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A New York Times article from today on Ted Brown and Tristano: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/09/arts/music/09tristano.html

Norman Lewis - I Came, I Saw

A list for some input here: http://www.toptenbooks.net/newsingle.cgi?1270582046 For some more masterly European crime and mystery writers you might check out Henning Mankell, Jo Nesbo, Ian Rankin, P.D.James, Johan Theorin. Crime fiction is very hot in Scandinavia, especially Sweden and Norway with many great contemporary writers at the scene. A list of some Swedish writers: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/mar/11/camilla-lackberg-swedish-crime-best. Guardian's crime book site is a good resource: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/crime Crimewave is one of the best magazine novel collections around: http://ttapress.com/crimewave/currentissue/

Art Tatum - The Art Of Tatum (VSP Verve)

Bill Orcutt - Way Down South (Palilalia) Lark Ascending: If you like Paolo Angeli's Tibi, you might dig this as well.

Howlin' Wolf - Ridin' In The Moonlight (Ace Records)

Gene Shaw - Break Through (Argo)

Toshiko Akiyoshi & Lew Tabackin Big Band - Insights (RCA)

Muhal Richard Abrams - Levels And Degrees Of Light (Delmark)

Woody Shaw - Woody III (Columbia)

Kenny Burrell - Blue Lights Vol.2 (Blue Note)

Jimmy Smith - Livin' It Up! (Verve)

Mikkeller - Beer Geek Breakfast Danish top quality beer with an amazing range of tastes. For connesiuers, imaginative beer-lovers, thirsty quality-seekers and fluid taste explorers!

You should try this! Great Norwegian Christmas beer with a name that translates well everywhere:

I think the dark sides of Van Vliet's personality have been discussed in the dedicated Captain Beefheart thread, probably no need to repeat it here. I wonder if "Lick My Decals Off, Baby" will get reissued now. Beefheart's best, IMHO. I remember finding it interesting that Anthony Braxton dedicated one of his compositions to "master musician and composer" Don Van Vliet. "Lick My Decals" was reissued on vinyl in 2005 and is still available: http://www.soundstagedirect.com/Captain-Beefheart-Lick-My-Decals-Off-Baby-REP-6420.shtml

Thanks for the tips on Ehrlich albums! Will check them out.

Do you dig that "Live at Sweet Basil"?

Some new and used vinyls: Ahmad Jamal -- Poinciana Ahmed Abdul Malik - Music Of Ahmed Abdul Malik Freddie Hubbard - Red Clay Gene Shaw - Break Through Isley Brothers - Brother Brother Brother Junior Walker - Anthology Yusef Lateef - Doctor Is In & Out

I got myself recently the Marty Ehrlich release from this year "Fables" , and really like that album. Especially like the sound on the first track "Scroll No.1". Would like to hear some more. Does anyone have recommendations for other of his releases?

Duke Jordan - Duke's Delight (Inner City)

A great final entry and a wonderful job with this project. Thanks!

Sad to hear this, RIP. Love several of his albums. A progenitor of surrealism in rock. Interesting article on his music: http://www.popmatters.com/chapter/Issue3/beefheart.html.

McCoy Tyner - Echoes Of A Friend (Milestone)

Kenny Dorham - Whistle Stop (Liberty Blue Label)

Norman Lewis - A View Of The World