CJ Shearn

I had the Solal on LP as a child, I didn't realize it was a fake live date then.

Cool, hope you enjoy it. I realize it may not be to everyone's taste, but I dig it quite a bit.

I just reviewed the album yesterday, I like it quite a lot. http://bit.ly/1SbxUd6

I'll buy a copy at some point I'm sure but there is also a lot of other music to deal with first

True, I used to have that, wonderful session.

Yes, yes! Some of my favorite playing of his, the Wayne Shorter and Joe Henderson influences are synthesized perfectly.

Looking forward to this as well.

Because Jack however briefly played with Bill, it's always fascinating to me how much the Evans connection comes out in the Jarrett trio stuff (though their own language in that dialect obviously). What's more interesting is the shared love KJ/Peacock/DeJohnette had for Ahmad Jamal.

Cool! my birthday! Though I was not born yet

Yes Lon, this does look interesting. I wonder if it'll have the missing bars on "Equinox" restored that are absent from the Heavyweight Champion set? Otherwise I love that set, it's indispensable.

Absolutely! Brooks is doing the rolling triplet thing but it takes on a completely different character. "Zoltan" is very very intense on this, particularly Nathan Davis and Woody Shaw.

I gotta give props to the above mentioned Joe Henderson and Kikuchi/Hino in concert, gotta listen to it more often, got it a few months back on eBay, but it's wonderful.

I don't believe I have any promo channels to hook me up with Melissa's new disc. I'd imagine I'll probably get a promo from my friend at some point because WNYC gets loads.

I really enjoyed this interview, the kind of musician to musician insight and Sonny's encouragement to Melissa are really cool.

I love all the Henderson BN's and Milestone set, though for me the pick of that would be "Tetragon", "Live at the Lighthouse", "In Japan", and "Multiple"(the rhythm section of Larry Willis, Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette is killer!). There's so much good, interesting music on the Milestone set, the only really weak thing compared to everything else is "Black Miracle", but it's not nearly as bad as some of the CTI's, Blue Note albums of that vintage (1976). Some fine Joe on "So Near , So Far", the aforementioned "State of the Tenor", and "Carnegie Hall Salutes the Jazz Masters".

RIP, I was really shocked to hear the news.

Killing.

I love "Into Somethin" and "Unity" but I think that the music on the set eclipses those albums. Probably I think Jack Dieval's solos are the least compelling idea wise, but, the way Larry plays off and against his rhythms and the interplay they have on "La Valse Grise" and "Discotheque" is stunning. You'll love this music, Jim

RIP, really shocking. I had no idea he was ill, I saw a video from a talk show in Brazil recently, he played great. Such a master of colorist, he really brought the Brazilian thing to the fore in Metheny's music that laid the foundation that remains in spurts to this day. His support behind Lyle Mays on Lyle's self titled is beautiful

I've nothing to contribute i.e. comparing vinyl to CD versions of albums, but I can say that ripping my CD collection to my hard drive (as WAV's or 320 MP3) it really does make listening to things I haven't for a long time much easier, listening to boxes, multi disc sets, etc.......... it's just really nice. Will I ditch the CD's? no.

Great album, loved it for years since I bought the RVG nearly 12 or 13 years or so ago back in college. Think "Blues in Maude's Flat" is one of the all time great BN blues.

"Till We Have Faces" is an undisputed classic, IMO. The playing is so smoking, Pat Metheny comes close to the level of unhinged playing on the new Logan Richardson as he does on the Thomas. The Alex Norris "Extension Deadline" is great as well, was glad to hear new Thomas, and if you love "Unity", the album is right up your alley

I joined here back then too, wow

When I receive the sealed physical promos from ECM after I publish my reviews, a few of the discs say made in Mexico, but some say made in Germany, too.

Killing stuff