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Norwegian Jazzaway label just released new Sonny Simmons and Tony Malaby CDs.

New on Intakt: IRENE SCHWEIZER Live at taktlos Irène Schweizer: Piano George Lewis: Trombone Maggie Nicols: Voice Joëlle Léandre: Bass Günter Sommer: Drums Paul Lovens: Drums 1. FIRST MEETING 10’14 Irène Schweizer: Piano George Lewis: Trombone 2. LUNGS AND LEGS WILLING? 12’04 Irène Schweizer: Piano Maggie Nicols: Voice Günter Sommer: Drums 3. TRUTZNACHTIGALL 20’30 Irène Schweizer: Piano Joëlle Léandre: Bass Paul Lovens: Drums 4. EVERY NOW AND THEN 1’21 Maggie Nicols: Voice Lindsay Cooper: Piano Recorded live at Taktlos 1984 by Peter Pfister Grafic Design: Ruedi Wyss Photos: Gertrud Vogler, Leonhard Mühlheim Liner Notes: Patrik Landolt Executive Production: Patrik Landolt First released as Intakt LP 001 / 1986 Intakt CD 001/ 2005 At the first Taktlos Festival in 1984, Irène Schweizer assembled several chosen musician to a three-day improvisation meeting. The recordings, which appeared in 1986 as the first Intakt LPs, reveal the improvisational art of the pianist in three different formations: Schweizer and Lewis / Schweizer, Nicols and Sommer / Schweizer, Léandre and Lovens. Twenty years after their initial release, these improvisations haven’t lost any of their playful inventiveness, liveliness, power and originality. “A city tour through musical liberated zones” was what Zurich press wrote after the festival. In addition, the record is a cultural-political document of the atmosphere of awakening in Zurich in the eighties; moreover, it marks the beginning of the jazz label, Intakt Records, as well as that of the Taktlos Festival.

John (and other nice people), you aware of this little sucker: Oluyemi Thomas / Gino Robair "Unity in Multiplicity" (Rastascan). I haven't listened to it yet, but judging form a couple of tracks of this duo on Gino Robair's Buddy Systems (Meniscus), this can be something mindblowing. ← No, never heard of that one. I'll have to get it. Oluyemi with no vocalist is close to becoming a "must order" for me. ← Just finished my first listen to it - it's OK, but nothing earth-shattering (meaning, much less interesting than Thomas' duo with Alan Silva Transmission (Eremite)). More on a standard screaming side. Very energetic and inventive drumming by Gino Robair raises it above average level.

I enjoy Ms. Leandre's playing even when played through built-in mono speaker on my laptop while I am 10 meters away in the bathroom with electric razor and running water providing additional "nuances".

John (and other nice people), you aware of this little sucker: Oluyemi Thomas / Gino Robair "Unity in Multiplicity" (Rastascan). I haven't listened to it yet, but judging form a couple of tracks of this duo on Gino Robair's Buddy Systems (Meniscus), this can be something mindblowing. ← [...] Oluyemi with no vocalist is close to becoming a "must order" for me. ← Not too much of this avialble, unfortunately.

John (and other nice people), you aware of this little sucker: Oluyemi Thomas / Gino Robair "Unity in Multiplicity" (Rastascan). I haven't listened to it yet, but judging form a couple of tracks of this duo on Gino Robair's Buddy Systems (Meniscus), this can be something mindblowing.

Make an estimate of how many CDs you buy per month/year and leave space accordingly. A year ago when I set up my CD racks I left approximately 1/4 of empty space every 100-150 CDs (there is a heartbreaking foto report in the Funny Rat thread). Does not look too elegant, but allows to avoid moving too many CDs. Has been working OK for a year now. I expect not to have a need for a major repositionng for another 6 months or so.

Thanks for your kind offer, Matt. If I don't find the CD, I will let you know.

Can't say I'm impatient about hearing those. Most likely same-old predictable type of stuff. Anyway, I have a feeling John will get those, so we'll see whether my suspicions are true.

Fred Anderson "Live at the Velvet Lounge" (Okka Disk 12023) If anybody has any leads, please let me know.

Is this in print? What does it sound like? Guy ← I don't think it's in print. What does it sound like? I'll give it a spin later. ← It is in print. KARIOBYN (CHRONOSCOPE CPE 2001) KENNY WHEELER, EVAN PARKER,DEREK BAILEY, DAVE HOLLAND, JOHN STEVENS. Recorded February 1968. ← It is not, from what I understand (just as all the rest of the Chronoscope rekleases). I've been looking for it for months now.

Don't think I've ever heard of Duck Baker. Sounds interesting! More Nichols' music tributes (on Palmetto and Soul Note, respectovely): Anybody knows these ones?

Your stereo SCHTINK! Get a NEW ONE! ← This might be why I like solo bass records this much - that's the only way I can hear bass on my stereo.

I got the Rudd discs for the same reason you did and felt the same disappointment when I heard them. I agree that volume 2 is better, but I haven't been able to get myself to break up the set. The collector in me, I guess. It was a pretty perverse decision on Rudd's part to debut these unknown tunes with such skeletal instrumentation. ← Talking about Nichols' music interpretations, I remember this one being not bad: Sound samples are here: http://www.k2b2.com/blue_chopsticks.html

I think I know what you meant. I agree. ← I agree, too. Some of the rest of us want to hear what you all have to say. It tends to get lost up in there in that ultra-lengthy thread. ← Stop bitchin' around willya! If folks would start threads on avant, free, whatever name you put to it, jazz all over this board there would have been no need for the funny rat in the first place... the funny rat got started and continued becasue of lack in will to discuss (I *don't* say lack of interest in) those kinds of music people call avantguarde, free jazz, etc. I feel I am too used to free-wheeling Funny Rat discussion format, and feel a bit constrained by "formal" topics now. E.g. - do we discuss only 2 X 3 = 5 here, or Evan Parker in general, or difference between Parker's soprano and tenor playing? Can I discuss other projects of Schlippenbach, Guy, Lovens and Lytton here? Probably, Leo records discogrpahy? Can I bring up other solo soprano saxophone records - by Evan Parker and not only? If I can, how is it different form The Rat? Too many questions to think about for a thread which will be viewed by 15 people and will die quietly in 2 days. As for the album in question, IMO this is some of the least imaginative Parker's playing I've heard.

This is one of the first CIMPs. Bass is nearly inaudible on my stereo.

OK Nate, I'll go with Dresser/Anderson - this will be an ultimate litmus test .

With regret, I decided to refrain from further CIMP purchases (ubless it is somehting totally exceptional) - the CIMP sound really ruins the listening experience for me (exacerbated by my sound system being far from optimal) - I really cannot understand how you can record music this bad in a studio setting. I never thought I would discard music based on sound quality alone (after all I have loads of really crappy-sounding Zappa bootlegs, which I enjoy listenig to a large extent to), but with every CIMP release I have it's the same story - drums are banging lound, bass is flat and nearly inaudible, reeds are extremely flat and colorless. "Superb dymanic range" results in my having to adjust the volume all the time - I either don't hear shit, or it is too lound (and muddy). (Rare) CIMP recording sessions outside of Spirit Room (with piano mostly) are somewhat better, but still are far from good.

Is there anyone here who speaks Hungarian and can tell if this label has distribution in the U.S.? I''d love to hear this one. ← John, Fono website has an English page, if not a complete one. You can contact them directly: http://www.fono.hu/?page=magunkrol&content...hetoseg〈=en. I see it's availabale at amazon.fr: http://www.amazon.fr/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000...0323877-0021819.

Listening to a very interesting disc: David Murray and Balogh Kalman Gipsy Cimbalom Band featuring Kovacs Ferenc (on Hungarian Fono label, 2004). Murray is playing with a folk Hungarian Gypsy band (two violins, guitar, cimbalom, bass) plus a guest trumpeter (also more from folk music background, I figure). I am not a fan of Muray, to put it mildly, but here his overly-exuberant and voluble style fits relly well into all these odd-meter dance tunes. He solos quite a lot and is effective both on tenor and bass clarinet (also contributes two Hungarian-style compositions). Trumpeter is a virtuoso and also has enough solo space. Balogh plays some mesmerizingly beautiful cimbalom - both on breakneck-speed fast numbers and on a couple balads - amazing what rich sound it can produce. Very enjoyable music - highly recommended.

Haven't heard any of those yet. Curious about Bauder/Braxton. Bauder's previous disc on 482 Music Weary already on the way is a powerful and original work. I am not sure how Bauder's concepts would work with Braxton, though (and I am very cautious of any new Braxton's projects - IMO, the man is in a stalemate, and horrendous 23 Standards set (haven't heard 20 Standards) is a further proof of it). I am no a fan of David S. Ware. Very much so. To my ears what he plays is a fake jazz devoid of any creativity and forward motion, not too much different from what Wynton is doing. New Vijay Iyer is outstanding, IMO. I-ve been listnein to it mesmerized for several weeks in a row now. Paul, I am not aware of the "sound sculptures" projects. You might want to contact Whitecage directly: Acoustics. If you hear anything back, please let us know - Whitecage is an outstanding musician, and his solo projects (I assume these "sculptures" are solo, correct?) should be very interesting. I can highly recommend recent duo of Whitecage and Dominic Duval, Rules of engagement on Drimala (and I am normall far from being a Duval fan). I was actually not too impressed by the Dearly Departed part of the disc - the material itself is good, and synthesis of folk and improvised music (not that many of the latter, though) sounded very interesting, but vocals are so mechanistic qnd bleqk (with this ugly reverb) I found it nearly unbearable to listen to. Guyvoronsky/Volkov part is excellent.

The one I meant is Sept variations sur Lenny Tristano (Sketch). I like it. But it's music done "by the rules". You should (and UBU too) check their pairing on a CD publish by EMOUVANCE who's name is... TRISTANO. I suppose it will suit better your taste. They play the tunes of TRISTANO, or those associate to him (317 EAST 32 ND, LINE UP, REQUIEM, LENNIE-BIRD, YOU DON'T NOW WHAT LOVE IS, WOW, DREAMS + one from LENNY POPKIN) and some originals by both in a straigth piano duo. And it's really amazing. ← P.L.M. indeed means Tristano on Emouvance. I like it. But it's music done "by the rules". You should (and UBU too) check their pairing on a CD publish by EMOUVANCE who's name is... TRISTANO. I suppose it will suit better your taste. They play the tunes of TRISTANO, or those associate to him (317 EAST 32 ND, LINE UP, REQUIEM, LENNIE-BIRD, YOU DON'T NOW WHAT LOVE IS, WOW, DREAMS + one from LENNY POPKIN) and some originals by both in a straigth piano duo. And it's really amazing. ← Is this the Sketch in question? And this the one that's better, I guess: And here's some Oliva that looks interesting: Anyone knows of a place where Sketch discs are cheaper than on French Amazon? I still ought to pick up the two Waldrons and some of the Humairs! ← Some Sketch discs are avialable at indiejazz.com for $12. I have this Oliva's Visions disc on Owl - it's a really good one -a pretty original reinterpretation of Bill Evans' music. Get it (it should be cheap at amazon.de).

According to Keith Utech of Utech Records, PAAL NILSSEN-LOVE / LASSE MARHAUG "PERSONAL HYGIENE" won't be reissued. I got my copy from Lasse Marhaug directly.

Nothing that realy interests me here. I can very easily imagine what it will all sound like - and this is not how I like my improvised music.

Yeah, when ubu and I saw Gratkowski quartet live the free blowing part didn't work too well (noisy cliché-ridden noodling) either.