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I received this the other day, with, like @SMB1968, a sticker and a book of matches! The CD comes in a printed cardboard sleeve. Unlike the photo posted on the System Dialing site, the print is black and white (not black and gold/tan). According to the sleeve, it was recorded July 18-20, 2009. Sounds fantastic so far. So good to hear that Ornette Sound...

Happy Birthday Ornette! Does anyone think we will ever see re-releases on his post-Atlantic material? Artists House, Prime Time, etc.? It is a shame that most of that stuff is not readily available. I could envision a few box sets....

James Blood Ulmer's "Odyssey" album is now available via iTunes ($8.) and Amazon ($10.). Was this recently re-released on CD? Or is this a positive sign that some previously OOP albums will see the light of day as digital downloads? emusic has the Odyssey band reunion "Back in Time" which I enjoy a lot. Curious about "Free lancing" and "Black Rock" too.

Dave Thomas and 2 Pale Boys: Erewhon

Nels Cline's new one, "Coward" and his brother Alex's "Continuation". Both on Cryptogramophone. Awesome stuff. I just love this label. Also, based on recommendations in this thread, d/l Mal Waldron's "The Seagulls Of Kristiansund" and "The Quest" - excellent! Thanks for the tip! I also got Ponytail's "Ice Cream Spiritual" - Sonic Youth meets Yoko Ono, maybe? interesting...saw them play in a laundromat on pitchfork.tv. oddly compelling.

Thanks for the Mal Waldron and "Seagulls" recommendations. My account refreshes in 2 weeks....

I just d/l Eric Dolphy and Booker Little "Live at the Five Spot" WOW!

WD45, I recently discovered The Mars Volta and am enjoying the new one "Bedlam in Goliath" (actually I picked it up after seeing the album art and listening to a few samples) as well as "Frances the Mute" - I just ordered the remaining studio albums (from yourmusic) and d/l the "tremulant" ep from emusic. The music is very interesting and the lyrics (like any good prog rock) are indecipherable. I know they have their detractors, but I find them very intriguing.

Thanks, BFRank, but that one "Live at Raji's" doesn't seem to be available...

Thanks for the heads-up on the coupon. Of course, 40% off of a $18.98 CD is still ridiculous, so I ALMOST walked out with nothing. The music section at the (brand new) Albany (NY) B&N is pretty pitiful (although they had a very nice display of (pricey) music DVDs), but...I ended up with a few items anyway, thinking it was a not bad deal: John Coltrane - A Love Supreme [2cd deluxe edition] - $17.99 Otis Redding - Dreams to Remember [2cd] - $20.39 Arcade Fire (debut EP) - $6.59

This month: Archie Shepp & the NY Contemporary Five Nels Cline "The Inkling" Mark Dresser "The Aquifer" Last month: The Dream Syndicate "The Day before Wine and Roses" Sonny Sharrock "Guitar" Major Stars "Distant Effects" Max Roach "Freedom Now Suite"

I recently re-joined emusic. So far, I have downloaded: - Last Exit: Koln - Last Exit: Cassette Recordings 87 - Heartless Bastards: All This Time - Art Farmer: Blame It On My Youth Great stuff! Recommendation for the Art Farmer album came from another thread - thanks! Anyone have suggestions for the Charlie Parker albums? I have the Complete Dial and Savoy box, but want to delve a little deeper...

Signed up for trial membership last week and thanks to this thread (esp. BFrank) I d/l some great stuff, including Last Exit, the Miles Isle of Wight track, Rahsaan Roland Kirk's "Brotherman" and Dewey Redman's "In London." Also got Greg Bendian's Interzone "Tribute to Jack Kirby" which is fantastic. Can see myself getting pulled into the whole "digital distribution" thing, esp. as local shops close up and the big retailers shrink their stock. Need to upgrade my hardware to have enough HD space for monthly D/L, but I am sure I will sign-up in the future, esp. after having discovered some great music! Thanks again!

Dave Douglas: Strange Liberation. Am looking forward to listening to this one. The site has shown 6.99 for me since ~January 1.

http://www.learnlicks.com/ A friend of mine set up this very cool, free educational video site for musicians - from beginners to seasoned pros. It is a searchable collection of videos highlighting guitar, bass and drum licks (with more instruments coming soon) with focus on instruction. Its all free - and contributers are welcome (free registration is required). If you have a webcam or video camera and want to share what you know, this is the place to do it. Enjoy! note: Flash plug-in is required to watch the videos and contribute your own videos.