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I have always enjoyed Freeman's playing. I first heard him on a 1982 Elextra Lp titled The Young Lions, which featured musicians such as Wynton Marsalis, Jay Hoggard, Hamiet Bluiett, John Purcell and others I can't remember. I think I really started enjoying Freeman from his India Navigation LPs, Kings of Mali and The Outside Within and then finally on the three Leaders recordings (someone above forgot about Unforseen Blessings - and I think there may have been one more live recording.) Finally, I have also enjoy the recordings with father and son Von & Chico playing together. The latest Chico Freeman reccording (other than live stuff) that I have heard is a 1994 date on Contemporary with Arthur Blythe titled Focus. Nothing monumental, but I do recall enjoying it.

Thank you very much.

Thank you very much KH1958. Do you happen to know the recording date and location and perhaps the issue date and number?

Thank you Tom.

I know. I am actually compiling the discography with Osby's consent and have been communicating with him directly.

I am working on an Osby discography and there are a few recordings featuring Osby that are not in my collection and I can not locate a reliable source for the necessary session information. If anyone has any of the recordings below in their collection and would be willing to email me scans of the necessary discographical information from the CD booklets I would be be very appreciative. OSBY RECORDINGS AS A LEADER Greg Osby Sound Theatre 1987 JMT SIDEMAN APPEARANCES Mark Helias The Current Set 1987 Enja Cecil Brooks, III The Collective 1989 Muse Franco Ambrosetti Movies, Too 1988 Enja Franco Ambrosetti Music For Symphony 1991 Enja Glenna Powrie Asha 1990 Muse Bob Belden Purple Rain 1994 Blue Note Bob Belden Shades Of Blue 1995 Blue Note Jhelisa Anderson Galactica Rush 1994 Dorado Matt Cooper The Rough And the Smooth 1995 Dorado Terumasa Hino Acoustic Boogie 1995 Toshiba EMI Cindy Blackman Trio + Two 1991 label unknown Hino/Kikuchi Moment - Live At Blue Note Tokyo 1996 Toshiba EMI Jim Hall By Arrrangement 1998 Telarc Peter Herborn Large Two 2000 Jazzline Uri Caine Goldberg Variations 2000 Winter & Winter Yo Miles! Sky Garden 2004 Cunneiform Records Masabumi Kikuchi/Greg Osby Beyond All 2005 55 Records Project Z Lincoln Memorial 2005 Abstract Logix

I am glad to hear Moncur sounded good. His playing on Khan Jamal's recent CIMP release, Black Awareness was somewhat disappointing to me. All of his solos sounded very tentative and had me wondering whether there was a drastic reduction in his chops. Glad to hear that may not be the case.

I have it. I have not listened to it in a while. My recollection is that it is two side length pieces, with typical Hill playing.

No intersection.

Other sideman appearances worth checking out: Reggie Workman - Summit Conference Greg Osby - The Invisible Hand Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Domino Also - don't discount Hill's post Blue Note recordings. I realize it is not the prevailing opinion, but IMO recordings such as Shades are as satisfying as anything Hill recorded on Blue Note.

I listened to a little more than half the disc on Rhapsody the other day while working on the computer. I have been a big fan of Cassandra Wilson since her M-Base days, but what I heard of this recording was a little disappointing. I am not sure I can completely buy into the new direction she seems to be taking with this recording. Nonetheless, I will reserve my final opinion until I have had an opportunity to listen to the recording more closely in its entirety.

I am sorry. I can't help but wonder why this particular obituary merits a thread of its own? There are a few other obits that were posted directly into the McLean thread, but not this one. Is it to generate discussion about McLean or Crouch? If the latter, it seems to be a waste of energy and brain waves. It is obvious that Crouch is not a fan favorite in these parts so why do we keep looking for opportunities to discuss him? Thanks for allowing me my mini rant.

Is anyone familiar with this recording? It is a 2003 release on the ILk label. The personnel looks interesting so I am curious whether anyone has heard it, or even heard of it? More info from the Ilk website: Line-up Kresten Osgood - Drums Dr. Lonnie Smith - Hammond B3 Anders Provis - Ghost Percussion Michael Blake - Saxophone About this record Hammond Rens is a massive organ-sax-drum workout (with a pinch of "Ghostpercussion"). This double CD almost reaches hysterical energy climaxes and also has some beautiful soulful zones. Not your typical organ record. No clichees. its soul and jazz but with a fresh sound. Hammond Rens represents some of Lonnie Smiths best playing since the 70´s. A must have for any organ- and

I won't take the bait on the comparison to Murray, but what I have heard confirms for that Krystall is indeed a strong player. By coincidence just this past week I had taken Big Drum off the shelf for further investigation. Maybe it is time for me to check out something else like the Monk recording.

I can second (or third?) the recommendation for Old Time Revival. I purchased it directly from Dennis when I caught him at Tonic w/ Ellery Eskelin a couple of years ago. I will have to check out Tim Green.

Is he the same Tim Green that appeared on a recent Dennis Gonzalez recording?

My mistake. Yes, I read a favorable review.

I have not heard it yet, but I did a very favorable review somewhere. I also enjoyed the previous trio recording and will be picking this one up eventually.

I just got the new Bunky Green recording in the mail yesterday. First let me say that I am impressed with the speed of delivery. I only ordered it from the Label Bleu website on Thursday and it arrived all the way from France in only a couple of days. Anyway, I am listening to it this morning at work and I am really enjoying it so far. It is a shame that someone as talented as Bunky Green does not have the opportunity to record more often. I believe his last recording as a leader was recorded in 1989. On this quartet date Green is backed up by the impressive rhythm section of Jason Moran, Lonnie Plaxico and Nasheet Waits. There are four Bunky Green originals along with "It Could Happen To You" and "Soul Eyes". For someone who basically came out of the bop/hard bop period Green has a real nice structured edge to his approach which is the perfect fit with Jason Moran’s similar edgy approach to piano. It is easy to hear where Steve Coleman (who produced the recording) is influenced by Green. The disc is short by today's standards at 44 minutes, but it is a joy to hear something new from Green. Hopefully Mr. Green will get the opportunity to record more often and maybe even travel outside of Florida for a few live performances.

I have listened to Ron Horton's new Fresh Sound New Talent release a few times in the past week and so far I think it is very good. For fans of Horton, this may be his strongest recording as a leader yet. As always there is an emphasis on strong compositions, whether by Horton or other composers. A particular highlight for me is the opening version of Andrew Hill's "Yellow Violet" from the Dance With Death recording. Surprisingly Hill recordings are not covered by other musicians very often, but Horton seems to always include at least one on his recordings and they are usually good interpretations. The personnel in addition to Horton is particularly impressive. John O'Gallagher (as), Tony Malaby (ts), Frank Kimbrough (p), Mike Sarin drums and both Masa Kamaguchi and John Hebert on bass. In addition to the distinctive compositions the individual contributions of all the musicians is very good. All the solos tell consice compelling stories and overall the musicians play well together - sounds as if they spent the time to make sure everyone was comfortable with the material. Easily recommended to fans of the musicians involved.

I bought his first Hyena recording on the strenght of a positive reaction to hearing him with David Murray. I only listened to it once in the car a while ago, but that initial audition was a little disappointing for me.

But the music is sooooooooo good.

I watched some of it Wednesday night. The makeup was better than I expected it to be. I got the impression the father in the white family wants to take it upon himself that racism practically does not exist, or at minimum black people go looking for racism where it does not exist - sort of a self fulfilling prophecy. I thought the expressions on the faces of the black family were priceless when the white father practically said that he hopes someone refers to him with the "N" word so that he can show how to diffuse the situation.

My recollection is that the songs are different, but I have never compared the two.

Any word on when the Chris Byars octet recoridng will be available?