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Leo Records decreased the price of a download to $7 per CD, and they now have the OOP Document: New Music from Russia 8-CD set available for download for $56.

Well, I have problems telling "jazz" from "non-jazz", so classifying something as EAI (as opposed to AI, E or EFI) is an insurmountable challenge for me. Some of the music that others call EAI I like (like Drumm's "Particles and Smears"), some I don't (like Sachico M's "Do"). As for "easing" somebody's way into music, I could never understand the point of it - if you want to go for something new, do it - don't go for something "semi-new" or "partially-new".

Two early ECMs: Derek Bailey "The Music Improvisation Company" Dave Holland / Barre Phillips "Music from Two basses" Were reissued in Universal Japan "Hardcore Jazz" series (with excellent sound - well-baked master tapes, I assume): http://www.universal-music.co.jp/jazz/hardcore_jazz/

Very true - I also thought so!

paristransatlantic.com interview As far as I remember, he is mostly complaigning about lack of "recognition" (compared to Shepp), not about the money. Well, it's hard to figure out with Murray.

I have a couple of Nuscope releases. I can certainly recommend this one: Clarinet-guitar-bass. Despite different instrumention (save for clarinet) this is the most direct development (not imitiation) of the Fusion/Thesis era Jimmy Giuffre trio. Beautiful.

Wasn't Archie Shepp's relatively recent CD "St. Louis Blues" (with Sunny Murray and Richard Davis) released on Jazz Magnet as well? Will chekc when I get home. That disc was not too bad, by the way. nope, that one is on PAO indeed, not too bad at all Dug it out - oh yes, this is a good one! Mainly a duo for Shepp and Davis (Murray is only on a couple of tracks and is somewhere far far far in the background) - both in very good form. Shepp's playing (tenor only, thankfully - cannot warm to his soprano) is just superb here - rich sound: relaxed, but not lazy or sluggish; good ideas. No screaming, but quite explorative at times. Davis is very prominent here, and he delivers. Interestingly, he sometimes sounds more aggressive here than on his classic earlier recordings - also stretching quite a bit on a couple of pieces (some very impressive arco playing as well). Shepp is singing on "St. Louis Blues" and "God Bless the Child" and, I htink he is quite effective as a blues singer. Overall, very few cliches, and no impression of tiredness or routine - these are two masters thinking and still focused on creating. Nice work. Now I am getting interested in hearing Shepp's duo with Mal Waldron on Enja ("Left Alone Revisited") - looks like wrote off Shepp way too early.

I ahve another disc by this star trio (forthose who are not recognising the musicians - Oliver Lake, Reggie Workman, Andrew Cyrille) on Lake's Passing Through label, and also didn't like it too much (to my surprise) - still not sure why. Will have to listen to it again.

I insistently recommend the trio disc of Pierre Dorge-Khan Jamal-Johnny Dyani "Three" (also on SteepleChase) - relaxed, melodic spirited playing. Sometimes a slightly too much on the lite side, but exceptional musicanship (Kahn Jamal is the man! Not to mention this Dyani guy...) and obvious joy of playing together emanationg from the music more than compensates for it.

Wasn't Archie Shepp's relatively recent CD "St. Louis Blues" (with Sunny Murray and RIchard Davis) released on Jazz Magnet as well? Will chekc when I get home. That disc was not too bad, by the way.

What label is it on? Have you had a chance to listen to Free America Lacy ("The Gap") - some wild stuff there - much more so than his later works I am mostly familiar with. I liked it. Steve Potts is such a powerful player (Lacy is more intense here, though!). Irene Aebi on cello only (doesn't add much - but, more importantly, doesn't hurt either). Surprisingly good sound quality (woudl have preferred if wonderful Kent Carter was recorded more upfront, htough).

Hmmm... A bit heavy handed, wouldn't you say? POUND! POUND! POUND! I think it's a nice POUND! POUND! POUND! You know, I've been listening to a lot heavy metal today. I guess "heavy-handedness" is intended here, and I assume the expressive pallette of the music on the rest of the disc is somewhat wider (they sound too tight, disciplined and GOOD to be only what we here in this sample). The pianist and composer of the band Bettina Kee is only 24 years old, btw. Impressive.

Not I. And at $22 a pop, Bevan's likely to remain unknown to me. ($16 each from Cadence, though.) It'd be nice if sound samples were available on that site. Here is a label with sampes for you: Chief Inspector. Listening to MOP 54 now - very impressive!

Tony Bevan's Foghorn Records. Anybody heard Bevan?

they will ship abroad, although some may be reluctant to do so. BUT amazon charges you with something like 16 (SIXTEEN) euros for the transport to the US, if I remember correctly. The private sellers will also only have to be paid postage for each CD, whether they mail them individually or not, making larger batches less interesting. To send one disk complete with jewel case to the US from Germany will cost 4 eur. At the same time, amazon.de will subtract VAT for non-EU destination - i.e. the price for a Sonet CD will be jnust €6.70. If you want to buy several CDs at once amazon.de probably makes more sense than market sellers.

I liked it a lot. This is a sparce trumpet-bass-piano session, recorded in what seems to be very relaxed atmosphere in a a library (!). There is a picture from the session - Chet sitting, legs crossed in a huge leather armchair, beer glass beside. This might have stimulated Chet for some pensive, explorative and wise playing. He takes his time, and lets his ideas develop. The (good) bass-piano tream is mainly at the background, putting no pressure on CHet, letting the man think aloud through his trumpet. Chet sings on several tracks, and he is in good (if not top-form) voice. The beginnig of the disc is particularly strong - the second half feels more meandering to me, but still good. There is also a track of recorded conversation of Chet with Red Mitchell, but Ihaven't listened to it yet. Good sound.

I listened to it only once, and didn't like it too much - seemed too sterile for my taste. Will have to listen to it again, oif course.

Like this one as well (but haven't listened to it all yet - after all I have it only for three years ), but my favorite is Commodore Recordings double-CD set.

Likewise I've been going back in time lately and largely neglecting my rat studies. (...) Hmmm... Sounds like a few of us are on the same page. I've been listening to the Billie Holiday Verve box and the Shelly Manne live Blackhawk and Manne Hole sets. Have been listening to a lot of Chet Baker recently (thinking about it, I might have more Baker's CDs than Brötzmann's) and Joseph Haydn. And Thad Jones Mosaic.

Don't have this one, but I do have hte trio's earlier release on Leo - Fussilades and Lamentations and it is one of my favorite 2003 releases.

One of the most important "free jazz" labels is, IMO, Leo Records: www.leorec.com Ofhe smaller ones, I really like what I've heard on Potlatch: www.potlatch.fr

I wish RCA had a stable reissue program that would let this one see the light of day on its own outside of the box... Available as French BMG digipak reissue; 24-bit remastering.

Daniel Carter - Steve Swell - Federico Ughi "Concrete Science" (577 Records). Sound samples sound excellent to me: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/577records6

Nice little label from Norway: Jazzaway.