Joe

And thanks to you for that info re: Consuela Lee. Also glad to know that my recollections of Lee's role on CHANGE OF PACE (one of my favorite Griffin sessions, BTW) were more accurate than the AMG account. Which tunes on that date are credited to Lee?

No Bill Lee composer credits on Griffin's CHANGE OF PACE (which I find somewhat surprising), but "Connie's Bounce" is credited to Consuela Lee... wife? Sister?

Surely he doesn't mean this Kurt Vile (though he could)... http://kurtvile.com/

A bit hard to track down, but all his collaborations with Lee Konitz are worth hearing, especially this one.

Thanks much.

IS there any way to offer a straight-up donation? (I'd prefer no premium.) Thanks.

The Blue Potato on Milestone, late 60s, never on CD as far as I know. All solo, 12 or so tracks, short, sharp, to the point and wonderful. Does anyone else know this one? No.. have long wanted to hear it, though. His ESP date from the mid-60s has apparently been "suppressed," i.e., it too has not been reissued (and this despite the number of times the ESP catalog has been reissued), for whatever reason. To all the recommendations above, I;ll also add plugs for RAPPORT (Novus, late 70's... hunt the vinyl bins; duets with Ricky Ford, Braxton and Chris Connor, among others), his duets his Jaki Byard (IMPROVISATIONS; SOul Note), the 2 volumes of PAINTED RHYTHMS, and UNMARKED VAN (a Sarah Vaughn songbook sessions with assistance from the fine Italian drummer Tiziana Tononi).

Ah, I seem to recall much the same now that you mention it. A swerve into pure mathematics... fascinating! Thanks for that info. Some interesting ensembles there.

Is this the only documentation of Ameen's playing outside of his work with Cecil Taylor? If so (and probably still so even if not), a major contribution to the discography.

Last I heard (several years now), Charles was still living in Los Angeles, but had stopped playing. He and Billy Higgins were apparently very close, and had continued to play together (privately only?) over the years, but Billy's passing was rather devastating to him. Seems like some or all of this was summarized in a SIGNAL TO NOISE article some years back focusing on Dennis Gonzalez's attempts to reconnect with Brackeen. Don;t sleep on BANNAR or any of the Silkhearts, for that matter.

Sunny Murray: a true original; a master. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

BW is given producer credit. According to the (well-balanced, overall, IMO) ALLMUSIC review... "It includes frequently gorgeous charts from Wilson and just a little sweetening to the songs (musically with help from Wilson's regular band and arranger Paul Mertens, lyrically with help from Joe Thomas and Jim Peterik)"...

Listening to this now... "classic" in sound without being irrevocably nostalgic, IMO... and, while its not just a Brian Wilson solo album with different branding, it sure is something of a curiosity. Any other members here interested in this?

Limelight also gave us the Mecki Mark Men and this rather fine release... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Parker_10th_Memorial_Concert

The model here is Ruth Lion, correct?

I believe this was said of Chet Baker.

Jack & Ben Wright. Have Anthony and Tyondai Braxton ever recorded together?

IMO, Ehrlich's recordings are, without fail, always worth an audition. This one is especially strong.

Blues singer (though he could shout, too) Al Smith recorded 2 LPs for Prestige / Bluesville, one with backing from the Lockjaw / Shirley Scott group, but neither seems to have received much recognition. But there's much to like about both recordings. Perhaps because its never been all that easy to find, THE RETURN OF HOWARD MCGHEE (Bethlehem, 1955), strikes me as being a relatively overlooked date. In fact, just about all of McGhee's Bethlehem dates (DUSTY BLUE, LIFE IS A JUST A BOWL OF CHERRIES) are worth more attention. Finally, (acoustic) guitarist James Emery, a founding member of the String Trio of NY, but a fine composer and band-leader himself. Both of his late-90s Enja dates -- STANDING ON A WHALE FISHING FOR MINNOWS and SPECTRAL DOMAINS -- while rather different from one another, are superb.

http://namelesssound.org/