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A couple of possibly oddball recommendations which I think will nevertheless have so appeal for those inclined (vocals are involved)... Burnt Sugar [Greg Tate's ensemble], MAKING LOVE TO THE DARK AGES Jandek, MANHATTAN TUESDAY The Corwood representative on Korg synths, set / tuned to evoke Miles' GET UP WITH IT organ (I think), plus Loren Connors on guitar, Matt Heyner on bass, and Chris Corsano on drums. A bit of a stretch, but, IMO, descended at least in mood and tone from Miles' darkest 70s work.

Jerry Gonzalez and his Fort Apache Band have recorded several fine sessions in this vein. Perhaps the best (IMO) is OBATALA on Enja. Great arrangement of Monk's "Evidence" on display. Also, Hilton Ruiz's Novus dates, especially SOMETHING GRAND, with Sam Rivers guesting and A MOMENT'S NOTICE, with Kenny Garret and George Coleman.

Nena? 1, not 99. One more: John Carter's SUITE OF EARLY AMERICAN FOLK PIECES (solo calrinet) on Moers

Solo bass? I'll toss in a recommendation for John Lindberg's tribute to David Izenon, LUMINOSITY.

Two solo reed sessions that are easily -- if unjustly -- overlooked: + Sonny Simmons, JEWELS (Boxholder) + Joe McPhee, TENOR (Hat)

Check out the track "Cecilitis" on MISTER MYSTERIOUS. Wonderful tribute to / gentle ribbing of Cecil Taylor.

Promising, isn't it?

http://www.ninetyninecentdreams.com/ Won't be to everyone's tastes, but I heard this duo's WINNING ON ALL FRONTS recently and found their mix of contemporary rhythms and Shepp-like "rhetoric" (the best word I can come up with to describe what I like best about Archie's mid- to late-60's work: fulminating, yes, but also very canny in his use of specific musical discourses) worth an audition. A little bit of Mwandishi here too in the more purely electronic tracks... Besides, you can stream their entire recorded output (so far) for free online. My pick: "Messenger Of Death".

My mother swears Malt-O-Meal works -- the ants eat it, it swells in the belly, ruptured digestive track, done. The efficacy of this remedy has not been confirmed, however. Also, if you'd rather avoid chemical pesticides... http://www.dirtdoctor.com/view_question.php?id=123

Found on Youtube. Produced by David L. Wolper, presumably for his old BIOGRAPHY series. No date given, but most probably from 1962 or 1963; the era of the Horn Quintet with Emil Richards, Paul Moer, Victor Gaskin and Milt Turner. Some nice performance footage (Shelly's Manne Hole) and, IMO, a surprising amount of candor (references to Horn's being separated from his wife; the "business" side of things, keeping a working band together, etc.)

Cool. And I think it works really well; just made it an unofficial bonus track for PANTHALASSA...

Me neither, but I'm very curious to learn how it happened.

A quickie experiment: Herbie Nichols' Quadruple Exposure

I'd like to hear some multiple alternate takes stacked up in this way... might have to give that a go myself (time permitting)...

Quite beautiful and -- dare I say? -- revelatory.

Fabulous. Listening now to the Neal Kirkwood Octet with Vincent Chancey on french horn. Next up, some James Zollar.

Not to encourage this kind of behavior, but my research shows that a rip of this LP is floating through the tubes. Now, this Tumbleweed label business...

Driving in and around that part of greater Los Angeles is indeed an often paradoxical experience. Have heard snippets of this record in the past; now curious to hear just how patchouli-drenched it is.

I actually think the later, previously unreleased session, tacked on to the CD reissue is more successful than the record that was actually released at the time... "Blue Spark" is pretty groovy stuff...

Re: Joe Cinderella... I agree; he is one of the primary reasons I keep returning to Melle's work (particularly the Prestige sides). I actually spoke with Mr. Cinderella about 4 - 5 years ago, via phone (no, no sammich talk). We discussed doing an interview, but, unfortunately, that was at a time when I was "between publications" -- a crack out of which I ultimately chose not to re-emerge -- and nothing ever came of it. He was still playing regularly at the time, in a 2-guitar quartet IIRC, and indicated he had just finished working with an associate on his website. If that ever came to pass, there's no evidence of it on the web that I can find. Recordings of Cinderella apart from the Melle group are not exactly plentiful, but, for anyone whose interested... http://cdbaby.com/cd/cinderella

Lewis Hyde, TRICKSTER MAKES THIS WORLD: MISCHIEF, MYTH AND ART

Allan Chase's DARK CLOUDS WITH SILVER LININGS L'AGE MUR, co-led by Enrico Rava and Lee Konitz Tim Berne's MUTANT VARIATIONS OLD AND NEW DREAMS John Carter / Bobby Bradford, SEEKING

Wadada's award is as well-deserved as it is overdue. It still amazes me to think about the number of fantastic musicians who make up the CalArts jazz faculty: Smith, Charlie Haden (did a double-take every time I would pass him in the "cafe"), Vinny Golia, Alphonso Jackson, Joe LaBarbera, Larry Koonse... saw some great performances, many of them free (as in "the price of admission") while I was there...

Much grass. Perhaps its time for me to do a little reassessing as far as Morris output goes. I recall most liking his collaborations with Mat Maneri...

Clifford -- thanks for the heads-up. Do you have any skinny on the documentation that accompanies the CD? In a case like this, I'm rally hoping for excellent supplementary material / notes? Why might I have been under the impression that, a couple (several?) years ago Morris "gave up" guitar and started concentrating on bass? Is there something to this? In any event, checked out the sample tracks and I'm even more intrigued than before.