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Those Mike Nichols and Elaine May LPs issued by Mercury are pretty wonderful, too, especially AN EVENING WITH and IMPROVISATIONS TO MUSIC.

Maybe I shouldn't be, but I am surprised to see that Jimmy Giuffre was never honored. Too late now, I suppose.

Overall, Chick Corea doesn't float many boats for me, but his solo on "Y Todavia La Quiero" from Joe Henderson's RELAXIN' AT CAMARILLO is one I have yet to tire of hearing.

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So, The Third was a supergroup comprised of Ron Nasty, Yukio Mishima and Denver Pyle?

Tommy and Gigi Gryce (brothers) Ernie, Emilio and Pinero Caceres (brothers) 2 stretches (depending on your ears): Jack and Ben Wright (father / son) Peter and Caspar Brotzmann (father / son)

Bill Evans (the pianist). I own virtually all of his "classic" Riverside trio dates, plus a smattering of the Verve, Fantasy and other releases, but more out of a vague sense of obligation than because I especially enjoy them, or listen to them all that frequently, actually. Like, I should own these because the day will come when I do appreciate them. Only that day has not quite come. Ultimately, I prefer his sideman work with George Russell just about more than anything else in his discography... back when he was far more under the spell of Tristano than [insert reference of your choice here]. And I have to say I find the coked-out energy of the late 70's - early 80's trios much more compelling than the the LaFaro trios. But my listening of the former has still been fairly superficial.

I've always enjoyed SUITE FOR CHOCOLATE on Steeplechase, a quartet session with Khan Jamal on vibes. Heavy Tyner - Hutcherson vibe, but these players have their own thing going on as well. PARADE, a Steeplechase trio session with Johnny Dyani and Billy Higgins is also fine.

The name of the tune is this clip is "Gotta Be This Or That," according to one online source I could locate. http://www.casttv.com/video/txdlsj1/benny-goodman-at-carnegie-hall-new-york-1974-video

Funny, just yesterday "turned on" a Kickstarter page for a publishing project in which I'm involved. Not sure I should have much hope for it, and it requires a bit of nursing along, but I am interested to see what comes of it. (In case anyone is interested, said project can be found here.) IndieGoGo might also be worth investigating. Unlike Kickstarter, funding is not an "all or nothing" affair... but the site does not quite have the cultural profile of Kickstarter.

I'm wondering... is this some sort of gag? I mean, there's some real comic timing on display here.

IIRC correctly, there are also a couple of serial works on the Teddy Charles / Shorty Rogers / Shelly Manne / Jimmy Giuffre COLLABORATION WEST LP. My assumption (not sure where it comes from, though) is that a lot of the Los Angeles-based musicians of the era got "turned on" to Schoenberg via Dr. Wesley La Violette. Does anyone know if La Violette actively taught serial techniques?

Wonderful news.

Not easy to find anymore, but excellent: TRIANGULAR (Blue Note, 1989), released under drummer Ralph Peterson's leadership.

In the latest NEW YORKER. http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/atlarge/2010/05/17/100517crat_atlarge_pierpont

A selection from WOW ("Prospect Park West") appears on BFT #68; track 13... http://www.slowstudies.net/bft68/

Fairly informative review of this disc here: http://www.jazzinjapan.com/cd-reviews/514-junko-onishi-musical-moments-somethin-else-2009.html Interested to hear her sans-horns arrangements of those Dolphy pieces.

I think Ira Sullivan just naturally cancels out the good doctor. (Provided he's center-panned.)

Also on iTunes only, THE BILLY TAYLOR TRIO INTRODUCES IRA SULLIVAN, originally on ABC-Paramount. Superb. http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-billy-taylor-trio-introduces/id316692246

Both of Dave Burns' Vanguard dates (at least one of which has received a recent vinyl reissue) are available via iTunes... http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/dave-burns/id5683004

You had me at "almost two hours of unissued music."

I generally don't care for this kind of thing... but this is pretty genius.

This new release by Chicago drummer Mike Reed looks interesting for its generational mix... http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/5670

Alan: glad to know you got home safely. Great pleasure to meet you. Educational, too; now I know who perched that vinyl monkey on my back. [shaking fist at the heavens] SPILLERS!