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Neither session was complete enough to use on even half an album, and tapes were probably destroyed in the great Columbia warehouse fire in, I think, the early 80s. Supposedly...

Dixon's 7'tette side, split with Shepp and the NYContemp5, is on an Atlantic/Savoy CD. I highly recommend it, Late, and it is usually available cheaply. Of course, he does sound great on the quartet Savoy LP, but seeing that released anytime soon is probably not likely. Intents and Purposes, a slab he cut for RCA-Victor, is also really great.

If you like Gordon Beck, then you should check out Howard Riley, Rooster. His albums on British Columbia are a must (Angle; Day Will Come), followed by more out sides on Incus and Turtle, and some material reissued/uncovered by Emanem. Barry Guy is on bass, and the drummers include Jon Hiseman, Alan Jackson and Tony Oxley. Hiseman's on the first trio LP, "Discussions," which is rare as fuck but if you can find it, it's great.

I've never heard a Marion Brown record I didn't like...

Trying to count the number of issues for the companion, Conversations/Memorial Album is like trying to count the number of brie slices I just ate!!!

I think I prefer the goofy original cover art to these, though... and who is "Franck" Wright, anyway?!?

To answer the original question, it seems like all of them!!! I've even seen DGG Kagel and Luc Ferrari records beat to shit, so I think no genre of music is safe. Lots of wasted BNs and ESPs out there, for sure.

Brotzmann and Graves don't play well together at all; the fact that it's a regular working group (Brotz/Graves/Parker) makes no sense to me. I'll take the FMP sides over his recent stuff any day -- all the way up through Djungle at least.

I ordered one from Forced Exposure... can't wait!!!

There are so many people who are so comfortable with listening to the same crap year in and year out that we should be thankful having 'ruts' where we're listening to too many BNs in a span of a few weeks. Christ! You people need to worry less!

Holland with Braxton: Five Pieces 1975, Montreaux/Berlin, Town Hall Concert are a few others that come to mind. The Circle records are nice, especially those Japanese ones. His newer groups aren't that interesting to me, either, and after interviewing him last year, I came away with the feeling that he was an asshole with too many awards to his ego...

I do like those Cadentia Nova Danica records quite a bit, but they aren't really anything like his small-group '60s recordings. Haven't heard much from the 80s or later, though I did see him in a group with Paul Smoker and Adam Lane that was one of the best jazz shows I've ever seen.

Sign me up... if it's anything like Side 1 of "Patty Waters Sings," I'm down. I like that creepy, low-key piano & vocals material just as much as the out stuff. And yes, she was/is a _gorgeous_ lady, as the album cover attests to (nude or not).

RIP A very unique composer and musician, to whom not enough attention is paid.

This is a drag; he always had such a great sound, and though I never met him, mutual friends sing his praises as a beautiful cat. He will be missed, but his contribution to that great saxophone section in the sky will be very strong indeed. RIP

$15-20 or so... Nothing Is, is probably the strongest of the three, though Heliocentric 1 has some nice moments. Vol. 2 kinda blows.

Every America is worth getting. They are all good. I like the Emergency record quite a bit -- Boulou Ferre takes it Out! Does anybody know whether the CDs will include extra tracks?

Tears for Dolphy was recorded in '64, Urge in '66. Both were released in '66, the former reissued by Arista-Freedom in the '70s. Just to clarify.

I finally picked up "Urge," on Fontana (as the "Tears for Dolphy") and it's way more 'out' than I expected. Booker Ervin is getting into Sam Rivers territory, and it's heavy. For some reason, I always feared the Futura was boring... but now that I know it's worth seeking...

The plates were switched on the second pressing of the LP, so that track one (A) is on side B and vice versa (i.e., deadwax lists ESPS-1044-B for the side-long A side piece). I believe that they took the CD from a second pressing of the LP and mis-tracked it accordingly. The Get Back LP reish also follows suit in this error.

I haven't engaged his more recent material as much as the raw, early stuff... The Aristas should be Mosaic'ed; I sold mine years ago and wouldn't mind just having it all at the press of a button (this is the digital-age, alter ego CT talking). Those duets with Max Roach are pretty nice, particularly the Hat Hut set.

I used to have that one on LP and didn't like it much, but just was handed the new 2CD set with extra tracks and am enjoying it quite a bit now. Funny how time and distance change one's opinion.

That's an interesting comparison, Late, though I'd almost want to think of someone like Ayler as the true "Art Informel" of jazz. After all, Dubuffet could really paint just like Ayler and Cherry could play bebop in the league of Bird and Miles. Very cool observation -- thanks!

Strangely, I've seen Lex/NY USA combinations on more than one occasion.