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Your Russian friend got a little ka-ka - it is the third time I am buying a hatOLOGY CD that I already have. This time it's Eskelin's "Kulak..". I somehow thought that it was "One Great Day" that I am looking for... So, if anybody's interested, I'll be happy to trade it (for "One Great Day", for example). As I mentioned before, I also have a spare copy of Bley's "Annette" and "Eleven Ghosts" by Bennink & Mylford. Geoff, all this "might" thing sounds not to persuasive to me either. Have a good shopping tomorrow, ho-ho. The stuff you bought today looks great - I don't think (although I am not sure) I have any of those. BTW, Geoff, if this store carries the following hatOLOGY items: Ellery Eskelin Trio "One Great Day" Clusone 3 "Rara Avis", could you please get them for me so that we could trade for something (I have a couple of rare Wynton Marsalis CDs for trade).

Another nice little Dutch label: X-OR

I don't have anything from Rhune Grammofone - I'll check it out. As for Cryptogramophone stuff, in addition to Dresser I quite liked Don Preston's Trio "Transformation" - clever, inventive and quite muscular (not new-agey) piano trio. Zappa's and Carla Bley's compositions (Don Preston worked with both - king ubu, that's Preston's piano solo in the middle of "Little House I Used to Live In" from "Burnt Weeny Sandwich" and a monster moog solo on "Waka/Jawaka"), among others. Strong bass and drums. Good stuff - not Earth-shattering, but good. Geoff, I also really like the Berman's performance of Cage piano pieces.

Geoff, Kenny Wheeler's Gnu High is outstanding. DeJohnette's drumming is fascinating, Keith Jarret is ver inventive and Dave Holland is Dave Holland. And one of the best Kenny Wheeler I've heard on record (and Wheeler is one of my favorite flügelhorn players) - melodic, lyrical, powerful - and his sound alone is mesmerizing. This is the CD I return to very often.

Thanks for the info on ECM, ubu. couw, great job. I like the one with three small images.

Tell me about it. Just today I received the news that the company has made mistake in the internal tax provision that is deducted from my salary (they were deducting way too little), so my bank account will be relieved of excessive CD budget in 2004. Tony, I don't know whether you got any of the Cryptogramophone stuff. I listened to Alex Cline's "Sparks Fly Upwards" and it sounds new-agingly boring to me. I also listened to Jeff Gauthier's "The Mask" and it also, while very pretty, seems bland to me. But the Dresser stuff is a killer.

I can make you a CD-R.

Ubu, I have Ortega's "Scattered Clouds" on hatOLOGY, and as far as I remember (I haven't listened to it for a couple of years) it is very nice, with just a few meandering moments. Truly original stuff. I know there is another Ortega hatOLOGY release, and from what I've heard, it's even better.

This is proibably my favorite CT.

DISCPLUS confirmed my order for hatOLOGY VAO and "Annette", as well as for Dunmall's "Ghostly Thoughts". Thanks, king ubu. Looking for Mengelberg now. Chaney, I haven't received "Pigs...", nor have I received any response to my e-mails. I guess I have to file a complaint with somebody... BTW, I got a spare copy of "Annette" here in Berlin, so I'll be eager to trade it.

Meanwhile I keep listening to Mark Dresser Trio's Aquifer on Cryptogramophone. I listened to it already four times in a row - and I hardly ever listen to any CD even twice in a row... Amazing, amazing music.

If you're interested - available from SQUIDCO for $26.45 + $4.00 shipping. You even checked the international shipping! You are such an internationally-minded guy, Chaney. Thanks a lot. Ordering immidiately.

Hey Geoff, nice to see you here! When I was living in Italy I saw this Waldron/Lacy duo around in stores but decided to skip it in favor of the hatOLOGY set (which I still have to buy, before 3000 anonimous maniacs snap all copies). John B, I don't have Brötzmann's WELS - it is in my volumnous to get list. Chaney, thanks for heads up on Cadence - I might have to try it - I never bought from them because of the non-subscriber fee and the inconvenient website. But now since themusicresource.com stopped procuring new Cadence, CIMP and other "advanced" stuff, this might be my only choice. king ubu, I of course also would like to get my copy of the Swiss steam.

king ubu, are you in Zürich this Sunday, btw? I'll be passing through in the evening - we could catch up. Yeah, I forgot - you can skip the Noah Howard one on Ayler - it's a bit predictable and repetative. Howard is an excelletn musician heard better on other CDs (the one on Eremite for example, and the one on Boxholder with Kenny Clarke - shit, I can never remember the CD titles).

king ubu, the one I would recommend first and foremost would be Brötzmann's Live at Nefertiti - this is probably my favorite Brötzmann CD. Excellent drumming and bass guitar, and Brötzmann is in top form creating a lot of beauty with references to the whole history of tenor saxophone. I keep repeating it, but I find it truly amazing how he developed into such a diverse musician in just 30 years. I second ...and William danced - very happy music. Another very good one is 2-CD set called FLowers for Johnny - this is trio of the same guy who plays on "...and William danced" with Johnny Dyani on bass. Dyani's bass parts are really worth the price of this CD alone.

Got a package from Cryptogramophone (Crypto guys asked to thanks you Tony) and listening to Mark Dresser's Trio Aquifer - astonishing stuff. Great, really. Hans, a lot of (excellent) arco playing. Where is Hans, btw?

I just ordered Two Days In Chicago and Annette from Cadence. Can you keep me in mind re The Minimalism of Erik Satie? Thanks!!!! PS: Maybe I shouldn't be selfish. Please keep as ALL in mind. You mean all 4 of us here interested in music like this? Although somewhere there seem to be 3000 people buying all this stuff.

I am going to Berlin this weekend - I will look around in stores for OOP hatOLOGY stuff. Let me know if you are interested.

I just ordered from them (they don't have Mengelberg listed), but I am not too hopeful. Fuck, how I hate all this OOP business. And who the fuck is buying them all?!! king ubu, I just received Waldron's Up Popped the Devil from amazon.fr. It is an Enja HW 2003 reissue (not announced on the website, of course). It's good to see that Enja HW is at least functioning.

roi ubu, the links are priceless. VAO "Satie" disc will be searched for with cursing and swearing. The only VAO I have is a live double-CD thing (forgot how it is called, of course) and it is very good. Filigree is still in print - I bought it from zwei for some negligible amount of €. It's quite good, aminly due to very tight band and good themes. Get Quartett stuff instead. Regarding my handle - you mean you don't have the Cyrilllic fonts installed on your computer yet?!?

Shit, I don't have any of those, and from what I've heard they are good. Fuck, I hate all this OOP thing...

I have Filigree, but haven't listened to it yet. Actually, I will put it right now if I am able to find it. Talking about free improv vocalists, I am usually very sceptical about female voices, but there are several stunning records. One of them is No Secrets by Quartett (Gary Peacock, Julian Priester, Gerry Granelli and Jay Clayton) on New Albion records. In case you didn't figure this out, Jay Clayton is a vocalist here, and the emotional range that she manages to convey with her (beautiful) voice is astonishing (in case of Newton, I find very little emotion in her singing, but mostly acrobatic aping).

Yeah, Leandre's and Newton's vocalisings don't inspire me too much either. You are lucky Irene Aebi wasn't performing with Lacy. BTW, is there a website listing jazz concerts in Switzerland - I seem to be missing a lot of stuff? king ubu, I remeber you recommended something on Altrisuoni label - what was that?

Thanks Chaney, I'll be picking up some of those. Just today actually I was listening to en excellent CD with Ms. Léandre's participation - VInny GOlia, Ken Filiano, Joelle Leandre - "Haunting the Spirits Inside Them..." (Music & Arts, 1995) (AMG review). Combination of very jazzy and quite melodic Golia's reeds and two wailing basses (unfortunately for Hans, there is boeing by at least one bassist most of the time) is mesmerizing. I got this disc for $7 at themusicresource.

I've been really getting more and more interested in Erstwhile this year. I've picked up quite a few of their releases and have enjoyed all of the, to varying degrees. I have not, however, heard any of the three you mentioned. I'll pick up Particles and Smears when it is reprinted next year. Which For4Ears discs are you thinking about picking up? John, I would recommend getting Tom and Gerry. Particles and Smears is good.. very good, but if you want to hear a groundbreaking record, a real masterpiece (and something more in a "jazz" side), go for "Tom and Gerry".