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haha!

Blue Note would never have found him salable. He didn't do one thing for long enough, except be Paul Bley.

you can always get a refund if it doesn't work out.

^ same. The pre-ESP stuff, on Savoy, GNP, Mercury, and Debut, is also quite fine. Actually had that GNP on last night and it holds up quite well. I think the Savoy is where he really started stretching his legs, at least on record.

Yes, one of the greats. His way of swinging seemed so effortless while having an equal amount of heft. For whatever reason I couldn't get that into his leader dates but I feel like that was partly due to the sidemen. I was at Cooper-Moore's apartment the day the news about Billy's death broke. It was a heavy day. I remember it well.

Archie Shepp -- Life at the Donaueschingen Music Festival -- (SABA, GER)

Richard Williams remembers: https://thebluemoment.com/2018/03/19/buell-neidlinger-1936-2018/

of course. That was a fun experience and the third musician I ever interviewed. Newport '65 I believe. Barron continued playing with Cecil off and on into the later '60s.

ah -- shows you how long it's been since I dug those out! Carry on then.

Great piece, fantastic player, swell guy.

Muddy Waters -- Electric Mud -- (Cadet Concept, green label US pressing)

Just got the news from my editor (via Buell's family) that the bassist died today at age 82. He was a force of nature and will be missed. One of the first musicians I interviewed, and though I didn't keep in touch as much as I should have, I really got a kick out of talking with him early on. At one point he trying to write his autobiography though his eyesight had gone and I believe that project had to be scuttled. It would have been something to read, from the stories I'd heard... RIP sir, and thank you.

I think I've really only listened to him as part of early Chick Corea aggregations, but always enjoyed his playing (esp. on tenor) there.

probably even earlier than that!

Thank you! So glad you are enjoying it.

Heavy Soul, Inc. -- Live In Paradiso -- (Heavy Soul Music, NL) probably haven't listened to this in about ten years! Excellent, raw free jazz LP.

Yes, that's true. Also Ra did not like Carla Bley being involved.

sure thing -- hope he doesn't mind!

Happy Birthday Kees! http://www.paristransatlantic.com/magazine/interviews/hazevoet.html

looks cool; there's an Italian art/Arte Povera gallery and research center near Cold Spring, NY, which has some very good work on display (though no Griffa that I can recall). It's called Magazzino and should be a space to watch.

It's cool and a good read but there are no footnotes, endnotes, or other citations.

Wow. RIP.

more like "Gunslinging Turd," right?

There's enough crap on the L train to have to deal with Too Many Zooz during rush hour.

this is a nice one. Zimmermann is/was great.