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When I have seen Zoh she makes a ruckus but there's not a lot of depth. She would not be the first to do that and nor will she be the last; my issue is the PR machine that is churning around it all, which seems at odds with the musical content.

thank you! Yeah, I feel like it is pretty unique and I was so glad to get to know Herbert a bit.

good one! RIP Herbert Noord...

"Steve Gunn texted me" = way to name drop. Zoh's music is kind of a simulacrum of something greater, and I don't really get the hype. But she's on the scene and doing what she does and I wish her luck. I like Gunn and White a lot, not really here for Shazad or Zoh, but will probably check the album out at least.

Ordered the LP set through my local shop, and looking forward to it.

Dirty and low-down, this rips! Ray gets into some Ray Russell territory at about 1:20, very heavy!

Fascinating.

love Ryman!

Parks and Recreation? Yes, very good show.

Absolutely. Of course I'm far too young to have witnessed this band or Frank Wright live, though I did see Few, Silva, Noah Howard and Leroy Williams in concert and it was a beautiful experience, full of camaraderie and love. This was several years before Muhammad Ali reemerged. My impression of the Center of the World band is that they were FUN and not afraid to get house rockin' in what they played.

Yes, my favorite of their LPs no question. But seeing him is very different from listening to the records!

Casady is such a great bassist; I didn't really think about him as an instrumental soloist until I saw the Tuna live. Things definitely clicked. Tuna fans are pretty rabid, too, and it's always fun to talk to someone wearing one of their t shirts.

Plaza >>>>>> any Pratt anything

He's not a good actor, though he is pricey! Sucks about the house. Does "intact" mean that there wasn't mold or other significant issues with it? Might have had good bones but enough other problems stacked up that rendered it safer/saner/cheaper to tear down.

good record too...

excellent CD!

Soft Machine, Høvikodden 1971 (Cuneiform), LP1 have part of this on the old Reel Recordings CD set; mastering here is a bit less hot it seems, but the sound is really good and open. Music is as great as you'd expect.

yes! heard some of this out in LA in 2023 at the Milford exhibition and it is fantastic. so we'll have Brötzmann/Parker/Graves, Graves/Glover/Doyle, and Gayle/Parker/Graves. I hope Graves/Tanaka/Bailey comes soon.

I saw him with Luke and Ronnie Burrage in 2020 (lockdown Vision Festival -- masks on, few people 10+ feet apart) and it was phenomenal. I'd previously seen him with the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble and that was excellent also. Though I haven't heard all of them, I can't think of a David Murray album I've listened to that I haven't liked, so there's that.

Ooh, Bruce/Hiseman/Surman? Say no more!

+ Buzzy Drootin - 1910 Candido - 1921 Lou Stein - 1922 Tommy Turrentine - 1928 Barry Guy - 1947

yeah, they replaced my Rollins in Holland discs quickly but for the price tag it was kind of ridiculous. Actually, I guess the Ayler set was free of defects & that was one of theirs too. The Lacy-Waldron set has a bizarre title & artwork, think they could've done better on that one...

yeah, plan to get this and the Mal on CD. I suppose the Rollins and Ra too. My lone experience with Resonance LPs wasn't super great.

Chris Smither, yes, very good stuff. I also think it's Mads Vinding in the photo above. Side profile looks like him, not Mikkelborg. And I agree, was lucky to be in the right time and place (teenager into early 20s) for the 90s independent rock scene/college radio which led me to people like William Parker, Matt Shipp, David S. Ware, and many others. All of that stuff was defining to me.

For April 20, I have these: 20-Apr †Lionel Hampton 1908 - 2002 20-Apr Ran Blake b. 1935 20-Apr “Sonny” Brown b. 1936 20-Apr †Beaver Harris 1936 - 91 20-Apr †Billy James 1936 - 2009 20-Apr †Joe Bonner 1948 - 2014 20-Apr Avishai Cohen b. 1971 20-Apr Matt Brewer b. 1983 And April 21: 21-Apr †Lorenzo Tio 1893 - 1933 21-Apr †Leo Adde 1904 - 42 21-Apr †Johnny Blowers 1911 - 2006 21-Apr †Walter Yoder 1914 - 78 21-Apr †Joe Dixon 1917 - 98 21-Apr †Mundell Lowe 1922 - 2017 21-Apr †Slide Hampton 1932 - 2021 21-Apr †Ian Carr 1933 - 2009 21-Apr Alan Skidmore b. 1942 21-Apr †Peter Kowald 1944 - 2002 21-Apr Mike Holober b. 1957