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Yep! My favorite description of EC... "Not that Elvis; more like Buddy Holly after downing a can of STP."

Zappa also advised us to kill ugly radio. Prescient, but not in the way he probably intended.

https://www.google.com/books/edition/Collected_Poems/6WwUT7oudRkC?hl=en&gbpv=0

Learned yesterday that this 1977 publication was recently reprinted by Blank Forms. Learn more here: https://blankforms.org/publications/ and here: https://www.musicandliterature.org/reviews/2020/2/2/joseph-jarmans-black-case-volume-1-amp-ii-return-from-exhile. Just ordered my copy and will report back once I have it in hand.

Say more about that, please! His work with Cannonball, right?

Well, I don't intend t throw shade. I'm merely observing that, if "the Sidewinder" is the template for many (if not all) subsequent BN boogaloo tracks, then Billy's approach to the beat is — springy, but still shuffling — is an essential part of what makes it a template at all.

Surely we've discussed this before, but, revisiting Billy Higgins' BN discography, it seems more apparent to me than ever before that there would be no BN boogaloo sound without him.

Well, there's also that first EASTERN REBELLION album, the Steeplechase live dates with Bob Berg, and that Delos record with the largish horn section...

On the subject of Wayne... late in the BN game but, IMO, one of his best "solos" (I mean, the entire performance is pretty much a Wayne solo).

Hip joy.

Jenkins' best playing on record, IMO.

Thanks! Not much officially documented Konitz from this period, which makes me wonder why this one remains so obscure (the rarity question aside).

While we're doing detective work... WTF is this? Originally slated for release on Impulse? https://www.discogs.com/G%C3%A9rald-Merceron-The-Lee-Konitz-Quartet-Martial-SolalDaring-Jazz-Quartet-Modern-Jazz-Compositions-Fr/release/5159822

Thanks!

Not even on the Miles COMPLETE PRESTIGE box? Odd! Will have to look/listen for that. Nice alternate cover! Had not seen that one before.

Here's a session I often overlook. Not sure why I forget about it. Excellent stuff, and of historic significance, too.

Lee recorded a pretty astonishg number of fine sessions this century. SOUND OF SURPRISE, SOME NEW STUFF, KNOWING LEE, COSTUMES ARE MANDATORY. That said, some of my favorite later-period Lee can be found on L'AGE MUR (Philology) from 1997, a reunion with Enrico Rava. Incredibly supple support here by bassist Rosario Bonaccorso, and drummer Massimo Manzi. https://www.discogs.com/es/Konitz-Rava-Quartet-LAge-M%C3%BCr/release/2854381

An era is truly coming to an end. Indeed, we aren't likely to hear anyone quite like Lee again. But he left us so much great music.

Eberhard Weber kick. The YELLOW FIELDS band with Charlie Mariano, Rainer Brüninghaus, Jon Christensen. Found this footage on YouTube recently; shame the sound and picture are out of sync.