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Chico Freeman was established before the Young Lion movement, with several albums on India Navigation and other labels. Whether he still qualifies as a Young Lion, I have no opinion. As for his album with Wynton Marsalis--as a student journalist (using that term very loosely) I had an opportunity to interview Wynton Marsalis in the spring of 1982. He told me that he did not enjoy recording that album because "Chico Freeman did not know the changes to his own tunes! He did not know the changes to his own tunes!" Wynton was quite emotional about it. I'd rather listen to Chico Freeman than Wynton. I saw Mr. Freeman perform live a couple of years ago, in a group with Geri Allen, Richard Davis and Andrew Cyrille--that was assuredly better than anything I've ever heard from Wynton Marsalis.

The LP Basic Miles was the second or third jazz recordings I purchased.

I ordered Blows Against the Empire from Yourmusic.com. So I'm wondering, what did I do to deserve to receive instead a copy of the "Best" of Humble Pie? Some wanton act of cruelty? Please make it stop. I ask forgiveness.

Gil Evans--The British Orchestra (Mole)

I have this one, & it doesn't have Chapin on it. It does have Sonny Sharrock & John Stubblefield, though, & is well worth a listen. Oops. You are right. All the others do have Chapin (I promise)!

Another interesting sideman appearance: John McCracken--Blood from a Tone.

An excellent pre-trio recording by Thomas Chapin as a leader is Radius (Mu). Here are some recordings with Thomas Chapin as sideman worth looking for: Misako Kano--Breakthrew and Watch Out Peggy Stern--The Fuschia Ned Rothenberg Double Band--Overlays, Parting, and Real and Imagined Time Pheeroan Aklaff--Sonogram Robert Musso--Active Resonance

Sir Roland Hanna--A Gift from the Magi (West 54)

By the way, the three out-of-print Blue Notes are available on CDBaby as a box set.

That's the best Phil Woods record I've ever heard.

Magic Sam--West Side Soul--Delmark Junior Mance Trio--Live at the Village Vanguard--Jazzland LP (original I think--kind of noisy surface but otherwise nice sound).

I've been required to use Dell laptops at my job the last eight years. I would never spend any money on one of their products.

Screw Dell and their crappy PCs.

The Fez is closed. The Mingus Big Band plays at the Iridium on Tuesday nights now.

I really like this one also.

I'm not a copyright lawyer, but I thought the Supreme Court resolved this issue already in the Sony Betamax case, concluding that it is not infringement to make a tape copy of a public broadcast for your private use. So that the even more favorable facts of copying a CD one has paid for should not be a real issue. The industry is stupid, greedy, and has a death wish, it appears.

Najee is on a Charles Earland recording, and it's a good record.

Johnny Hammond Smith--Here It 'Tis--Prestige (with Houston Person)

Brother Jack McDuff--I Got a Woman--Prestige LP, with Red Holloway, Pat Martino and George Benson (one side each).

Are these legitimate Horo CD issues from the master tapes, or bootleg LP transfers?

Here's one of them for sale. http://cgi.ebay.com/Sun-Ra-Other-voices-ot...1QQcmdZViewItem

The Horos are long out of print, hard to find, are on LP only, and sell on ebay very expensive (I haven't done a survey, but it seems like they usually go for over $100). I don't have any of the Horo Sun Ra's, but sure wish I did. Dou you know anywhere those are available? I haven't really seen them around! p.s. Michael Ray - nice player I think that ebay is your best bet for the Horo albums. The Horo quartet albums are great, and the Horo big band album contains some of Sun Ra's best swing-style recordings, on Fletcher Henderson songs. I have not been able to find the Horos anywhere except after long waits on ebay, putting them on my watch list there. Thanks - I'll take a look. No luck at DMG.

Seven or eight is a small group to me. I do like some of his orchestral music also, at least as long as he is playing guitar with the orchestra.

I like Rypdal alot, especially in a small group context. I'm definitely getting this one.

Dewey Redman Ornette Coleman (part-time Texas tenor) Billy Harper?