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Haven't looked in Mark's book yet but found this page: http://www.detroitartistsworkshop.com/strata-a-detroit-movement-defined-by-john-sinclair/ Detroit Contemporary 4 was probably a spinoff/offshoot of Detroit Contemporary 5, which was formed by Charles Moore but initially did not include Kenn Cox. "Charles Moore formed a cooperative ensemble called the Detroit Contemporary 5 with Nozero, Dana, English and Spencer and began performing at the Artists Workshop and on the WSU campus. At the same time Cox was the pianist with trombonist George Bohannon’s quintet." Added: Hit the jackpot with Mark's book. Jazz From Detroit, p. 182: The most important band that grew out of the Artists Workshop was the Detroit Contemporary 4, which initially included trumpeter Charles Moore, drummer Danny Spencer, guitarist Ron English, and bassist John Spencer. Stanley Cowell and Ronnie Johnson eventually replaced English and Spencer. (The band was billed as the Detroit Contemporary 5 whenever saxophonist Larry Nozero joined for gigs.) The DC4 is considered Detroit's first avant-garde jazz group. Its avatars were Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and left-leaning Blue Note albums by Jackie McLean, Grachan Moncur III, Andrew Hill, and Eric Dolphy. The band played originals...; modal anthems like Davis' "So What" and Coltrane's "Impressions"; and expressionist pieces like Dolphy's "Gazzelloni" and Moncur's "The Coaster" and "Twins". There was also free-form playing, especially when Chicagoans such as saxophonists Joseph Jarman and Roscoe Mitchell and others associated with the AACM came to perform. So Cox was not involved.

True, but OTOH all that hairspray* might double as an insect repellant! *Hope it didn't prove toxic to the band members. The mountain backdrop looks super fake to me. The band appears superimposed or a fabric curtain is possible, only the rock (or painted Styrofoam) the dude is seated on looks real. But I don't know the state of photo doctoring technology in 1974.

Wow. Unbelievable to say the least. Words fail me. Pity I was unaware of it in real time. And those threads are priceless, weirdly appropriate for a band from Nebraska, would probably fit in just fine at a football game or pep rally.

I imagine the answer is in Mark's book, but I'm in the office and the book is at home. Will look it up later. This release looks like a big for me.

Many people whose taste / judgment I respect dig the Dead, but my opinion happens to be "No thanks". I grew up fanatical about early Dead recordings. Skull and Roses and Europe '72, as they were released, were among the first LPs I ever purchased. But after a string of albums I didn't care for (Mars Hotel through Shakedown Street (ouch)) I wrote the band off and never looked back. To my taste (which I admit is questionable) the extended improvisations are mostly tedious. The culture is somewhat cool, and despite misgivings I came to somewhat enjoy clone band Phish (for example), but (a) the music wears on me after a short time; (b) I no longer have time for potheads (or boozers or other big-time substance users). YMMV of course, no arguing with taste and there's room for both viewpoints. I don't, for instance, go on Dead threads and trumpet the fact that I don't dig 'em.

Sunset on Friday night, September 15, 2022, as seen from an Air Force hurricane hunter aircraft flying through Tropical Storm Fiona. (Image credit: @Flynonymous)

Not meaning to be an old curmudgeon or belittle a tragedy, but haven't rappers been getting murdered for decades? Tupac (1996) was the first big case I heard of. See for instance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_murdered_hip_hop_musicians "Two studies in the mid-2010s concluded that murder was the cause of 51.5% of hip hop musician deaths. The average age of death is between 25–30 years of age. Hip hop has a higher rate of homicide than any other genre of music, ranging from five to 32 times higher."

I've listened some, and it's pretty good. At this time, my subjective bar for acquisition-worthy hard bop dates is set pretty high, so it's tough to say. How likely is this to resurface? The DG listing you linked to was for a used copy, I assume just one unit was in stock.

Alice Coltrane Eternity, Sepia Note 05 CD I bought this from Michael (Scott), but already have the material on the Spiritual Eternal Warner reissue. In the above's standard plastic sleeve, tray card folded to fit in sleeve. Haven't graded the disc, but it plays fine. Free (incl. shipping) to domestic US claimant.

My preorder from Da Bastids shipped today.

Recently bought this via the forum (Michael/Scott). Impressive.

Sorry, I didn't notice that. I successfully preordered a couple of Japanese discs from DG a few weeks ago, but have never tried a big order. Checked the "coming soon" page this evening and DG seems to have removed [Added: all but one of] those 9 titles.

This and nine Elvin Jones Japanese Blue Note CD reissues are scheduled for Nov. 18 arrival at "The Bastards".

Agreed, The Opener is a personal favorite and my most frequent listen.

Thanks. That means I currently own all but Standards. So...

I can't tell. Allmusic shows 12 Blue Note albums, but there could be some overlap (e.g. Quintets has only 3 unique tunes). I think I have all the non-trio/solo stuff bar the 3 cuts on Quintets. There are a whole bunch of trio/solo(?) albums - Trio, Trio v. 2, Trio v. 3, Art of the Trio, Blues in the Night and Immortal Session(?) - but I'm too lazy to research overlap. Vague guess: maybe as many as 9 albums worth? Which, depending on how Mosaic programs the discs, could be a 5 to 9 disc box? But I have no idea whether any unreleased alternate takes could be added.

Agreed. I have fewer trio sides (just Sonny Clark Trio on BN and Bainbridge), so will be keenly interested in the discography. But if I turn out to be short just a couple of albums, I might pick those up separately rather than spring for the box.

Many thanks for this. I found out about the concert only a day in advance (Bearsville Theater fairly recently picked up programming post-COVID and I lost the habit of checking their schedule), couldn't make it.

Maybe, but a) I have limited time to peruse forums, and ignoring proven unreliable sources improves the signal/noise ratio; b) Ignored posts are still visible if replied to by non-ignored members.

Dude has a history of that, but the ignore list helps.

I don't want the hassle of color printing, and have been using a Brother B/W laser printer for years. Admittedly I'm not a very demanding user, but have had good experience. I've also bought successor Brother models for co-workers at the office (I do the purchasing) because I couldn't find anything better for the price.

Very nice performance all around! From the Black Lion album of the same name as the tune. I listened twice on Youtube and the BFT download before realizing that I (am a dunce and) own the album (on CD). My computer speakers are crappy, but the bass and drums (Jimmy Garrison, G. T. Hogan) are exceptional on a full sound system.

Based on Jim's hint, Walter Bishop Jr. on 3?