Brandon Burke

Stan Getz with Cal Tjader

to each their own, I heard this for the first time yesterday, and barely made it all the way through. I can say that it's my least favorite AMM session without question. Very very ordinary and dull, you wouldn't know it was AMM if it didn't say so on the front cover (it barely is, it's the Gare/Prevost duo version, during the period when Rowe and Cardew had left the band). either way, hardly representative of AMM, for better or for worse. if you're looking for a different sounding free jazz/improv reissue from the early seventies, I enjoyed this one that came out last week for the first time much, much more than the Anomalous AMM (available through Forced Exposure): VA Title: Inspiration & Power 14 Free Jazz Festival 1 Label: ART UNION (JAPAN) Format: 2CD Catalog #: MTCJ 5501/2 New reissue of this classic free jazz/underground compilation, from the early 70s. Often cited as a big influence on Otomo Yoshihide, etc. 24-bit remaster, mini-LP gatefold packaging. CD 1: Toshiyuki Miyama & his New Herd Orchestra, Motoharu Yoshizawa, Itaru Oki Quintet, Now Music Ensemble. CD 2: Masahiko Togashi & Masahiko Satoh duo, New Direction for The Arts, Masahiko Satoh's Gorandoh, Yohsuke Yamashita Trio. Recorded at Shinjuku Art Theater, Tokyo, June30-July 12, 1973. Fair enough. I think I like Keith Rowe more in theory than in practice and rather like the fact that the ICES recording doesn't sound like typical AMM. I get a more open and organic feel from this recording whereas some of the better known AMM stuff seems awfuly *weighed down* to me. As though they're saying "Look everybody! We're making art over here." The ICES recording sounds more like two men/minds in conversation, simply making music.

75 years. Wow..... Reminds me, I was on tour in 1997 playing East Coast shows. My first time in NYC. I'm from Kansas City (originally). We never had the chance to see dudes like this back home. Anyways, I checked the Voice to see if anything was going on and was lucky enough to catch Cecil at the Vanguard. One hour. One song. And it was bananas from the word "go". I had never spent that much on a show before but it was worth every penny. A great experience.

So I'm finally getting around to reading Notes and Tones by Art Taylor. His interview with Philly Joe includes some specific details about the BYG festival. I was surprised to hear Philly Joe say that "There were some groups that were really good. In fact, the group that went on before we did left the bandstand kinda warm, and Archie Shepp knew it was left warm......" The reason why I find this interesting is because--assuming the performance schedule was as indicated on the flier--Philly Joe was likely refering to Kenneth Terroade. Not someone I would assume Joe might dig. But that's precisely why this is such a good read.

Yes and no. I see your point--seriously I do--but a dope rhyme over a weak beat, at the end of the day, is still weak. On the other hand, I can think of several releases that are considered underground classics regardless of the fact that the MCs are lame simply because the beats are so dope: Group Home, INI, All City, Groove B Chill, etc. I would almost put the latter Gang Starr in this category as well. Everybody's sick of Guru's shit by this point but heads still buy those records based on Primo alone. Then again, I'm coming at this from a different angle. I'll buy absolutely anything produced by Pete Rock. Especially 12"es. That way, I've got the instrumental too. Same deal with Timbaland.

The Brown Album is very good. I believe they have clips of it that you can listen to on HipHopSite.com but you'll have to hunt them down yourself because they don't adjust the URL when you go to different pages within their site. So I couldn't copy you a direct link. As for my "veteran groover" status..... Yeah, I'm a *boom-boom-bap* kind of guy. Erick Sermon, Pete Rock, Large Professor, Primo, etc. And in my world there's nothing better than a jam about why you're the baddest motherf*cker ever to hold a mic. I still say Rakim was the best of all time. Unstopable. I did like the first Blueprint and the Unplugged records by Jigga, though. He's definately a gifted lyricist and has an amazingly nonchalant flow; as if to say "alright, I guess I'll make some shit up for you." And that kind of confident swagger works if the lyrics are good. Bottom line: Jigga not only has good lyrics but knowns when to use certain vowel and consonant sounds. The overall effect is very percussive. Others I can think of who do (or in some cases did) this well are Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, Nas, Inspectah Deck, Redman, E-Double, Q-Tip, Grand Puba, Chuck D, Kool G Rap, Edo. G and.....well......Rakim. I can't help it, man. I bought my first rap cassette in 1983. It was Whodini Escape. I was raised with a different idea of what rap music is "supposed to be".

Granted, DJ Dangermouse--who the hell is DJ Dangermouse, by the way?!--added a new twist to the remix-the-whole-damned-record craze. All said, though, I'm sick and tired of it. There's something like seven or eight well-distributed remix records of this latest Jay-Z release: the Green Album, the Blue Album, the Brown Album, etc. It all started with a kid named 9th Wonder who remixed Nas' God's Son in full a couple of years ago. It was called God's Stepson and recieved a lot of press within hip hop circles. It was a very bold move, one that was going to either propell him to stardom of get his ass kicked. As it happens, it was pretty good so he got some production gigs out of the deal. In fact, I believe he produced one of the tracks on (the legitimate version of) the Jay-Z Black Album. He was supposed to anyway. The legitimate Black Album stinks, by the way. I sold it immediately. Can't believe he turned down beats from Dr. Dre and DJ Premier for the crap he ended up rhyming over. Not a particularly good way to bow out of the game in my opinion. What began as a ?uestlove co-production ended up not as the 'back to roots' hip hop record it was supposed to be. Rather, it's just another rap CD appropriate for dancefloors in exclusive nightclubs. Whatever man.....

I bought the Moncur set simply out of pronciple. It's the only one I have. I already had all of those sessions either on CD or LP but rather liked the idea of supporting anyone willing to reissue his material. As far as the 'real' Mosaics go, I can't justify spending that much money on CDs. When I have money available to spend on music I prefer to get soul 45s or free jazz LPs (ESP, BYG, America, etc).

You can get them at the post office.

"It Ain't Neccessarily So" Especially the versions I have by by Mary Lou Williams, Sun Ra and Freddie Roach.

What he said.

I like Hudsucker Proxy. I also like Barton Fink. (Quite a bit, actually.) Funny story about Barton Fink: The first three times I saw it I had to split after it ended. These were all video rental experences, by the way. Either I got called into work or had to be in class...whatever. Something. Regardless, I liked the minimalism and apprciated the William Faulkner reference but never understood why it was such a big deal. Finally, I saw the ending one night and I was like "oooooookaaaaaaayyyy....." All of this is to say that the climax makes it. That's a great film.

You should really read the book, dude.

Toast 6 is brand brand new so that's why I asked. Also, you have Jam which I do not have because it has yet to come in. We ordered it last week. (So I can't answer anything regarding Jam yet.) As far as I can tell, Toast will only accept audio files in AIFF format. At least that is what I noticed while working on a Mac. You will need to "bounce" your audio files "to disk" (this is actually expressed as "bounce to disk" which you may do under the [File] pull-down menu). You will need to do this before you can throw them into Toast for burning. Bouncing to disk is a real-time process so if you've got a number of files it may take a while. Are you doing this already? Secondly, I suggest coughing up for the Visual Quickstart Guide to Pro Tools. It's very good and very easy to read. All Visual Quickstart Guides are in my opinon. I have one for every software program that I run at work and at home (Pro Tools 6, Photoshop 7, Dreamweaver MX, etc). It might also be who of you to buy a guide to digital audio. The Pohlmann book (link below) is something of a standard among engineers. Often, these kinds of books are exhaustingly long but you can simply use them as reference texts and look up things as you need them. Don't be scared of the Visual Quickstart series, however. They're really well put together and allow you to start from scratch. In fact, they write them so that they're just as helpful regardless of whether you're just beginning or a seasoned pro simply looking up how to something that you've forgotten. Recommended if not essential. Visual Quickstart Guide to Pro Tools 6 Principles of Digital Audio TIP: It is never a good idea to burn more than about an hour's worth of material on a CD-R. Your signal will decrease in quality with anything more, regardless of the capabilities of the CD-R (74 min, 80 min, etc). This is a quirk exclusive to CD-R burning that does not manifest itself on consumer grade (i.e. previously recorded) CDs because they are manufactured by an entirely different process.

Marcus, what shop do you represent? Do you have an online catalog that I can browse?

What are you wanting to know and which version do you have?

The only reason I've heard he at all was because I noticed ?uestlove on the drums in the video. Is he on the record? Does he play on the whole thing? Produce? The presence of that guy on any session means instant soul credibility in my opinion.

The GZA (from the Wu-Tang Clan) is on the far right. He once refered to his particular manner of rhyming as "Operation: Project English". Word indeed.

One of the famous covers by Dutch artist Marte Roling! Some of her covers were discussed in this thread http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=6378 Yeah, I like those. Especially the Marion Brown.

It's good. They have the Marva Whitney/JBs thing down pretty well. So if you like Marva then you can be assured that......."It's Your Thing".

Eric. Check your PMs.

I was going to mention the Brazilian thing earlier but something came up. Personal faves of mine are: Jorge Ben - Samba Esquema Novo (1969) Jorge ben - A Tábua de Esmeralda (1974) Milton Nascimento - Clube da Esquina (1972) Various Artists - Tropicalia: Ou Panis Et Circenses Gilberto Gil - Gilberto Gil (1968) I'm not pretending that any of these are 'lesser-known' or anything. They're are all no-brainers.

Depends. I make espresso at home and usually take it straight. If I decide to cut with water I usually add half-and-half (and definately add it if I'm out somewhere else). I can't understand using anything less than half-and-half in coffee--unless, of course, you simply don't like the taste. That I understand. But from a calorie/fat counting standpoint.....sure, it's fattening but it's not like you're drinking a damned glass of it. Butter's the same way. If you're using margarine or I Can't Believe it's Not Butter then you're bummin', my friend. (Especially if you're putting it in your coffee.) All said: My rule is.....cut out the sweets, eat a healthy breakfast and pack your own light lunch. That way you can appreciate the better foods and drinks in life the right way.

Those are easily among the best Shepp dates on BYG but I'd start with Blase. "My Angel", the first track, is an all time fave. A brilliant (and totally natural) hybrid of late-60's freedom and soulful female vocals.

BTW, Eric. I'm going to the KU/UT game tonight. Rock chalk!