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Doesn't the Byrd/Adams Warwick Freshsound Reissue ("Out of this Time", I think) miss one track? I think I saw another boot of it that had one more track than my FS disc. ubu

Will have to listen to it again, but yes, I quite liked it. There's thread about it somewhere in the new releases part of the board. Mike, that's one of the ugliest covers ever made! ubu

So does Ellery's website.

Eskelin Ellery (1959) Seamus Blake (1969) Chris Speed (1967) Gregory Tardy (year?) Assif Tsahar (1969) Ken Vandermark (1964) Mats Gustafsson (1964) Chris Cheek (year?) VDMK wouldn't be considered favorite by many, I guess. More of a catalyst than a tenor great. Tardy has a vey nice album on Palmetto, Blake does some good things now and then (I love the Bloomdaddies' Criss Cross disc). ubu edited to spell Gustafsson's name correctly and add Chris Cheek

Perfectly right. That's why my first mention did go to Freeman - he's at least still "on the scene today". Another would be Wayne Shorter. How about Mars Williams (too old I suppose?) or Mats Gustafsson? Margitza I like as well, Mark Shim would be another good one. Bennie Wallace and Joe Lovano both are too old, I suppose.

Von Freeman, I don't know him for more than Fifty years yet... Listening right now to some Eskelin, and love him! High on my list, for sure, but there are others. I like Mark Turner a lot, too, as well as Chris Potter. There ought to be a handful of more, what shall I say, "funny-ratty" ones?

Holy shit! That was my set they wanted to deliver on Friday, 9 a.m. - am I supposed to be home then? Those private carriers are one of the most stupid inventions of modern civilization! Hope nothing goes wrong with office delivery on Monday! Can't wait!

This site here has two tracks from the Enja disc with the Porter Praskin Quartet up as Real Audio files: http://www.eastwestmusic.net/listen_08.htm ubu

Will check it out, thanks Bev!

Is FedEx delivering this in Europe? I had a post-it sticking on the door when I came home tonight, without any other information except I should call them up. Do they work Saturdays? I REEEALLY HOPE SO! If not, I won't be able to let them deliver it until Wednesday (hell, some people work during the day...) ubu

John, I'd heartily recommend his early trio discs, if you've been into "African Piano". They were recorded live at the Montmartre in Copenhagen, 1965, with Johnny Gertze (b) and Makaya Ntshoko (d). I only have one of the, "Round Midnight at the Montmartre", the other is called "Anatomy of an African Village" or something, if I remember right. That music has a freshness one still can feel today. Both discs are (were?) on Black Lion. I just heard an interview on swiss radio with Irene Schweizer. Ibrahim was one of the most important early influences on her playing (later came Cecil Taylor) and she heard him play in Zurich in the early sixties countless times. "African Piano", by the way, is her favourite recording! ubu

Same here. Before I tended to just pick up a dozen RVGs if I saw them for a good prize. Not anymore... three of the cc Conns in a special sale (the prize was so good I couldn't resist), other than those only a few older discs, like some Nineties Rare Grooves. I don't even check their site anymore.

Thanks Joe, I know Ntshoko - better than Tchicai, but only from those old Dollar Brand records. I guess I'll go. I will report. ubu

Thanks, this pushes me over the edge, I suppose

On MPS? I just received the 2CD set reissuing an MPS album (don't know if it was a 2LP set or two separate LPs) "Give me a double" was the title (double LP) - great music! Billy Brooks is on that one! That's also the title of the 2CD set I just got. Looking forward to hearing it! Idrees Sulieman is also aboard, as are a few other great ones, Andy Scherrer, Isla Eckinger, Ferdinand Povel... I guess it's a straight reissue of the LP set, then.

Same notion here. I guess we'll have to wait and check the tracks/timings once they're out. All pretty confusing. The Tree has material twice, I think, from different sources. ubu

So this would be the Maeght material exclusively in the Ayler tree until today? Will have to check once tehre's some tracklisting available, or rather: timing, as the tracks are, it seems, often difficult to title (several tunes on record with the same title and similar oddities in Ayler's discography). ubu

Let's keep our eyes open, yes! Sounds like a great band, thanks for the review. ubu

Thanks for the link, brownie! Sounds all a bit over the top, but that's something many an artist's website suffers from. Will burn that concert and listen this weekend. ubu

John Scofield Live 1996 with Seamus Blake, Kevin Hays, Larry Grenadier, Bill Stewart, rec. at Festival Once Plus, November 8, 1996. This should be up for a month. Haven't listened yet, but I bet it's cool! ubu

Got the following from the CT list: ************* Cecil Taylor to Star in NYU Jazz Masterclass Series Webcast NEW YORK - The New York University Jazz Masterclass Series live webcast premiers 4 p.m., October 10 and will feature pianist Cecil Taylor at the Center for Jewish History, 15 W. 16th St., New York City. Taylor will be in a solo performance setting as he critiques a variety of student performers. The students will be asked to research Taylor and will be assembled for questioning prior to the masterclass in a round table discussion. They will also be interviewed after the masterclass to share any insights they may have learned. Log on to www.artistshousemusic.com or www.cjh.org to view the webcast on Sunday. The NYU Jazz Masterclass Series was created eight years ago to nurture a relationship between aspiring jazz performers at NYU and the most significant jazz artists willing to participate. The series not only documents and preserves the greatest jazz artists of our time, but also captures them in the process of teaching their craft, helping viewers to better understand their process of improvised music. Only through the resources of New York City, can a masterclass claim the significance and depth of the jazz artists that NYU intends to capture on camera. "Until now, the success of this series could only be measured by observing such interaction within the intimate setting of the masterclass series offered at NYU," said series co-producer Dr. David Schroeder. "With the expansion of the scope of this project through the partnership with our co-producer John Snyder, President of the Artist¹s House Foundation, we intend to bring the NYU Jazz Masterclass Series Webcast to the world stage." The jazz faculty at NYU includes some of the most significant jazz artists in the world such as guitarist John Scofield, saxophonist Chris Potter, pianist Kenny Werner, drummer Bill Hart, trombonist Robin Eubanks, and 35 other world-renowned artists/faculty. "By combining these artists with the greatest living jazz legends scheduled for the masterclass series including Cecil Taylor, Hank Jones and Clark Terry, we have the opportunity to share our experiences with the world," Schroeder said. "Capturing this interaction is our mission for the future of jazz education, distance learning and the the preservation of great performances in jazz music. We hope that you will join us." This series is made possible through the generous support from the Center for Jewish History, the Artist¹s House Foundation, and the NYU Jazz Studies Program at Steinhardt. Admission is free to anyone who wishes to attend the event in person. ************* Same source, John? Anyone happens to know if this is ONLY available on Sunday 4 PM US time? Or will this be up after that? Will miss it if it's only a live broadcast. If there is actual Taylor music, it would be great if someone could provide me with a CDR! ubu

On MPS? I just received the 2CD set reissuing an MPS album (don't know if it was a 2LP set or two separate LPs) of that band, great line up! Not listened yet. On topic: PREZ! He knew how to quote! Also there's the Getz quartet dates, the ones with Horace Silver for Roost, they have a ball throwing quotes at each otehr there. Desmond, of course! Dry Martini or not, he was the cool as can be! ubu

I could go see him in trio with Makaya Ntshoko (d) and Vitold Rek (b). This is the "Peter Niklas Wilson Memorial Tour". Anyone seen that band? Haven't heard Tchicai live, and only on very few CDs ("Ascension", a Dorge disc). ubu

In comes the whining king again... the problem I have with all this copycrap is that actually we who buy this stuff (well, most often... but with all the money I spend on CDs, I have no problem owning a burn of some OOP or hard to find things - would they keep it available I might wait till I could buy the original) get criminalized. Really shitty, really the wrong turn. I don't care about the facts that "but you can burn it all nevertheless" and "you can't hear any difference" - that's not the point.