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Just when I was about to order Nisslen-Love/Marhaug CD, I see it's already sold out. Hopefully the second edition is comind - looks like Utech is not interested in creating instant rarities and does additional pressings when sold out. I am ordreing the other Nilssen-Love, Rempis and Hubak. For the rest, I am not too convined by the sound samples.

Hmm, John, I think you shouldn't expect too much of a revelation here. "Electric Dream" is so-so - dated advanced post-bop. Furio Romano is in the "advanced 60s Blue Note" vein. Well played, but not too original either. I don't know this Ceriano, but I have his other one dedicated to Kirk's music, and I though it was quite unspectacular as well (very polished large band stuff). Mezzapelle I don't know. ---------------- On edit. Listening to Apuzzo's "Electric Dreams" now... It's not too bad, actually. Sure, there are fusionish synth guitars, electric bass and drums (and saxophone sound has nice smooth jazz reverb to it) - but at the same time, it is all cleverly done, Apuzzo is strong (if not too orgiginal) post-Coltrane saxophonits, and hearing a fusion-type arrangement of Ayler's "Ghosts" is moderately entertaining.

Received the FMR order (took 2 days to arrive ). Indeed, these are some of the ugliest and sloppiest digipaks I've ever seen! Will be doing a lot of FMR listening this week.

I wonder which instrument it is that I mistook for a violin .... Is it really "trumpet marin" on the liner? ← I also thought it was viola. Quite amazing indeed. Ordered two Garcia-Fons CDs.

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Large mp3s from Eneidi's trio concerts: HERE. Man, there is a lot of Lyons in Eneidi. Good stuff.

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The latest issue of the Italian Jazzit magazine has a bonus CD of Martial Solal called Bluesine. Anybody knows what is on it?

again for the BFT. A couple of comments. John, I would argue this is rather a factor of your limited exposure to Italian jazz (yet). Italian jazz/improv scene is very rich and diverse and is quite well documented (Splasc(H) label alone has 400 releases or so, and there are dozens more labels recording Italian musicians). And Italy is a rather large country (60mln population). I would encourage those who liked this track to check out Italian Instabile Festival (Leo Records, 2CD). This dis features IIO musicians in various settings - from solos to trios, quartets to the full band. such a program allows musicinas to display their (formidable) solo abilities and concepts better than within IIO structure. Then foillow the discographies of the individual artists. As mentioned, this track might leave an impression of a mindless virtuoso type of muscian, but the whole disc is much more diverse than this with a lot of great ideas, melody and unmatched skill. I listened to this one again (first time in 2.5 years), and still cannot warm to it - the musicians are outstanding, and there are some excellent moments here, but there is just too much of... everything. The whole disc is a constant hyperbola, IMO, and I tend to get tired of it very quickly. It is important to note that this track is very uncharacteristic of the whole disc, which is, believe it or not is some mean FUNK. With clarinet as the solo instrument. Very enjoyable, clever and original music. Second clarinet is featured only on one track. Again, this track is uncharacteristic of the bulk of the content of this set. But then no one track would - there is a lot (too much, I'd say) of extremely diverse stuff here. I think this is the only trakc with prepared piano (which confused me a bit ). Battaglia has a huge discography (although he is still a young guy, not even 40, I guess), and is a truly unique voice on piano, who can (and does) play everything from bebop to Bill Evans tributes to some fairly wild stuff - all in his own original style. A good place to buy Italian CDs is Jazzos.com.

GREAT opportunitiy to listen to Morton Feldman's String Quartet (II). 4.5 hours You can even listen to it twice - and still have some time for an in-flight movie.

2001 also has a few Enja and Winter & Winter releases for EUR 7.

this one has really grown on me and is perhaps the one I'd most likely to check out in full.. thanks ← You should do so! It's a beautiful one! ← This is the one I assumed it was from: I guess I will order both.

Thanks for recommendations, gentlemen.

Of those, I have only Freedom In the City 2001/02 sets that I still havene't gone through. Will do some semi-random selection by the end of the summer. Thanks for compiling a list, Tony.

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Welcome, Sasha! I too prefer Hit and Run to Ghostly Thoughts - Dunmall is definitely stretching more here. And I really enjoy his insane bagpipes. John Butcher is no slough either.

I am looking for an hour now (instead of planned relaxing evening promenade) - does not seam to exist. If anybody has Messrs. Sanders' and Adams' e-mails, let me know.

I'm not sure if you're serious but if you are and you find these lads together as a duo on a disk, let me know as they're pretty amazing on Ghostly Thoughts with, but especially without, Dunmall. ← Absolutely serious. I think Ghostly Thoughts is a solid disc, but it would have been terrific were it an Adams/Sanders duo (as Dunmall is the most predictable and "traditional" of the three). I summarized my feelings about the disc in this post merely a year ago - and you seem to have forgotten already!

I hated that one, a feeling that increased with every listen... Sold it ages ago. ← Oh! - timely reminder to search for John Adams/Mark Sanders duo CDs (if such exist).

It's just 72 CDs - you can make it, Tony.

A good one is Sonny Simmons/Billy Higgins date. This one is legit, I think. Then there is Konitz/Mariano/McLean/Bartz "Altissimo" from early 70s, which is also quite interesting (and well recorded). And AEoC concert - a very strong date indeed.

Sure. Mine just has a different cover.

Chekc out Ninh's website - a few samples here: http://lequanninh.net/

I rarely go to bed before 4 AM on weekends.