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Actually, Trane often puts me to sleep - yes, even the late-period stuff. I find it all very soothing as powerful as it is.

Jarrett/Haden/Motian - Life Between the Exit Signs - (Vortex)

Mostly I don't care, but the first record on Vortex is pretty good. A few obvious Bley knock-offs, but what can you do?

He's got positive feedback from some heavy Japanese buyers.

I second that recommendation!

Mine didn't work either, and I'm in the US.

Yeah, I know. I teared up watching it. Whether that reaction is because of what happened since, or what a great cat he seems like from the film, who's to say...

Yeah, that's a great one. Thanks for the reminder! Here's a cool one just posted: I think it's from an ESP-Disk' promotional film or something.

Density 21.5 is the flute piece. Supposedly Eric Dolphy played it.

Don't know if you want to wait that long, but there will be a review on it running in September's issue of Paris Transatlantic (www.paristransatlantic.com). I'd also add that I did not get much out of the Verve reunion disc from a few years ago.

The circus is what turns me off right now. I think the doping thing is being blown way out of hand also, but the whole Landis fiasco was the death knell.

It's fantastic.

This is probably from the same stock that Academy raided earlier this year. Many sealed jazz titles from the 1970s and 1980s. Cool stuff.

Damn! Well, 94 and 95 seem well beyond the age for driving skills. I'll add that I'm not the best driver in the world, and should probably be taking the test more often.

Handscapes is a great record. It adds a lot of percussion to the mix, so the record isn't just a "piano" LP.

The vinyl is on BYG, right? I've always been curious about that one, though it's been pricey when I've seen it offered.

On paper, it looks cool, and of course the title is a classic. However, as with a lot of these special-interest sets, even if GG is a fairly popular BN artist, I can't see it being much of a unit-shifter, as it were. BN has ceased relevance in the states, even to a degree as a reissue label, so I wouldn't hold my breath. If someone else were to license the material, now, that is another story.

Alex von Schlippenbach looks like a European soap star these days.

And, iirc, a Riley/Byard duo - not to mention Riley overdubbed!

I really like the Revenant Patton box. The Columbia Miles sets with all the metal stuff are cool too.

Yeah, I like it a lot. The America sounds far better than the Actuel "reissue" (strange story there). I don't think it's on CD yet, but wouldn't be surprised to see it at some point. The Arthur Jones on America is fantastic too.

Wow. I mean, I knew he was a dipshit, but...

Apparently there's a Wallin LP on Revelation (yes, that one)... never seen it, though. Strange. Lots of great recommendations here, and I'm going to throw Siegfried Kessler into the ring also. Shame he left us recently, but there's a strong legacy there - as exemplified by sessions for Impro, Futura and other labels.

Ah, I see what you mean. Mine's not "the worst" but I've certainly heard better-pressed LPs. And I know what you mean about the "Church Number Nine" site, too... but at least the stolen music has a stolen name from a bitchin' LP! Now: Sunny Murray - Quintet - (ESP orig) w/ Alan Silva, Byard Lancaster, Jacques Coursil and Jack Graham.