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Rivers and Braxton cds arrived promptly. Thanks. Kevin

I saw the following posted by Ellery Eskelin on another forum and thought it might be of interest here. Hells Kitchen, NYC / "Rhythm in the Kitchen Festival 2006" Metro Baptist Church at 410 West 40th Street in Manhattan. All info is posted on the Hell's Kitchen Cultural Center website: http://www.hkculturalcenter.org/ The "Rhythm in the Kitchen" 2006 Line-Up Thursday March 30 8 p.m. Sean Meehan (percussion) 9 p.m. François Grillot (bass) / Jackson Krall (drums) / Louie Belogenis (saxophone) / Daniel Levin (cello) 10 p.m. Elise Wood (flute) / Edy Martinez (piano) Friday March 31st 8 p.m. Neal Kirkwood (piano) 9 p.m. Ellery Eskelin (saxophone) / Sylvie Courvoisier (piano) 10 p.m. Jack Walrath (trumpet) / Boris Kozlov (bass) 11 p.m. Brian Smith (bass) / Kali. Z. Fasteau (sprano saxophone, nai flute, piano, drums, mizmar, kaval, sanza, voice) / Abdoulaye Alhassane (guitar, molo, komsa, gurmi, voice) / Michael Wimberly (djembe, drums) Saturday April 1st 8 p.m. Tom Hamilton (electric sound artist/synth player) / Lisle Ellis (bass and electronics) 9 p.m. ZQ3Trio: Sonny Simmons(alto saxophone/english horn) / Don Pate (bass) / Victor Jones (drums) 10 p.m. The Gift: William Hooker (drums) / Roy Campbell, Jr. (trumpet) / Jason Hwang (violin) 11 p.m. Scott Wilson (Baglama-Hydra) / George Stathos (clarinet) / Umut Yasmut (kanun) / Leni Cohen Wilson (doumbek)

The 2006 festival will conclude on June 18 with a bittersweet farewell performance from one of the best-loved avantJazz ensembles of all time: THE DAVID S. WARE QUARTET. Since their formation in 1989, the DSW4 has consistently been one of the most explosive working ensembles in all of jazz. But after seventeen years of groundbreaking performances (including seven appearances at the Vision Festival!), Ware has decided to put the band to rest in order to pursue new musical vistas. Their performance on SUNDAY JUNE 18 will conclude this year's festival and will be the group's FINAL U.S. PERFORMANCE. This will be the very last chance for New Yorkers to hear this monumental ensemble.

Does anyone have any info on why the June appearance at this year's Vision Festival in NY will be the David S. Ware Quartet's final US performance? Kevin

Roscoe Mitchell's "Nine to Get Ready" and the brilliant trio Art Ensemble of Chicago recording "Tribute to Lester". Superb recordings. Kevin

Heart of Saturday Night and Small Change are indispensable early Waits. The trilogy of Raindogs, Swordfishtrombones, and Frank's Wild Years is must-have 80s Waits. Bone Machine, Mule Variations, and Real Gone are essential post 1990 releases. Pick one from each group and start there. I like all of his stuff. Kevin

I have his entire catalog and have bought each album on the day of its release since Raindogs. He was friends with Teddy Edwards and sings on two cuts on Edwards' "Mississippi Lad" release. On "Bone Machine: the operators manual" the promo cd for Bone Machine, Waits talks about hanging out with Edwards and about how Edwards used the pick-up line "Hey, we're all gonna be dirt in the ground." I saw him at the Beacon in NY during the "Mule Variations" tour. Great show.

Just heard the sad news of Malik's passing on WKCR.

What shows were added for May? Kevin

Usually they let you catch two sets for the price of one during the week. I might come up on Saturday nonetheless. Guy I saw the first set last night (Friday). Very nice laid back performance, a good representation of what the record is like. I really like the tune "Time Lines". I hope all the positive attention the latest release is receiving in the press energizes Hill to record a few more sessions for Blue Note with this quintet. A live at Birdland recording would be nice as well. Birdland is a pricey night out, especially if you're driving in. For two people it cost me around $150 with parking, tolls and table minimums factored in. I saw Henry Threadgill downtown a few months back, two sets, two people, a few glasses of wine, total cost $65. I'm much more comfortable downtown as well. Kevin

http://cgi.ebay.com/Mosaic-167-Complete-Bl...1QQcmdZViewItem Saw this for a reasonable starting price.

Thanks for the prompt shipping and careful packaging on the Denis Charles and the Moondoc cds! They arrived here in NJ quicker than most cds I order domestically. Kevin

Is there a reliable guide to Kirk's catalog anywhere? The Collectables editions of "Rahsaan Rahsaan" and "The Case of the 3 Sided Dream In Audio Color" have 2 second gaps inserted between continuous live performances. On the OJCCD-459-2 edition of "Kirk's Work" the very beginning of track 1 is missing. The first second of track 2 begins at the end of track 1 and the first second of track 3 begins at the end of track 2, this occurs through the end of the cd. I'd rather not have to buy these things twice. Any help? Kevin

I have a 4 disc 1960 set at the Olympia. March 21 with Coltrane and October 11 with Stitt. It's on the Europe1 label. Looks like it may be a boot. Does anyone know how this compares to the Stockholm set? Kevin

Hi all. Its kinda funny.. I've emailed some people and posted on some other sites looking for some hard to find LPs (including these ones) and generally the response has been quite negative. I think sometimes people have quite legitimate reasons for their scepticism (pushing up prices of out-of-print records?). Other times I'm not sure why they want to discourage people from seeking out old LPs. I still find it quite exciting even though I've been picking up interesting items wherever I can for a number of years now. As for the quality of the music on the LPs I've mentioned...well, as Mike said it's 100% subjective. I'm a big fan of free-improv-out-jazz from the 60s/70s. It positively affects my heart and soul like nothing else ever has. I thought Chuck might understand more than many why someone might like to get their hands on some rare vinyl from this musically & historically extra-important era. OH YEAH.... unfortunately I don't have unlimited funds. But if I was rich I'd probably blow it all on records! Happy holidays, have fun I thought my use of "questionable" and musical value would be understood as tongue in cheek! I had no idea anyone would see my post as anything else. I am still befuddled. I understood the quotes to indicate that your tongue was firmly planted in your cheek. Jeez, everything on the Nessa label is of "questionable" musical value! That's how I read it. Kevin

2318 is on my shelf.

There is a new duo recording called "First Look" featuring Roscoe Mitchell on reeds and Tatsu Aoki on contrabass. Chicago Duos (Southport 111). I believe this is the third in the series with the previous two being Aoki with Moye then with Favors. Kevin

The Philly show was superb. One minor complaint, I thought Shahid's bass was miked too loud, he even motioned to cut it back at one point. I drove to Baltimore the next day to see two sets of Mitchell solo. Someone should make a documentary on him and record a few of these performances. It's mind-boggling how amazing this guy is.

No such insinuation was made by me. I specifically referred to the unintelligibility of Braxton, Ornette and Taylor regarding their writing/speaking about music.

-_- That actually made me laugh out loud. Still, precisely what's your beef with the guy? Pretension is one thing, but that doesn't keep me from listening to, say, Anthony Braxton, who wrote the book on unintelligibility (and could easily be taken the wrong way). Not to put DJ Spooky on the same level as Braxton (et al.), but a lot of the greats--Ornette, Cecil Taylor, etc.--sound just as (verbally) inchoate. Now, if you hate the sounds... that's a different story. But a BS ideology shouldn't denigrate the music. If a hundred monkeys pounded out Ascension tomorrow, I'd buy their record. Maybe a banana. ← As far as Braxton, Ornette and Cecil go, maybe part of the "unintelligibility" problem lies in the very attempt to translate an abstract art form into words? Isadora Duncan once said "If I could explain it, I wouldn't have to dance it." I would be very hesitant to suggest that something that was unintelligible to me was BS. Chinese is unintelligible to me but that says something about me and nothing about the language. Ten years ago most of the music I love today would have been largely unitelligible to me. The BS tag should be applied very cautiously. My two cents. Kevin

The list of past recipients includes Ornette Coleman and Cecil Taylor among other notables. What is puzzling is that there seems to be a tendency to award people on the basis of past accomplishments rather than present relevance. There are plenty of people who are still currently making important contributions and furthering the traditions. Henry Threadgill, Roscoe Mitchell, Muhal Richard Abrams, Sam Rivers, George Lewis, Myra Melford, Ed Wilkerson, Andrew Hill, the list goes on and on. Kevin

Thanks Mike. I knew something was wrong when it wasn't mentioned under Jackie Mclean's name on the Jazz discography site that you first referred me to about a year ago. http://www.jazzdisco.org/ I ordered it from Amazon and it's an interesting Tristano-ish piano trio recording but I was expecting a JM cd. Kevin

I ordered a Steeplechase cd by Jackie McLean entitled "Perception" and received a Connie Crothers cd by the same name. I'm confused by references (AMG) to the Crothers disc as a quartet featuring McLean. The cd makes no mention of McLean, it is a trio recording. The all music guide lists the Connie Crothers cd (with photo) under Jackie's discography. Yet under Crothers name the AMG describes it as a piano trio. Any help out there? Is there a McLean release entitled Perception? http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&t...10:amu1z8baoyv6 http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&t...10:gz63trawklox

I think Sackville returned the tapes to Roscoe 'cause they could not remove the tape print through for cd release. Probably never see a "silvering" of this record. ← Does that mean the tapes are not usable? What are the prospects of making a master from a mint vinyl copy, can that be done with satisfactory results? Just curious, Kevin

Roscoe Mitchell's "Solo Saxophone Concerts" on Sackville. Marion Brown's "Solo Saxophone" on Sweet Earth. Henry Threadgill Sextet "Subject to Change" on About Time. Henry Threadgill "X-75 Volume 1" on Arista/Novus. Also Henry's latest would be nice on cd.