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John Handy's works ESP catalog

The box is OOP and is becoming a bit difficult to find.

he-he ubu, have you heard "Little Birds..."?

Nice post, Gary! A lot has been said about these CDs already, but I would just like to add that for me it is Kondo's unique playing that makes Die Like A Dog so fascinating. "Die Like a Dog" typifies creative "jazz" interaction at its very best for me, and I rank it up there with KOB and Mingus' "Antibes"... -------------------------------------- And btw, if you enjoyed Evan Parker and Anthony Braxton CDs, I am pretty confident that this one will make you extatic:

Hans, what's your feeling on Vintage Duets vs. Back Together...? As you might have noticed, I feel that while Back Together... is SINOW, Vintage Duets is far superior...

Glad you enjoyed it, Gary. I am not sure whether this trio is still together, but they recorded quite a few CDs (3 at least). I am about to receive this one (it's on Slask records): I don't know how different it is from "Nefertiti" though, since it is recorded on the day after it I'll report.

I am also intrigued... can't really imagine these two together.

Friends, I just recieved The Cosmosamatics - "Live at Banlieues Bleues" (Bleu Regard, 2003). I am just on a 2nd track, but it is already evident - this is powerful stuff. Cosmosamatics here are: Sonny Simmons on alto, Michael Marcus on baritone and (insane) saxello, Tarus Mateen on bass guitar (!) Andrew Cyrille Great, great stuff (persuasive enough, no?). Sonny Simmons seems to be getting better and better these days.

I assume everybody here is aware that there is a Cecil Taylor / Mat Maneri duo CD coming out soon (on Bridge records)? http://www.bridgerecords.com/9146.htm

I am not sure about essential, but I like Braxton in small setings (solo, duo, trio) and as much improvised as possible (since I don't think his compositns are always that interesting) HO!!!

A GREAT record! Can't say enough good things about that one! Everybody's at the top of their game. And dig "Struttin' With Some Barbecue" - that version still could teach Wynton some lessons! ubu And I remember the liner notes saying they recorded more stuff during this session (including Hancock's "Maiden Voyage")...

Absolutely.

Oh yes. Soviet Avantgarde Piano (both volumes) is a must. It is not particularly Avantgarde though. Fritz Hauser's Solodrumming is nice, although slightly maddening (it's mtronome sort of drumming). I remember there is also another excelent disc for percussion enemble. Then there is some pretty James Tenney stuff (I think for violin and piano). I'll go through my hat(now)ARTs and will recommend more...

It is the variety and structure. It reminded me of solo Cecil a bit, actually.

I hadn't realized he was in Steamboat. Unfortunately, he is badly under-miked here, so it is difficult to hear what he is doing. What do you mean, you can't hear him?!?! I thought drums dominate this record totally...

The main destination is Redmond, WA., actually, and I will need to spend 3-4 days there. I will most likely fly via San Francisco, so I should have several hours in town. And if I have a couple of free days, I'll fly to NYC to catch up with friends...

I'll be passing through San Francisco later this summer (if I persuade American consulate that I am a true Amercian patriot and they give me a visa - I am being "screened" for two weeks already), and I will check Amoeba out. I assme NYC's Downtown Music Gallery should be not bad also... And there should be somethign good here in Europe... Amsterdam probably...

WHat a master! My favorite Byard is his solo To Them - To Us in Black Saint / Soul Note.

I wonder how they are doing financially... The best CD store I saw was Tower Records in lower Manhattan (I became an anapologetic American patriot after having seen this store) and another one - Tower Records in Bellevue, WA (with a lot of Leo and Boxholder CDs... Spalsc(H) CDs had a special advertizing stand with something really catchy written on it, like "Those wonderful Italians"... in Bellevue, WA!!!!!), although the clerk told me they were about to downsize the jazz section...

Nothung is SINOW, but Wertmueller is amazing. You do know Wertmueller, btw - he is a Steamboat Switzerland drummer...

Tony, don't forget CD2.

Thanks Gokhan. I'll explore more Mengelberg. And yes, him and Douglas played in duo. ---------------- Funny enough, "Last Date" is probably the only "official" Dolpy I don't have... should check it out. Got Vintage Dolphy on GM Records recently. Good stuff... will write more later.

Well, which is the most favorite one then? I have Root of the Problem and it is also only partially successful, I would say (there are some excellent duos with saxophonist Steve Potts, but the rest I was not too impressed with...). But what Mengelberg-Douglas played on a recent concert here was stunningly beautiful.

He-he, at the beginning I thought this referred to Golden Years of New Jazz series on Leo. Was about to send you some spare Bananarama CDs I have... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Isn't it wonderful that Cecil is still in the mood to grimace to cameras at the age of 74? Talking about Clark Terry, hope everybody here heard his unbelievable (albeit short) playing on Ed Thigpen's "Out in (of?) the Storm" (Verve)?

I have a bit of a problem with this one - but I listened to it only once so far. Vandermark sounded bland, and some other pieces (with Ab Baars, I think) seemed dry and boring. I'll listen to it again. Anybody else cares to share his (or her, he-he) thoughts (I think we all got it at the dawn of the glorious Funny Rat days, when it was annonced OOP, didn't we?)?