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Have you heard this one? It's quite good. For anyone interested in the music of John Zorn's Masada, Mignard (at least on this album) is coming out of the same bag, while still very fresh-sounding, while often with a pronounced (and strikingly accurate) Don Cherry influence. You have to order the thing from Amazon France (used) if you want an actual compact disc, however. Amazon US only offers an MP3 as far as I can tell. Recommended! (Edited some. Had to clarify the point of references.)

Good call. If more people on the fence about this reissue (who haven't heard a note of Daley) had an axis to work from, I think there'll potentially be more buyers willing to take a risk. The risk will pay off. This is fantastic music. I'm purchasing the box set on Day One. I think it's amazing that Jonathan is here in the jazz reissue market, putting up his own funds for consistently high-quality product, when major labels just ho-hum it into nothingness. In 2012, quality jazz reissues on compact disc feel like a great gift (at least to me). Who says the CD is dead?!?

You made me laugh! Now I have to go find out about this ensemble you mention called Ke¢ha.

I eagerly await this reissue/release. If the canned applause and reverb is eliminated, the studio tracks will sound that much better. And with Jonathan at the helm, you know the sound is going to be very, very good. Joe Daley continues to be under-valued.

I do own Nonaah, but confess to not playing it enough to feel familiar with it. Will change this. If anyone has heard/has a copy of Gene Sedric's "Sax-O-Doodle," please PM me. (Note: I mentioned Sonny Rollins' "Manhattan" earlier in this thread. Um ... that's a trio track. I was thinking "Body and Soul.") Thanks again for the recs. A lot of the (more recent?) artists being mentioned I haven't heard. It does seem that solo saxophone playing lends itself more toward the "outside" of conventional playing. Absolutely nothing wrong with that. It does make me wonder, however — what would an a cappella Stan Getz track sound like? Or a solo Dexter Gordon track? Or Ben Webster? Or Johnny Hodges? Would these players have even considered such a thing? Bill F — thanks for the Potter. Really enjoyed it. (Edited for typos.)

Not Mravinksy's Pathetique on DG?

I'm guessing Sedric's unaccompanied tenor track — "Saxophone Doodle" or "Sax-O-Doodle" — isn't available on compact disc ...

Yes, that's the record. I haven't listened to that monologue track in some time though (I burned a copy sans that track). I do love McPhee, but for this particular project (you're right) I'm looking for shorter, more "inside" tracks. But maybe I better make an "out" compilation too! Of course, then I'd probably only get four or five tracks on the whole CDR. I read somewhere a long time ago (Downbeat? Late 80's, early 90's?) about Branford Marsalis's affection for Rollins' first a capella track (which I also love). Branford thought it was very cool that Rollins would start recording from some distance away, and then walk up to the mike. I think Mr. Marsalis has even copied this practice in a track or two of his own.

Up for re-evaluation. Now I have to track down those Classics discs ...

On the topic, I thought this might be of some interest: Solo Saxophone Flights by Bill Shoemaker. === (Note: In the first post, I said solo Lucky Thompson tracks. I should have used the singular: track.)

It's just one track from his Candid session (Lord, Lord, Am I Ever Gonna Know?), but the whole date is exceptional, and if you're into Lucky, it's a must-have. The track, which splices a solo tenor improvisation between two solo soprano sections, is both easy to follow and worthy of repeated listenings. In fact, the first nine notes I've played over and over: a brief, almost unnoticeable "accident" is turned into a beautiful phrase. (It's not really an accident, per se, but Thompson's line trips a little, and then he makes good use of it.) Re. the Bluiett — another disc in my collection that I haven't reached for in some time. (Right next to another India Navigation session, Arthur Blythe's Metamorphosis.) Thanks for the reminder. Now I need to hear that Gene Sedric record! Where can I find it???

An aside — I once put "Picasso" on repeat to be able to sing along with/memorize it. That was a weird and somewhat hypnotic experience. I lost count around 23/24 repeats, and the song started to sound like one massive, never-ending soliloquy. The solo tracks that Hawkins laid down for the Selmer company are also great. (I'm going crazy waiting for the Hawkins Mosaic!)

Thanks for the recommendations so far! Keep 'em coming! I didn't know that Steve Coleman had a solo disc. I'll probably purchase a track or two from Amazon (listening to the samples right now). Thanks for the heads-up. Lacy — oh yeah. Somewhere around 50 CDs/Lps, I think. Strangely enough, his solo Monk work has attracted me the least. (Curses!) I love his own compositions so much more, though I understand they've been informed, if only obliquely at times, by Monk's aesthetic. Remains is an intense disc on hat; maybe my favorite solo Lacy disc. (There are so many!) I still haven't heard Ballets, and would like to. Not familiar with Tommy Smith. Thanks for the heads-up there too. I haven't played Arcana Major in a couple of years. Thanks for the reminder! "Tenderly" is an excellent call. That'll go on the comp. This is exactly why I started the thread. Thanks guys. When I finally put it together, I'll post a tracklist. Ideally it'd have some kind of "narrative," but it doesn't have to.

The 1974 show is now up on YouTube. East Broadway Rundown

So I guess the short answer is no. Dang. I shoulda done that research, so thanks! I've watched episodes on YouTube, but it would be nice to have them in one remastered set. Someday ...

Right. I saw that set, and when I read "Attain the BEST QUALITY possible with this unaltered 8 DVD set," something about it seems sketchy. But maybe not?

I wanted to put a CDR together for the car of only solo saxophone pieces, and thought I'd ask here for recommendations. Soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, etc. — doesn't matter. I got the idea while listening to unaccompanied Lucky Thompson tracks in the car just the other day. While I have Braxton's For Alto, and Evan Parker's Monoceros, I'm thinking along more traditional lines — anywhere from Coleman Hawkins' "Picasso" to solo tracks by Lee Konitz. So (though I do love outside tracks), for this CDR nothing too "out." I'd like to hear your recommendations, of if you've compiled a similar CD. I know I'll put some Warne on the disc, some Rollins (probably "Manhattan") ... but what else? Thanks!

Was there ever an official release of the Beatles Cartoons on DVD?

I sent Jonathan Horwich a listening copy of Motivation about a year ago, and he said he might consider reissuing it. If more of us got behind it, who knows ... The U.S. packaging of Modern Windows (Suite) is frustrating for sure. There was enough room, of course, to reissue both Modern Windows and The Tenor Stylings of on one compact disc, but as Orrin Keepnews was the reissue producer ... well, we know how that ends up. Then, as if to say "ha ha!" like that kid on the Simpsons, Keepnews included a bonus track ("Desolation") that can't be found on any Japanese edition. I downloaded it from Amazon so that I didn't have to purchase the U.S. edition. I haven't heard the release that's the reason for this thread. Barron is a favorite of mine, however. He spent a brief period with Mingus (1961-62?) that went unrecorded.

All about succes. Established in 1928! "Succes is best-known for her loose-leafed organizers, ranging in style from classic to trendy." A little known jazz trivia fact is that Red Garland owned excellent office supplies.

Also wanted to add that, per the Martin Williams essay, I can't stop thinking about what the sound of the "Jimmy Giuffre 3" when Don Pullen was in the group must have been like. Giuffre, Pullen, and Cecil McBee? Maybe Giuffre recorded some the rehearsals ...

I did the same thing yesterday, listening to both of his Choice records (now on Candid CDs). One of the original covers: Candid CD Covers: For anyone who hasn't heard these recordings, I'd recommend them without hesitation, particularly if you have (and like) some Giuffre recordings already. Sound samples are on Amazon. They're not nearly as "free" as Free Fall. The Rex Butters article (linked above) implies that Eastern philosophy was at least a partial influence when these LPs were made (one track is titled "Om" after all, but this is far away from Coltrane's recording of the same title). Wesley LaViolette's version of mysticism also seems to have inspired Giuffre at this time. The melodies are often very trance-like, Giuffre's horn playing in octave unison with Kiyoshi Tokunaga's bass, while Randy Kaye occasionally adds what sounds like nipple gongs (could be wrong on that; it's some type of miniature gong). Giuffre's not the best flautist (he plays both standard and bass flutes here), but he somehow turns his limitations into an advantage, never opting for rapid-fire lines, and instead focusing on shifts in pitch and interval. I wish he'd picked up the baritone saxophone for these recordings; I'd really liked to have heard the big horn in such a context. The recorded sound on these albums, by the way, is very natural and up-front. In total, a big .

Weird that the mustiness smells like cigarettes/cigars. How do you know he doesn't smoke? I didn't mind the scent/aroma at all. Actually endeared me more to his parcels.

Might be my favorite record on BYG. Not my personal choice for Jonathan's reissue program, but a great record nonetheless.

Joe, thanks for the heads-up on the Williams essay. I didn't know about it. Here's a direct link for those that would like to read it. Man, Giuffre recorded that session ... Jeff, thanks too for the heads-up on Giuffre's book. I didn't know about that either. Incidentally, the first Google hit for this book is your blog! Amazon currently has a used copy for $165. I'd like to see that last exercise you mention with bar-less music. I imagine the book is more engaging than Oliver Nelson's (that's the one I had; not a bad book, but it does have its limitations). Here's a 2003 article by Rex Butters that answers some questions about Giuffre's "wilderness" years. In addition to teaching, Giuffre was effectively freelancing during this time: among other things, recording two movie soundtracks, composing and playing for a dance entitled The Castle, doing commercial work, and performing as a hand model! I'd actually read this article (eight years ago), but had forgotten about it. Is Juanita Giuffre still with us? She has to be sitting on some great home recordings. Some day, maybe, those will be able to see the light of day. That'd be something else. Yggdrasill!