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I like it. The complete Crypt set on Matchless is worth seeking out as well. And MEV is fun.

I don't have the Mitchell but am quite fond of Poppin'. Actually both of the 50s Mobleys that came out in Japan are really something.

Never seen that Robert Pete Williams 45 before; have the Takoma and Prestige/Bluesville albums, both of which are excellent. Now: Paul Kantner - Blows Against the Empire - (RCA-Victor, clear promo edition)

they're both essential. I find it hard to think of a Derek Bailey album that isn't worth hearing at the least, and I find myself gravitating to his work (specifically soli) more and more over the years. The mood doesn't matter - he's just so beautiful.

I'm really bummed as I assumed it'd be around for longer. My own fault of course. If anyone has a line on a copy that's not outrageously priced please let me know.

Sweet - can't wait!

Sweet!

Here's something I wrote on the Brown -- actually, all three of the records he and Gunter Hampel produced in Europe at that time -- for Paris Transatlantic some years ago.

Yeah, got the LP last year after having missed out on it a couple of times (was going on the CD for ages). Distant Voices is a very special and quite listenable album. There's nothing else like it. Obis are very cool, especially on Japanese record jackets that were designed around their presence, but I can live without them if need be.

Both very good albums. I only have a CD-R of the Brown (not from DMG - friend burned me one), but look forward to a nice copy until an LP comes my way... The Brown is quite free, though there's kind of a funky tune called "Boat Rock."

Steve Lacy/Yuji Takahashi/Takehisa Kosugi - Distant Voices - (Columbia, JP)

Re: Altschul, I wonder if the falling out had something to do with his habit?

Shit.

cool.

Lytton/Schneider/Floridis/Moschner - Adonis - (JND, Greece)

This.

Both that and the Booker T. date on Silkheart (w/ Cyrille and Sarbib) are superb. Used to have the duos with Ibarra and remember digging that disc. Lost it somewhere along the way...

I've got it. It's good.

One of my favorites. Also that website seems pretty out of date (the guestbook doesn't work, and Denis' 70th birthday would have been in 2003). Too bad as I'd buy one of those t-shirts in a heartbeat.

Wow. I must say that when the CD set of the Village Gate recordings was released a couple years back, the music's place in the annals of favorites was confirmed big time. One of the greatest improvisers ever.

I always assumed TMS Records was the custom pressing plant and not Smith's label.

Mats Gustafsson is convening an ensemble to perform Hidros ZAP, a reimagining of the music of Frank Zappa, at this year's festival in Sardinia. http://www.santannarresijazz.it/wordpress/hidroszap-direct-by-mats-gustafsson/ http://www.santannarresijazz.it/wordpress/

Now: Eddie Bert - Encore - (Savoy, DG red label) fine, fine stuff with Klook, Joe Puma, J.R. Monterose and others.