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Yeah, my parents are leaving Houston for the northern suburbs tomorrow morning. I'm more than a little nervous - I mean, I think they'll be ok, but it's going to be a mess that nobody in our family particularly wants to deal with. [understatement of the year]

I just got a boot CDR of Lester Bowie's "Gittin' to Know Y'all" Part 2: "Unity First" in performance at the Frankfurt Jazz Days in 1970. Google searches have not turned up any live AEC-related (i.e., non-LP) material, so I need some help with personnel. Other than the AEC quartet, Jeanne Lee is on this (most certainly her), probably Kenny Wheeler and Karin Krog too, but I don't hear a piano and am wondering how close the band is to the MPS recording. It sounds like a smaller group to me. Chuck? Anyone?

Blowing In From Chicago All I gotta say is That does not seem normal for that LP.

Yeah, it is pretty poorly pressed - but I can't imagine them pressing it more than once. Oh well, Savoy in the late '60s...

I didn't realize this was recorded in '65 - thought it much earlier. Really puts Brubeck in perspective, then.

Ironic Maiden - now that I can live with!

Count me in on electric Miles.

That's a feeling-hurter, for sure. Never seen a Polydor pressing that early.

That's not unheard of for those Transition records - especially if they're clean copies. Byrd's Eye View is especially great, but hey, there is a Japanese version...

Byard and Burrell both - Byard a bit more of a prankster, though. I haven't heard the more recent Morton songbook stuff (shame, shame) but do enjoy his readings and interpretations of that music from previous projects. Still, what kills me is West Side Story, and La Vie De Boheme ain't too shabby either. As an interviewer, Dave has probably been one of my favorites - such an easy guy to talk to, as the one in this thread will (hopefully) attest to.

OC - Chappaqua Suite (CBS Japan pressing, from the 70s) - this is such a brilliant album, I often forget how much so.

Especially blows (in the good way) as a bandleader, if not my favorite soloist.... Matador, Trompeta Toccata and the Bohemia sessions are among my favorites in the hardbop idiom.

Yeah, but the banjo has an extensive history in creative music, and is pretty respectable as instruments go. In modern jazz? Malachi Favors, Han Bennink are a couple of improvisers who have made statements on it. Dig Elmer Snowden, too. He is/was a master of the instrument in traditional jazz.

JR is one of those people I actually get kind of worked up emotionally thinking about - his existence and output (not to mention his playing) just sort of fuck with me. For instance, I'm sitting in an office getting the sweats about listening to "The Message" when I get home.

Thankfully that's on CD - a chance for mere mortals to hear that rare gem! What a great session, ditto "Experiments With Pops." But it is frightening to know a few people who actually own both of those titles on vinyl.

Yeah, I have had the LP twice and sold it twice. I love Ayler, but this to me - sincere or not - seems pretty 'off.' As Larry Neal said of this record in the Cricket: "I know what the Brother is trying to do, but his procedure is fucked up." Too true. And stereojack: looking forward to that Scianni LP!

According to my email exchanges with ESP, this was a rumor started by Magnet, and from what I understand, it has been shelved. We'll see in a month!

This and Black Orpheus are pretty nice - better than my covered ears would have expected or admitted. Though I haven't bought a copy of either and will have to suffice through memories of my dad playing these when I was younger - still, it's good to see them brought up for 'serious' discussion.

What's with all the mention of tonguing? I mean, come on... FWIW, I know what slap-tonguing and tonguing reed means, but it takes on a whole 'nother bag in these notes. Triple-tongue? I did that not ten minutes ago!

Cool... I wasn't aware this was coming out. Nice to see, of course. I dunno, their reissues seem rightly-priced to me, on par with everything else. Unless some are marking them up, which is possible.

I was just thinking of rockin' that myself.

Not too late - it'd be nice to keep this thread going. It would be nice to see the Jean Toomer suite collected and issued in a box format or something, but it's spread across two-and-a-half Impulse records and some others (one, I think, on Freelance IIRC). He is hoping to record in the near future, so it gives us Marion-ophiles something to look forward to. As for his early recordings, ESP-Disk has reissued his first "Marion Brown Quartet" in super audio sound with an extra track, I believe "Why Not?" is forthcoming in the not-too-distant future.

Thanks for this discog (and the others, Mike)... I love JR's playing, both 'inside' and 'outside.' I always see the Munich record billed as a Monterose date, so it's interesting to see he wasn't the leader. I know Hans Dulfer was a follower of his work, and it is interesting to see Monterose playing with the Soulbrass rhythm section. That duet with Bennink on side one of the Paradiso record just kills... Amen to one of the most curious and underrated tenor players in modern jazz!