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It was not her debut. She recorded five or six recordings as a leader before this one, not to mention the great stuff in the trio with Charlie Haden and Paul Motian. Allen is a favorite of mine. She is overdue for a new document as a leader.

That is a wonderful album and I am looking forward to comparing the Jones recording. I will have to check to see whether any of the same tunes are covered, which would also make for an interesting comparison.

I ordered it this morning. As soon as I receive it I will listen and post my comments.

In the past week I have been able to audition both Rule of Three and Breeding Resistance. I enjoyed them both with the edge going to the trio recording - probably because I have a thing for a good saxophone trio recording.

Jim You might want to check etree to find out some of the shows that are circulating. I found at least one or two Mwandashi shows under Hancock's name and I did not check all of the shows listed. Here is a link to the shows under Hancock's name Herbie Hancock. Clcik on the year(s) that you are interested in and the shows traded on etree will appear. The way etree works there could also be shows under different names or under the group name.

I have heard a radio broadcast of this group (with McPhee) from 2002 in Berlin. Very exciting music. Really smacks you in the mouth.

Since you are into Swedish jazz, do you have any idea where I can locate a copy of Bernt Rosengren's The Improvisationer? A friend made me a cassette of that LP about a year ago and I have been desperately trying to find it ever since. The music is terrific, but its not the best sounding of cassettes. There are also some contemporary musicians on the Swedish scene that are worth hearing. One of my favorites is Fredrik Nordstrom who has recorded several excellent recordings, the most recent being a cooperative group known as Dog Out.

I have this one in the unheard box and will have to give it a listen. I am a fan of both Jeb Bishop and Jeff Parker from other recordings.

I have been listening to Rivers’ latest release for the past two days and enjoying it thus far. It is a live recording from the Jazz Bakery in Los Angeles featuring his mercurial trio with Anthony Cole and Doug Mathews. I have been fortunate to hear this group live in person as well as on several unofficial recordings. This recording is representative of what the trio has to offer. All three are multi-instrumentalists, which in addition to the variety in instrumentation on each tune add an appealing spontaneity to the group’s performance. This trio has been playing together for at least ten years and it shows. Sometimes there are discussions about the elder statesmen of the music still playing late in life. That’s true of Rivers, but to an extent I find it very interesting that at his age he is still very creative and pushing the edges of the music more than other artists one third of his age.

Not from what I remember when I lived in NY and used to listen to the station and numerous times when I attended the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival and Schapp was the MC.

Caliman's 1977 recording, Celebration recently reissued on P-Vine with Elvin Jones is very good.

The Flanagan album of Thad Jones covers, Let's Play The Music of Thad Jones is excellent and would make a terrific AOTW. Have not heard the Hank Jones, but I would be willing to seek it out. I do have Autumn Leaves, but although I thought it was solid I was somewhat underwhelmed. I would probably participate in the AOTW more often if there were more of a variety in the recordings selected. I appreciated the recent attempt to have a discussion on the Komeda disc. I was unfamiliar with Komeda beforehand, but seeing it nominated motivated me to investigate Komeda. Of course we did not see the usual level of discussion as we do on the more well known recordings.

Recently I have been in a John Gilmore mood. I started by listening to Blakey's Smake It. Enjoyable disc, but not necessarily something to get for Gilmore since he is not featured often. This past week I have been listening to the three Sun Ra albums on Horo previously mentioned, Unity, New Steps and starting today Other Voices, Other Blues. All three are excellent places to hear Gilmore stretch out, in particular the two small group sessions. I also listened to the Atavistic, Music from Tomorrow's World. I agree that there is some exceptional music, but the rough sound throughout made it a little difficult for me.

This one had been in my unheard box for long time - probably over a year - and I finally listened to it a couple of times yesterday. Should not have waited so long. Its very good. I also hear similarities between Johnson and James Carter, but since I am guessing that they are roughly the same age I am going to assume that the similarities are a result of similar influences as opposed to one checking out the other. I think the elements of "energy" as described by Jim in Johsnon's playing within this straightahead context is what I found most appealing. Worth checking out.

Sorry, I could not ignore this bad joke any more. That was Clarence Williams III.

Lets start a campaign to get Ne Plus Ultra reissued again. I came to Marsh to later to get the hat reissue when it was available. I have the Revelation LP and a CDR of the hat reissue. Its a great recording and I would love to get my hands on a copy of the CD.

Wish I was there. Turner is definately one of my favorite tenors, but I have yet to catch him live.

I bought this from Dennis last summer at his gig at Tonic with Ellery Eskelin, Mark Helias and Michael Thompson. I enjoyed the disc and it was a good introduction for me to Andrew Lamb and Tim Green. At the show they performed tunes from Old Time Revival and I think I enjoyed the live performances a little more. I know the gig was recorded and that the group was going to record a few more tunes together. I believe a disc on the same label as Old Time Revival is due out later in the year. Trust me, if you enjoy this disc you are going to want to grab up the live stuff by this quartet as soon as it comes out.

This has been one of my favorite Bartz recordings for a long time and one that I keep wishing will be reissued some day. Great playing by all!

I have listened to this one several times the past couple of days. Very good recording. The title tune is episodic and holds your attention for the duration of the 22 minutes. The principal soloists, including a young Tomasz Stanko are strong throughout. I was particularly impressed with alto saxophonist, Zbigniew Namyslowski, who was entirely new to me. After listening to this recording I can see why Komeda was a successful composer for film. His compositions are filled with drama. Although I have not heard enough to classify it as one of the greatest jazz recordings ever, my initial exposure to this recording indicates that it is a very strong recording and easily recommended to anyone who has not heard it. Geoff, thanks for pulling my coat to this disc.

I have this sitting in my "unheard music" box. Thanks for reminding me that I need to pull it out.

Forgot to mention I have also heard Green's 1960 recording, Step High, which I believe is available on Fresh Sound. Nice bop influenced date that also features Jimmy Heath. Not a Green recording, but Bunky Green appears on Eddie Harris' The Lost Album Plus the Better Half. Highlights on that recording are some extended tracks (13 - 15 min) where Harris and Green really get to stretch out. Impressive stuff.

Bunky Green is a terrific player who coincidentally is a large influence on Steve Coleman. I am not sure which Vanguard recording you are dicussing, but I own both Transformations and Places We've Never Been. For my taste the former is a little too commercial, but Green is in top form. The latter is excellent featuring some very strong playing by Green. By coincidence just yesterday I listened to Green's 1989 recording on Delos, Healing The Pain. I think that may have been his last recording as a leader. It is an excellent quartet recording and highly recommended. I think Green is an educator in Florida now.

Where is Andrew Hill going to be?