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Oh yeah. For a Harry Partch student, he sounds nothing like him. His (classical) music is a departure from all that minimalism and Asian influence that most folks associate with microtonal music. Kepler Quartet sequenza21 article A Conversation with Ben Johnston The Microtonal Piano music is amazing, a bit different from what others have done with the piano and microtones. Less of the hymnotic drone and more of the abstract splat. Thanks for bringing up Ben Johnston's music -- I adore this music. The Kepler's CD is the first of what I believe is a projected three CDs of Ben's 10 quartets -- a heroic project. Thanks to a Kronos recording from some time ago, the best known is No. 4, a mesmerizing set of microtonal variations on "Amazing Grace." The earlier works are basically atonal and idiosyncratic in their use of avant-garde techniques. The later works return to tonality with more references to the past. I recall the 9th as being particularly warm hearted. All of his music is profoundly human, often witty. Ben was still teaching at the University of Illinois when I arrived on campus in 1981. He retired a couple years later and I unfortunately never got to know him. newly released: Ben Johnston: String Quartets 1, 5, and 10

Here's one that I've owned for years. Also very OOP. Oskar Gottlieb Blarr - Mussorgsky and Bartok on the Organ dude...Pictures at an Exhibition on a church organ, sorta like ELP, but not. Béla Bartók - Romanian Folk Dances (6) (Román népi táncok), for piano, Sz. 56, BB 68 4:54 Béla Bartók - Transylvanian Dances, for orchestra (arranged from Sonatina), Sz. 96, BB 102b 4:32 Béla Bartók - Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm (6), for piano (Mikrokosmos Vol.6/148-153), Sz. 107/6/148-153, BB 105/148-153 9:17 Modest Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski) 34:36 Performed By : Oskar Gottlieb Blarr

That cover is so fucking cool.

I snagged this recently, just to hear these pieces. (these recordings from 1975) : Georges Solchany - Mikrokosmos. wiki:

I doubt it, but I look and see if I can find anything about it in a book.

The legendary Johnny Smith is always described as an amazing musician that does impossible things on the guitar. There's been a discussion about him on the Yahoo Jazz guitar list for the last few days.

I've been listening to this quite a bit lately: György Sándor - Piano Versions of Concerto for Orchestra / Dance Suite / Petite Suites appears to be OOP.

I should get the the Johnny Smith set. I've been putting it off because I didn't want to spend the money, which is silly because I spent even more at J&R Music just a few weeks ago. Nothing stopped me then!

I played my fretless G&L S500 a lot the first two years I had it, then not. Too busy playing fretted guitar if I'm playing at all.

John Scofield - Still Warm I was surprised to find a sealed copy of this in the store last week, I was so sure it was long out of print. I bought it on vinyl when it came out, I haven't heard it in years! Protocol 'n' Techno are old favorites.

ugly story, ugly photo. yikes!

It's a shame about the drums, but he says he doesn't even miss 'em. I listened to Seconds Out again last night, I saw that tour.

nah...no worry.

my, my....wasn't that a thread killer? seriously...I've been listening to them lately. Favorites include: Foxtrot, Selling England by the Pound, A Trick of the Tail, Wind & Wuthering, …And Then There Were Three…, Genesis Live (the 1st one) and Seconds Out. I was just listening to Seconds Out this afternoon.

Burbank is one I'd heard of outside of Zappa lore. "beautiful downtown Burbank" ...and Fullerton is the birthplace of Fender guitars.

The lore of Southern California permeated Frank Zappa's music and self-image A list of local place names that appear in the satirical songs of Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention group would be long. January 09, 2011|By Anthony Mostrom more

Happy Birthday Morton Feldman. You made a difference.

thnks Hardbop...this is the point where the holidays are officially over so I feel relieved!

Thanks Ghost!

Thanks for the birthday wishes folks! I'm not around here as much as I used to be, my current job has me on the road all the time, away from the computer. I still stop in when I'm home.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBrseeZB5-4 The Owl and the Pussycat

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypontqC3SQs&feature=related Épitaphium

Concertino for String Quartet

Elegy for Solo Viola (1944)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5p_uuYQRhMQ Three Pieces for Clarinet (1919) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yt6Mv97nLoY Movements for Piano and Orchestra