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There are a LOT of interesting artists at that festival. It's definitely on my radar ... maybe next year.

Which is good. Not THAT big of an Eleventh House fan.

I saw that album before, but thought it was all Eleventh House tracks ... but now that I look at the tracks, it's not.

Agreed! Offering and Barefoot Boy are two of Coryell's best from that period. Would like to find a copy CD or digital of Offering someday, too. I saw a Vanguard compilation a while back called "The Essential Larry Coryell" that was pretty good, but not sure if it's still available.

Whoa! I'll check it out, Agggggggggggggggggggggggg!

Anybody listen to Umphrey's McGee? I always thought they were some kind of hippie jam band outfit. But I just read an interview with the guitarists and discovered that they're more proggy than anything else. Now listening to "Similar Skin", which is definitely in the prog/rock/metal genre!

Bummer

Has that Arnie Lawrence ever been reissued on CD or otherwise?

Thanks for the heads up!

Tonight: the Cookers in the VERY intimate 100-seat Joe Henderson Lab at SFJAZZ. Should be GREAT!

I have some of the original albums, and if the rest of the set is as good as those you're in for a treat. I need to get this box, too, since all my vinyl is in storage. The Wilson set was written by Doug Ramsey. I like the booklet - nice overview plus session notes. Also a LOT of great photos that you probably won't get anywhere else.

The Farmer disk is nice ... and the story behind it, too!

The 3-disk Selects were deceiving because there were more than 3 albums crammed in there. Usually about 4-6 total.

Haven't been yet, but really want to go. I've been going to SXSW for several years, and it's just a week after that so the timing is bad. I'm thinking of switching festivals after this year, though.

There's also a very interesting festival in Knoxville that he's appearing in, right before that: the Big Ears Festival. A very eclectic and intriguing lineup of artists, too! Check it out.

I liked the Select formula, too. I guess the economics of the recorded music industry are taking their toll. I have a very similar collection as Rooster (but only 10), with a few exceptions: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 16, 20, 26 + Tony Williams and Akiyoshi/Tabackin FYI on the "Free Shipping" - only if over $50.

Pretty much what I think about the set(s), too. Nice idea, but ...

I always liked Fearless!

I really haven't listened to it either. Hard to concentrate on in an open room. Will need to headphone it, I think.

I think he had been battling cancer for a while. He was really good in that Stephen Frears film "The Hit" with Terence Stamp.

He posted on another topic about a week ago, too. I don't remember which one.

Looking forward to tonight at SFJAZZ. Rova Saxophone Quartet plays John Coltrane's 'Ascension' & Tribute to Butch Morris

I saw Heron Oblivion last night. Not sure they really meet the "Post-Rock" description, but they ARE sort of uncategorizable. Their dual psychedelic guitar sound ranges from swirling wah-wah to low-key Brit-folk to Sonic Youth feedback-laced guitar solos. The drummer Meg Baird is also the lead singer who's voice is somewhere between Sandy Denny and Jacqui McShee - so, totally in opposition to the overall sound of the band. Genre description on FB: Funeral Folk, Fuzz burn, Pastoral Pop, Field Rock, Albion Dirge (traditional), etc

Not being a big Jaco fan, I would be interested in hearing more pre-Jaco live performances. I have "Live in Tokyo", but that's just scratching the surface.

THIS should be good! Ralph Towner, solo / John Abercrombie Quartet Thursday, February 23, 7:30pm at SFJAZZ Center, Miner Auditorium