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Got this in an email.... here are 4 new sun ra releases - the transparency ones are available now - the artyard releases will be available from monday, may 26th. order now! SUN RA Volume Five The Lost Reel Collection :The Universe Sent Me. [£12] Transparency 0305 More completely unknown recordings from 1972 at the South Street Seaport Museum, NYC and 1973 in Paris. 73' 33". SUN RA ALL STARS Milan, Zurich, West Berlin, Paris: October 27, 1983-November 1, 1983 [£27.50 ] 5 x CD set, Transparency0311 Six hours of extremely high-quality recordings. In late 1983 Sun Ra made simultaneous European tours with both the Arkestra and this supergroup known as the Sun Ra All Stars:Sun Ra, Lester Bowie, Don Cherry, Marshall Allen, John Gilmore, Archie Shepp, Richard davis, Famoudou Don Moye and Philly Joe Jones. SUN RA Sleeping Beauty [£11] Originally released by Saturn in 1979, this is a studio recording by a large ensemble (including, unusually, electric guitar and bass). These are the first recordings of the titles included (though they were played live a few months earlier on German radio). Springtime Again is a floating, sonically open composition, with a distant sung ostinato, interestingly mixed. The door of the Cosmos, which features June Tyson, is a relaxed groove-driven piece in which electric piano, guitar and bass function as ground, over which events drift in and out, while Sleeping Beauty is a chaotic, swirly masterpiece with lots of effects added to the instruments, interestingly mixed. As an ex-LP, it’s LP length. SUN RA On Jupiter [£11] A big band studio recording made a month before Sleeping Beauty and released by Saturn in 1979 consisting of three quite different pieces: On Jupiter, which is a vocalised, relaxed, swing trance piece, UFO – Sun Ra’s unashamed approach to disco, layering big band events over a funky beat and chunky chants -, and Seductive Fantasy, which lurches along in classic Ra fashion, very easygoing and with a good high-definition recording quality. It’s nice to hear the oboe and bassoon, often lost in live recordings, so prominent, Again, the mixing is unusually sophisticated. As an ex-LP, it’s LP length SPECIAL OFFER: On Jupiter and Sleeping Beauty BOTH CD’s for £16. ReR Megacorp 79 Beulah Rd. Thornton Heath Surrey CR7 8JG UK 44 (0) 208 771 1063 www.rermegacorp.com

Happy 60th Birthday Brian!!

Gavin Bryars A Man In A Room Gambling May 14 + 15, 2008 @ 8:00pm German Society of Pennsylvania [map] Barthelmes Auditorium 611 Spring Garden Street Philadelphia, PA 19123 May 15 @ 8:00pm Join us for an intimate evening of aural and visual sleight-of-hand in the 19th-century atmosphere of the historic German Society of Pennsylvania. Gavin Bryars’ 1992 ten part series for string quartet and spoken word, A Man In A Room Gambling, are beautiful feats of sonic subterfuge. Bryars created this cycle with the late sculptor Juan Muñoz, who included texts describing card tricks adapted from the legendary master S.W. Erdnase. Famous for his landmark 1902 handbook on close magic, originally titled The Magician at the Card Table, Erdnase was in life as he was on the stage: mysterious and elusive. Erdnase is an assumed name, and his true identity remains unknown to this day. Bryars’ music weaves seductively in and out of the intricate descriptions such that it is easy to loose the thread of both music and text. Originally written as ten short pieces for the BBC Radio, A Man In A Room Gambling will be performed by renowned violinist and multi-stylist Todd Reynolds and the Todd Reynolds Situation, with a special guest appearance by Gavin Bryars on contrabass. For select vignettes, visual projections and design will be created by Bill Morrison and Laurie Olinder with direction by Bob McGrath. Some pieces will be performed with the original recordings of Juan Muñoz speaking his adaptations of S.W. Erdnase’s descriptions of expert card sharping. Bryars and Muñoz created A Man In A Room Gambling on commission from London-based Artangel. Bryars has long envisioned creating a larger work for the theater based on Erdnase’s life and legacy, making A Man In A Room Gambling both a completed set of compositions unto themselves and studies for a larger work. These performances are presented as preview sketches for the full music-theater piece Who Was Erdnase?, which has been commissioned by Peregrine Arts to open in 2010. Music by Gavin Bryars Text (after S.W. Erdnase) by Juan Muñoz Film by Bill Morrison Visual Design by Laurie Olinder Directed by Bob McGrath Performed by the Todd Reynolds Situation with Gavin Bryars Music Direction by Todd Reynolds

George Lewis - Shadowgraph (Black Saint) George Lewis - Homage to Charlie Parker (Black Saint)

In case you're wondering he missed both attempts.

If this happened to me I would consider the whole incident as one of 'life's lessons' and vow to be more careful in the future. Be grateful this lesson only cost you $18

Leroy Jenkins - Solo Concert (India Navigation) Leroy Jenkins - The Legend of Ai Glatson (Black Saint)

Well I don't know if I'll get to Chicago but if you're ever in Philly I'll definitely treat you to a cheesesteak.

The one time I saw Archie Shepp live he was backed up by David Murray(and John Hicks, Fred Hopkins, and Andrew Cyrille!). It was about 15 years ago and Shepp was very drunk and could barely play. I mean embarrassingly drunk. Murray and rest of the fellows more than made up for him though. Agree w/ the comments by Chris, Allen, and Marcello. That said, I never miss a chance to see Murray live because he always seems to surround himself with great musicians.

Does anyone know where I can find or have a complete discography for these labels?? There used to be one for each at the bottom of this page. The links are no longer working. Alas.

Since we don't have an "Allen Lowe Corner" I thought I'd post this here. While perusing the online archives of the Philadelphia Inquirer I found this little tidbit... Philadelphia Inquirer, The (PA)-April 26, 1991 Author: Jack Lloyd, Inquirer Staff Writer ACCORDION JAZZ? When was the last time you heard an accordion as part of a serious jazz group? The squeeze box, after all, is not generally considered compatible with the standard instruments of jazz. Well, tenor saxophonist Allen Lowe is a serious jazz musician/composer. In his developmental stages he was touched by the greats of avant-garde and by bop approaches. And on his excellent, recently released CD, The Moment of Impact, accordion music is quite evident on two tango jazz pieces. The results are delightful, and that point can be made for most of the music on this release. So when the Allen Lowe Quartet performs tomorrow night at the Painted Bride Art Center, there's no telling what to expect. Whatever, it's bound to be interesting. Appearing with Lowe will be noted trombonist Jimmy Knepper, who had been a close associate of the late Charles Mingus. The group will be rounded out by Jeff Fuller on bass and Ray Kaczynski on drums. The Allen Lowe Quartet at the Painted Bride Art Center, 230 Vine St., tomorrow at 8 and 10 p.m. Tickets are $12. Phone: 925-9914.

Hey my son and Terry Riley share the same birthday!! Albeit, 69 years apart

Next up ... Arthur Blythe - The Grip - (India Navigation)

Anthony Braxton - Four Compositions(Quartet)1984 (Black Saint)

Well I like The Fall and my wife just called me a fool last night so it would appear I'm damned if I do, damned if I don't.

Von Freeman - Doin' It Right Now (Atlantic) This really is a fabulous album. Too bad the piano sounds a little thin this because the rest of the recording is well balanced. John Young is playing his tail off. Sorry to be just discovering him after he passed.

So sorry for you loss Jim. He sounds like he was a really good father and that you two shared a deep bond that won't be broken by his passing.

WHOA!!!! http://cgi.ebay.com/SUN-RA-SUPER-SONIC-JAZ...1QQcmdZViewItem

This usually goes for $125-150 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...W:IT&ih=018

Pullen/Freeman/Hopkins/Battle - Warriors (Black Saint)

Last night at the Marshall Allen birthday gig they announced the following shows Sunny Murray, Pharoah Sanders, and three nights w/ Anthony Braxton*. Info on dates/venues forthcoming. Edit: and a few others I can't remember

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/05/06/disappe...s.ap/index.html More commercial bee colonies lost * Story Highlights * Survey: 36.1 percent of nation's commercially managed hives lost since last year * New diseases, pesticide drift, old enemies like parasitic mite blamed * Survey included 327 operators -- 19 percent of U.S. commercial beehives * About 29 percent of deaths due to collapse disorder, in which bees abandon hives SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) -- A survey of bee health released Tuesday revealed a grim picture, with 36.1 percent of the nation's commercially managed hives lost since last year. Last year's survey commissioned by the Apiary Inspectors of America found losses of about 32 percent. As beekeepers travel with their hives this spring to pollinate crops around the country, it's clear the insects are buckling under the weight of new diseases, pesticide drift and old enemies like the parasitic varroa mite, said Dennis vanEngelsdorp, president of the group. This is the second year the association has measured colony deaths across the country. This means there aren't enough numbers to show a trend, but clearly bees are dying at unsustainable levels and the situation is not improving, said vanEngelsdorp, also a bee expert with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. "For two years in a row, we've sustained a substantial loss," he said. "That's an astonishing number. Imagine if one out of every three cows, or one out of every three chickens, were dying. That would raise a lot of alarm." The survey included 327 operators who account for 19 percent of the country's approximately 2.44 million commercially managed beehives. The data is being prepared for submission to a journal. About 29 percent of the deaths were due to colony collapse disorder, a mysterious disease that causes adult bees to abandon their hives. Beekeepers who saw CCD in their hives were much more likely to have major losses than those who didn't. "What's frightening about CCD is that it's not predictable or understood," vanEngelsdorp said. On Tuesday, Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff announced that the state would pour an additional $20,400 into research at Pennsylvania State University looking for the causes of CCD. This raises emergency funds dedicated to investigating the disease to $86,000. The issue also has attracted federal grants and funding from companies that depend on honeybees, including ice-cream maker Haagen-Dazs. Because the berries, fruits and nuts that give about 28 of Haagen-Dazs' varieties flavor depend on honeybees for pollination, the company is donating up to $250,000 to CCD and sustainable pollination research at Penn State and the University of California, Davis.

Jim, did I see your name on Jay Hoggard"s - "Solo Vibraphone" album??

Jay Hoggard - Solo Vibraphone (India Navigation)