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I have to think that with anything Monk they'll be able to gin up enough interest to issue more.

Wow! My condolences. Usually they state when a set is backordered on the site.

The Complete Buddy Bolden Wax Cylinders. I have most of them, but there's a couple I'd like to get to complete my set.

This.

I'm a sucker for a box set and I'm game for the Daley, even though I've never heard the album. So I hope it gets released in a 3 CD form. Previously I said I'd go for a set in the $45 - $50 range, but I could go up to $60. Hopefully, though, it could be done for around $50.

So true.

No one got my Beach Boys reference...I'm disappointed

I got no kicks against modern jazz Unless they try to play it too darned fast

I would pay $45 -$50 for the set, and I've never heard of it before. I don't want to sound cheap, just being real.

The show was just living up to its name!

Avenging Angel is Taborn stripping his sound down to its essence. It's a great record, but it is different from any other recording I've heard of his. I don't see it (or hear it) as a concession, but a chance to present a different facet of his art.

Did Mayfield jam with any jazzers?

Malaby does appear on the FS/NT quartet CD, although I think her concepts weren't fully developed then. Novela is a great album. BTW, Rainey has a new CD out with Laubrock and Halvorson.

I've got the Russell set on order, as I only have Vertical Form currently. Live at Beethoven Hall on MPS is one of my all-time favorites, but to me his later stuff is too influenced by rock rhythms and is hit or miss. I'm looking forward to hearing more

I'll be at the Crispell/Grimes concert, I'll have to miss the Berne show unfortunately.

I missed that, interesting. I didn't know he did any photography. But ECM probably MADE him take the photo in that way.

Jazzloft had some copies left of the Threadgill at a good price.

Hobbs also plays with Taylor Ho Bynum and is on his new record, Apparent Distance.

Clifford, thanks for the mention of the Austin gig; I had no idea. Where did you find out? Now I've got to convince the wife to make a road trip...

I have the "hex speed" model that fires SIX lasers. It picks up the 1's and 0's between the 1's and 0's. Did you know that there's a banjo accompanying Cecil Taylor on some of his CDs?

I like Parker's Electro-Acoustic Ensemble releases, but I haven't heard this. I thought it might be a mess with so many people involved.

Achim Kaufmann, Verivyr Pirouet Achim Kaufmann – Piano Valdi Kolli – Bass Jim Black - Drums Achim Kaufmann should be considered in the top rank of jazz pianists, but his albums don't seem to get as much attention as they deserve. I first became aware of him with the release of Double Exposure (Leo) with Michael Moore and John Hollenbeck, and his album Starmelodics (Nuscope) with Mark Dresser and Harris Eisenstadt is a little gem. Verivyr got a 5 star review on Stef's blog, and it's hard to quibble with the rating. It has the perfect blend of abstraction and beautifully melodic playing that is unique to Kaufmann. Jim Black has been a great engine for Satoko Fujii's trio, and he's equally magnificent here, giving just the right amount of coloration and drive. I wasn't familiar with Valdi Kolli, but he proves to be an adept partner, interacting as an equal. Julio Resende Trio, You Taste Like A Song Clean Feed Julio Resende – Piano Ole Morten Vagan – Bass Joel Silva - Drums Joao Custodio – Bass on Track 8 Bruno Pedroso – Drums on Track 3 This record caught me off guard; it's tender and lyrical and touching without lapsing into sentimentality. It has relatively straightforward melodies, rhythms, harmonies - everything I usually hate! But You Taste Like A Song really moved me. It’s almost become a cliché for jazz pianists to include a Radiohead song, and I rolled my eyes when I saw Resende had done the same. But he takes Airbag, a song I’m not familiar with, and crafts a beautiful reverie. Later in the set he tackles a John Mayer tune with equally good results. Song is lyrical but not easy listening. Resende throws in some curveballs to keep it interesting, like playing inside the piano or chopping up the rhythms when he improvises Listening to this reminded me of those times when you were a kid lying on the side of a hill, looking up at the clouds going by, trying to grasp the universe and your place in it. It's a beautiful listening experience. FYI: This is my first post to Organissimo after several years on Speakeasy. Looking forward to being a part of your community. www.improvisedblog.blogspot.com