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I'm definitely going. Should be great!

I belong in that group, too. I'll take pre-Jaco any day. His contribution to the band wore out quickly for me.

Hmmm. I saw Dexter there again on 12/2/77, but w/George Cables, Rufus Reid, Eddie Gladden. The show in May was with the Woody Shaw, Louis Hayes band. He must have come back (AGAIN!) for the holiday shows.

Interesting. My log says that I saw Dexter, Bobby H. & Billy Harper at KK on 5/30/77 (but not Max). My recollection was that I saw Billy for the first time with Max on 11/3/77. Your 'triple bill' note sounds more realistic. *Edit: I found this poster(s) online. It was the Billy Harper Quintet.

It was! Very intimate and a cool vibe. I saw over 50 shows there from 74-82: Blakey, Dexter, Freddie, Max, McCoy, Rahsaan, Charles Lloyd ... even Capt Beefheart! (to name a few)

Yes, it looks like the entire 4/10/70 Fillmore West show is available on Wolfgang's (which is what Gleason would have been referring to). 1 Directions 10:46 2 Miles Runs the Voodoo Down 12:22 3 Willie Nelson 06:22 4 I Fall in Love Too Easily 01:34 5 Sanctuary 04:00 6 It's About That Time 09:59 7 Bitches Brew 12:53 8 Masqualero 09:07 9 Spanish Key / The Theme 12:14

Great! "Free For All"! I saw him there that same week - Jan 13. Interesting seeing all those kids there and the seating lined up in rows. Obviously a special matinee. The typical setup at KK was configured with long tables set up perpendicular to the stage.

The SF Chronicle has a weekly piece called "Chronicle Classic" where they re-print a column from the past. This one, in last Sunday's paper, is particularly appropriate for this topic! Trumpet sorcery by Miles Davis, Ralph J. Gleason, 1970 These two paragraphs from the end are especially interesting: In the dressing room, I asked, “You gonna play another set?” He looked at me. “After THAT?” he said. Bill Graham said, “That one set was better than all four at the Fillmore East.” Miles smiled. “I know it,” he said. The Prince of Darkness had taken the Fillmore in his silent way on his own trip to his own special land. It was a remarkable achievement and it was remarkable music. “Columbia should have taped it,” Miles said. “I taped it,” Bill Graham said. “I tape everything.” So maybe it won’t be lost.

Smoke Sessions has some VERY heavy hitters between these guys and the Cookers!

It's terrible that he's having trouble getting into the U.S. because of a LONG AGO minor brush with the law. American-born jazz artist denied entry for brush with law 50 years ago

Ditto what everyone else said. I think I have everything I "need" at this point.

Always a big fan of his 70s Ntu Troop albums, especially "Harlem Bush Music - Uhuru," "Harlem Bush Music - Taifa" (both with Andy Bey vocals) and the live "I've Known Rivers"

RIP Gord. He did a nice album with alt-country-surf-rock kings, the Sadies, a few years ago.

I wonder if the playlist is the same as the album? Soul of a Nation LP by Soul Jazz Records

I was there about 6 weeks ago, and only saw the Giacometti. For some reason I missed that exhibition. The album they released is great!

Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band Select, disk 3

I'm not a fan of Apatow myself, but the fact that he's the grandson of the Mainstream founder and is re-releasing some of their albums is pretty cool.

Here's some interesting news on a couple of levels! Judd Apatow Revives Mainstream, Bob Shad's Independent Record Label

I know that Dweezil has been very vocal about his legal issues with Ahmet. Really sux for everyone, I'm sure. I saw Zappa Plays Zappa a few years ago, too. They were good. I saw FZ three times. The first in '71 at Pauley Pavilion, UCLA when they recorded "Another Band from LA." Next in '74 in a gymnasium at UCSB with the George Duke version of the band. Lastly in '75 (probably the same band) at Winterland in SF with Capt Beefheart opening.

Yoshi's is still in business, but their jazz bookings have been reduced significantly. Worth looking at the calendar, though. Red Poppy Art House has some interesting bookings coming up. -->If you can handle crowds, the amazing (and FREE) Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival is taking place in GG Park, Oct 6-8. They don't typically have jazz, but the styles of music presented is VERY wide ranging. Look at the schedule - artists range from Randy Newman to Hot Tuna to Bela Fleck to Steve Earle to Lucinda Williams ... and on and on. Surprisingly, THIS year there IS a significant jazz performance on Sunday: Ornette's Prime Time Band Reunion featuring Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Al MacDowell, Charlie Ellerbe, Badal Roy, Denardo Coleman with Special Guests David Murray, Wallace Roney & Marc Ribot!

I don't imagine that touring is very profitable for him, unfortunately.

Ravi Coltrane, Matt Garrison, DeJohnette @ SFJAZZ.

Yeah - I liked Berne's sense of humor! I always lump Malaby and Berne together, actually. Not that they're the same, but ...

Saw him tonight. Great show. I don't often get to see this kind of outside jazz very often, but it's always challenging and entertaining at the same time.

Cool! Glad to know he's doing well at his age. I'm seeing Ravi w/DeJohnette and Matt Garrison tomorrow night.