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Anyway...back to this thread - the real issue is commerce.

In the Politics forum? This should be no problem for Comrade Berigan--he has been posting missing links for years!!! And now back to my late, mid-late morning Stolichnaya. This whole affair reminds me of this post:

Spectrum is an exciting album, it's gotta be cool to be in the same room with a band playing it. Cobhams drumming is/was one of the pluses of early '70s fusion for me.

I see from the review sections that Ben Ratliff has in fact given Bill no end of attention in his column over the years. So perhaps regular readers of his ,won't consider McHenry an unknown. It was the subject that was interesting, not the writer. Any writer could have written an article about Motian or Frisell and I would have read it. It's all about music for me, not the critic.

It's on my want list now. Cash is tight now, but there's a bunch of things I'm interested in.

I see from the review sections that Ben Ratliff has in fact given Bill no end of attention in his column over the years. So perhaps regular readers of his, won't consider McHenry an unknown. And he's got a lot of albums out. I'd like to get that one with Paul Motian. It would be nice if he listed personnel, I'll have to surf around and see if he plays with any guitar players.

He's a local guy, I'm unfamiliar with him, probably not for long. http://www.billmchenry.com/ .

September 4, 2008 Music Review Revving Up the Fusion Vibe for a Vintage '70s Sound By NATE CHINEN Billy Cobham began his late set at the Blue Note on Tuesday with a few idle taps on a snare drum, as if testing the sound in the room. Then he tried out a zipperlike buzz roll, some jackhammer double strokes, a rush of rudimentary paradiddles. By the time he punched into the first downbeat, he had succinctly established his authority. Flanked by several diligent sidemen, he projected a let's-get-down-to-business air. Mr. Cobham has worked in virtually every conceivable style since his career began some 40 years ago. Here he was fixated on recreating the fusion aura of "Spectrum," his 1973 solo debut, made when he was still a member of the Mahavishnu Orchestra. The effort felt a bit like revving up a vintage muscle car, with all the attendant ostentation. And the music was similarly combustible, noisy and precise. To continue reading, please click here.

It sucks I have to miss Motian and Frisell at the VV again. Bah! .

September 4, 2008 Stand-In Finds His Way in Trio's Flexible Sound By BEN RATLIFF It was the first night of a two-week run for the Paul Motian-Joe Lovano-Bill Frisell trio at the Village Vanguard, and a relative's illness had called Mr. Lovano, the saxophonist, away to Ohio. The last-minute substitute, for one night only, was the saxophonist Bill McHenry. Even in Mr. Lovano's absence Tuesday's early set demonstrated something about the group, which has been together since 1981: how flexible its frame is. The trio is led by Mr. Motian, the drummer, though you might not know that if you heard it cold. He is the author of about half of the group's repertory; the other half is Monk and Mingus and bebop and standards. But each player has an equal share in the band. Anyone can switch among melody, harmony, rhythm, color, texture. Continue reading here...

that sounds strangely familiar...where did I hear that before?

also...I'd really love to hear Pat record with DeJohnette more often. .

Cool photos! I'd love to have a fretless 12string...

look for 'em on Google dude. .

Afternoon New Music on WKCR is playing John Cage.

Well, the damn stations don't sign off anymore. That changed everything. I mean, how can they expect us to shut the set off and risk the chance of missing something? Turns out that there is another downside to curtailing your time on front of the tube. Study:Watching Fewer Than Four Hours Of TV A Day Impairs Ability To Ridicule Pop Culture NEW YORK—A Columbia University study released Tuesday suggests that viewing fewer than four hours of television a day severely inhibits a person's ability to ridicule popular culture. "An hour or two of television per day simply does not provide enough information to effectively mock mediocre sitcoms, vapid celebrities, music videos, and talk-show hosts—an essential skill in modern society," said Dr. Madeleine Ben-Ami, a professor of cognitive science and chief author of the study. "The average person requires a minimum of four to six hours of television programming each day to be conversant on the subject of The Apprentice or able to impersonate Anna Nicole Smith." That may be the only reason I still watch.

My first choice for organissimo is the band. Maybe you're searching for the other items more often?

He's a maverick.

Vacuum? no, Birdfish.

oh yeah... all those bongos!

'Solstice' was my first Towner record (c.1976), opening the door not only to the guitarist but Weber and Garbarek too. The guitar opening to 'Nimbus' I still find jaw-dropping. Sounds a lot like the beginning of this thread.

A few days ago I created a bunch of ECM mp3 files on my computer for a Foobar random play fest. Both Solstice albums and Batik are part of the mix, showing up once in a while.

Robert Fripp & Andy Summers - I Advance Masked .