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Ond of the first things I thought of, actually. But I don't thiink that it would be weizen's thing... Me too!! Also, College Tour has some nice +trio work with Burton, as well as a duo with Ran and some +quartet with Dave Burrell and Giuseppi Logan.

Marion spoke a lot about her when I talked to him. It seems they were very close. She introduced him to Sonny Rollins, strangely enough (or he forgot meeting Sonny in '65).

Shit, I'd like one of those for MY birthday! Lucky bastid...

Shorter complete takes, I would guess, rather than edited ones.

Just got this one: White Whale - WWI (Merge) And I really like it. Not just because three of the dudes I've known for years, but because they create nuanced, uplifting music with hints of Desert Rock, T-Rex glam and dusky, vicarious storytelling (and some actually great piano playing). Band members are culled from the ranks of Boys' Life, Butterglory, the Get Up Kids and the Higher Burning Fire. It didn't leave my car for four days after Saturday, when I got the disc and saw their gig, on their first tour together. A hip scene, indeed.

I've been curious about that dude as well. Must seek out!

Awesome... Thanks, guys!

Thanks for the clarification. It's an interesting historical document, but not fleshed out enough to be "great" or even that "good." It is of value, though.

I've never seen/heard of anything on "Sue." Strange...

Dixon and Shorter have a completely different aesthetic, IMO. Cherry was at heart a bebopper, a Fats Navarro-styled player and spewer of brittle shards for the "free" generation. Dixon and Shorter were more Miles-esque, Shorter with the lesser chops but a wealth of ideas. Their music moves not at all like Cherry's. Dixon was inspired greatly by contemporary dance, and rhythmically his music operates in a unique area that doesn't appear to be occupied by many others. Dixon was also hugely influential on trumpeters like Joe McPhee and Marc Levin in sound, and their compositional debt to him is huge as well.

Was spinning it last night, and had forgotten how almost funky it gets on side two... now somebody just needs to talk Milford and Cyrille into reissuing the IPS catalog. Those are wonderful dates!

That's why I drink Odwalla instead of Naked! I actually don't know the specific details of the connection - they sponsored some concerts, right? Or was it just the commercial, as Lazaro states?

AK, I'm not sure I'm with ya on this one - I get more promos than I know what to do with (less now that I write less), and only some of these are reviewed at sites like AAJ/Paris Transatlantic/Bagatellen/etc. Most of these are advance, though it's not always the case. The Organissimo board is pretty much the main newsgroup for jazz of all stripes, and it does make some sense to have a few people trumpeting new releases or upcoming ones here. As long as that person is a legitimate member of the newsgroup, it's not really spamming. For me, I think it's been pretty helpful to have this kind of "heads up." And hey, I'm not even that into Andrew Hill OR Nels Cline...

Side 1 is with Burrell and Kapp; Side 2 is with Cowell and Harris. Yeah, Cowell swings on that record, as well as on Why Not?.

So then the Polydor appears to be the way to go. I passed it by at $40 but maybe should nab it next time... not that it's a common variant!

Yeah, but some other numnutz had to help him get to $400!

But it wasn't that long ago that the Rocky Boyd was a $50 record... and I've seen the Booker Little on Time crack $300 on a couple of occasions, when it too used to be $40-$50 (and probably should still be). So I think the prices are pretty high - but I agree that BNs are the highest, despite the fact that they're not all the "best" in the hardbop genre.

Yep, that's the one.

Not to mention harmonium!

I almost bought that LP for $10 a couple of years ago... spun it and wasn't entirely hooked, but intrigued. Usually that does it for me, but not that time for whatever reason. Apparently there's a Dutch Fontana pressing that goes for beaucoup $$.

Absolutely! I have both - Lp and Cd - but there's no question about it. Cd has an awful sound. I'm still holding out for an original Polydor of this one - let me know if you see it! Yeah, the CD sound blows, and I thought even the Arista-Freedom LP was muddy as all hell.

I need to get that Quintet record on Survival. Heard a couple of tracks that kicked ass, in a very weird and shambling way as you describe. The duo with Leroy Jenkins is indeed a very good side. Haven't spun it in a long time, though.

Sounds like when it rains it pours! Hope everything turns out OK for everyone including Fido! Sorry to hear about all the difficulties, man. We're rootin' for ya down here in Tejas!

Belated happy birthday Bob/Sidewinder!!! Hope that Jazzinvinyl.com gift certificate (or some such) is treating you well!

HBAK!! I'll have to bring your cake next time I'm in NYC...