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Joe, that's a hometown label--in fact, I know the owner from the days when we were both part of the Kirkwood Avenue record-store-clerk community. Talking to him this Thursday about a possible "Profiles" program on him for WFIU... Secretly Canadian is a really happening enterprise. David -- very cool. Let me know if that comes together; I'd like to listen in.

Hey, I like Unrest too... they were just perverse enough for me. Clementine is right in the Laughing Clowns material though. And I think it is now all handily available in a 3-disc box set. Joe Bob sez check it out. P.S.: the Secretly Canadian label -- http://www.secretlycanadian.com/home.php -- has recently reissued the first two LPs by the brilliant Swell Maps. If you dig Stereolab, check 'em out.

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Donald Byrd – Royal Flush Its about time. IMO, Byrd's finest recording as a leader.

Not sure why, but I waffled on plunking down the old hard-earned on this until Jim and I talked about it a couple of weeks ago. I guess maybe I was a little concerned about the importation of an youngish arranger. or unfamilair names in the band, or some other stupid excuse. Rest assured. I am. Arrangements largely by Johnson (didn't he arrange big chunks of Fathead's "comeback" dates on Muse, late 70s / early 80s?), and they are peaches. As Jim notes, the centerpiece here is "A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing". The way Newman plays here -- there's a tranquility, but also a feeling of unfolding. Its beautiful but it doesn't insist on being beautiful, if that makes any sense. Still, to me the most appealing aspect of this recording is that it finds Newman revisiting some interesting material by some of his old DFW cohorts (Claude Johnson and Roger Boykin), material first heard on one of his more or less so-so late 70's dates, FRONT MONEY. Admittedly, that's something of an "extra-musical" appeal. But the tunes themselves are strong and given very nice settings as well as solos, especially from Fathead, who seems to really be enjoying himself, not just picking his ways through the changes, but "telling stories". And I have to admit that I have not sat with a contemporary "jazz" record in a long while and felt the pleasure that comes from hearing a good story or two. Not that I always want that pleaure. I have to acknowledge though that sometimes its nice -- not to mention important -- to be reminded of what I've been missing. (And, yea, the version of "Goldfinger" that kicks off this record is pretty damn hip.)

Big fan here. Though the latest release (FAB FOUR SUTURE) isn't doing a whole lot for me just yet.

We're all Scientologists. Its just that some of us have already achieved clarity on this point, and some of us have not.

To complicate matters, East Coasters such as Max Roach and Sonny Clark both put in regular stints at the Laguna Lighthouse. And then there's Charles Mingus...

I dearly love Dorham's work, but, for whatever reason, he was struggling in the studio this day. At times, he sounds completely winded. On the plus side, there's some terrific early Grant Green to be heard here.

There's some brief performance and interview footage with Chance in the recent documentary PUNK: ATTITUDE. You get to se him do / talk about his James Brown routine. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0446765/ http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:325664 I would be most interested to know what Chance / James White is up to these days.

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This is an odd, at times "popp-y" but still intriguing LP. In fact, I still love "The Old Laughing Lady" and "Here We Are In The Years", which is as beautiful a thing as Neil's put on record (IMHO).

I can't imagine that I could call mine a "record collection" anymore if it were missing copies of BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD AGAIN, EVERYBODY KNOWS THIS IS NOWHERE, AFTER THE GOLD RUSH (especially), and TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT.

This session was reissued domestically, with alternates, as part of the short-lived Blue Note 10-inch 2fer series. It is coupled with a Frank Foster Quintet session (Benny Powell, Gildo Mahones, Percy Heath, Klook). Wallington led several quintet sesions for Prestige. The bands included players like Donald Byrd, Jackie McLean, Phil Woods, Paul Chambers, Teddy Kotick, Art Taylor and Nick Stabulas. I believe this session was originally issued on the Progressive label, but was eventually picked up by prestige and reissued as a OJC "limited edition". Good stuff, if a little raw in places.

A 2fer of Duke Pearson's 1959 trio sides (PROFILE & TENDER FEELINGS) would be nice.

"Trane Whistle" is pretty smoking. I prefer this version to the (slightly ater) big band treatment, in fact.

The discs with Albert Mangelsdorff and pianist Eric watson are quite special, IMHO. RESURRECTION OF A DORMANT SOUL, which adds Ed Thigpen to the mix, is especially fine. Also, don't neglect GIVE AND TAKE, a fabulous (earlier) trio disc with George Lewis and Barry Altschul. That said, some of my favorite Lindberg recitals are on other labels...

I'm rather fond of this recording, readily available on the Evidence label... As a bonus, I think these are among drummer Al Harewood's final (?) recordings.

Full disclosure: I always thought Timothy Dalton gave the most "realistic" Bond portrayal. A bit too tortured and ambivalent at times, but Fleming's hero, as written, was anything but a comic strip character.

The following is not meant to dispute any claims about Trane picking up a lot of knowledge from JOS... but I seem to recall an interview / anecdote in which Trane claims that he used to awake in the middle of the night and hear "those organ chords screaming at me" -- or words to that effect. This ring any bells with anyone else?

Jerry Haynes = Mr. Peppermint, beloved Dallas area TV kiddie show host Gibby Haynes = Jerry's son, and lead singer / chief agent provocateur of Austin punknoise merchants The Butthole Surfers Neither one a tenor player, AFAIK. Side note for those posters with DFW ties... for some reason my family has not yet been able to determine, by all appearances, Mr. Peppermint attended my father's funeral in October of 2004. No one actually *saw* him in attendance, but the signature "Jerry Haynes" showed up in the guest register. No "Muffin", alas.

Yes, but I doubt you could find this: in stock here:

Here's hoping Water or Mighty Quinn gets to this date...

John Hardee. Frank Haynes was also a Texan, IIRC.

I have the previous issue and can vouch for this one. Its real (i.e., JSngry real).