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Ordered the Warsaw disc, eager to hear it. Wasn't the Praxis double LP also recorded in Europe in '68?

yeah, hopefully he'll be back in the US at some point, ditto Han. Last time I saw him was with Cyrille at Vision, prior to the pandemic.

Fred was great. Glad I got to see him a couple of times.

aha, so the writer just didn't understand who Lester was & how he fit into the situation. Definitely wasn't living there in the '70s and '80s, at least as we understand "living."

what Queens saxophonist are they referring to?

I really only am familiar with the first three albums, which are great. Didn't get into anything after that but I can understand the appeal.

will grip, thanks!

Very sad news. Great player.

Rollins' Alfie is the shit.

+1 never saw either him or Shank, sadly.

It's a nice one!

I've still got a few. Seemingly I have lost or misfiled my Raphe Malik/Frank Wright CD, which is a shame -- that one has some intense trumpet playing!

yep, I have that material. But one can always want more!

I wish there was more hearable from Jazz Realities and the Guild-era Jazz Composers' Orchestra.

Tootie invited Mtume to contribute these compositions to the date. The original release was on O'Be and was a gatefold. Mtume was involved with the US Organization, which (in part) led to the title, essay, and recitation on the LP.

I like that one.

Might be a nice place to pick up original Takt pressings...

For me, the live concert stuff is where it's at, especially in the '70s/'80s. A lot of unruliness there, but with a measured/careful hand directing it, and a hell of a lot of fun. I think irony's a bit played out sometimes, but when you hear certain people do it right, it's compelling. Not surprised Bryars likes Bley. He's brilliant, creative, and quite funny too.

He's incredible. I don't have that one, but I have a few others that are total rippers.

I'd like to buy a collection in order to feed the habit... seems like the ideal scenario. I have certainly pointed store owners to collections that would have cost more cash than I had on hand. Of course it has gotten more challenging now that everyone has access to Discogs, Popsike/Gripsweat, etc.. Still, being able to make several hundred or a few grand and put that towards something I was more interested in... sounds fun.

My recollection is that his name was pronounced "Kinney Durham." That could have led to some spelling variance.

This is really cool and well done!

rad -- I haven't seen him since pre-COVID but every time I did, he was awesome. Also a fun guy to interview.

I've always heard it as Ronnie among musicians, though you are correct the album credits don't bear that out. He's been teaching for a number of years.