Steve Reynolds

I hear much more Sonny Rollins in David S Ware’s playing I hear very little Trane in Larry Ochs’ playing I think Ochs is one of the greatest saxophonists on the planet fwiw Paul Dunmall is the first person I think of. He’s very clearly and openly affected by later period Coltrane. As time has worn on it’s less obvious but he’s still a proponent of the big sound.

I think it’s boring to an extreme. Nice to hear Sanders get some ink and recognition but I’m much more attuned to more crunchy and invigorating music than this.

Ordered the 5 CD set IST with John Butcher only $51.77 delivered to the US

34 minute Second set of Bruise with Derek Bailey one of the greatest things EVAH For me I like to hear Braxton PLAY!!! See New Haven Quartet when they roar for 4 hour slabs of magic music. Then again Nels Cline is the X factor that makes it multiple re-listens as long as I’m on this orb.

I’m listening to Brotzmann & McPhee right now and I’ve *never* heard any other saxophonists with more “soul” than either one of them. Peter with Joe as a foil is a mighty combination. Just as Peter with William & Hamid is a very unique blend of gut wrenching beauty. When Kondo was added Die Like a Dog was among the greatest quartets in the history of this music. But I’m not Baraka nor would have I ever wanted to be anyone but myself.

I put my order in for the rest of the Tony Bevan CD’s on foghorn records - I love the old school trio records with Sunny Murray More listening to the 2 Bruised CD’s - wondrous also will be receiving 3 more Dave Rempis CD’s

I’ll spend some time with this amazing blog post & video

Joe Maneri

They have been huge favorites of mine for some 20 plus years

Second listen reveals even more wonder. Most importantly I started to not listen to who is playing what. Wow.

Saw them at the Old Stone and they were marvelous

Hope Baker has his awesome electronic set-up on this one

And he’s a bore

RIP to a fine musician - Clifford and I were at a show in early 2018 I think with that great quartet called The Nu Band with Mark, Thomas Heberer, Joe Fonda & Lou Grassi. Great set. I saw him play a couple of decades before at an early Vision Fest when he was with Michael Jefry Stevens on piano I think and again with Joe Fonda on bass - can’t remember the drummer. His sound and approach seemed to have a timeless quality and a real purity on the alto.

Very grateful that the *great* Peter Brotzmann still walks this earth among the most 4-5 most influential musicians in my listening life. His playing has only added depth in my experience as I’ve aged and as he’s aged. So much more *there* than what many on the periphery of thinking they know what is what think. long live BROETZMANN the disbanded Tentet remains THE band for me.

RIP, sir I loved those quartet dates with David Murray - and the Fo’Tet records

Red Trio 10 year Anniversary with Celebration band will be a recording I will return to often. Much to hear here with many of my favorite lesser known and somewhat well known musicians on hand for the concert/recording. Love having Butcher & Amado with the lesser known trumpeters. Plus all the additional string players make subtle yet intriguing additions to the music. Something new yet gracious and traditional in this EFI and small form improv influenced music. Restraint and control with appearances of high energy happening when it was meant to happen. glorious first listen the last 2 days.

Only listened to the one with Bailey. It’s incredible. It’s got the Mark Sanders peak dynamic drumming that made me fall in love with him many years ago. The mix of the other odd instruments is sublime and creates drones organically (I hate using that term but I couldn’t think of any other way to describe it). It’s shocking that this music is 16+ years old. Sounds more like the best stuff that’s been recorded over the past 5 years or so on Relative Pitch, Fundacja & Astral Spirits. I guess Bailey’s legacy is strong.

Bruised with Derek Bailey - 3 long improvs - stunning abstract stuff - right in my wheelhouse I stepped on a Bee (trio with Sunny) has Bevan only on tenor while The Gearbox Explodes has a bunch of bass sax - so get the latter which is a live date with more extended playing

Not all recent but the batch of Tony Bevan CD’s I received recently are uniformly fantastic. Two trios with John Edwards & Sunny Murray - and two Bruise group improv recordings - one with Derek Bailey and one without. Love his playing - especially on the bass saxophone.

Listening to Flat-Out Jump Suite for the first time in years to open my ears to dig into the box set

Yeah - all of it The emotion he had when he finally was able to get behind the drum set to play with Andrew. He would not be denied and he said no matter what he was going to do it for Andrew on Mr. Cyrille’s special night. He was glowing when I said hello to him like he was truly blessed to have a few of us appreciate him. and the film, wow stuff no paradigm for Milford Graves

Ugh so glad to see him years ago with William Parker & Peter Brotzmann - maybe 1999 or 2000. They were blazing. Milford was roaring doing what he did with his homemade wondrous drum set. Somewhere down town NY - maybe CBGB’s basement?!?! Even more grateful to see him on June 12, 2019 @ Vision Fest when he willed himself to get there - and then to get on stage and play what must have been his last concert - a duo with Andrew Cyrille. I made it a point to say hello and thank him for being him. RIP, sir and now thinking of Uli:)

And Tidal

Just ordered the 2 CD set Red Trio plus guests - 10 year celebration I have a few (not enough - under 20) of their CD’s and they are uniformly challenging, musically exciting and wonderfully produced.