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  1. Both Music Inc. and Impact have been reissued on CD by Charly.
  2. Count me in as a huge Larry Young fan. In fact, he is without doubt my favorite organist. IMO everything by him is worth having if for no other reason his recording career was relatively short and there is not a whole bunch of Larry Young out there - especially as a leader. I agree that the two Blue Notes Nate mentioned are probably not as strong as Unity and the stuff with Grant Green, but they are by no means throways. I also consider his pre-Blue Note recordings to be essential to appreciate how his playing developed. And something I found very interesting if not essential is the jam session he did with Jimi Hendrix. I still have not heard much of the Lifetime recordings - what little I heard was a bit too overpowering for me and seemed to lack much subtlety, but I do intend to check these recordings closer at some point.
  3. I keep it as a memo in my PDA. Makes it easy to take with me when I go to an actual store as well as to update. When I sync with my home computer the list is also there.
  4. I am listening to the first track right now. Sounds like it could be multiple drummers - but I could also be wrong.
  5. I actually have a copy of it in my desk drawer. I received it in a trade a few months ago, but have yet to listen to it. I don't know anything about the accuracy (inaccuracy?) of the discographical information, but I am hoping the music is good. Think I will pull it out and give it a listen in the next couple of days.
  6. I'll stick to the old fashioned snail mail trading. You don't get the instant gratification, but it has served me good the past couple of years.
  7. I stopped using easytree and sharing the groove when my computer got infected with gremlins and I was forced to reinstall my operating system. Have you guuys figured out a way to feel totally secure with bit torrent?
  8. That seems chronologically impossible. Wynton Marsalis was born in 1961. I think you missed the joke.
  9. I believe the Dragon label is legit. I purchased this on LP many years back and remember it being pretty good music.
  10. me too.
  11. Regardless of the quality of the critisicm (which I make no comment on), STG does contain useful information about artists and recordings that are not otherwise normally covered by the more mainstream jazz publications. For example, the most recent issue contains a full article on the Ellery Eskelin, Andrea Parkins and Jim Black trio. I think Eskelin's playing is probably respected by most, but other than review, how often has he been covered in "Down Beat" or Jazz Times?". I have also had some intereactions with a couple of people who have written reviews for the magzaine and consider them genuinely knowledgeable about the things they write. It is by no means a perfect magazine, but flaws and all I think it is needed - especially for fans of the music it covers.
  12. I purchased the discography a couple of years ago when I was going through a jazz organ phase and wanted as much information as possible. Its nothing fancy (basically a three ring folder with pages). Its arranged in alphabetical order by organist and includes listings of recordings as a leader as well as sideman. I am not sure I could recommend it to anyone looking for something with the appearance that it was professionally done, but it does contain useful information.
  13. I missed them the last time, but maybe I will have better luck this time around.
  14. Other than mistating titles, how was the performance?
  15. My introduction to Mr. Freeman about two years ago was Serenade & Blues as well. Since then I have picked up as many recordings as I could afford that feature Vonski and have never been disappointed. I also love the recordings on Nessa and SteepleChase, but don't sleep on the recent Premonition recordings. I also have a soft spot for the two tenor things he did with Chico.
  16. I somehow missed the prior thread. I read about the collective somewhere and hoped there would be a recording of the group. Despite my financial restrictions during this holiday season I allowed my impulse to take over and ordered it. Hope it will be worth it.
  17. I believe I have that disc and can probably send you a scan of the tray card if you can not get it from elsewhere.
  18. Keep in mind that the pianist, Vijay Iyer, spent some time playing with Steve Coleman and I also believe Mahanthappa has some form of relatioship with him as well.
  19. Great bass sound. I have heard him live on several occassions with David Murray and always enjoyed the experience. In addition to at least one recording under Murray's leadership, Ming's Samba I would recommend Drummond's Arabesque recording, Vignettes, which features some great playing by Gary Bartz and Chris Potter.
  20. I had the one of the Hat trios. I listened to it once. Admittedly it was not a very attentive listen, but the disc did not make much of an impression on me at the time. I think I ended up trading it in. That does not necessarily mean I thought it was a bad disc, it just did not immediately appeal to me on first listen and did not strike me as something I would go back to open. The personnel on this disc (in particular John Carter) makes me consider giveing Grossman another try.
  21. relyles

    Fred Anderson

    No. You will never get a response. I have tried on many occassions to order various items from the Moers site with no luck. I eventually obtained a copy of Another Place on ebay for a reasonable price. To my knowledge it has never been reissued on CD.
  22. relyles

    Fred Anderson

    Another Place from the 1978 Moers festival with George Lewis, Bill Brimfield, Brian Smith and Hank (Hamid) Drake.
  23. In the past month I have watched all of season one, read the synopsis of each episode on season two on the HBO website and caught up on all of season three (On Demand can be a good thing). It is a great show. I will miss Stringer. he was definately one of the most interesting characters, but in the end I think all the shady moves he made did him in.
  24. I have two of his recordings on his own Fairhaven label. Enjoy them both, in particular At The Moment of Impact ..., which if I remember correctly features the great Julius Hemphill as well as Don Byron.
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