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What does he see in Margaret Davis? That's my question!

Sidewinder, what are YOU doing with a twofer?!?

I believe that was the case with "100% Proof" but I can't vouch for the others. I have Japanese versions of them, which are fine.

"lor." is his ebay I.D.

I love that record. I have a Shandar vinyl, and have played the shit out of it.

Cel Overberghe (Belgian altoist)

And it's a NY pressing! ← This is a strange one. Even the Liberty is very sought after. The prices for the 47W63rd are off the scale. ← Check $2500 for the last 63rd I saw on eBay. That was a while ago, but it was insane.

It's not even a clean copy!!!

"Just Blues" is also credited to De Graaff in the liner notes, though indeed it may be from a Zoot line. Hope this helps...

Thanks for the well wishes! I'm really excited about the move, actually, and to get back into the swing of things. Here in finance (where I'm working now, theoretically), we pronounce it 'Becks-are' county. Guess that would get one proverbially shot down there...

Or is that the electric blues wing? I do hope to catch some good gigs down there... any good resources (other than the obvious weeklies) to look up TX jazz gigs?

Got a copy of the original Munich "Body and Soul" (guess it is a de Graaff record after all!) and according to the liners, de Graaff composed "For Hank." I suspect it's actually "For Henk (Haverhoek)" but I could be wrong...

He's playing tonight in Minneapolis, granted in an entirely different context, and probably less sinus-clearing... Thanks for the disc, Chuck!

It's been a while and my Steelman custom road is in storage (yipes!). What is that, a Merlin?

A bit belated, but Happy Birthday - and Thanks!

Hey, I'm moving to Texas next month to start a Master's in Library and Information Science (Archives and Preservation) at the University of Texas, Spring semester. This will be a big move for me, as well as a return to the academic life - something I'd been missing up here in Minneapolis. I'll be laying over in Houston for a month with my folks and making trips up to Austin to scour for an apartment, and of course I haven't packed a damn thing at this point. Not that I really have much to move other than records and books, but still... Anyway, wish me luck and hopefully I'll be seeing some of you very shortly. And yes, Jim, I'll be bringing that copy of "Deuces Wild" so if you come down to Austin, it's all yours! Cheers, Clifford

Ditto. FWIW, those are two of the most prime '60s Ra sides in my opinion. I like "Cosmic Tones" a hell of a lot, but of course "I" play on the second one.

I could swear I saw a CD of the George Russell at some point, probably on the Dusty Groove site... Edit: A recent issue, in digipak form. Not the GRP.

Spun this weekend an interesting piece - Jack DeJohnette "Have You Heard" (CBS Japan pressing) Apparently this is the original version, with a black and orange gatefold cover. Got it off the net for $40 and I'd never seen this pressing of it before. Anybody else have this version? Definitely a significant improvement sound-wise over the crappy Milestone issue - and a damn fine session, I might add.

It was a great gig - one of the better Brotzmann gigs I've seen. They're well-matched, for sure... can't wait for BRO 5! CT

the John Betsch Society hurts my feelings somewhat, even if it isn't all that great...

Joe Maneri's "Paniots Nine" opens American Splendor. What a weird, great tune to start a film with!

Man, this is going to require some serious thought... Arthur Doyle on Milford's "Babi" Alan Shorter on Archie Shepp's "Four for Trane" Sonny Sharrock on Pharoah's "Tauhid" Joe Henderson on Andrew Hill's "Black Fire" Roy Haynes on Andrew Hill's "Black Fire" John Gilmore on Paul Bley's "Turning Point" Andrew Cyrille on Cecil Taylor's "Nuits de la Fondation Maeght" Milford Graves on Sharrock's "Black Woman" ... and of course Cecil Taylor on Gil Evans' "Into the Hot."

Guess I better get it.

It's booted from an LP. I, too, would like to hear that record very much. Saw it for $70 the other day but that seemed a little steep for my pocketbook.