all things emusic

[md655321]

Quite a bummer about the Leo catalog. I re-signed up a few weeks ago to get some more Braxtons, but they were all gone.

Another recent non-jazz addition is the Drive-By Truckers, a truly phenomenal southern rock band with 3 excellent songwriters, great lyrics, and all the trimmings. D/l Decoration Day and The Dirty South if you can. They are both amazing albums and get my 5 star guarantee.

[Indestructible!]

Edit: My initial response wasn't quite accurate. Here is what AMG says:

Despite the inaccurate information given on this three-LP box set (which states that all of the music was recorded at the Half Note in 1963; none of it actually was), these rare performances are quite fascinating. "I Want to Talk About You" and "One Up, One Down" actually originated from Birdland on Feb. 23, 1963 and, although the other six performances are from Half Note, they date from March 19 ("Impressions" and "Chim Chim Cheree"), April 12 ("Untitled Original") and May 7 ("Brazilia," "Song of Praise" and "My Favorite Things") of 1965. Coltrane is in particularly fiery form on the later tracks and with four of the eight selections being over 19 minutes long, there is plenty of room for him to stretch out. It's recommended despite the erratic packaging but sure to be hard-to-find.

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Hi J,

Thanks for that! I listened to the 30 sec sound samples of this CD last night, and they pretty much confirm what AMG talks about. And, although the clips were short, the sound quality is pretty good!

Cheers,

Shane

[ejp626]

Very excited about Naxos being added. Also, mentioned on a different thread a rising UK band called Acoustic Ladyland (and related group Polar Bear) just showed up. And Meshell Ndegeocello has a jazz album called Dance of the Infidel, which looks promising.

Finally, I just stumbled across the 2002 James Priester album Deep End Dance, after being inspired to look him up by the love shown to the rerelease of Love Love (which sadly is not on emusic).

Edited November 20, 2005 by ejp626

[John B]

FWIW, Leo Records is still there. I don't know about specific Braxton albums, though.

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Leo as a label is still there, yes, but almost every album I was interested in is now gone. This includes albums by Anthony Braxton, Evan Parker, Marilyn Crispell, the Ganelin Trio, etc...

[Indestructible!]

FWIW, Leo Records is still there. I don't know about specific Braxton albums, though.

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Leo as a label is still there, yes, but almost every album I was interested in is now gone. This includes albums by Anthony Braxton, Evan Parker, Marilyn Crispell, the Ganelin Trio, etc...

Hi John,

I just noticed that eMusic has added the 4 CD set Anthony Braxton - 23 Standards (Quartet) 2003 on Leo Records this week.

My guess is that the other Leo titles were removed because they were actually costing them more than they were taking in... For example, it was possible to snag some Braxton titles for 22 or 44 cents (1 or 2 tracks on the whole CD)! Not bad for a 75 minute album by a musical genius!

And, like you, I had kept a bunch on my "list to download later", and now I'm kicking myself for not doing so earlier. But, they might come back eventually...

That's one thing I love about eMusic... you pay by the track, and if the album only has 3 songs on it, then you pay 75 cents or so.

It's much better than the bullshit iTunes tries to pull, where an album of 3 songs either costs $9.99, or they only charge 99 cents per song BUT don't put the whole album up for download!

Cheers,

Shane

[spinlps]

Shouldn't the removed /deleted titles remain available for customers who have already purchased the downloads and may need to re-download? Or are they screwed like everyone else? Moreso since they've already bought them.

[md655321]

I do love the system of per track downloading, but it also doesnt make sense with Zappa and many of the classical releases. I mena, the Bradenburg Concertos end up being a rip off.

They should relaly do a 800mb per month limit or something. Then neither side will get cheated based on number of tracks per album.

No, the albums are longer available to those who have already downloaded them.

I do love the system of per track downloading, but it also doesnt make sense with Zappa and many of the classical releases. I mean, the Bradenburg Concertos end up being a rip off.

They should relaly do a 800mb per month limit or something. Then neither side will get cheated based on number of tracks per album.

[Soulstation1]

who are the sidemen on that coltrane release?

thanks

[J Larsen]

23 Standards by A Brazxton on Leo has been re-added.

Also, the Tzadik catalog was added today.

[md655321]

Also, the Tzadik catalog was added today.

Awesome news. Any recs? I am woefully inadequate in my Derek Bailey, John Zorn, Wadada Leo Smith etc...

[John B]

Awesome news. Any recs? I am woefully inadequate in my Derek Bailey, John Zorn, Wadada Leo Smith etc...

Not knowing how "out" your tastes are, I would suggest starting with these discs:

Masada - Live in Sevilla

John Zorn - The Gift

Wadada Leo Smith - Golden Quartet

Wadada Leo Smith - Kabell Years

[md655321]

My out tastes go all the way out.

Ill check those discs out. Also, reccomendations with as few tracks as possible is a plus!

There is so much Zorn on there im not sure where to start. Sorta like the good ol Anthony Braxton days of emusic.

reading about those leo smith records and they sound VERY enticing. might have to stay and emusic member for a bit longer now.

Edited November 23, 2005 by md655321

[John B]

My out tastes go all the way out.

In that case, I'll also recommend these:

Otomo Yoshihide’s New Jazz Quintet : Flutter

Ground Zero : Null and Void

Ikue Mori : Labyrinth

Painkiller : Painkiller Collected Works

Milford Graves/John Zorn : 50th Birthday Celebration Volume Two

Masada String Trio : 50th Birthday Celebration Volume One

Not all have a limited number of tracks, however.

[gnhrtg]

Yes, Masada's Live in Seville, Live in Middleheim, and Live in Tonic (probably in that order, Seville first, for sure, the order might switch for the others) are all recommended.

Derek Bailey's Ballads is one of the best things I've heard of late, and on Tzadik.

And as John B said, of the Birthday Series I have heard, the ones worth keeping are the duo with Graves and the Masada String Trio (I don't think any of the Masada discs in this series, acoustic and electric, are out of the ordinary).

I would also recommend Steven Bernstein's Diaspora Soul (but not Diaspore Blues, have not heard Diaspore Hollywood) - mostly unassuming playing over nice, funky and there is also a percussionist, iirc, grooves. Except for the cantorial transcriptions, I recommend this disc highly, in fact.

The Golden Quartet, I like so-so, though I'm in a very minor, and distinct, minority on that one (as it happens, my copy is up for trade/sale, if you are interested, without the obi).

An interesting alto, and soprano, saxophone player on Tzadik is Daniel Zamir. I liked his initial disc, his trio with Zorn guesting on a few tracks, traded the live disc because the bass player really bugged me, and am also mostly positive on the disc with a killer backing sax section, called Children of Israel, though Zamir takes all the solos (and perhaps Zorn one) - actually it starts very good, I think, and the last few tunes get weaker and weaker, so perhaps download the first half to give it a try.

If it is added, I will certainly check out Misha Mengelberg's Senne Sing Song and many others, now that there's an affordable way to sample a lot of stuff I was curious, but not too, about.

[J Larsen]

I really like Animal Magnetism by Arnold Dreyblatt. It's worth a listen.

[gdogus]

There's an amazing variety of music on Tzadik. I'm having an entertaining time just listening to clips of all the music I've never heard of.

Be sure to give us your picks, BFrank!

[J Larsen]

The entirity of Morton Feldman's "Patterns in a Chromatic Field" will cost you just one download. 80 minutes of music for about a quarter - not a bad deal.

Also, Ipecac, and hence Isis were added today, if you're into that kind of thing (basically metal for people who like to think they've grown out of metal...)

Edited November 24, 2005 by J Larsen

[Soulstation1]

what's the word on JOS "Cat Nip"?

http://www.emusic.com/album/10878/10878923.html

[Alexander Hawkins]

Derek Bailey's Ballads is one of the best things I've heard of late, and on Tzadik.

I think the Bailey is beautiful. [i don't know what he would make of that description, mind you!]

[gdogus]

Derek Bailey's Ballads is one of the best things I've heard of late, and on Tzadik.

I think the Bailey is beautiful. [i don't know what he would make of that description, mind you!]

Who could argue with "beautiful"?

[Alexander Hawkins]

Derek Bailey's Ballads is one of the best things I've heard of late, and on Tzadik.

I think the Bailey is beautiful. [i don't know what he would make of that description, mind you!]

Who could argue with "beautiful"?

True enough!

[md655321]

Im having a hell of a time trying to decide what to download for Zorn. I went with Golden Quartet for Wadada () Any recs on Masada recording with only a few tracks? Is the Big Gundown worth the download? Ive heard great things (I know nothing of Morricone's music though)

I think im definitely onna have to get the bailey though. I remember downloading his "Improvistion" way back in the day, and thinking it was utter rubbish and a complete scam of music making. Re downloaded a month ago and I have really enjoyed it.

[Rob C]

I just joined eMusic, and so far I'm pretty pleased with the service. They have a pretty great selection for my tastes, and while I guess I missed out on the real salad days, I think their pricing structure is fair.

Just today, I noticed a bunch of downloads that are labeled "eMusic ONLY". Most of the Tzadik stuff says that, for instance. What does that mean? I think these are all available on disc--maybe it means these are only downloadable from eMusic?

[John B]

Any recs on Masada recording with only a few tracks?

Start with Live in Sevilla (9 tracks.)

[Gary]

This turned up on Emusic today & can be thoroughly recommended -

Anthony Braxton / Matt Bauder

2 + 2 Compositions

one of my favourite Cds of the year.