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I love Wisconsin style frozen custard: This place is near enough to my house (in Virginia) to pose a danger to my health and well-being I also like Rita's Gelato (not a true gelato but delicious combo of Italian ice and custard). Sorry, i got carried away!

Over the last month or so have been working through the novels of Charles Dickens. I have no rational explanation for this quest except that the idea appealed to me. So far:

Is that "ESOTERIC"? I have not even seen that one! Would love to though!

$658.98. Somebody say something about a recession?

With Olu Dara, Frank Lowe, and Fred Williams:

The lonely woman on the Atlantic/London cover was top model Sondra Peterson . Saw her a number of times when she was French jazz radio broadcaster (and director of Jazz Magazine) Daniel Filipacchi's companion. Filipacchi later headed Hachette Publications in France and the USA. Always wondered who was on the cover. Amazing what one can learn here. Ha, for a second I thought Wanda Jackson had made it onto a MJQ cover! Interesting bio from Wikipedia: Sondra Peterson bio Sondra Peterson (born 1935) is best known as one of the top models of the 1950s and 60s, regularly appearing on the covers of Vogue,Elle, French Vogue, Seventeen, Mademoiselle, Harper's Bazaar, Glamour and Marie Claire in the U.S. and Europe. Signed by Eileen Fordto the Ford Modeling Agency in 1957, she was photographed by the world's leading photographers, including Irving Penn, Richard Avedon,Frank Scavullo, Guy Bourdin, and Horst. She also appeared in TV commercials, including one directed by Irving Penn, and was profiled inEileen Ford's Book Of Model Beauty (published by Trident Press New York 1968). Born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, she was based in both New York and Paris during her modeling career, then settled in France for several years. She returned to the U.S. in the early 90s and lives in Westchester County, New York. Recognized as a wildlife advocate, she is involved in land preservation, animal rights, and environmental issues. [edit]

That could be. I have the Flying Dutchman LP and didn't know there was an RCA issue. However, the recording listed in the Body Meta booklet as unauthorized is the Flying Dutchman. I've been checking around and have found nothing to suggest that the record was issued without authorization. I did find a Billboard article from that time that identified Ornette as a Flying Dutchman artist, so things would appear to be copacetic at the time the album was released. Maybe a mistaken notation in the Body Meta listing, or a falling out afterwards. The Body Meta album is from 1978, so there might have been some hard-feelings by then as Flying Dutchman was on its way out or gone. Wikipedia says: "It was later distributed by RCA Records, which took over the label in 1976."

"Last week, when I was looking at the Ornette discography in the Body Meta LP, Friends and Neighbors was listed as "unauthorized". ??? " That's odd. Ornette has a co-producer credit on the Flying Dutchman LP. Perhaps the reference is to the RCA issue a couple of years later? Listening to: Three Dolphy compositions and three by Lake on this 1980 Black Saint album, which is very good. I like Lake pre-1980 or so, but his later stuff is hit or miss for me. I'm still trying to get a perspective on his work.

I haven't heard this one, must check this out. It's a double LP of a live performance in Japan. The record was issued in Japan. It's really good. Sonics are fine. A bit hard to find at the right price. Usually on EBAY for around $50. I finally got mine for $30, which I was happy with, as it was a US seller, so did not have to pay international shipping. You might do better if you hunt about. Worth it . The group is "all-in" on this one; very intense performance.

Quintessential Cecil Taylor. Fantastic. With Jimmy Lyons and Andrew Cyrille.

That should be a good show. I saw Frode with PNL in DC last year. Can't recall who the bass player was, maybe Vatel Cherry on a pick-up basis. Frode is one of those guys that I credit with "musical intelligence" (one of my highest compliments). The improvisation is smart and challenging. PNL is a terrific drummer. Last I heard, Frode had had some visa problems with DHS, apparently sorted out now.

Disc 2. Good-sounding set. The music of course is special.

Now that takes me back! I last saw that album in the early 60s, but never heard it. But I did get to see the two hornmen on it - Williams in a package with Thad Jones/Mel Lewis and Leo Wright with a local quartet - both here in Manchester in the late 60s. Yeah, it takes me back too It's not the album, which is as good as it gets in that genre, but the type of music. It just doesn't reach me anymore. Like falling out of love. Strange, but there it is.

Rusch has a stated aversion to publishing it that way. Don't know why that is. Maybe just a matter of sensibility, or perhaps not set up to do online publishing. It might happen with this "new leadership." Consider the diminishing number of outlets that would carry this magazine, I don't know how a hard copy version could be profitably (or even non-profitably) produced.

I have to admit, I've completely fallen out of love with hard bop stuff like this:

I have it and I like it, but I actually prefer some of the material from the later 60s and early 70s, definitely including the Moog stuff. I love your list. It wouldn't be my list, but everyone should do one to get their bearings (would make a fun thread). Mine would not even include Sun Ra. Just off the top of my head: John Coltrane Steve Lacy Anthony Braxton Cecil Taylor Evan Parker Miles Davis Peter Brotzmann John Butcher Charlie Parker Art Ensemble/Roscoe Mitchell On any given day, the order might get reshuffled a bit, but it would be a while before we reached Sun Ra. As for the claims of prophet etc, I just don't buy that. There are some very interesting socio-political aspects to Sun Ra, but I think that aspect has been oversold.

Golden Circle 1. Everything about it is right.

Larry looks a bit like the captain on Sea Shepherd in "Whale Wars."

I used to buy the old format regularly at my local Borders (let's think about that for a moment). Then my lovely wife got me a subscription just when they were changing over to the new format. I don't think any of the issues arrived trouble free. One was very late. One went missing entirely. When I asked them to send a replacement, the subscription lady, backed up by Bob R. himself, told me that they would not do that, as they would not pay separate postage! I would have to wait for the next bulk of the next issue! I thought that was pretty lousy customer service but I had no choice. Next bulk mailing arrive. Guess what? I get 2 copies of the same (new) issue, but not the one that was missing! I was so glad when my subscription ended. I had no interest in looking at the magazine again.

I like him, but no way would I put Sun Ra in the same category as Miles, Coltrane, Ellington and Monk! I think Sun Ra benefited from a fascinating persona, which often outstripped the intrinsic musical value of his record output. I'm sure his shows were fun to go to, but that does not ensure a recorded legacy. And like I said, I do like him, and have more than my share (yes, alas, more than 15) albums by him. There are clinkers enough in his discography to make the claim that "every" album is worthwhile a bit overly-optimistic. That was my original point.

That's it - you just made my enemies list. Now where did I put it.... "Honey, have you seen my enemies list?"

Lou Rawls? Edited to add back-up guess: Al Jarreau. But I think it's Lou.

Vienna Art Orchestra, CONCERT PICCOLO, 2LPs, HatArt: