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Holy crap! I knew EC was old but not that old!

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4ejh2_ma...speech_politics

So where were you when you heard the horrible news?? I was only 4 at the time so I really don't remember it or the aftermath.

How about some audio samples?

FWIW... Michael has been selling items from his LP collection on Ebay for the past 3 or 4 months. I bought his copies of the Complete Braxton and the Montreux/Berlin Concerts.

A long awaited piece of news by many, I think. F That is awesome news. Thanks for sharing.

Hey Johnny - I walked by Tritone yesterday and they had not one but TWO color posters for your upcoming gig hanging up in the window. Oh and the posters say that you performing at 10pm. Hoping that's correct cause I think I'll just miss you guys if you hit it earlier.

Man, last night Feliz came up w/ the bases loaded and swung at the first pitch and popped up. Rally over. Phils lose 1-0. Mind you this was against the same pitcher who lost the game today by throwing 4 straight balls w/ the bases loaded.

Phillies avoid sweep on a bases loaded, 4 pitch walk in the bottom of the 10th!!

Saturday, May 3 | 7pm + 9pm William Parker's Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield with William Parker, bass Ursula Rucker, poetry Leena Conquest, voice Dave Burrell, piano Lewis Barnes, trumpet Darryl Foster, tenor saxophone Sabir Mateen, tenor saxophone Hamid Drake, drums The Painted Bride 230 Vine Street $25 General Admission

I read that Wire article too and it reminded me that I really need to buy their albums. Love the first one. RIP, Klaus.

Thanks for posting the article. I was at that performance on Monday night. Before the concert Riley improvised on the piano for about 20 minutes and then did a quick (<5 minutes) encore. He is an amazing pianist. My favorite part of the new piece was the third movement. Hopefully there are plans to record it. There were two frustrating things about Monday's show though, both of which were beyond Riley's control. The show was sold out but I would say only about 65-70% of auditorium was filled. WTF? It's not like there was a huge snow storm. The other thing was that both of the guitars were amped but the volume on David Tanenbaum's amp was set too low. I could barely hear him. The pairing of the Ravel w/ Riley worked well. The conductor, who is Alexander Solzhenitsyn's son, is an amazing pianist.

Bad news for the Mets - Pedro out 4-6 weeks.

Jesus H. Christ! The Phillies lost 1-0 at home to the Nationals. Man, every freakin' year they dig themselves a hole at the beginning of the season - 2006 swept by the Cards. In 2007 it was the Braves. Now the Nats are threatening to do it again this year. WTF?

Drat.

It's been reissued on CD by Porter Records. A vinyl reissue is planned.

Chico Freeman - Kings of Mali (India Navigation) Bob Neloms - Pretty Music (IN)

Happy 50th D!!!! Still missing you.

Max Roach & Anthony Braxton - Birth and Rebirth (Black Saint) Joesph Jarman & Don Moye & Johnny Dyani - Black Paladins (BS) Chico Freeman - No Time Left (BS)

AL Red Sox Tigers Angels WC: Yanks NL: Braves Cubs Rockies WC: Mets Oh and Chase Utley (AKA best 2nd basemen in the world) will be the third Phil in a row to get the NL MVP!!

So is there any truth to the rumor that the ownership of the recordings reverted back to the performers w/ Bob Cummins' death?

Victor Conte to write tell all book http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?...e=ESPNHeadlines

I'll be at these two.... Saturday, May 3 | 7pm + 9pm William Parker's Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield with William Parker, bass Ursula Rucker, poetry Leena Conquest, voice Dave Burrell, piano Lewis Barnes, trumpet Darryl Foster, tenor saxophone Sabir Mateen, tenor saxophone Hamid Drake, drums The Painted Bride 230 Vine Street $25 General Admission Saturday, June 14 | 8pm Sonny Simmons + Bobby Few with Sonny Simmons, alto saxophone Bobby Few, piano Philadelphia Art Alliance 251 S. 18th Street $12 General Admission

Side B. Finally.

Crimped from the AAJ thread posted by Marcello(thanks for this!!) The Last Post Bob Cummins Record producer and label owner Born: 1932 Died: August 17, 2000 in New York City, New York Valuable Documenter of the Loft Jazz Scene Copyright © 2000 The Scotsman, 2000 Bob Cummins earned the gratitude of anyone who followed the New York-based free jazz scene, particularly if they did so from afar. Cummins, a corporate lawyer by profession, launched and ran the small but influential record label India Navigation, which played a crucial role in helping document and preserve the music emerging from the radical loft-jazz scene in Manhattan in the 1970s and 1980s. That scene focused on the downtown district, where musicians often took over unused buildings or obscure clubs as venues for their musical experiments. Cummins was a devoted follower of the scene, and made his first recording in 1972, featuring the Revolutionary Ensemble, a trio of violinist Leroy Jenkins, bassist Sirone, and drummer (and pianist) Jerome Cooper. Although he often worked in the recording studio, Cummins liked to record the music in a live setting, valuing the immediacy and spontaneity of such on-the-wing creation. Some of the label’s most celebrated recordings were made in this way, including saxophonist David Murray’s seminal Flowers For Albert, recorded at the Ladies Fort in the East Village in 1976, and his subsequent Live at the Lower Manhattan Ocean Club in 1977, which also featured the late Lester Bowie on trumpet. India Navigation’s record sleeves were often illustrated with photographs taken by his daughter, Beth Cummins. He oversaw all of the label’s releases, which numbered around 70 at the time of his death, and in addition to Murray, featured musicians like saxophonists Hamiet Bluiett, Chico Freeman and Arthur Blythe, flautist James Newton, vibraphonist Jay Hoggard, pianists Muhal Richard Abrams and Kenny Barron, bassists Anthony Davis and Cecil McBee, and drummers Billy Hart and Jack De Johnette, as well as Bluiett’s Clarinet Summit group and an album matching Chico Freeman with his tenor-playing father, Von Freeman. Many of the label’s original vinyl releases were reissued on CD on the 1990s. Cummins continued to work as a lawyer throughout his career, and often acted for jazz musicians who were facing legal or contractual problems. He worked for Western Union, then formed his own corporate law firm. He set up his own studios in several locations over the years, one of which, in an ironic echo, was located in the former Western Union Building in TriBeCa. More recently, he built a studio in a disused water bottling factory in Grand View, New York, which also served as a family home for a time. Bob Cummins died of prostate cancer on 17 August, at the age of 68. He is survived by his wife, Nancy; his daughter, Beth; his son, Thomas; and a grand-daughter. and......... o INDIA NAVIGATION Bob Cummins was a lawyer who specialized in government contracts; but he had a passion for jazz. When he came to New York in 1968, he quickly got involved in what was called "the loft scene." Musicians played in loft spaces and audiences gathered to bear witness to vigorous, creative jazz. Cummins bought a Tandberg tape recorder to capture the sessions for those musicians who wanted a document. From this experience, India Navigation was born. A couple of these recordings, including a Chet Baker/Lee Konitz performance, actually ended up on the label. Much praise has gone to India Navigation's Clarinet Summit -- Live at the Public Theater. It captures an astonishing event that produced remarkable music. The rare concert featured a clarinet quartet that spans jazz history -- Alvin Baptiste of New Orleans, Ellington stalwart Jimmy Hamilton, and avant-gardists John Carter and David Murray. The label's support probably helped make the concert possible. The musicians prepared in India Navigation's office. "I heard them rehearse," recalls Cummins, "and I said God do you know how good this sounds?" TYPE: Jazz ARTISTS: Arthur Blythe; Anthony Davis; Chico Freeman; Jay Hoggard; Cecil McBee; David Murray; James Newton. CATALOG: Free FORMATS: CD, Vinyl ADDRESS: 177 Franklin St. New York NY 10013 PHONE: 212.219.3670 CONTACT: Bob Cummins