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In the commercial sense. I like HW but it's not my favorite by any means. I prefer Black Market and all the recordings that came before it to what came after. Everyone should check out Live In Tokyo IMHO.

I believe it was last Thursday (9/29)? I'm sure they will run it again. You can check your local listings here.

That's pretty effin' cool! Congratulations! Could you possibly describe the work a bit? Just curious.

Good questions, interesting responses. Glad you got what you wanted. What would make you feel comfortable in an instrumental classroom setting? This question seems unclear, however. There are too many ways to interpret it. What exactly are you asking?

Berlin is *the shit*!! Great stuff for sure.

If not Galper, then I'd guess Melillo is probably who you're thinking of.

Agreed. I think RK and Monk would have been interesting. RK and Ornette? RK and Jackie McLean? RK and Sonny Rollins(probably 60s Sonny)? RK and Herbie Nichols? RK and Andrew Hill? So many possibilities. So besides this one, there were appearances with Mingus, Quincy Jones, Jaki Byard, Jack McDuff and a one-off with Eddie Baccus. Are there some other sideman appearances beyond those? Edited for spelling clams

That's OK, your crack* Organissimo news team is on the case. Looks like the end of October for the CD release. Hopefully. You and your local CD guy should hang out here. It's like CNN for jazz. *interpret the use of this word however you like

Very, VERY well put. You said it MUCH better than I did. Thanks! And beyond my praise for Roy Haynes, don't let me understate how much I love Kirk on this side. He's the main reason I chose this one, it's just that after revisiting this recording I realized how great Haynes played. Great music. Timeless.

ROY!............................HAYNES! I felt we needed to feature some Roland Kirk, and after some contemplation I chose this one, recorded in May of 1962. Some great Kirk to be sure, but the star is definitely Roy Haynes. The rhythm section (w/Tommy Flanagan and Henry Grimes) swings way hard, and Haynes' solos and breaks are perfection. From the opening of Moon Ray (where the piano and bass hint at Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade) to the beautiful ballad Some Other Spring (which was a unique and great way to end the side) where Kirk sounds very Trane-ish there is not a dull moment on this recording. Great arrangements, great playing by all. Haynes contributes three originals, the up-tempo Raoul, the medium tempo Snap Crackle (which he sets up with eight perfect bars of time after the declamatory introduction) and the burner Long Wharf. Kirk definitely gets to do his thing on tenor, manzello, stritch and various flutes. Flanagan is tasty in both comping and soloing, and Grimes and Haynes hook up well. And it's beautifully recorded. If you haven't heard this one, I can recommend it without reservation. At 37 or so minutes there's a LOT of music here.

Great review! Four stars! Way to go guys! :rsmile:

I remember hearing this one frequently when I was a kid- my dad liked it a lot. I haven't heard it in years- is there much blowing in general, specifically by Frank?

H a P p Y B i R t H d A y R o S t A s I ! ! !

These motherf*ckers need to go away. Forever.

Then I guess we go acoustic.

If I'm on a desert island it will make no difference which one I have since all I'll be doing with it is using the shiny side to signal for help.

When they stop leaving those little turds everywhere I'll think about it.

No cats here. We're dog people. Just tryin' ta help.

You could call him/her Kitty G.

Ah yes. The Fried Piper of Ramblin'.

"We'll see how you do UP there WITHOUT all the assistance!" -Buddy line that was used on a Seinfeld episode

I would have agreed a while ago, but the discovery of the Bird/Diz and Monk/Trane concerts has me believing that there very likely is much out there that hasn't yet been discovered. I hope I'm right.