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Wounded Knee Legs Diamond Armand Hammer

David S Ware Trio - PASSAGE TO MUSIC -Silkheart LP. With William Parker and Marc Edwards. I certainly miss DSW- what a giant!

Kokopelli Pele Pelecanos

Donald Byrd - MUSTANG - New York USA pressing

THE ARRIVAL OF BOBBY JONES - Cobbletone LP. Jones (ts, ss, cl), Charles McPherson, jaki Byard, Richard Davis, Mickey Roker, Bob Dorough (elp on a couple of trks), and Sue Evans (perc). Played with Mingus 70-72.

FANCY FREE - Donald Byrd. Blue Note Liberty pressing, "Van Gelder" in the dead wax, "audition copy" stamped on back. A very serviceable copy plucked from the dollar bin. Cool and funky stuff. Duke Pearson on the electric piano for the first time.

Agreed. Informative and intelligent on both the artist and the various "scenes" he became a part of.

Doc Savage Doc Holiday Bones

Somehow always out in the margins but his influence was real. And his playing was exciting. RIP.

Saw this listed over in Tom in RI's sale thread and prompted me to play it. It's real good! LIVING ON THE EDGE- Dewey Redman Quartet: Dewey Redman (as, ts), Geri Allen (p), Cameron Brown (b), and Eddie Moore (d). Black Saint LP. 1989.

SLEEPLESS IN CHICAGO - Mikolaj Trzaska (as), Devin Hoff (b), Michael Zerang (d). No Business LP.

"TWO LIGHTBOXES" LP. Tan cover with silkscreened image on front. Limited Edition. Hand number edition of 500 LPs. 1.The Peter Brotzmann Chicago Tentet (+2) (recorded in Chicago) 2000 2.The Come Sunday Ensemble (recorded in Munich) 2000 Featured Artists Jeb Bishop - trombone Peter Brotzmann - reeds Roy Campbell - trumpet Hamid Drake - drums Mats Gustafsson - reeds Kent Kessler - bass Fred Lonberg-Holm - lightbox operator Joe Mcphee - valve trombone William Parker - bass Ken Vandermark - reeds Mars Williams - reeds Michael Zerang - drums Jim Baker - keyboards Jeb Bishop - trombone Mats Gustafsson - reeds Kent Kessler - bass Fred Lonberg-Holm - lightbox operator Lou Mallozzi - turntables, CDs, tapes, and microphones Tim Mulvenna - drums Sebi Tramontana - trombone Ken Vandermark - reeds Michael Zerang - drums Per Wikipedia: "Lonberg-Holm does not play an instrument in this group, but rather conducts its non-idiomatic improvisations via the "lightbox" and by holding up handwritten signs. The lightbox contains a light bulb for each musician which Lonberg-Holm switches on or off to suggest when they should play." PS: There is a strange optical effect with this LP. The vinyl is so glossy black that in conjunction with the blank, pure white label, it is difficult visually to tell if the LP is actually rotating.

Dylan Thomas Danny Thomas Thomas Aquinas

THE WORLD OF CECIL TAYLOR - Candid Japan LP pressing. Cecil Taylor, Buell Neidlinger, Dennis Charles, Archie Shepp. I love this album.

Pilz should feel honored! Pilz is someone whose name pops up enough but I don't really know his playing. Would like to though. Discussed this over in recommendations:

I gave KABSHA another listen. It's essentially an above-average bop session, with a couple of "out" moments from Pharoah. Idris' drumming skills get a bit of a showcase, but this is not a drummer's album where the drummer dominates. The review from Allmusic (of the CD version) is accurate although a tad more enthusiastic than I am. Sanders and Coleman don't play together much on the album, which is too bad since they sound good together. I have the LP; they play on one track together, "GCCG Blues." The CD apparently has additional tracks. http://www.allmusic.com/album/kabsha-mw0000120698

Good point. It's something I'm constantly frustrated by. The powder puff, never-say-a-negative word "review" may soothe ruffled feelings but does nothing for the art of jazz. It ends up functioning as a back-patting circle, even in the supposedly more prestigious journals. Occasionally one fins a reviewer who is willing to be candid, but the general standard is to provide soft PR. Well, you have generous full-track samples - or even full-album streaming - available to check the music out before buying, what do you need the critics for? Musical journalism is a dying breed indeed, and as far as I am concerned, a good riddance. Good riddance? I wouldn't go that far either. Great critics have often been instrumental in advancing the state of the art by explication and deep analysis. To take the field of art for example, Clement Greenberg and Harold Rosenberg did maybe more than anyone to advance the understanding of the action painters and modernist art. The problems we have grooming and sustaining great critics are a result of an economic system that is increasing cut-throat and philistine, that make such academic and cultural work exceedingly difficult; too big a subject for here. But I do believe we need people to talk and write about jazz in a compelling way, candidly and with demonstrable insight. Continuing to churn out the critical mush that we have is not the way.

Robert Boyle Daniel Fahrenheit Anders Celsius

I've got that one, been a while since I gave it a spin. Will have to give it a listen soon.

Bottom John Butt Alain de Botton

Thanks Scott. Good article, but I take comfort in the fact that the author too needed to go back and fix the article since this is a bit tricky. This is great for iTunes but the question for archaic CD lovers is, does it improve the listening experience on CD?

First Beatles album I bought: "Beatles 65." Still like it, although I rarely play The Beatles anymore. But when I do (says the Dos Equis man), I play "Beatles 65," "Rubber Soul" and "Revolver." BTW, I was 11 when The Beatles came to the States, so you can do the math. Can anyone explain the PR statement in Brad's post at the beginning of this thread from the record label saying that the new release was "mastered for iTunes." What exactly does that mean?

and so does that! The grass is always greener .... Now enjoying: THE ATLANTA CONCERT - Peter Brotzmann, Fred Hopkins, Hamid Drake. Okka Disk LP (numbered/ltd).

Montag Clarisse Bradbury

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