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True, but if the downloads are free or essentially free, that does wonders for the bank balance compared to a serious jones for CDs. Doesn't help much on the time front though -- both searching time and trying to find listening time. Maybe purchases decline, but the budget for blank media rises. Not as costly as purchasing an equivalent number of official releases, but there is a cost involved still.

I don't purchase as much music as I used to, but the bit torrent downloads and trades remain a problem. I have tried to stop on many occassions, but it never lasts very long. So my unheard back log grows faster than I can actually listen.

The Candid release? I do not think this is a solo piano performance.

I echo this sentiment.

I have heard several live unissued recordings by the group. I am encouraged to hear more.

I also heard him live once in Brooklyn and found the performance entertaining.

I have that recording. It is solid and you probably will not be disappointed. But if you only purchased it because of Lou Donaldson, IIRC Donaldson does not appear on all the tracks.

I bought a pair last fall. I don't really have an audiophille ear and my only prior experience with headphones was Sony walkman headphones years ago. When I do actually get a chance to listen to them, I enjoy what I hear.

I own a recent vinyl reissue. I do not believe it has been reissued on CD. I don't think the vinyl will be difficult to find.

I can agree with that being a fair assessment. I would add that if you check out any of his three recent live recordings, you might hear some of that paint peeling sound you mention.

Sometimes when some of the heavy hitters around here get into some of the dialogues such as on this thread it can be a little intimidating to post. Fascinating reading, but I am nowhere as deep a thinker on some of these topics and fear I don't have much of substance to add to the discussion. With that said, I have always enjoyed Spaulding's playing. I have not fooled myself into thinking he is an innovator of any sort, but after listening to him for many years on recordings by Ricky Ford, David Murray, the Blue Note stuff and just about all of his recordings as a leader as well as hearing him live a few times, I can say with no embarrassment or shame that I am a fan. And yes, I have to agree that his new one on Marge with the Pierre Christophe trio is smokin. It is interesting how this thread has progressed. I distinctly remember in a similar heated debate about David Murray a discussion where someone suggested that Spaulding only played with Murray because it was a regular paying gig and not necessarily because he was enthralled with Murray's music. Inherent in that I assumed was the poster's impression of Spaulding as a worthwhile musician. Again, he is far from my favorite alto saxophonist and I agree that he has not recorded anything as a leader that can be considered a classic recording that would have a significant impact on the music and other musicians, but that can be said of for about 95% of the recordings and musicians active in the music today.

His recent CD for Label Bleu, "Another Place", produced by Steve Coleman, is quite good and has a very good band (Jason Moran, Lonnie Plaxico, Nasheet Waits). If you don't have it, grab it while you can. Agreed!

I have only heard the verion on the 2000 Milestone recording, Carambola. The entire recording is very good in my opinion and worth owning.

It sounds like every John Garfield movie I've ever seen. Perhaps, but I know law students and attorneys who are in that very position. They do exist. I think that when I first started practicing, many of my extended family members looked at me exactly that way. I was basically part of the first generation in my family where attending college was expected and in deed many of us did go to college and graduate. So far I am still the only person in my family (which is primarily concentrated in Birmingham, AL, NYC, Dayton, OH, and Detroit) to pursue a legal career or any type of advanced professional degree.

I took the LSAT around 1990. I did take a prep course before hand and do think it was somewhat helpful with at least getting me familiar with what to expect on the exam and successful strategies to use. There is nothing substantive to study for the LSAT, but one definately needs to sharpen analytical thinking.

Is the recording session in September, or will there be a release in September? Any additional info? I did not see anything at either site.

This actually answers a follow up question I thought about asking. I interpret the above to mean that you respect her flute playing and may be willing to hear her in other settings such as in Frequency with Edward Wilkerson Jr. or as a sideperson, but her conception for her own music, i.e. the Black Earth Ensemble, does not entirely move you? For what it is worth I do enjoy her music, but I can see where you can find her music to be "travelogue-ish" to use your original term.

Based on what I've heard, right where it should be. She's certainly OK but a bit travelogue-ish for my tastes. What does "travelogue-ish" mean?

I own two of the hat releases, which I have enjoyed, but every time I have listened to them I feel like I am missing something. It was reading raves on one of the bulletin boards a couple of years ago about New Dance!, that prompted me to check him out. Although I enjoyed it, on first listen I did not get what was supposed to be particularly significant about the recording. Around the same time I also heard a broadcast of a live performance with some French musicians that I had a fairly similar reaction to. By coincidence I recently pulled out New Dance! again for a more attentive listen as well as Scattered Clouds. No significant revision of my initial assessment, but I do think he is an interesting talent.

I just listened to a Braff-Oester-Rohrer broadcast from Basel that ubu seeded on dimeadozen a while ago. Even on a casual listen in the office this was a very enjoyable performance. I am going to have to chcek out some more of this group.

Your recommendations have proven reliable for me in the past and when I discovered that I was able to legally download the entire Atavistic disc from Rhapsody for only $.89 (it is all one track), I could not pass. Gave it an initial listen yesterday and it was a very favorable first impression. I ordered the Stund CD 9.9.99 and hope to receive it within the next couple of days. I may also order the hatOLOGY release. Anything in particular you would recommend?

I have somewhat of an interest in the Dutch jazz scene and have heard some stuff from both. Bram with Trio BraamDeJoodeVatcher and Janssen with the Sound Lee! quartet. I enjoyed both, but the Tristano/Konitz influenced group is really interesting playing.

The first torrent was the BBC broadcast. Somone subsequently uploaded an audience recording of the entire performance.

I received all of the discs from my two orders yesterday and today.

Interesting opinion and I don't necessarily disagree, but often it seems to many many artists plan on the encore regardless of whether the audience is enthusiastically requesting one. You can usually tell when they get up leave the stage, but basically kind of linger close by and then come back on two minutes later and start another tune without any of that "what should we play" conversation amongst themselve. I get the sense there are some artists at there that would get hurt feelings if the audience does not request the. For me, they are not necessary at all.