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The Village Gate material is pretty hip, too, also on Atlantic.

Yeah on Parlan. I haven't really had this experience too much with jazz records of the past couple of years, but things that I've had for some years and which I still count as absolutely unreal (and that I came to with little expectation): Hans Dulfer's Ritmo-Natural LPs on Catfish - Candy Clouds, The Morning After the Third, and El Saxofon (w/ Frank Wright) - don't think music like this exists anywhere else; free-Afro-Latin-psychedelic jams that I really can't put my finger on, and nor could I live without. I had no idea what to expect with the first purchase, and the others did not let down! They certainly need a reissue! John Tchicai & Cadentia Nova Danica (Polydor) - again, I had no idea what I was getting into with this record, but it is so utterly unique that I can't imagine my life pre-CND. Ric Colbeck - The Sun Is Coming Up (Fontana) didn't think he was all that hot with Noah Howard, so this one came as a real surprise. Eddie Gale's Ghetto Music (Blue Note) - somehow, I thought this had the potential to be weak. Boy was I wrong. Howard Riley - The Day Will Come - (CBS) - I bought it on a lark because a friend said I would like it. Well, it might be one of the best inside-outside piano trios I've ever heard. His other records are great, too, but this is a mother... I had similar experiences approaching the music of Graham Collier and Ray Russell, both people whose records I bought without any preconception other than curiosity, and was summarily blown away. I mean, there are a lot of good, obscure jazz records out there. However, the thing about uniqueness is what really gets me going. If it doesn't sound like anything else... that's when my expectations are exceeded.

I missed this one several times, ebay, private auctions, ecc.. Do you think I have to give it another chance? Yes. It is heavy.

Next up: For Example: Workshop Freie Musik 1969-1978 (FMP 3LPs box) Record #2: Different Groups Schlippenbach Trio Brotz/Van Hove/Bennink + Mangelsdorff Frank Wright Quartet Schweizer-Carl Quartet My flat-mate is out of town so the volume goes up!

Burton Greene Trio - On Tour - (ESP orig) Very hip, melodic free piano-trio music from Burton, Shelly Rusten and Steve Tintweiss. This and the Columbia are my favorites of his (ah yes, and the duos with Daoud Amin)...

I only watched the first two seasons (on DVD), and thought things were getting a bit lame midway thru season two. I loved season one, though - totally great. Thing is, it's gonna be hard to get through 3-6 by the time 7 comes around!

Sonic Youth - Confusion Is Sex - (SST pressing) The world does indeed look red...

How true, indeed.

Have to get this. Looks awesome. My Kagel fanatacism holds mostly to the late '60s work up through the '70s; Peter B did tell me he performed a piece of Kagel's but could not recall which work it was. I think he had a good time with it, but recalled not being really in the same vein as some of the other musicians/artists present.

Bill Cole, Sam Rivers, Warren Smith - The First Cycle - (Music from Dartmouth)

Wow. RIP And 2007 looks to be another tough one of musicians' passings...

RIP indeed. Though my experience with his playing is limited, heard many kind words from his peers. He will be missed.

I was having dinner last night at a local beer + burger joint (with the Crescent girl) and there was a lone guy answering every Jeapordy question loudly to himself. Not unlike your BN # recitation, I presume, or mine for ESP!

I used to have it on LP and was not impressed. Maybe another go-round would change things, but I think I'll skip the download method.

Thanks - I knew you'd know, probably without even looking!

"HBMF" usually translates to something different, but...

Yeah, those Japanese Riversides aren't too hot. Have had superb luck with the BNs (King & Toshiba), which almost make the Classic reissues - at least some of them - sort of superfluous. Then again, Japanese pressings of things like Hank (where's Michel with those catalog #'s?) are still big-ticket, for whatever reason.

He ain't gonna be buying no Classic reissues...

Sidewinder needs to get over here; he has quite a few of these, I think.

Guess I should burn it for 7/4 for his birthday!

Yeah, it would be nice to see it out again with the original artwork by Marte Roling! One of my favorite jazz LPs, for sure...

I had a dream about Grachan last night - that somebody was issuing more music from the quartet with Hutcherson, McBee and Beaver Harris. Sadly, there isn't any more than was issued (guess that's why it was a dream)...

Tears for Dolphy, brother.

This is the cover of the Esquire edition of 'Outward Bound'. Oops, that was the one I was thinking of. Thanks.

Happy Belated... Glad it was a good one. "7/4 Funny Time" is a great Ted Curson tune, btw, tho surely everyone here knew that.