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Massive influence on William Parker.

I've immensely enjoyed seeing him live; the records didn't do quite as much for me (and that's on me). I do have and enjoy Infinite Spirit Music in its reissue form. Nice album.

Yeah, Juma is on that Lace Mill gig too. I am looking forward to it. See some of y'all this weekend I hope!

Yes, hope to see you there! She might've had a few lessons, but "studied with" is debatable. There are grumblings about these reports. I don't feel like airing them here.

Yeah, that is a strong one!

You might not enjoy them so much either, but he's prolific and they aren't all the same. I mean, there's something to an artist who just keeps pushing, decade after decade, taking shit out and documenting it whether or not it "sells." I want to know what makes that person tick and I give them my respect.

I've always liked the duos and groups with Randall (Randy) Colbourne on drums, whether on Tulpa, Cadence, Zaabway (think that was their coop label) or Family Vineyard. They're noisy but very interesting records to me. The duos with Marc Edwards do bring out nuance (Marc having played with Cecil, David S. Ware, et al. brings something else to the table). The CDs with Weasel are fun, including both Dragonfly Breath albums. The Hated Music duos rip but if that is a bit one-dimensional for you there is more to hear elsewhere. The solo stuff is cool too; there are a couple of examples on disc. I also enjoy Orange and Trinity Symphony, his earliest albums, but they are hardly what I would call "free jazz" -- more in the realm of psychedelic backwoods improvising weirdness (cf. Pygmy Unit). I would not go to Flaherty if you are looking for post-Coltrane or Pharoah-esque textural symphonies. He has been doing what he does for a very long time, before anyone hip or unhip cared.

+1 She may grow into someone interesting but it's clouded by the intense and premature hype machine. There are young saxophonists who are better. Some are now a little bit older than she is, but I remember hearing Michael Foster at 24 or so... he was in another place. He hasn't gotten a lot of press, which is too bad. I remember when Chris Pitsiokos hit the scene right out of college and he was on a very high level, comparatively. Those duos with Weasel vs. Zoh and company = apples and oranges. Flaherty is awesome, but he's on a very different planet from Zoh. He also had zero cache until he was much, much older and had a bunch of records out (going back to the 1970s). I will ride or die for Paul.

I think of Kash Killion mostly as a cellist and didn't realize he played bass as well. Would also like to add: Earl Freeman Mutawaf Shaheed Rusty Gilder Robert Prado Scotty Holt Sylvain Marc Beb Guérin François Mechali Ali Haurand Jan Jacobs Sven Hessle Keiki Midorikawa (also played cello) Hideaki Mochizuki Robert Scholer Paul van Gysegem

I was wondering about the reverb in post -- I've got to go back and A/B the Ayler set with the Shandars. I felt like the Resonance box really sounded great when I first went through it. Not sure if I have time to do any A/Bing. The Rollins Holland sound is not that great; the Arnhem material seems a bit rolled off to me compared to the rawer digital files I have (and am keeping). Believe I got those from someone on the board many years ago.

seems like Zev can only have it pulled in the US. If/when I get the box I will keep the Dragon LP just to spite him. Ha. I am not really a fan of Zev's antics/vibe (jazz detective gives me the LOLs) though the labels he helms have put out some interesting material. He could be doing more in terms of licensing stuff out that he has access to but doesn't want to put out himself.

I'll probably buy the LP set when Da Bastids restock it. I assume the Dragon LP is not part of it? Have that one already and my assumption has always been that it was legit at least.

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