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Ah shit, I'd have to look that up. I suspect not, because he was going by the Muslim name Yusef Mumin until recently.

FWIW, McWhorter is something of a neo-con, not unlike but less flamboyant than Stanley Crouch: http://www.racematters.org/mcwhorter.htm It seems like two separate articles mashed together, to me. The NYT, that is. Can't really speak about McWhorter, as I'm unfamiliar beyond what has just been posted and linked to here.

...and yet Capra Black is your avatar?!

Kind of strange/interesting reference there. Haven't read Ross' book but am curious if he's included anything about Anthony Braxton, Cecil Taylor, or (no way he knows who) Bill Dixon (is). Ellington was more than a jazz musician, Eno was more than a pop musician, etc. Obvious the Sun writer doesn't like classical or "modern" music.

Now: Max & Archie Shepp - The Long March - (Hat Hut)

Yeah, it is kind of a chintzy cover and the vinyl is the color of a dark salmon filet. But I'm into the music, so I can live with it. Plus, I like dealing with Emanuele and Roberto, the guys who put out Qbico records.

Not very nice or not buried in a box? How does the vinyl of this one sound, Clifford? It was in the box that I brought out of random weirdness, Japanese free jazz, and a few recent acquisitions. It's a great little record and the sound/pressing are good. Think it's OOP but shouldn't be hard to locate.

Yeah, that one is supposed to be good. I'm a fan of Transfiguration as well, which is on par with the Impulse side.

The manager commented that Blues Project's Projections is just not that great a record after all, and that Stefan Grossman kicks Danny Kalb's ass any day of the week.

Would be into hearing Noisy Silence-Gentle Noise, if only because it's a great name for a jazz record.

I think 1 and 4 are still available directly from him. Looking forward to my sets! I'm pretty much an 1890s-2000s kinda guy, too. Many musicians from many different periods.

Nor this: Baroque Jazz Trio - s/t - (Saravah, reissue pressing) w/ J-C Capon, Georges Rabol, Philippe Combelle

This one wasn't: Amancio D'Silva - Konkan Dance - (Qbico)

Very nice! My copy is buried in a box somewhere.

Stream control is not a single-gender talent.

Wow, this is interesting news. I knew about the fire but did not know its "mellow" source!

So there's a Corea song by that name too? Saw Alex Ross on Colbert the other night. It was amusing.

Probably knows you need what we call "fuzz therapy" in my family.

She looks like my cat. My condolences.

+ one for ESP. Giuseppi Logan (2 albums for ESP) Man, this is hard, especially with most of my music currently in storage! Sonny Clark also had some archival recordings in solo and trio format, from '54 and '55, on Xanadu and Uptown. These have been repackaged by the Andorrans since.

Yeah, I don't know what to say... the first one, well, the transfer was so bad I could hardly hear anything. But the second, I think I heard enough to last a lifetime. So ungainly, such bad intonation and timing - jeebus!

Christ on ice...

Indeed, that is a great one.

You know him personally? I just emailed him through the site and look forward to his response.

Howard Riley - Discussions - (Opportunity) w/ Barry Guy and Jon Hiseman