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Yeah, that was another "surprise" for me, how organic Brooks was. I had not really heard it to this extent previously. It's good.

That was a good read, especially this: I preface this review with an excerpt from a book of conversations with the conductor Otto Klemperer, conducted by his biographer Peter Heyworth: HEYWORTH: What about Webern's music? KLEMPERER: I don't understand it. I know it, of course. I conducted his symphony in Berlin, as well as in Vienna. But I couldn't find my way into it. I found it terribly boring. So I asked Webern - I was staying in Vienna - to come and play it to me on the piano. Then perhaps I would understand it better. He came and played every note with enormous intensity and fanaticism. HEYWORTH: Not cooly? KLEMPERER: No, passionately! When he had finished, I said, "You know, I cannot conduct it in that way. I'm simply not able to bring that enormous intensity to your music. I must do as well as I can." I did so, and it went quite well. I think that Webern was happy when anyone played his music at that time - that was in 1936...

Arrived yesterday, Playing now until further notice.

Confronting my ambivalence head-on.

Once I heard "The Chill Of Death", that fixed me as McPherson admirer for all time.

Fiona de Breen and DJ Wonderlux - Riding To The Top

William O. Smith, check him out.

Right.

"bebop ghost" was not my phrase, not exactly, and it had no intent one way or the other except to convey the sense that some had (and expressed) at the time. Given the fervor of those times, one might be excused for thinking this at a first, superficial listening No matter, McPherson wasted no time in becoming a quite individual voice.

Fiona de Breen- The Star-Spackled Bunnery

I don't know Pavement from Sidewalks of Cuba, but this is a totally wack album, in the very best kind of way. And even though I no familiarity with the source material, the fact that I can hear a solid structural underpinning tells me that there's something there to begin with, although how much is already there and how much gets added, I don't know. and don't really care about right now. I'm too busy ROTFLMFAO to worry about anal shit like that right now, I mean, for real.

Tim "Bucktooth" Ryans - All The Way There And Back Again

It's the Jordi Pooholes business model, just take what you want from whoever has it, period. If you've never been stolen from, maybe it doesn't seem like a big deal? But, you know, you could have just asked.

Depends on the players. with the right players, it's magic. With Bobby Jones, it's tolerable, and with Jon Faddis it's like, please stop. But with John Foster, it's like, who IS this guy?!?!?!?!?!?!?

DOH!

Definitely an eclectic mish-mash of combinationality, but - some (a lot, really) Pharoah Sanders that has him way outside his usual boxes, and he sounds wonderful being there. And no matter what the setting, Will Calhoun can play.

The Winter and Winter CDs handled that for a while, but I don't know how easily obtained they are here in 2022.

At its best when the horns are in, imo. But everybody's playing, Remember when JMT was putting out all those records by this version of the :"new blood"? Not Yong Lions, though!

8-14, the Rangers are now, so, is there another series with the Braves this year?

There's two on Fantasy with Bill Smith, the one with the ice cream cover (shades of Red Norvo), and it is ok, but then there is Near-Myth,w which is actually really good. I can recommend it in good conscience to a lot of people who won't just shut down at the mention of Dave Brubeck.

There has, but - John Foster is a treat here. not perfect, but a treat. Like if you're wondering how do you get from Jacki Byard to Don Pullen, well, John Foster shows you how, as much musically as chronologically.

Well, here was are in May already! TRACK ONE -Bobby Jones, the opening track of his Cobblestone record. I bought and sold that thing twice before buying it a third time and deciding to keep it once and for all. I think you hear both the strenghts and weakness of his playing here. He did get a lot of press during his time with Mingus, and it seems that he knew how to work that. But he had a history, so..I don't know how much him and Mingus were really cut out for each other, but there it was. And they're both dead now, so there it will always be. But as for Jones, iirc, he's on a Bobby Pierce Cobblestone record where he really fits in in with he vibe. But you know, who's going to give you press for playing on a Bobby Pierce record, right? This life if funny that way. TRACK TWO - There ya' go. TRACK THREE - Why? 4& Bobbadabbaboobadabbaetc, every damn one of them. The second trumpeter does it less, but he's wanting to, and eventually does. TRACK FOUR - I like this a lot. That's a real piano player, independence of not just hands, but fingers, of mind. Like Earl Hines, almost, that kind of deviousness,. All the stars in the world, Leonard! TRACK FIVE - Lenny Breau at the Manne Hole, on RCA. I used to have that record, found it in a cutout bin ca. 1972. Never made up my mind about it and finally used it to pay rent to a guitar player who let me crash on his sofa for a while. I don't miss it, but it's good to hear one cut off it. The guy was amazing, but kind of a "bag of tricks" player if you know what I mean. TRACK SIX - That's a lot of math, but it works! Alot vibes Oliver Lake or Arthur Blythe for a quick minute. I like it there's a plan, a form. Like I said, a lot of math, and math is not for everybody, but math is a fundamental part of life. Oh my, is that Ray Anderson on trombone? Chico Freeman? No idea, really. Kinda reminds me of a Barry Altschul thing, but if it is, it's one I don't know? If I don't, though, I should. TRACK SEVEN - Yeah, I like this one a lot too. There's a homemade quality to it, the feel, and the sideways approach to the changes, like, yeah, they're there and they'll still be there when I get back to them, I love people who play like that. It almost sounds like Larry Coryell. I don't usually like him that much, but I like this a LOT. TRACK EIGHT - Reggie with Sam, Andrew, and Julian. and Phaeeron of course (since we're on a first-name basis here...This is one of those great records that kinda came and went...but people keep finding it anew, as well they should. Postcards had a limited output as a label, but they did mighty fine for themselves: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postcards_Records I just graze for them and when I find one (which isn't often, to be honest), I carpe diem. Ok, Very enjoyable comp, and not too long a listen. Appreciated on all counts!

Ok, it's time.