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yeah, tough to find ZA albums in decent shape for sure.

I use a stainless steel big ol' French press and am never going back.

know the feeling. Well done!

yep. Buell also had his own bands which were quite interesting, well into the 1990s and early 00s. Beautiful sound on the bass and very creative, not to mention a fascinating raconteur. Denis Charles reemerged in the loft era and was very active until his death in 1998. Certainly his personal problems created inconsistency but when he was on fire he was definitely on fire. There are numerous recordings that bear this out.

Ameen is the only one of those players I haven't heard outside of CT. I quite like them all on their own, as well as in the Taylor orbit. Malik is a musician who mined a narrow seam but did it with brilliance and commitment.

Definitely up there!

Taylor could get some really interesting music out of players who might in other circumstances not move me much. He was a powerful force and a conduit for sound that had few true peers.

Poet, literary figure and activist Hettie Jones, who was also Amiri Baraka's first wife, has died at 90: https://thevillagesun.com/hettie-jones-poet-writer-social-justice-activist-dies-at-90 AFAIK she lived at 27 Cooper Square right up until her hospitalization and death. Lotta history.

Same here, interesting character. RIP.

Definite +1 on the Brötzmann Tentet. I like Be Music, Night a lot especially.

nutty re: Momentum Space. I should relisten to the CD, as it has been a very long time and that was never a go-to album for me.

I'll admit I'm really only familiar with somewhat vintage Wheeler big band material.

they're rad. They also did a CD with Bill Dixon that I like quite a bit.

would love to have seen that band live, though Art Deco was never a favorite Cherry album.

Amazing set!

Later Lancaster is good. Those CIMP CDs are swell, and My Pure Joy -- which, thanks to Felser's help, I did the liners for on the LP reissue -- is a fascinating mixed bag. FWIW I've always liked Exactement quite a bit. It is pretty spare but very personal. Ditto Personal Testimony, which was issued on CD with extra tracks. I've never had the Bellows LP but would be interested to sit down with it, even if it's a bit uneven.

Little Huey still convenes once in a while. Of course the recordings from the 1990s/early 00s are tremendous.

Me too. IIRC it was a duo session.

Yeah, it's the same trio in Hudson and at the Lace Mill. The venue made a mistake -- I confirmed with both Bisio and Shipp. Anyway, I'll see some of y'all at the Lace Mill!

Mike Hames' print discography apparently listed a ton of sessions. I've not actually laid hands on a copy but would love to see one.

Cool! Someone has them still, for sure.

I am quite sure Matt Shipp is not playing on Aug 24th. I asked him and he said he is not...

Bill Dixon, 17 Musicians In Search of a Sound: Darfur is also quite something. Have quite a bit of LJCO but haven't kept up with more recent large ensemble works.

there's also a session with Eddy Louiss for Palm that Byard told me about. I don't know if tapes survived.

they used to be much stricter, and have become quite lax with their used LPs. Avoid.