alankin

Hear Lukas Ligeti and Raoul Björkenheim perform.

Delivery usually precedes by a day the realization of how much money you've just spent.

They're showing the film in Philadelphia; there will be several showings the week of 6/21. (I'd like to see it, but I might have too many conflicts [including David Murray & the Gwo-Ka Masters].)

Nice shirt! (Oddly enough, the fellow looks a bit like my late father-in-law. He probably would have appreciated the shirt...)

This is from an email I received this afternoon from Emanem Records' Martin Davidson. Amongst other work, Kenter Carter recorded with Steve Lacy in the 1960s and 1970s. "The American bass player Kent Carter and his wife, the Danish dancer Michala Marcus, live at the end of long dirt track road in the middle of the countryside - their nearest big town being Angoulême in the department of Charente in the south-west of France. Besides their own house, the only other house at their end of the road belongs to some friends of theirs. They rent it out as a gîte. "In March they were phoned from a tourist office, by some people who wanted to rent it for a month. They agreed to this, as they had no reason to suspect the people who wanted to rent, and it is not usual to ask for papers for such a short term deal. Unfortunately, unknown to them, the renters were two of the leading lights of ETA - the separatist Basque terrorist organisation. "On Friday April 2, both houses were raided by armed police, who handcuffed Kent & Michala (as well as the ETA men). The properties were searched thoroughly, and computers, computer CDRs, diaries and passports were confiscated. Late at night, Kent & Michala were taken to extremely crude police cells in Angoulême. "On Sunday morning they were transferred to a prison in Paris, where they were interrogated at great length without a lawyer (and given a little appalling food). They basically could not answer any of the questions, since, essentially being pacifists, they have no connections with any terrorist organisations. So they were released on Tuesday - separately onto the streets of Paris without any money or a phone. Fortunately, their son lives in Paris, so they were able to link up with him and then with each other. "However, they are still under judicial control, and have not had their passports and other things returned. They are forbidden to leave France, which means that Michala cannot visit her 89 year old father in Denmark, and Kent was unable to fulfil some concert engagements in Germany & Lithuania. They even have to ask permission from a judge via their lawyer to leave Charante, which means they are forced to plan their every move, and have to think before accepting an invitation outside the department. "Kent's computer has long been declared clean - he reckons the most dangerous things on it were the collection of jokes he?d been sent by email over the years - but it has still not been returned, and he has since had to purchase a new one. As well as this loss of property and work, they have also had to hire an expensive lawyer to try and get the remaining shackles removed. They normally just about manage to get by financially, so this has really messed up their finances. Many friends and neighbours have been very supportive, and even organised a benefit concert for them. "While the French government took a correct stand regarding the invasion of Iraq, this doesn't excuse these excesses in the so-called war against terrorism. Since Kent & Michala are completely innocent of any wrongdoing, they should immediately have their remaining restrictions of movement removed, and their confiscated items returned. They should also be compensated to cover their extra expenses and loss of earnings, as well as the trauma they have suffered by their treatment as "terrorists". "Please give this case as much publicity as possible. Please contact the French authorities (such as the local embassy) about it. And please give this wonderful pair support by sending messages to kcarter@club-internet.fr." Martin Davidson 3 Bittacy Rise London NW7 2HH England

But don't miss that one. The one after that isn't until something like 2132!! (I wonder how many formats "Kind of Blue" will have been issued in by then? )

According to the updated Jazzmatazz...that is exactly what we will get And this has been confirmed by Mosaic!

If you missed it, you'll have another chance on 6/6/2012. Mark it down in your calendar! http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/transit/venus0412.html

Happy birthday, Bertrand! Hope you feel well soon...

Peter Robinson - "Cold is the Grave" One of the titles in the mystery series with the lead character of Detective Chief Inspecor Alan Banks.

Now available for pre-ordering: Brötzmann Clarinet Project - Berlin DJungle (Atavistic Unheard Music Series 246/FMP Archive Edition) July 27 -- six clarinetists: Peter Brotzmann, John Zorn, Tony Coe, Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky, Louis Sclavis and J.D. Parrin -- plus Tony Oxley: drums, William Parker: bass, Toshinori Kondo: trumpet, Johannes Bauer and Alan Tomlinson: trombones -- recorded at JazzFest Berlin 1984 Gerd Dudek/Buschi Niebergall/Edward Vesala - Open (Atavistic Unheard Music Series 247/FMP Archive Edition) July 27 -- recorded at in Berlin in 1977 -- first time on CD

Good luck to you! Check in sometime...

I have recently added a new batch of jazz CDs listed for sale. Many are bargain priced, hard to find, or out-of-print. New additions are at: jazzmatazz.home.att.net/sponsors/salelist_additions.html#50. The full list is at: salelist.jazzmatazz.info. Musicians with new items include: John Abercrombie, Muhal Richard Abrams, Arild Anderson, Bob Berg, Art Blakey, Jane Ira Bloom, Bill Coleman, Marilyn Crispell, Jesse Davis, Jack DeJohnette, Eric Dolphy, Lou Donaldson, Kahil El'Zabar, Joe Farrell/Art Pepper, Von Freeman, Dexter Gordon, Dusko Goykovich, Stephane Grapelli, Hampton Hawes, Coleman Hawkins... Plus: Julius Hemphill, Andrew Hill, Earl Hines, Jay Hoggard, Richard "Groove" Holmes, Paul Horn, Willis Jackson, LA4, Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre, Thelonious Monk, Tete Montoliu, David Murray, Fats Navarro, Mike Nock, Chico O'Farrill, Leo Parker, Sonny Phillips, Bud Powell, Florian Ross, Roswell Rudd, Poncho Sanchez, Archie Shepp, Zoot Sims, Buddy Tate, John Tchicai, Cadar Walton, Jessica Williams, Phil Woods and others. Labels with new additions include: Black Lion, Concord, Dacapo, Delmark, ECM, Enja, Freedom, Ensayo, Leo, Muse, Naxos Jazz, Pablo, Prestige and others. Again, that's: http://salelist.jazzmatazz.info Help me clothe, feed and school my kids!! Or at least pay for some Mosaics.

That 1990 interview was quite interesting. Has anyone heard this tape?!

You mean this one: The Sextet of Orchestra U.S.A - Mack the Knife & Other Berlin Theatre songs of Kurt Weill (RCA) And yeah, Zwerin was the leader. It was released in 1964. Eric Dolphy was one of the soloists! (Koch reissued it in 2001, but it's now OOP.)

Paul Bley - Circles (Milestone) June 29 -- with Dick Youngstein, Glenn Moore, Frank Tusa, Steve Haas, Bobby Moses, Dave Holland, and Barry Altschul -- all compositions by Carla Bley and Annette Peacock -- two-fer of "The Paul Bley Synthesizer Show" (12/9/1970) and "Paul Bley & Scorpio" (11/24/1972) -- Bley's experiments with combining synthesizer and electric & acoustic pianos Scorpio (Milestone 9046) is the one with Holland and Altschul. I have it on vinyl. I also own (also on vinyl), Improvisie (America 30 AM 6121) on the French label. Recorded in 1971 with Bley on synth, Annette Peacock on vocals, el & ac pianos and Hans Bennink on drums. One side is the title track, a 16' improv; the other side's a 23'45 version of Annette's "Touching." Makes me wish my turntable was hooked up again.

Very sad. He's been one of my favorites since shortly after I started intensely listening to jazz. I admire his directness, intensity, imagination and sense of humor. The best soprano saxophone player. One of the best (the best?) interpretors of Monk. I'm happy that I was able to see him perform live three times and sad that I won't be able to again. At least we still have his recordings. He's made (more than) a few!

I've never gotten into Chet Baker...

He moved north and the music moved south?

Cute girl. Is she also a ventriloquist?

This one calls for a quiz. Which is the scariest? a. Her hair b. Her shoulders c. The ox

I was in Phoenix for a half week in the beginning of May. I'll be at home with the kids for a week while their mother is at a conference.

You're welcome. I think Bley's merging of acoustic (Baldwin) piano, RMI electric piano and tasteful synthesizer is one of the musically most satisfying I ever encountered. Those early synthesizers were huge. I remember an interview with Annette Peacock where she talked about how insane they were to be lugging around all that equipment. Makes me want to listen to some of those sides again!

Paul Chambers/Wynton Kelly disc 1