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Joachim Kuhn/Eje Thelin 4tet - In Paris (Metronome) w/ Thollot and Adelhard Roidinger. Pleasantly manic!

That's a good gig... I hope these are nice and visible here in the States. I mean, it's great to have those Cuneiforms around but studio magic sometimes made for a better Softs. 5 is hip!

Wow. Yikes.

For those with Seasonal-Affective Disorder coloured by a tinge of dysthimia... at least there's jazz records!

Giorgio Gaslini - Nuovi Sentimenti - (EMI Italia reissue) w/ Don Cherry, Enrico Rava, Steve Lacy, Gato Barbieri, Gianni Bedori, J-F Jenny-Clarke, Kent Carter, Aldo Romano and Franco Tonani Should pull this one out more often!

Strangely, it's taken me until fairly recently to appreciate Wayne's book, especially the earlier part of it. I'm not really going to comment on the Weather Report era or after, since that's not really music I've spent much time with. But I can say his work in the '60s outside of Miles has been knocking me out more and more, as has a good chunk of the Miles material. I always thought it was "nice," but he's been eclipsing that adjective recently.

Weird, but in a good way.

And its mate...

More great Sunny...

And who can forget...

I've always been rather fond of this one...

Overpriced!

The tension created from a meeting between the expected and the unexpected. To me, that's what drives the music.

I have no problem with "Footprints," but maybe I've heard it less often than some folks. Or I'm just naive.

One of those cases where I've seen the LPs more than the CDs, but I remember seeing them "somewhere" at "some time."

What I was hoping for in Oregon I got in an Italian ensemble called Aktuala. I don't know a whole lot about the characters participating in the group, but the vibe is a cross-pollination of Indian and North African music, modal atmospherics, and free improvisation. I have the first two LPs on Bla-Bla, which I believe were also reissued on CD (gonna pull a Clem and not look it up). The first is self-titled and the second is La Terra.

Agreed. Also university libraries and archives, the NYPL, etc. could be of some help. Found this pretty quickly: Harlem Renaissance Bibliography

Don't have much to add that hasn't already been said. RIP and thanks for providing an outlet for so much great music!

I forgot Glen Moore was in that band. He's great in a bass quartet with Peter Warren on Enja, Bass Is, that also features contributions from Surman, Corea and Stu Martin among others. I was hoping Oregon would be a bit more psychedelically "open" than it actually was (at least to these ears), but maybe it's time for another listen.

That McLean AdLIb went for almost $5G. WTF?

No, the JR shit is stone cold hip...

It has been a bit, but I remember liking the Lutoslawski a lot. For some time, it was hard for me to appreciate SQ's, until my friend suggested that it was like a classical version of a working band. That helped, even in my naivete.

Happy Birthday Jim! Believe it or not, you are keeping me on my toes!

Wow. This is sad news, and I can only echo other members' sentiments. I always enjoyed reading his thoughts, though never spoke with him on a personal level. Obviously a strong soldier. May he rest in peace.

KVRX Austin on Monday night. Next week is my last week. Used Signals, "Witches and Devils" and the Mats Gustafsson LP.