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  1. Peter Brötzmann Corner

    in Artists

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    He's a big Hawk fan, indeed. I would say Song X and Live in Japan are much more melodically easy to get into than much of Brotzmann's work. The quartet with McPhee, Kessler, and Zerang might be a good place for you to start - dip into Tales out of Time on Hat Hut, for example, which is a favorite of mine.

    Yeah, I was trying to think of recommendations too (great rec Clifford!). The Chicago Tentet material may also serve as a good starting point too. I found Stone/Water and Images, both on Okka Disk, to be fairly assessable as well. Give him another try, there's a lot of great music to be discovered here!

  2. Peter Brötzmann Corner

    in Artists

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    70th Birthdat tribute @ Vision Fest in early June

    On Wednesday, June 8th, we celebrate a lifetime of achievement by the great saxophone and clarinet player, Peter Brötzmann. First European musician to be honored at the Vision Festival, Peter Brötzmann has been a leading voice in the Creative Jazz field for more than forty years. We are delighted to present his duo with drummer Hamid Drake, his quintet with Ken Vandermark, Mars Williams, Kent Kessler and Hamid Drake and his quartet with Joe McPhee, Eric Revis and Nasheet Waits.

    Nice! That gives me enough time to plan to attend :tup

  4. What vinyl are you spinning right now??

    in The Vinyl Frontier

    Posted

    Never seen this one before. Has this ever been reissued on cd ?

    Not sure of that, but it's a great album!

    The Brubeck list gave me this overview of Brubeck CBS albums that has not been released on CD(some has been released in Europe):

    1. At Storyville (has been re-issued by Fresh Sound Records)

    2. Blues Roots with Gerry Mulligan

    3. In Amsterdam

    4. Jackpot

    5. Jazz Impressions Of The U.S.A. (has been re-issued by Gambit Records)

    6. Last Time We Saw Paris

    7. The Riddle (has been re-issued by Solar Records combined with Southern Scene)

    8. Tonight Only! with Carmen McRae (has been re-issued by 101 Distribution)

    9. Compadres with Gerry Mulligan

    Thanks for the overview, I really appreciate it!

  6. Andrew Hill

    in Miscellaneous Music

    Posted

    I sorta worked backwards in this order to Black Fire out of those flurry of incredible dates that started his BN career:

    Judgment!

    Point of Departure

    Smoke Stack

    then finally Black Fire.

    I still like Judgment! best out of this batch, but Black Fire is still a great date. On the other hand when it comes to his entire BN output, I reach for other Hill dates more often than BF, like Compulsion!!!, Dance with Death, Andrew!!! or Passing Ships. Oh screw it, I love them all!

  8. What live music are you going to see tonight?

    in Live Shows & Festivals

    Posted · Edited by Holy Ghost

    Another Organissimo member was there??? Aw man, wish I knew :) I was in row G seats 103, 104, left flank. We stayed after they finished the set, despite people racing for the door and glad we did; those people missed another 15 mins of music.

    I agree with your synopsis above, great show. I liked how Roy recovered in the first 10 mins of the show, when his trumpet malfunctioned by grabbing his flugelhorn to finish the piece. What was really impressive though was his pocket trumpet playing with the many sounds he was able to get out of it with his mute and hand. Chad Taylor was a surprise too (did you see where he dismantled his high-hat and used it as another cymbal, to add extra sounds to the mix?) What a really versatile percussionist. Grimes and Ribot were spot on through the entire set and besides a single cd "Don't Blame Me" this is my first real exposure to Ribot's playing, which reminded me of Derek Bailey in parts where he would adjust his amp and make it sound like it wasn't even plugged in. Grimes nailed it, like you said, with his arco and pizzicato playing and he can swing! It was great just watching him play.

    How did you get to meet Henry Grimes? We stuck around for about 15 mins after the show hoping to see him or the band milling about, but to no avail. Really glad to have seen this band. Maybe this will serve as an incentive for other advant garde acts to come to Cleveland.

    Edit to add a photo I snapped of Henry Grimes' bass after the show:

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  16. Great Finds

    in The Vinyl Frontier

    Posted

    Its hit or miss. They price a West 50th Street Prestige in reasonable condition for $3.98 and a Prestige OJC for a $100 (this actually happened. I looked at the LP and told them it was an OJC and they knocked $90 off LOL!). Whatever. Their inexperience with jazz lps at the location near me has paid off tremendously.

  18. LF Sun Ra Disco 3000, 2CD version

    in Offering and Looking For...

    Posted

    I have this but it's not for sale - picked it up on eBay a few months ago for $9.99 - lucky I know. However I have been searching for its companion volume Media Dreams for ages without success.

    Jim

    I just ordered one via Amazon UK - landed it here in Australia for approx 17 Aussie dollars

    Amazon UK has an offer on free shipping to Aust/NZ till May if you order £25 or more

    Also the actual listed price (£12.99) is reduced (by approx 16%) as VAT is removed - I've been buying lots of material this way since this shipping deal was instituted

    Also a good way to get the Stan Getz quintet box (comes down to £27 with free shipping) - OOS at present though

    LOL I just received a parcel from Amazon UK (Jef Lee Johnson's "Zimmerman Shadow" + Paul Motian Trio 2000 + 2 Live At The Village Vanguard Vol.3) - never thought to look for Media Dreams. They seem to have Disco 3000 as well (2009) but with a different (white) cover to the 2007 which is red - does anybody know if the 2009 version is identical just repackaged?

    The 2009 release of Disco 3000 is the single CD version, the one this thread is about and whose cover is posted above is a 2CD-set, as you can see in the thread title.

    Wow, anyone know why Artyard re-released this set the following year with 8 fewer tracks?

  19. Great Finds

    in The Vinyl Frontier

    Posted · Edited by Holy Ghost

    A routine stop at Half Price tonight yielded some astonshing finds:

    Charles Mingus-Jazz Portraits-United Artists. Strong seams and tight corners with no ring wear. Vinyl is VG+ with a lots of shine. Has the original inner sleeve and even has a "Jazz Newsletter" included...for $5.98!!!

    Modern Jazz Quartet/Milt Jackson Quintet-Prestige 7059. Nice heavy laminated cardboard sleeve with no seam splits, tight corners bright colors and very little ring wear. Vinyl is acceptable but when I looked closer at the labels, I couldn't believe my eyes when it had the West 50th street address, a deep groove and RVG in the dead wax! Vinyl is real heavy too and the back of the jacket has the West 50th street address as well. The only real blemish is that someone wrote "MJQ" with a magic marker on the back corner of the jacket but at least they wrote it neatly. The real shocker is that they priced this one at $3.98!!!!!!!!!!!! With my discount, I walked out the door with both records for under $10!

  24. What music did you buy today?

    in Miscellaneous Music

    Posted

    I recently bought all of Steve Lacy's RCA-Novus records, along with Sortie/Disposability and NY Capers & Quirks. Looking forward to dipping into these.

    Also won the Port of Harlem Jazzmen and Ammons/Lewis Mosaics on ebay, plus some Marilyn Crispell and Richard Grossman trios and Braxton's Six Compositions Quartet w/ Ed Blackwell on Antilles.

    NY Capers and Quirks is a personal favorite. Hope you enjoy it!

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