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I have realistinc expectations to begin with, so I am not too upset about the avialbility and delivery time. There is still some stuff at themusicresource that I couldn't have gotten elsewhere at such a price (or at any price). And keep in mind, that each of our unsecussful orders makes their database more accurate

It seems to be available at http://www.themusicresource.com Well, it's not.

Clean Feed, could you post information on how to order from you directly and what the prices are? Thanks.

Hey, and I see that Don Cherry's "Brown Rice" is available for €7: http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000...5460409-9124811 A great work.

Well, I can't find anything good in this country! So I guess I'll have to go to France or US (even including the ticket, it might be cheaper than buying here!) to look for a good HiFi. However, the main point on my agenda now is to get a proper storage for my CDs - and I can't find anything appropriate in Switzerland - so I have to order CD racks with menuisier! Insane. Currently I have a ... hmm... "compromise" HiFi variant - Denon CD player and amplifier and Sony speakers. CDs sounds better than original music, he-he. P.L.M., I remember you talking about Hans Koch elsewhere - care to share your thoughts? Isn't the man the the dashittiest bass clarinet player today? And I am sure you have a lot of Barry Guy - so don't be shy, give us some recommendations.

Some of recent MPS reissues are available for under €7 at amazon.de: http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/search-ha...5460409-9124811 I can't comment on most of them, but Zoller-Koller-Solal is very nice.

He-he, Pilgrimage is not particularly good. It sucks, to use the language of our generation. The one to get is Great Wall (also with Jon Jang). It is cool, as we young people say.

Tony, could you send $24 ?

Great news (if it is really relased)! I will send an e-mail to Gebbia and see what the status of the CD is. If and when it is released, I hope it will end up at indiejazz website.

I saw them in concert about three weeks ago... and? ...and it was an excellent concert. Thanks for the review Alan! And post your sketch when it's ready.

Don't forget, Tony - Ned Rothenberg -"The Crux" (Leo).

I HAVE to get all this Koch stuff. ubu, keep me in mind next time you visit this store. ----------------------------------------------- Now, our friend ubu gently but firmly insisted that I listen to Lacy-Cox-Humair CD called Work (Sketch, 2002), and man, is this a great work. Warm, humorous and imaginative music. And what a sound -this might be one of the best-.sounding CDs I have. Get it, if you still for some reason don't have it (indiejazz has it for $12: http://www.indiejazz.com/ProductDetailsVie...x?ProductID=91)

I saw them in concert about three weeks ago... and?

I checked Intakt website and well, Inscape-Tableaux has the same band, but with Marylic Crispell instead of Fernandez (anf thinking baout it now, they are pretty close in style, aren't they?): http://www.intaktrec.ch/guyneworchestra.htm Next purchase is a no-brainer, he-he.

It was muscular, but not overly so. There was some intricate and varied writing, incluing solos (I assume solos were 80% scripted). I don't have any of the other Barry Guy large band projects (neither do I have anything by London Composers Orchestra, which was (is?) directed by Guy). But I know that soon I will have A LOT of Guy's CDs...

And yeah, for the annals of the Funny Rat: historical meeting of king ubu and Д.Д. (Д.Д. on the right, ubu even more on the right).

Gratkowski was a slight disappointment, particularly against the backdrop of his excellent releases on Leo (Spectral Reflections and Facio). There was quite a lot of blowing (as opposed to compositions which Frank is so good at) - with Gratkowski playing very effective alto (with rather harsh sound, reminicent of Keshavan Maslak) - virtuosic, but not too original. Wierbos, who is an excellent trombonist, did not have enough space to stretch, Hemingway's playing was hit-and-miss (an annoyingly boring solo somewhere in the middle - some brilliant playing five minutes later), bassist was good but not particularly memorable. There was some interesting playing in the middle on what ubu and I decided was a contrabass clarinet (some ugly stuff.. and ugly sounds). I think that Gratkowski is most strong in composition - and he played one of his good compositions (#3 from Spectral reflections, with this (loud and short) note-silence-note-silence-note-silence pattern... sounded powerful live). Overall, it was still not bad - andI am looking forward to hearing more of Gratkowski's work. ubu, did he play any bass clarinet, btw? - I remember he played it (well) a bit during the soundcheck, but I am not sure about the concert...

Oh yes, we did. Believe it or not, but it was also the best concert I've ever attended. Barry Guy band's performance started with some incredible bass clarinet playing by Hans Koch. I mean, first it started with his heavy breathing through the instrument, and I thought - "o-ho, some more minimalist type of sound creation", and prepared to look intellectual, and then the man started blowing... no, he started BLOWING!!!! So I couldn't look intellectual anymore - I was grinning like a mildly dangerous maniac for the rest of the solo...and for the rest of the concert - because what followed (often at the same time) was pretty unbelievable - some very impressive writing with excellent tension-relief patterns; elephant mating calls by Bauer (simple but very optimistic); lyrical tenor solo by Parker (with beautiful accompaniment fom Fernandez and Guy); mindblowing baritone wailing by Gustaffson; Ferdandez out-Ceciling Cecil (Fernandez was a revelation for me - Cecil's school but mpore lyrical and supportive of other players; speed and clarity of his playing were simply unbelievable); Gustaffson on flutaphone - well, this has to be heard (and seen, as Gustaffson is very animated when he plays) - this is so fast and so clear (an so strong - surprisingly powerful sound!), it seems absolutely beyond human physical capacity (well, and Gustaffson looked like he was about to have a heart attack); and the most terrific drummer tandem I've heard - Lytton and Strid (latter one was particularly amazing, I would say) - fast, furious and very very clever - never in the way of other musicians, but pushig them to show their best. Musicians seemed very pleased with themselves after the concert, and that's a good sign (particulalrly for musicians of this caliber). When it was over, ubu and I, as two highly knowledgeable conosseurs of imporvised music, immidiately started analysing it: "Fuck!" said I, "Oh yeah!" said ubu. Hope this music gets released.

I think we should hook Mr. Purves up with Ms. Dunaway. Tony, you can manage them in the Western hemisphere, and ubu and I will take care of the Eastern one.

I am impressed by your proactive approach - I assume you bought yourself an alto balloon already?

Totally agree. Fred Hopkins is amazing on this record. And Brackeen has a truly unique voice.

Hopefully, these were just a couple of bad days. Braxton was in good spirit and fine condition about a month ago when I saw him in Geneva. Was telling me that he's got quite a few projects in the pipeline, including a DVD release.

Tony, since Berkshire shipping rates to Europe are outragious, I will have to load you a bit with American composers, if you don't mind. I have only one CRI release: a lady playing rubber baloons. Forgot her name. Not for fainthearted, but prety interesting, believe it or not. OK, I found it: Judy Dunaway "Balloon Music"

I think I will try some nperign CDs. The little Bhob Rainey that I've heard left very positive impression, but Greg Kelley I don't know (although I should have his Trumpet somehwere...unsealed).

Any recommendations for Twisted Village label releases, btw?