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Yeah, but Jackie wasn't at all defensive on similar questions... super nice guy. But your point is well taken! Rarely do I ask questions like that.

Julie Driscoll - 1969 - (Polydor original) think I prefer this to the stuff with Brian Auger...

Certainly would! Capriogli is okay, but she's not Sophia. Every time I see a pic of Bettie Page, I think of a woman I dated for a significant slice of life. They had a very similar verve, hair, ... etc. (!) yow!

I like that band a lot, but the 3LP set is hard to get through in a sitting (not that I haven't done it before). Favorite Cecil is still the 60s stuff, the Shandars and Indent.

When I tried to interview him, Holland was kind of a dick about influences. He wouldn't admit to anything like that. So, it probably did influence him! Prime Directive is pretty good, though haven't listened to it in a couple of years...

Donovan - Hurdy-Gurdy Man - (Epic yellow-label) Breezy classic!

I take it that is an actual book jacket... One of these days I'm gonna get me one of them Blackberries so me and Paris can keep texting. She move so fast!

P.L.M. is he main Portalologist here. I remember not liking "alors!!!" too much - but I listened to it only once, time to revisit. I like them both, the CBS maybe a bit more - musically it's very unique. The Pathe is a motherfucker too, if you can find it! Portal is underrated in the States. He's an amazing musician, and not without a sense of humor!

Agnes Martin and Ellsworth Kelly at the same time!

You only "lose" potentially $15 in the deal, so it's not that bad!

Bobby Bradford/John Carter - Self-Determination Music - (Flying Dutchman original) with Tom Williamson, Henry Franklin and Bruz Freeman... a classic!

Noah Howard - At Judson Hall - (ESP original) Colbeck, Burrell, Sirone, Kapp and Cathy Norris... heavy lineup, especially on "Homage to Coltrane."

Wanna unload one?

Look at those - oh, never mind...

Kiera Knightley and Scarlet Johansson - Duo Exchange - (Survival original) One of the greatest tenor-drums duos of all time. And Knightley shreds on tenor, though not without keeping her roots in Newk-dom.

I can't think there's a Jackie Mc BN that I don't like. It was stunning to see Moncur, Jackie and Hutch perform "Love and Hate" at the Blue Note a couple of years ago. All the weight of the original was there, a wavering and dusky tonality that settled over the entire room. Awesome!

Agreed on that - and Action also has a great cover! Evolution is pretty sweet, too, but I find myself pulling these other two out just a bit more. "Air Raid," though...

It doesn't exude greatness to me, but who knows...

Climate controlled, for sure! Hope their a/c doesn't break! You don't want to know what's in there... For some reason, One Step Beyond never "took" for me. Maybe it's Anthony, though I usually like him during this period.

Don't tell that to akanalog...

Neil Young - On the Beach - (Reprise original) especially fond of side 2...

I read somewhere that "What's New?" was originally called "I'm Free." "This Nearly Was Mine" is another standout favorite. The version Sunny Murray does on Big Chief is a classic (of course, there's also CT's version on the Candid)...

This was my favorite until I heard Action. Both are now equal billing. Moncur's "Love and Hate" is an amazing tune; I also like "Khalil the Prophet" quite a bit. Will post more thoughts later; my BNs are inaccessible right now but I remember this record like the back of my hand (which, not coincidentally, is also in storage).

"Everything Happens to Me" or "The Way You Look Tonight."

I thought the review generalized more to "what they do" than "that particular night." I like Heckman's writing, or at least what I've read of it. I also like his music, or at least what I've heard of it. This isn't the best Heckman I've read, but it's probably not the best ICP gig in existence, either. I dig their thing usually, but not always...