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"The principal purpose for the buyout is to ensure the reissuance of Freddie McCoy's Prestige recordings." It should be so anyway. The bit I thought was interesting was: The acquisition is being made on behalf of funds managed by Wood Creek and an individual investors group that includes members of Concord's senior management and music industry veterans Steve Smith, a principal in Bicycle Music, and Scott Pascucci, a former head of Rhino Entertainment. So this is, in part, a management buyout, plus a couple of old heavies, one of whom was in the reissue business, plus the usual suits. Well, we'll see. MG

Monday night, looking forward to Pilc, Moutin, Hoenig. Wednesday night, Gilad Hakelsman with Mark Turner (also on Thursday), followed by David Bryant with Mark Shim (Wednesday only).

Cannonball Adderley, Cannonball's Bossa Nova (Riverside, blue label, mono)

Prior thread on George Barrow.

I saw him live with Paul Motian at the Village Vanguard; it was very peculiar, he was growling like he was a dog. Looking around me, even more oddly, the audience was reacting like this was normal; are they gaslighting me? I couldn't take it and had to leave after one set. Have you guys heard Masabumi Kikuchi? I am thinking particularly of Paul Motian on Broadway Vol. 4. Great piano player but his vocalizations sound like Peter Lorre being strangled.

My favorite recording by Mark Whitfield currently is Trio Paradise. It's a straight ahead recording of his trio. It's a Japanese release, though copies are available (expensive though) on amazon.com.

I recently came across an LP called One Night Stand with Raymond Scott 1940. It's a radio broadcast, released on the Joyce Music Corp. label. Performed by a thirteen piece band, and they play a number of songs recorded by the small group (like Powerhouse and the Toy Trumpet). It's a pretty fun record.

He recently (within the last few weeks) played at Smalls as a leader; the live broadcast was rather good; you might see if the sets have made it to their online archive yet.

I've seen Mark Shim live a couple of times in the last few years. He's very good. He was with Onaje Alan Gumbs and the other time with Carlo DeRosa.

I caught most of the second set by the Ari Hoenig group. Very enjoyable. With Tivon Pennicott on tenor sax, Gilad Hekselman on guitar, and Johannes Weidenmuller on bass. On Wednesday, I hope to hear the Noah Preminger Quartet, and on Friday-Saturday, the Ralph Peterson Fo'Tet.

Shirley Scott, Volume 5 (Prestige Moodsville)

The Evan Weiss / Davy Mooney group was rather good, it turns out, even though Scat Jazz is a poor venue. I could hardly hear the band during the first set, the crowd was so loud. Many of the noisy people left after the first set, so I was able to move closer to hear better; the band seemed to gell during the second set. This fellow Evan Weiss seems to be a pretty strong composer. At any rate, there are more dates in the next few days in the area for this temporary assemblage. Tonight (Sunday), at 7 at Sweetwater in Denton. Monday, at 10 at Amsterdam Bar in Dallas. Tuesday, at 8 at Dan's Silverleaf in Denton.

Last night, Evan Weiss/Davy Mooney Quintet at Scat Jazz on Fort Worth.

Albert Ayler, Love Cry (Impulse, red and black) Archie Shepp, On This Night (Impulse, red and black)

April 3 at Scat Jazz, Fort Worth: Elis Marsalis. April 4 at Live Oak Music Hall and Lounge, Fort Worth: Nick Moss April 12 at Kessler Theater: Rebirth Brass Band

Ralph Sutton, Back Room Piano (Down Home) Ben Webster and Sweets Edison (Columbia, two eyes mono)

Saturday, March 16: Evan Weiss Quartet with Davy Mooney, Scat Jazz, Fort Worth. Trumpeter Evan Weiss has a nice debut recording out on Greg Osby's Inner Circle Records, Math or Magic. Currently listening to guitarist Davy Mooney from the Smalls archive.

I would like to attend the Friday concert, but don't know if I will be able to escape from work that day.

This excellent set sent me immediately to CDbaby to order Simona Premazzi's two CDs. I didn't catch the name of the soprano saxophonist who sat in for two pieces, but she played beautifully.

The Simona Premazzi Quartet with Melissa Aldana has just started the late night set.

Jack DeJohnette's Special Edition, Album Album (ECM): with Howard Johnson.

This morning, listening to a recent find of ten inch records in usually good condition. Duke Ellington, The Duke Plays Ellington (Capitol) Illinois Jacquet Collates (Clef) Red Norvo Trio (Fantasy red vinyl)

The Don Friedman Trio, being broadcast live.

Eric Dolphy at the Five Spot, Volume 1 (Prestige, purple label)

This evening, Jean Michel Pilc at the University of North Texas, Kenton Hall. That was a wonderful concert, with an incredibly attentive audience.