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  1. PM Sent re: 6 Jazz Lab & Modern Jazz Perspective by Donald Byrd and Gigi Gryce 10 Live in Time by Mingus Big Band (2 CDs) 6 Sound by Roscoe Mitchell 5 Epistrophy by Charlie Rouse 6 Archie Shepp - Rising Sun Sessions by Archie Shepp 5 Martial Solal Longitude CamJazz (hole in UPC) 2 Just in Case You Forgot How Bad He Really Was by Sonny Stitt (32 Jazz) 5 Taylor's Wailers by Art Taylor 1* Public by Greg Osby
  2. PM sent re: 8 Albert Ayler Live In Greenwich Village: The Complete Impulse Recordings 2 CDs - mark through UPC, promo label on digipack cover 7 Beaver Harris Beautiful Africa (Soul Note) minor marks on CD not affecting play; small dents in artwork 3 Abdullah Ibrahim African Magic (Enja) hole in UPC 7 David Murray Lucky Four w/ Dave Burrell (Tutu/Enja) German import; minor bends to artwork 2 Sonny Rollins On Impulse 1* Greg Osby Symbols of Light (BN 2001) promo label on CD
  3. By coincidence this morning a coworker loaned me Young Django. I do not think I have heard any Grappelli before. I listened to it this morning and enjoyed it more than I excpected to.
  4. PM sent re: New Horizons Ensemble - After the Dawn Has Risen (Live at Leverkusener Jazztage) (1992 Open Minds) $11 Fred Anderson/DKV Trio - S/T (1997 Okkadisk) still sealed $10 Chico Freeman - Morning Prayer (2009 Candid/Whynot) $6 (w/Threadgill and contains alternate take not on original lp) Steve Lacy - The Forest and the Zoo (19?? ESP-Disk - ZYX-Music) $5
  5. PM sent re: The Fringe - Live in Iseo (Soul Note) w/G.Garzone, B.Lockwood, B.Gullotti $4 Abdullah Ibrahim - African Sun (Camden) 76-minute compilation $3 Fredrik Nordstrom Quintet - Live in Coimbra (Clean Feed) gatefold cardsleeve w/M.Aleklint, M.Stahl, T.Zetterberg, F.Rundqvist $5 Angles - Every Woman is a Tree (Clean Feed) gatefold cardsleeve w/M.Kuchen, M.Broo, M.Stahl, J.Berthling, K.Nordeson, ann K.Aleklint $5 The Julius Hemphill Sextet - The Hard Blue (Clean Feed) digipak $5 Walter Bishop Jr. Trio - Speak Low again (Venus) with obi $8
  6. Sonny Rollins Before and After
  7. I have it. It is very good!
  8. I ordered the Dixon, Braxton and Murray sets from Dusty Groove on Tuesday. Hoping to possibly receive them today.
  9. From my lunchtime run to my local independent retailer Steve Coleman and Five Elements - Lucidarium (Label Bleu) Bill Dixon - Envoi (Victo) Benito Gonzalez - Circles (Furthermore) M.O.B. Trio - Quite Live In Brooklyn (Omnitone) Nordic Connect- Spirals (ArtisShare) The Rempis Percussion Quartet - Montreal Parade (482 Music) Internet orders Ahmed Abdullah's Ebonic Tones - Tara's Song (Tum) Muhal Richard Abrams - Afrisong (Why Not) Fred Anderson - Staying In The Game (Engine) Fred Anderson - Black Horn Gone (Southport) Billy Bang - Valve No. 10 (Black Saint) Nathan Davis - Rules of Freedom (Polydor) Farmers By Nature - Out of This World's Distortions (AUM Fidelity) Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath - Live At Willisau (LP sleeve edition) (Ogun) Wayne Shorter - Etcetera (Blue Note) Wayne Shorter - Adam's Apple (Blue Note) David S. Ware • Cooper-Moore • William Parker • Muhammad Ali - Planetary Unknown (AUM Fidelity)
  10. Today I have been listening to Carrothers' Joy Spring on Pirouet. It is a trio recording with Drew Gress and Billy Stewart playing tunes composed and played by Clifford Brown. Normally I shy away from these kind of recordings, but Brown's music has not been done to death like other artists. Very well played and recommended.
  11. Sorry - seeing this post for the first time. I confirm that I vouch for CPC.
  12. Congratulations on what sounds like a succesful performance. I like what I have heard of Kelsey's playing. This souonds like something I would have liked to hear.
  13. To my knowledge the Montreal performance has never been officially released, but I agree that it is a fascinating performance.
  14. I have been listening to Ullmann for several years now. I had the pleasure of hearing him live twice - once with Conference Call and most recently last month with the Ullmann/Swell quartet. Both times were at the fantastic venue Firehouse 12 in New Haven. Ullmann is talented and there is a lot of variety in the groups he plays in. Since the above article was first published he has resurrected Basement Research with different personnel. Great band!
  15. From jazzdiscography.com: Date: July 21, 1975 Location: Philadelphia, PA Label: Why Not Walt Dickerson (ldr), Walt Dickerson (vib), Wilbur Ware (b), Andrew Cyrille (d) a. a-01 The Nexus - 22:38 (Walt Dickerson) b. b-01 Tell Us Only The Beautiful Things - 18:30 (Walt Dickerson) Both titles on: Why Not LP 12": PA 7118 Tell Us Only The Beautiful Things =================== Date: 1976 Location: Philadelphia, PA Label: Why Not Walt Dickerson (ldr), Walt Dickerson (vib), Wilbur Ware (b), Jamaaladeen Tacuma (eb), Edgar Bateman (d) a. 01 Sky - 10:17 (Walt Dickerson) b. 02 Awareness - 4:29 (Walt Dickerson) c. 03 Keys Of Wisdom - 5:59 (Walt Dickerson) d. 04 Yesterdays - 9:24 (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) e. 05 I Love You - 12:00 (Cole Porter) All titles on: Why Not CD: MTCJ 2009 1976 Wilbur Ware (b) on c-e; Jamaaladeen Tacuma (eb) on a; Edgar Bateman (d) on a, c-e. Probably multiple sessions. No details.
  16. PM sent re: Louis Hayes - The Candy Man (TCB) $6 Louis Hayes - Quintessential Lee (TCB) $6
  17. It is also on his recent trio recording. It is on his second-most recent trio CD -- Historicity. But thanks for the head's up, since I went looking but didn't realize that Vijay has a brand new trio recording called Tirtha, which I plan on getting tonight. I forgot about the recent release, which I have not heard.
  18. It is also on his recent trio recording.
  19. 4. A somewhat larger ensemble – sounds like at least two trumpets, tenor, piano, bass, drums. It has a somewhat mysterious feel in the beginning which threatens at times to get a little frenetic. The pace does pick up once the trumpet solo starts. Neither the trumpet nor tenor soloist made a significant impression on me, but that is likely more a reflection of my own attention span. Overall, this is something I can listen to when in the right mood, but my initial response is not as positive as the previous three tracks. 5. I appreciate the interaction between the musicians and the spirited playing by the horns. For a minute the drummer made me think of Sunny Murray. This is something that I would probably enjoy more in the context of hearing the entire album. 6. Four minutes in on a Friday morning in the office, this one has yet to really get my attention. Could be the sound. Trying to listen to the trombonist now. Wish I could turn the volume up a little more. I am sure these are all talented musicians, but this one is failing to engage me at this time. 7. A flute for a little variety. I like the overall flow of this track. I suspect the recording is from the sixties and the first person that comes to mind is Yusef Lateef, but as always I am not committing. A solid, if unremarkable track. 8. From the outset this sounds like Odean Pope to me. It is definitely something familiar. I love the saxophonists tone – I know live he/she must have a really big sound that grabs the listener’s attention. I am going to commit this time. I really like this track 09. Another big sound that yells, dammit listen to me! You got my attention, now what? I am far from a connossiuer of solo saxophone performances, but I enjoyed this one a lot – largely because of the saxophonist’s sound. I would love to hear this musician in an ensemble. 10. Solo trumpet. Either the tune or the trumpeter sounds a little familiar, but no one in particular comes to mind other than Bobby Bradford. I am pretty certain it is not him. I imagine solo trumpet to be a little more of a challenge on the listener than solo saxophone, but the brass player hear does a good job of holding my interest. Nice performance. 11. Another instrument I do not think we have heard yet – guitar. Along with clarinet, bass and drums. The bass player has some Hadenisms. The clarinet is the most interesting soloist – I appreciate the fact that he/she is not afraid to use the middle range of the horn in addition to stretching for some of those higher notes. Don’t know if these are primarily straight-ahead musicians, but they had a nice swing feel during the clarinet solo. Solid track. 12. A little calypso feel to change the pace. Enjoyed the tenor work – very familiar. Bass solo was a little long for my preferences. It took some of the energy out of the performance. 13. I liked the bass clarinet player, but this otherwise did not keep my attention focused. Sounds like it could be someone like Louis Sclavis. It got better as I paid closer attention. I think it is the guitar that is ruining this track for me. 14. This is one of those loose jam type ensemble pieces that I have to be in a certain mood to fully appreciate. Not much happens in the rhythm and the soloists don’t excite me much. This probably works much better live. Okay track. 15. what the heck is that? Organ? Weird. Rugged violinist along with some out there keyboard and drums. At first I was confused, but it gets a lot better once the shock wears off. Still not sure how I feel about the organ, but I can really feel the violin. Bang? Worth investigating further.
  20. I know I am incredibly delinquent but this is one of two BFTs that I committed to, but never fulfilled my obligations to the compiler. No excuses. Better late than never? Unfortunately, I can never find the time to do these things in one sitting, so I am going to have to do a couple of tracks at a time. I have not read any of the comments or the reveal for anything I have not first posted my own comments. Here are the first three: 1. Trumpet-piano duet. Dave Douglas and Misha Mengleberg come to mind, but nothing that I can commit to. I believe this is a Monk tune. Whatever, I enjoyed the performance. 2. This track sounds extremely familiar. I have always been a fan of the two horn, bass, drums instrumentation. Sounds like it is from the seventies. Long, passionate improvisation by the alto which manages to hold my attention. Definitely, someone I have heard before. Same with the trumpet. The bass and drums just keep pushing and bashing. I now realize that there are actually two bassists. Great stuff. 3. Another similar ensemble, this time a little more recent. Again, it sounds very familiar. I love the bassists sound. Strong tenor solo. Nice variation of dynamics and sound in the trumpet solo. Another good performance.
  21. I do have the 1998 disc. I will have to pull it out and give it a listen.
  22. PM Sent re: Kris Davis/Ingrid Laubrock/Tyshawn Sorey - Paradoxical Frog - (Clean Feed) 7 p/ts/d trio Flow Trio (Belogenis/Morris/Downs) - Set Theory - (Ayler) 6 excellent tenor-bass-drums action, spare copy, no jewel box but it doesn't look like it's intended to have one John Hebert Trio - Spiritual Lover - (Clean Feed) 7 piano trio w/ Benoit Delbecq, Gerald Cleaver
  23. Tonight - Gebhard Ullmann/Steve Swell Quartet at Firehouse 12 in New Haven. Last Night - New Directions Ensemble @ Trinity College in Hartford. Earl MacDonald - Musical Director, Composer-in-Residence, piano Kris Allen - Artistic Director, alto sax Wayne Escoffery - tenor sax Lauren Sevian - bari sax Tony Kadleck - trumpet Josh Evans - trumpet John Clark - French horn Sara Jacovino - trombone Alexandra Eckhardt - string bass Jimmy Macbride - drums
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