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Very sad news. RIP. When I bought my first O'Brien recording on Reservoir, I was pleasantly shocked to see it was the same guy I recalled from "Three Trumpets", "J R Monterose" and "Guitar Groove", after a long recording hiatus. He became one of my favorite pianists.

I once saw Eighth Blackbird live, and they're a terrific ensemble. Their repertoire can be rather, let's say, variable, but it is adventurous.

I can't make this, but FYI if you're near the Mid-Hudson Valley, NY: Roswell Rudd's 81st birthday celebration, Marlboro, NY

Damn. RIP. Mose was a favorite because of his lyrics before I became a jazz enthusiast. I once saw him live at the now-defunct Bradley's in NYC (iirc).

Best wishes!

Regrettably late, but best wishes anyway!

Looks that way. For instance, I found track listings of the Henderson on the Italian Universal site.

Doesn't seem like that recent a development. I live in somewhat of a "snow belt" in upstate NY, and the gray Honda CR-V, in particular, has been ubiquitous, omnipresent,..., (whatever) for quite a few years.

Good! Looks like you might have gotten the last copy. Here are a couple of good reviews of the old Cage/Feldman twofer: lafolia.com year's best another from same site, + review of Cage prepared piano (scroll down)

I bought the twofer of Cage's One^5 and Feldman's Triadic Memories on the Offseason Productions label when it was first released. It's outstanding and I highly recommend it! At the very top of all the Feldman and Cage recordings I own.

Couple of things at a film festival (Woodstock, NY): This South African film is outstanding. This was also quite good.

Thanks! Very thoughtful (considering that I haven't been posting often) and much appreciated.

Finally got a copy of this (Isoardi's Dark Tree). Dusty Groove got more copies in last week and I managed to procure one.

I had doubts about this (it's a Disney film), but figured I had to see it because I play chess and lived in E. Africa for 2 years. It's pretty good!

Good find! That does look interesting.

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Sorry for going OT, but... I've always been curious about Lewis's Bach discs. Are they worth checking out? Some years ago they were too pricey, but now I see a few candidates on Amazon.

I'm also in that minority.

I saw the trailer for Eat That Question last Sunday, (prior to a showing of the Vince Giordano documentary There's a Future in the Past), and was interested. Could actually have stayed and seen the two back-to-back, but decided to wait for the Zappa film to come out on video. I agree that FZ came off as very bright. The Giordano film is quite good, btw.

I went, and really enjoyed it. Mr. Giordano and the two co-directors were there. Made on a shoestring (using Indiegogo funding and the like), and still searching for a distributor, but definitely worth seeing IMO. Much better investment of viewing time and $ (also IMO) than the fictional Miles and Chet biopics I saw earlier this year.

This is showing nearby on Sunday: Vince Giordano: There’s a Future in the Past (IMDB link) Am considering going, but on the fence.

It so happens that I bought the CD only version from Eremite just a few months ago (figuring the box would be too rare/pricey), so I'm out on this. It deserves attention, though.

All the best!