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Yeah, I'm just glad that I sprung for the handcarved wooden box edition. Sure, remind me that I don't have the NKC box!

He's performing with his Ekaya septet on a 70th birthday tour. He'll be in Philadelphia on 11/6 at the Painted Bride.

Only $12 in Philly: What We Live Four -- Larry Ochs (tenor/soprano sax), Lisle Ellis (bass), Don Robinson (percussion) and special guest Saadet Turkoez (voice) -- Slought Foundation, 4017 Walnut Street, Philadelphia Oct 19 (Tue) - 8-10 pm - $12

Is anyone else as surprised as I am to hear this? ALAN! YOU of ALL people! Ordering late? Shame! :rsly: I can feel the shame... But the good news is that it arrived yesterday! It's quite a stunning package, isn't it? I think I'm going to go offline right now and give it a listen...

How's the album?

Mine's on backorder!

Sound samples from three of the volumes can be found here on CD Universe.

Very much so, IMO! Together with Walt Dickerson (just why the fuck isn't the man recording anymore?!?! I know that he is still fairly active as performer and musician in Philly (correct, Alan?)) Jamal might be my favorite vibist. Walt Dickerson is still composing and practicing, but hasn't performed in public or recorded for a while, alas. (I think he was interested in performing, but hadn't gotten any offers that worked for him.) At least Khan Jamal (one of Philly's other vibes players) is still performing and recording. (Philadelphia seems to have had it's share of vibes players. There was also Bill Lewis in the 70s & 80s, but he only recorded a few times.)

That one's well worth hearing.

I can't wait to hear this one. I don't know when I would be able to play it, though. Perhaps some long car ride when no one is around to be bothered. Just be careful. The driver of this vehicle got distracted while listening to a Brotzmann CD. Don't let this happen to you!

It's a very nice one. Maybe a bit more 'inside' than some of his other recent releases.

Nice job!

And they're currently available from CD Universe for only $8.39.

It came out yesterday in the U.S. --> Richard Cook & Brian Morton - The Penguin Guide To Jazz On CD, 7th Edition (Penguin Books) Sept 28 -- 1,728 pages

He'll be playing in the Philly burbs on 10/8.

Phillip Johnston has a new CD out on Innova called Rub Me The Wrong Way. The CD has three quirky compositions that he did for a dance troupe. Sounds pretty good on my first listen.

Bangor, Maine isn't as out-of-the-way as one might think. Why didn't they just have a Cat Stevens performance there recently?

Welcome to Pennsylvania, home of alcohol socialism.

Sam Brown also plays some memorable guitar on Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra (Impulse!, 1969) and Keith Jarrett's Treasure Island (Impulse!, 1974).

Because Sony is releasing the set a year after originally scheduled? How many months (years?) old will the Cellar Door liner notes be when that set is finally released?

I've only heard the CD layer, but I thought it sounded pretty fabulous.

He's the son of Elmer and Leonard Bernstein.

I just received the Bopland set. I've only heard a part of the first disc on my PC; sounds pretty good so far. Reissue was produced by Dan Marx; notes by Maxine Gordon. (Keepnews isn't mention.) Notes as posted on Jazzmatazz: -- July 6, 1947 Los Angeles concert with Wardell Gray, Howard Mcghee, Sonny Criss, a.o. -- researched and annotated by Maxine Gordon -- reissue produced by Dan Mark; engineering by Paul Reid III -- music transferred from the original 16" transcription acetates; pitch corrected -- includes about 25 minutes of previously unreleased music -- groups included the Howard McGhee Orchestra, the Bill Moore Orchestra, the Bopland Boys and the Al Killian Orchestra -- other musicians include Trummy Young, Hampton Hawes, Russ Freeman, Barney Kessel, Red Callender, Roy Porter I've updated and added times to the track listings: DISC 1: 1. Tune-up/announcement - 2'44 2. Bopera (aka Disorder at the Border) 19'18 3. What Is This Thing Called Love? 13'35 4. Body And Soul 1'31 [previously unreleased] 5. Back Breaker 16'22 DISC 2: 1. Tune-up/announcement - 2'09 2. Bopland (aka Byas-A-Drink) - 19'07 3. Bop After Hours (aka After Hours Bop) - 18'28 [part 4 (Red Callender bass solo) previously unreleased] 4. The Hunt (aka Rocks 'n' Shoals) - 18'08 DISC 3: 1. Perdido- 20'21 [parts 2 & 3 previously unreleased] 2. Merry Go Round Blues - 0'12 [previously unreleased] 3. Blowin' with Bass - 5'04 [previously unreleased] 4. Blow, Blow, Blow - 14'00 5. Geronimo (aka Cherokee) - 21'21 6. Unknown Theme take 1 - 0'51 [previously unreleased] 7. Unknown Theme take 2 0'53 [previously unreleased] (And then there's The Complete Prestige Recordings, which I've just noticed have been listed on CD Universe, but that's for another discussion, I suppose.)

I'm just going to guess the time period. Late 1950s? Early 1960s?