Steve Reynolds

Finally placed my order: Ogun Blue Notes box Cecil Taylor bargain box 1956-62 Ganelin Trio: Con Affetto Chris McGregor: Very Urgent Roscoe Mitchell: Snurdy McGurdy Hemingway trio: Code Read Jimmy Giuffre: NY Concerts

Tyshawn is a master at this sort of rhythmic mystery. I will be so fortunate to see him next month in three different bands. Two with Evan Parker and one with a trio with Kris Davis and Mat Maneri. Should make up for missing his Stone residency.

Cool - we can compare our thoughts over the next months as we listen to these recordings for the first time

You dog, I am hopefully ordering tonight and you might have "stolen" my copy!!!!

You *almost* have me wanting to make the 10:00 set on September 11th Wow - 13 years from that day - Wow

Good to hear he managed to get over to the US for that. When I saw him in Leeds on the same tour he looked very frail and played the whole time sitting down. Still sounded good though..... Yes he played sitting down and needed assistance to get to his chair. Very emotional for anyone with a heart to see and hear him. A friend of mine went to the quintet show with Dave Holland, Jon Irabagon, Matt Mitchell and Rudy Royston. I think I got the band right and he told me for him, Wheeler was wonderous. I heard the same great Wheeler sound in a large ensemble conducted by John Hollenbeck.

I was very glad to see him @ The Jazz Standard 3 or 4 years back for his 80th birthday celebration. He was very frail but his playing was as I expected - still sublime.

Don't order it tonight!!!!

If I get my order together tonight, the box set is on it

One day I will get the Ogun box.

You will if you search that Kevin Reilly also has videos of many NYC shows on you tube. I almost went to the night with Crispell and Helias/Crispell

Thanks to all. I have a good bit of the BOB recordings as well as Harry Miller's 70's music. Moholo-Moholo is one of my favorite drummers/musicians of any era. I'll start with Very Urgent....

I'm thinking of ordering "Very Urgent" and/or "Up to Earth" Leaning towards the earlier "Very Urgent" I've not read or heard much about these late 60's records other than that they have most of the amazing musicians from the original blue notes. Looking for comments from anyone who has heard these sessions regarding the music, sound quality, etc.

Whenever I listen: "Blues for Tomorrow" and "Burning Sky" from DKV live in Chicago from The Velvet Lounge November 20 and/or 21, 1998. One of truly spectacular performances of modern jazz

He is a very subtle and powerful saxophonist who never takes the easy way out to build excitement. He has some Ellery Eskelin in him

I like Amado. I'm gonna pickup a couple of these for sure. Searching for Adam on not two is one of the strongest recordings I've bought over the past few years.

What?! Where??? Look up the listing @ The Stone for Wednesday 9/10. The great pianist is listed on piano as an introduction to each set. One has to think he will join the two bands as well. I be there by 7:00 for a front row seat. It might go without saying that I've never seen him before. I'm not not sure I remember a visit from him to NYC in my time following the music.

Me wishes these would be on Saturday night so I could take a trek up one weekend. I'm thrilled to be able to McPhee, Corsano and Evan Parker (in place of Levin) on September 9th. I've been dying to hear Corsano in a small room with a trio. I think these two trios could both be awe inspiring. The listing for the Parker concert lists McPhee to be playing trumpet which is wonderful but part of me wants to hear them both, at least for a time, on tenor saxophone.

I really want that Clifford Jordan box set

Scott's one of my best friends, and a member of one of the most interesting improvising ensembles in Atlanta, Duet for Theremin and Lap Steel - which is exactly what it says it is, and kind of magical. Scott has been posting his video archive online, and yes, there is some amazing stuff there. No, I wasn't there. There were some amazing shows in Atlanta in that period, and although I attended many of them, I missed many. During those days I was keeping body and soul together in part by playing commercial music in "tuxedo bands." I worked a lot, and often had gigs which caused me to miss shows I would have liked to attend. Some of those missed opportunities were just heartbreaking to me, but eating and having a roof over my head seemed fairly important at the time. On the other hand, I heard almost the same quartet - with George Lewis in place of Workman - around the same time, as well as lots of other great shows. I walked to the Brotzmann Tentet show Scott has posted - it was in my Atlanta neighborhood. Yes!! The original tour of the Tentet. I saw the band on the same tour in NY @ Tonic. In retrospect, this was a very strong time for this sort of improvisation both live and on record. It might have been the same year I first saw Evan Parker live - but I know Lytton and Von Schlippenbach were not with him, so it might have been a year earlier, I guess. It was with Dresser and Previte at The Knitting Factory downstairs. Changed my musical perspective, those two shows.

Listened/watched first 20 minutes. Workman is immense. I wish more bassist would have their volume as high in the mix as the great bassist does here. Great to hear him mesh with three great first generation euro improvisors. Also love Lytton's start with the racket he makes like he is cleaning the area around his kit. And maybe no drummer clatters like Paul Lytton. For me it gets more endearing as the years go by whereas in the past I didn't know WTF to think about him, it's pretty clear to me what a focused improvisor he is with these long standing partnerships.

So the first Schlippenbach Trio recording has never been issued?!?! I bet it's rough and exciting as all get out

Simply the greatest of all. The best of the best, ahead of all the rest. It's Always a Pleasure

Another chance for those who don't know September 13th @ Cornelia Street Cafe With Tony Malaby, Bob Stewart & Billy Mintz Little in life for me is much better than seeing Mat Maneri & Tony Malaby sitting across from one another playing in a band like this.

I also be loving me some Mats Gustsfsson, Marty Ehrlich, Michael Moore, Peter Brotzmann, Toby Delius among others. So many very fine players - at this level, it also very much becomes a matter if taste. Then the intriguing and/or frustrating voices for me that sometimes give me little and sometimes I can really hear - Tim Berne, Rodrigo Amado, Ken Vandermark, Jon Irabagon, Dave Rempis, Ingrid Laubrock, Anthony Braxton, Kidd Jordan, Oliver Lake, Rob Brown, Oscar Noriega, etc. Lots of very advanced talented saxophonists out there, for sure Then guys like Vinny Golia who I havn't given much time to - or younger guys like Matt Bauder, Loren Stillman, or Jason Rigby that I havn't listened to other than a clip here or there.