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I simply don't "get" Gayle, just as I don't get Kidd Jordan (I get him even less than I get Gayle). And I'm by no means averse to energy playing. I love Ayler, love Pharoah Sanders at his most extreme (e.g. Izipho Zam, Preview (with JCO)), like David S. Ware & Sabir Mateen, and I cut my teeth at Studio Rivbea. Still, I can understand the allure of Gayle much more than the allure of Jordan, who seems to play at one level of extremity at all times (I've seen him 3 times I think).

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My take on the Chicago tenor sound is that a lot of it comes out of Byas.

Actually, Herbie wanted to call the album Cuss Like a Crabby Alter Kaker, but the label made him change it.

I'm not familiar enough with these players to recall style specifics offhand, but do any or all of these guys fit the bill? Jodie Christian Willie Pickens John Young

For me, probably Anniversary & Serenity. And the DVD of those shows.

I was unfamiliar with Anderson until I heard him play at a Billy Higgins benefit at St. Peter's, and the stylistic connection, especially the touch, was evident. Cover of Clube da Esquina, Milton Nascimento & Lo Borges IIRC, he was the loose cannon who was kicked off WKCR because he complained about something like an AACM festival, which he considered junk, pre-empting his program.

When I switched from DSL to cable I got a single-unit combo modem-router which I'm very happy with. I've only had to reboot 3 or 4 times, and I don't have to wonder whether it's the modem or the router that needs to be reset. I'm pretty sure I had to call a help desk for initial setup since these days even if you get printed instructions, good luck with comprehensibility.

The trio of Barney Kessel, Ray Brown & Shelly Manne. I think they did at least 4 albums for Contemporary. But did they ever do live gigs as a working unit?

I listened to The Magic of Juju this morning and felt it doesn't hold up vis a vis some of Shepp's other Impulses of the period. I think the problem is that the texture of African percussion sets up an environment that isn't as conducive to dynamic interplay as a more standard (free)jazz rhythm section. Yesterday I listened to Life [sic] at the Donaueschingen Music Festival (MPS), and the interplay there is amazing (and it's one of Jimmy Garrison's finest hours).

Lots of places. Even in Malaysia and South India, where they make great, strong, brewed coffee, they assume foreigners would prefer Nescafe, and that's actually also what's saved for honored guests on special occasions. Go figure. Yeah, sometimes all you really want is a simple, light breakfast.

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I can't drink strong decaf in the morning. It puts me to sleep.

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