had very little exposure to swing or trad, and the little bit I've heard hasn't done much for me, with the exception of the Hot Five's & Hot Sevens. I have the Basie Decca recordings, and I do enjoy them, but not nearly as much as my Miles, Trane, Mingus, etc.... So my question is...if you could recommend one non-Basie Lester Young CD to someone with a listening background like mine, which one would it be?

Second Quintet takes the top spot for me by far. The greatest jazz I've ever heard! This is followed by the Miles/Trane & Plugged Nickel. All of em are great, really...

I am very surprised in not having found a thread about this new release, considering how well liked and respected Fred is on this board. This new release is a double disc live set of 4 extended improvisations from a show on the East Coast. The rhythm section of William Parker and Hamid Drake is agruably the best around right now, and they sound great behind Fred. It is a VERY heady listen, and it requires alot of attention to details in order to fully appreciate it, but after only two listens its become one of my favorite releases of the year. Fred is my favorite living tenor sax player, and his endless reservior of creativity really shines in this music. For those of you unfortunate souls who have never had your brains blown by Fred Anderson in person, this is as good as it gets! Anyone else have any thoughts?

Matthew Shipp's "New Orbit" with Leo Smith is really nice. I enjoy listening to that album early in the morning before the sun rises. With the exception of "Nu Bop", I've enjoyed all of Shipp's recordings on this label, even "Harmony & Abyss", which seemed to be controversial. William Parker's albums are nice too, with my favorite being "Scrapbook". His most recent one, "Luc's Lantern" took a long time to get into but now I find it to be a very interesting album with many layers to peel back and discover. Matt Maneri's "Sustain" is very nice, as is Craig Taborn's "Light Made Lighter", Tim Berne's "The Sublime and" & David S. Ware's "Live in the World". Completely agree with impossible's comments below about Roy Campbell's "Its Krunch Time". This is an interesting label.

I may have to agree with that one.

I saw him play with Steve Turre's group last year and he was very impressive.

Its a fine album, but IMO not really different from any other Lee Morgan or hard bop session coming out at the time. The longer I listen to jazz, the more I appreciate the more unique sessions, like "Search for the New Land" or "The Procrastinator". But still, for Blue Note hard bop, its a good one.