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Toyozumi is mentioned as participating in rehearsals on p. 285 of Lewis' book, and his website lists that he joined the AACM in 1971. I am not sure how long the membership lasted but can ask a friend in Japan who has helped with Sabu's archive.

I don't know if there's an English language book that covers this in detail - feel like there was some mention of something but I forget what/where. Certainly I share an affection for the Japanese scene(s) with user:Homefromtheforest. Toshi Tsuchitori (drummer) was active in New York and studied with Milford Graves; other drummers like Zen Matsuura and Tatsuya Nakamura are/were also connected to NYC free music in the '80s. I thought Motoharu Yoshizawa made a few appearances over here too. Sabu Toyozumi was briefly part of the AACM before returning to Japan via Paris. But I guess the goal of the movie is not to chase down every obscure rabbit-hole; that said, leaving out Japan seems pretty short-sighted.

Hmmm... I can't remember if I still have this CD set or not. I know I picked up a Japanese pressing of one of the Imperial LPs in Austin, but did I then unload the discs? All that stuff is boxed up and inaccessible now. Great music, in whatever form.

Pauer was awesome indeed.

If I'm not mistaken, this first 'comeback' was from heroin and other health problems he'd had. He kicked in 1954.

Agreed. That whole series is great, in fact.

You will find them all here: http://www014.upp.so-net.ne.jp/jrmonterose/jrmdisc/ oh, I meant in my personal shelves - I know there are more, especially as a sideman.

I count eight Monterose sessions as a leader or co-leader in my LP shelves. Missing the Cadence date with Hugh Brodie.

Yeah, saw Liebman in Charlie Evans' group not too long ago - intense music, far less than twenty people in attendance.

And to think I could've gone to London at age three and potentially picked up a copy!

I was at a performance by that 2x3=5 band - pretty wild.

Dwain Everette, Curtis Clark, Prince H. Lawsha - Three for Free - (Evidence Music International, US) excellent tenor/piano/drums trio, privately released. Dwain Everette = Dawan Muhammad, Prince H. Lawsha is the reedist's son.

For a minute there, I thought you had posted 'Opportunity' original was offered a mint original once for $1k, but that was then and is now a little more than I'd want to spend on an LP...

Yeah, that's an awesome record. Haven't dug it out in many years though. Now: Howard Riley Trio - Discussions - (Opportunity, Sawano Japanese reissue)

Ab Baars isn't overlooked neither is Tobias Delius and Ronnie Scott IMHO if either Ab Baars or Toby Delius were leading a band in NYC, about 20 people would show up. Certainly overlooked and undervalued. Many supposed well rounded listeners here have barely ever heard either of them play The world is a bigger than NYC !!! Alto sax and clarinet player Michael Moore is renowned all over the world for his beautiful tone and his rich musical imagination. He continuously brings in new impulses in the Amsterdam improv scene, as a writing member of ICP Orchestra or as the leader of his own band. The California-born reeds player combines the best of different worlds: the finesse of the American jazz tradition, the anarchy of New Dutch Swing and the unusual sounds of non-Western folk music. De band has a solid lineup with pianist Harmen Fraanje, double bassist Clemens van der Feen and drummer Michael Vatcher, with whom Moore has performed for over thirty years in several groups, including Available Jelly. If you're talking about the general jazz listening public, I think it's fair to say that Delius and Baars are certainly overlooked, Moore less so. Just because you or I or Sangrey know someone's work well doesn't mean they aren't somewhat obscure. I used to do jazz radio as a college DJ and as a community radio DJ. Some of these shows were streamed online so that conceivably people anywhere with internet access could listen. It seemed to me that even if an artist had 50 or 100 releases out that I could choose from, there would always be a bunch of listeners for whom that artist was a new discovery. I doubt that the average DownBeat or AAJ reader has given much listening room to the ICP Orchestra or knows Ronnie Scott outside of the club that bears his name. There's no harm in trying to educate people or mentioning someone as worthy of listening to more deeply, because someone here might benefit from the encouragement to do so. Sonny Stitt is not obscure but I've not listened to him very much, and need to do my homework - hell, I've been writing about the music for years, and still need to be reminded of people. That's why this board is such a great resource. Yes, the world is far bigger than NYC. I've personally attended shows by Baars outside of ICP at which less than ten people were present, and the shows were fairly well-publicized. Great music but not everybody picks up on it.

I would like to pick up that Praskin LP upthread one of these days; it's not an easy one to find.

One For John is great. The whole record is awesome, though, and "China" is maybe about five or six minutes longer...

I have heard of Campise but never really done the homework. Don't know Board at all. In fact, I probably need to listen to more Sonny Stitt; love him on that Art Blakey Quartet on Impulse, and Salt & Pepper is solid too. I had one with Robin Kenyatta and Rufus Harley at one point, but it wasn't really what I was looking for musically at the time.

Brilliant recollection - glad you got to see something like that. I never did see any of those famed touring bands (a little young).

Agreed; I remember seeing the cover image on here years ago and it looked really heavy. Took a while to find a copy but was glad I did - fantastic player.

Bill Barron is unreal. I feel, though, like the moment one mentions an 'overlooked' player someone will come in and say that 'they' didn't overlook that player or that doesn't happen in their country, so... I'm a little unsure about who I can rightly mention except for maybe John Park.

"Call Your Girlfriend" by Robyn. She's awesome.

Good call. I recently picked up Arild Andersen's ECM box that collects his his 1970's quartet albums. Aaltonen is on a couple of them, and he really impressed me. I'll have to check out those more recent TUM recordings. Is there a particular one that you've enjoyed most? His quartet recording 'Conclusions' is excellent as is the sextet 'To Future Memories'. Both on TUM Thanks! I'll check 'em out. There's also a recent duo with overlooked Finnish pianist Heikki Sarmanto on TUM that's really excellent.

I need to revisit those.

Damn! I have the LP but who can complain about free?