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From DMG newsletter: ...David S. Ware Quartet will have a triple live CD out on Thirsty be the end of the year with three different drummers - Susie Ibarra, Guillermo Brown and Hamid Drake.

Ooooh, this amazon.de is an evil place - anybody can recommend this one?: Paul Desmond "Pure Desmond" (CTI) I like the other Desmond CTI Skylark quite a bit.

Now on Symphony No. 3 (same performers). I like this one even more!

€8 at amazon.de! - no brainer... How about this one?: Satch Plays Fats

Played by? Orchestre National de France, Mstlislav Rostropovich conducting.

Listening to Prokofiev's Symphony No. 2 form the monster 24-CD Prokofiev Fiftieth Anniversary Edition - what a powerful stuff! Also received today the freshly-pressed Sergey Kuryokhin's "Some Comination of Fingers and Passion" from Leo records - will listen over the weekend.

So what's the problem with Avant?

Exactly my feeling regarding Hooker. I have several Hooker CDs, and while they cover a really wide ground and have some interesitng moments, none of them really grabbed me, and some of them were downright annoying. Also his drumming itself is not exactly spectacular - good, but nothing outstanding or particularly original IMO. ----------------------- Tony, I will order this Kowald Rastascan CD. Kowald is THE MAN (even when he sings), and I liked most of the Masaoka works I've heard (particulalry the fantastic Fly Fly Fly on Intakt with Larry Ochs and Joan Jeanrenaud. ----------------------- Tony, if you want to hear somewhat harsh koto, here is a disc for you: http://www.leorecords.com/?m=select&id=LeoLab_055 ... although I probably would advice against.

The trip was good. It was nice to be in States again, even if I didn't get a chance to get to NYC. Left Russian CDs in Moscow, of course, so ubu will have to wait till Christmas to get his copy. Bought Pharoah Sanders "Live at the East" in London for insane £18. -------------------------------- As for Bobby Few, don't you find that he overplays a bit on this solo disc?

Friends, I just returned back home from a 5-week trip. To my indiscribable delight, in addition to discovering that my trees are not dead, I also found some mysterious funny and ratty looking packages from usual suspects. Thanks a lot Tony, John B and Flurin! As soon as I recover a bit, I will listen to all the 74 CDs you sent me (should take a couple of days at least), and will report here. ------------------------------------ As for the Other Dimensions band, I have a CD of a cousin band called Fractured Dimensions (recent FMP release) - it's Parker, Carter, Campbell and Alan Silva. Despite my displike for William Parker, and indifference towards Campbell, I liked this disc quite a bit due to nice playing by Daniel Carter (who is a brilliant, if a bit unfocused musician, IMO), and even more so, insane synth playing by Alan Silva that really elevates the record beyond the typical post-free American blow-out.

An mp3 from the SKETCH records website: http://www.sketch-studio.com/sketch-jazz/sons/20vestiges.mp3 Nice! Compositionally reminded me of Andrew Hill a bit.

Curious about FMR label ( http://www.fmr-records.com ) - any recommendations? Also, anybody ever tried buying directly from them?

New Zappa release Joe's Corsage can be heard complete in RA here: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/umrk/

Full mp3 files on Ned Rothenberg's homepage: http://www.nedrothenberg.com/sounds.html Good stuff.

Looks good!

To my shame, I never heard anything by Willem Breuker. Probably subconsciously I was afraid that I would like it, and then I get another enourmous discography to explore (check the BVHAAST catalog out). So what label is In Holland on ?

The alto player looks like Sony Simmons to me.

Very true. You absolutely need Lowe-Ali "Duo Exchange". I got my copy from themusicresource.com for quite cheap. And I also think that Black Beings, while good, is not as strong as other early Lowe - The Flam and Fresh (on Black Lion).

Oh yes. The main connection with Funny Rat thread is that it is unpredictable and it is GOOD!!!

I like Matt Wilson's playing a lot (I have a couple of albums with him as a sideman, nothing as a leader), and I was very curious about this album, given the personnel - it's a shame it sounds like an unrealized opportunity. Dewey Redman seems to be in consistently uninspired mood over the last years, unfortunately (judging from ubu's and mine seeing him live), and from what I remember, Matt Wilson (he is Dewey's band) was even worse during the concert I saw. The CD to hear both Redman and Wilson in good form is Redman's Live in London (Palmetto), lalthugh I would have probably preferred if it were slightly funnyrattier.

It's Lowe.

Oh yes: http://cdbaby.com/cd/kjjfaf

These two are excellent. Of the other ones you listed, I have only Percolator, but don't remember it too well.

New Black Saint / Soul Note / DDQ website: http://www.blacksaint.com/ Nice to see that the label is still alive.

Thanks couw!