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For the Steve Lacy fans: Some of the finest latter-day Konitz out there, IMO. A fine date from the "Scottish Kenny Dorham"; all tracks now available via the Jasmine Tempo reissue series (OPUS DE FUNK, IIRC)

Glad I got to see him perform when I had the chance. Another light -- and a very bright one at that -- extinguished.

Odd indeed. But they are great arrangements. http://www.richieunterberger.com/botnick.html Another one: https://www.discogs.com/Jesse-Powell-Blow-Man-Blow/release/6275889

https://vsoprecords.bandcamp.com/album/v-s-o-p-127-cd-the-david-angel-big-band-camshafts-and-butterflies Nice Gil Evans-esque work from the man who handled the arrangements for Love's FOREVER CHANGES.

Also, at their best, Yes were one of the finest live acts of their era. Even in the 90s, when the whole reunion tour thing was already getting more than a bit wearying, they were capable of great shows. That's when I really learned to appreciate them; they dusted off "Awaken" from GOING FOR THE ONE in support of UNION... at the time, I was not at all familiar with that track, and recall being rather blown away by a rendition I witnessed at the Starplex outdoor amphitheater here in Dallas.

Yes remains pretty underrated as an actual "rock band," I think. Chris Squire for me is the key to the whole thing working. Such a huge, often rude -- dare I say punkish? -- bass sound, especially on those first three records. He and Bruford made a great rhythm team. Diminishing returns after CLOSE TO THE EGE, sure, but I would agree with the assessment that, of all the so-called prog rock groups, they were actually the least pretentious and most capable of spinning out memorable melodies.

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Thanks; I'd forgotten about this one!

You might get paywalled, but a nice profile nonetheless. Focus is more on Barker the historian more than the musician. http://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/danny-barker-giving-a-great-jazz-storyteller-his-due

Great news!

Thanks for sharing this!

Vittorio De Sica Vittorio Gassman Speedy Alka-Seltzer

Whatever must Phil Ochs be thinking right now (whatever Bardo he's in / on)? Oh, and raise your hand if you've read TARANTULA.

For added context: https://www.amazon.com/Jazz-City-Impact-Cities-Development/dp/0135093724

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Always good to learn more about Tommy T. Thanks!

There's more than a little Threadgill in track 9... but it can't be Threadgill. Could track 8 possibly be from this recording?

Chris Speed, but only occasionally. Though, when he does pick up the instrument, he's very, very good on it. http://chrisspeed.com/the-clarinets-1/

Promo film from 1975 [?]. Audio and video are out of sync, alas, but still some nice sights and sounds from a bygone erahere.

If all of these recordings are of the quality of the Hawkins "Body and Soul"shared via that NYT piece, maybe we really are looking at something like a Holy Grail here... even its its made of bits and not aluminum, vinyl, etc. Though I would expect that, should these digital releases perform well enough, you can expect some Record Store Day iterations of this material.

Sad news. Don Buchla, RIP. I'll miss his mad genius for sure, but it is very heartening to see so many contemporary musicians (and synth makers, like Make Noise) following Don's idiosyncratic circuits. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/18/arts/music/don-buchla-dead.html

Did Sam and Makanda Ken McIntyre ever record together? My memory says "no." But given their shared Boston roots and respective trajectories as composers and improvisors, I'm kind of wondering, "How in the world didn't they?"

Herb Lovelle was, like, Pretty Purdie before there was Pretty Purdie.