Д.Д.

I joined on November 29, 2003 with the main interest of exploring and discussing contemporary free jazz / free improvisation in what would become an infamous Funny Rat thread. Before that, I was at BNBB which I joined in 2001 (?) as a complete jazz newbie. I was just starting to post fairly actively there when it folded! I learned a lot about jazz from (very patient) people who posted at BNBB and still post here - to whom I am very grateful (seriously). I then joined the AAJ board where I was pretty active, but Chaney, king ubu and J.A.W. dragged me over here. These were the people I wanted to discuss the music with and they were here and not at AAJ - so I followed them. This was exhilarating. My (and other posters') relative ignorance multiplied by insatiable appetite for adventurous, hitherto unheard music resulted on exuberant - and often extremely funny - rapid-fire exchange. Then it wound down. Chaney, JohnB and LeMo (and Gary, I guess) left the board for good. I lost interest in jazz and listened to classical music exclusively (well, somehow Stan Getz would keep creeping in) for a year or two. Right now I am as excited about new jazz / improv music as ever (and there is A LOT of excellent new music created nowadays), but I am just not that interested in discussing it an online forum any longer - hence my puny 2.5 posts per month. And anyway, just as 23 years ago, there is very little interest in such music here anyway. I still check Organissimo every day, but it's probably nothing more than a habit at this stage.

Thanks guys. I have a couple more useless lists on Discogs

How dare you, Sir?!!! Yes, it's me.

Some ignoramus created a laughable list at Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/lists/The-best-jazz-of-the-90s/1406212

And reissued on CD ( for the first time?) recently: https://www.discogs.com/release/35411020-Attila-Zoller-Masahiko-Sato-A-Path-Through-Haze

Selling a 10-CD box of live 1990 recordings of Cecil Taylor's Feel Trio (Cecil, Tony Oxley and William Parker) 2Ts for a Lovely T : https://www.discogs.com/release/983489-Cecil-Taylor-Feel-Trio-2-Ts-For-A-Lovely-T . This is a limited edition of 1000. I bought it new in 2002 from Mole Jazz in the UK. The CDs are in excellent condition (some, I have to admit, were never played) - with an exception of Disc One that has a few nasty scratches that result in a two-second drop-out in the middle of track one. Given the relentlessness of the music, some might consider the enforced respite an attractive feature. The booklet is in OK condition, shows some signs of wear. So does the box. A couple of the double jewel cases have cracks but hold together well. I can have them replaced. The cheapest set currently on offer at Discogs is €215 ($250). I would offer mine for €170 ($200) plus tracked shipping - €20 to Europe (yes, UK included) and €30 ($35) elsewhere. I shipped some CDs to the US recently, and it seems to work OK, no tariff fun. Preferred way to receive money is direct bank transfer. US residents can pay by an ACH transfer in $, which is a simple and free way to transfer money, although nobody in the US seems to know about this. Not preferred - but grudgingly accepted - way to receive the money is rip-off antiquated PayPal, but then you cover all the bullshit transfer and exchange rate fees. Drop me an email to djmdavid at yahoo dot com and I will indulge you with exciting photos and second-by-second reviews of the music.

I think the labels are consistently outstanding. I particularly like these Black Sains: Marcello Melis - The New Village On The Left... (I first heard about this album with Roswell Rudd, Enrico Rava and Don Moye - as well as Sardinian singers! - way back when in the Funny Rat thread as a recommendation from late brownie) Frank Lowe - The Flam Don Cherry, Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden, Ed Blackwell - Old and New Dream Charles Bobo Shaw Human Arts Ensemble - Junk Trap The John Carter Quintet - Night Fire Muhal Richard Abrams - Blues Forever Wayne Horvitz; Lawrence D. "Butch" Morris; William Parker - Some Order, Long Understood Jimmy Lyons Quintet - Give It Up Glenn Spearman Double Trio - Smokehouse What We Live (Lisle Ellis; Larry Ochs; Donald Robinson) - Fo(u)r and these Soul Notes Bill Dixon - In Italy, both volumes Jaki Byard - To Them - To Us (my favorite Byard album) Andrew Cyrille - The Navigator Kenny Clarke; Andrew Cyrille; Milford Graves; Don Moye - Pieces of Time Max Roach Quartet - Scott Free Enrico Rava Quintet - Secrets BassDrumBone (Mark Helias; Gerry Hemingway; Ray Anderson) - Wooferlo Paul Nash - The Soul Of Grace The Michael Marcus 3 - Live in N.Y. The Fringe (George Garzone; John Lockwood; Bob Gullotti) - Live In Israel

Thanks for this, bought my digital copy immediately.

Very sad to hear this. I had a very enjoyable dinner with Guy in Paris some 20 years ago and he was a truly gracious man.

I assume the remaining stock will just end up with some Spanish CD sellers, such as this one: https://www.discogs.com/seller/zappamacias/profile?q=emanem . EMANEM was a fantastic label. I was just relistening to some Kent Carter EMANEM CDs the other day, great stuff.

There was also a first batch of MPS/Solid reissues in July: https://www.discogs.com/label/4255262-凄!!JAZZ-MPS . Some interesting titles here, several on CD for the first time (Gordon Beck, Mel Lewis, Solal, etc.).

Just released: live in Fukui, Japan 1987, two volumes. It's from the same tour as on "Live in Tokyo", recorded a week prior. The setlist overlaps with Tokyo somewhat, but not entirely. Good sound quality. https://www.discogs.com/release/34996640-Chet-Baker-Live-In-Japan-1987-Fukui-Vol-1- https://www.discogs.com/release/34996697-Chet-Baker-Live-In-Japan-1987-Fukui-Vol-2 Judging by how fast the Sendai 1986 releases disappeared (OOP in a year), this one (two) will probably be gone soon.

"Morning Joy" is not a "larger group", it's his quartet with Potts. Good stuff. I don't listen to Lacy much any more, but I do tend to return to these ones: https://www.discogs.com/release/6420962-Masahiko-Togashi-Steve-Lacy-Twilight https://www.discogs.com/release/26812064-Masahiko-Togashi-Spiritual-Moments https://www.discogs.com/release/2447887-Steve-Lacy-Daniel-Humair-Anthony-Cox-Work

Everybody's favorite drummer Peeter Uuskyla is offering his full digital discography (60 titles!) for merely €61 (plus bullshit taxes for EU residents) this week only on bandcamp. A lot of really good stuff there, including many duo and trio albums with one Peter Brötzmann: https://peeteruuskyla.bandcamp.com/

There were a few Clean Feed recommendations threads before, here is one of them: Of recent discoveries, I like this live set a lot: LIVE IN EUROPE (3CD SET) – Clean Feed Records https://www.discogs.com/release/11195262-Gard-Nilssens-Acoustic-Unity-Live-In-Europe

Bought it on bandcamp and listened today. Excellent music, really well recorded. Thank you! The artwork reminded me of Sven Gundlach's cover art for a Russian band Vezhlivy Otkaz: https://www.discogs.com/master/322383-Вежливый-Отказ-Вежливый-Отказ/image/SW1hZ2U6NDkyMzA2OA==

Miles consistently praised George Coleman, long after his involvement with Miles was over. I remember reading some Coleman interview where he said that the "younger guys" in the band - not Miles - kept giving him a cold shoulder. Please note that Miles (tipped off by Coltrane, IIRC) made Shorter an offer to join the band back in 1961 - before Coleman was invited. So probably Coleman (as well as Stitt, Mobley and Rivers) was considered a (very) temporary placeholders until Shorter would eventually become available.

It's nearly a totally different band with decidedly different approach to improvisation. I like it (although I tend to dislike Masteloto's plodding drumming), but prefer the first band still.

I think the Sanders Mosaic will be their best seller of the recent times. It will probably sell out before the Henderson set does.

You can view sales history at Discogs: Sales History — Clifford Jordan - The Complete Clifford Jordan Strata-East Sessions (Mosaic Records (2)) Box, Comp, Ltd, Num, 5,0 + CD, Album, RE + CD, Alb . And yes, that $125 Clifford Jordan set was partial (CDs only). In general, with a few notable exceptions (e.g. Threadgill), the prices for Mosaic CD sets have collapsed (don't follow the LP market, might be a different story there). Last year I picked up (the great) Clayton set in pristine condition for less than €10 / CD shipped at Discogs (after a bit of negotiation) - and I see there are even better offers now: https://www.discogs.com/release/7114702-Buck-Clayton-The-Complete-CBS-Buck-Clayton-Jam-Sessions . I somehow sold a few of my neglected Mosaics (Woody Shaw Columbia, Armstrong live) at Discogs at OK (not exorbitant) prices a few years back - I see they sell quite a bit lower now.

You keep bringing up the apparent "disdain" (and "a lot" of it, no less) much more often than said "disdain" has been expressed by anybody here. Regarding Miles '55 sound quality, I listened to the two available tracks on Apple Music, and the sound is terrific.

I would agree, except that I find Cross's playing quite uninteresting (with a few notable exceptions) and sort of unnecessary. After Cross left (or was probably voted out by Bruford and Wetton, I don't remember now), there was a discussion of Fripp - Wetton - McDonald - Bruford quartet doing a short European tour at the end of 1974 (now that would have been a band!), but Fripp eventually decided that he did not want to tour anymore and dissolved the band in September 1974 (I think he again flouted an idea of a Frippless King Crimson, but this did not get traction). Grateful Dead I don't get at all, so can't relate to this reference, sorry.

In his copious notes, Fripp would often mention that the first King Crimson was for him the golden standard for live performance and only some of the subsequent groups would occasionally reach that level. I tend to agree, that was a truly majestic band, and the main force behind it was, IMO, Michael Giles.

I ordered from them a couple of times, never had any issues. They do send a shipping confirmation. The last time I ordered from them was in 2020, though.

A great original. I love his playing. Among many excellent records he is a part of, I really like duo with Roger Smith on EMANEM and trio with Irene Schweizer and Rüdiger Carl on FMP.