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I wasn't familiar with his work until I got this, and it opened my eyes. One of my favorite Mosaic boxes!

I always liked Kral Space (not too crazy about the cover, though)

He has a second album, but I think that's about it. Also very good! But otherwise he's a role player for other musicians. I can see that he would be happy to be recognized.

They mentioned it in last week's newsletter: "We are deeply disappointed to announce that both Adrian Sherwood and Chucho Valdés have had to cancel their planned performances at Big Ears, due to circumstances beyond their control."

Allison's brother. An excellent album with a band of Bill Frisell, Jerry Douglas, Steve Jordan.

Yes. She's done both. BTW, she was the last performance I saw before COVID hit. I remember it well.

I like Juliana. If I remember, I was a disappointed with that album because the drums sounded like cheap samples.

Tomorrow night: Omar Sosa Quarteto Americanos *Sheldon Brown multi-reeds, flute *Ernesto Mazar Kindelán baby bass *Josh Jones drums

Classic Bobby Hutcherson Blue Note Sessions 1963 – 1970

Lots of "sub-combinations" for sure! Some of the albums I've listened to are Barbieri/Jensen. You're probably right about the HoF. There are so many overlooked artists anyway, it doesn't really matter. I forgot about "Steppin' Out" - VERY 'Garage'!

That was an early favorite of mine. "Kicks", too! The last year or so I've been listening to a lot of David Sylvian, Mick Karn and Richard Barbieri albums. Great stuff!

Library of Congress Acquires Manuscripts of Jazz Musician Gil Evans Archive Includes Jazz Orchestrator’s Collaborations With Miles Davis, Arrangements Spanning 40-Year Career The Library of Congress has acquired the complete collection of music manuscripts of jazz bandleader, arranger, pianist and composer Gil Evans (1912-1988). Evans is widely remembered as one of the greatest orchestrators in the history of jazz – and is celebrated for his collaborations with legendary jazz trumpeter, composer and bandleader Miles Davis (1926-1991).

The trio was definitely noisy. Orcutt and Shelley were pretty locked in. I guess I don't have stamina to listen to extended distorted guitar jams as I once did. They were good at their craft, though. I liked Tortoise, but still not sure if I "get" them. It's an interesting group of musicians. The 2 guitarists pretty much stay in their own lanes, but the other 3 constantly rotate what instruments they play. Constantly moving from drums to vibes to electronics to keyboards. The music is pretty formless, mostly based on beats and definitely not "songs" in the traditional sense. More like soundscapes.

Haven't heard this in a LONG time! Still holds up!

Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever (indie band from Melbourne)

I'm sure they'll be pretty wild and noisy! Orcutt especially.

Yeah - a pretty amazing set. I jumped on it as soon as it was released.

Saturday night in SF: Tortoise Plus "Orcutt Shelley Miller", an avant-rock trio comprised of three highly celebrated figures of experimental music: Bill Orcutt (Harry Pussy), Steve Shelley (Sonic Youth) and Ethan Miller (Howlin' Rain, Comets On Fire)

At the Big Ears Festival 2 years ago they had a mini-festival of Threadgill shows. He played in some, but not all. I think he attended the shows even if he didn't perform. Here, he was applauding Very Very Circus after their show.