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Not by choice, but I was curious to see Ornette. I had stopped watching it by the time Ornette came on, but I had asked my wife to tell me if he came one.

I saw the presentation, but missed the sign as well.

Checked my files and found this information about the Farrah live performances I mentioned. Farrah, Shamek xx/xx/89 Brooklyn, NY Shamek Farrah (as), Sonelius Smith (p), Matathius (b), J.R. Mitchell (d). On t4 - Brad Jones (b), Yoron Israel (d), Lenny King (perc), Norman Person (tp), Garry Hammond (ts), Marvin Neal (tb) Farrah, Shamek/Alvarez, Chico Studio 243, Brooklyn, NY Shamek Farrah (as), Garry Hammon (ts), Marvin Neal (tb), Luis Monge (p), Harry Anderson (b), Lenny King (timbales), Gene Golden (conga), Chico Alvarez (perc, voc). Recorded in early 1990s.

I met Farrah a couple of times in the late eighties. My father and he were friends and arranged a couple of functions in Brooklyn around that time. I still have copies of some of the cassettes made of those performances, which I transferred to CDR. I don't know much about him other than at the time he was living in Staten Island. Maybe I will give my father a call and inquire what whether he has heard from him recently. They sounded a bit dated to me, but I did enjoy those Strata East LPs.

For me, that one is pretty much a disappointment. The pairing with Sonny Fortune on Alto Memories is much better. Other than some of the more commercial recordings, I own most of Bartz' recordings as a leader. The early Milestone/Prestige stuff is great. Having seen him live a number of times, I have grown to prefer him in that setting - including live recordings. For that I would highly recommend the two recordings on Candid, There Goes The Neighborhood and West 42nd Street, and his recent self released recordings Live @ The Jazz Standard Vol. 1: Soulstice and to a somewhat lesser extent because of the sound quality Live @ The Jazz Standard Vol. 2, Mae Velha. I recently started compiling Bartz' discography to include on the Jazz Discography website, so I will be revisiting a lot of Bartz for the foreseeable future.

Judgment, Andrew!!!, Dialogue (a Bobby H album) He appeared on Dialogue, Hank Mobley's No Room for Squares, and Joe Henderson's Our Thing. Guy Andrew also recorded with Hutch for Eternal Spirit (for the reformed BN--that one is OOP, though...). And also on Rahsaan Roland Kirk's Domino, Jimmy Woods, Conflict, Russel Baba, Earth Prayer, Reggie Workman, Summit Conference and Johnny Hartman, Sittin In At Jorgie's Jazz Club. All worth mentioning IMO. Almost forgot Walt Dickerson, To My Queen, a very enjoyable recording.

Judgment, Andrew!!!, Dialogue (a Bobby H album) He appeared on Dialogue, Hank Mobley's No Room for Squares, and Joe Henderson's Our Thing. Guy Andrew also recorded with Hutch for Eternal Spirit (for the reformed BN--that one is OOP, though...). And also on Rahsaan Roland Kirk's Domino, Jimmy Woods, Conflict, Russel Baba, Earth Prayer, Reggie Workman, Summit Conference and Johnny Hartman, Sittin In At Jorgie's Jazz Club. All worth mentioning IMO.

I really enjoyed his Fresh Sound New Talent release - I think it is called Artificial Light. He is also on the Anthony Braxton CIMP recording featuring Andrew Hill tunes. He can play.

Some of the klones were also TY manufactured.

Other than possibly Mitsui, TY manufactured discs are often considered the best. They are actually not as difficult to locate as you may think. Several on line retailers sell them, and you can often find TY manufactured discs with different brand names on them such as Fujifilm and Maxell Pro. Just make sure they say manufactured in Japan and they will be TY discs - the same disc as if you purchased unbranded TY discs.

Agree 100%

I think Guy was referring to singers such as jazz vocalists who may or may not play any instruments. Are you more comfortable refering to them as artists? Couldn't an argument be made that it may be more accurrate to refer to those that play instruments as instrumentalists and those that create music in any form musicians?

I respectfully disagree with this opinion.

I have that one. I had high expectations, which were not entirely met. I thought it was good enough, but it could have been much better. Maybe I need to give it another listen.

Happy Birthday!

My wife refers to all of my music related activities as my "mistress" with no hint of humor.

Tom, even better than my state of the art room?

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From one Dewey fanatic to another ... DEFINATELY!!!!

I think generally you will find that the jazz torrents that tend to generate the most interest are from the historically significant artists (Miles Davis probably more than any other), Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, etc. There is actually a wide variety of stuff that gets uploaded, but I suspect the things that gain the most interest also appear to those members who are not necessarily hard core jazz heads.

Archie Shepp - Steam

Ron, Do you mind if I copy and paste your Amazon review here? Guy Forgot I had even written one. Not at all. I hope it is relatively coherent.

I have not listened to this one in a while, but recall enjoying it when it was first released. I had a similar reaction to the interpretation of "A Love Supreme". Maybe it is time to give this one another listen.

I recommend checking Jazz Improv magzaine's New York Jazz Guide, which is available as a free download at the website, Jazz Improv. It has a fairly complete listing of the events at most of the NYC area venues for the entire month.

One of my favorites among the more recent Rollins recordings.