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Redundancy is important. You should always have at least TWO backups. I also learned the hard way.

JD Allen - Barracoon (JDA tenor saxophone; Ian Kenselaar bass; Nic Cacioppo - drums) Nothing revelatory, but very enjoyable. JDA leans more towards Ornette in his playing.

I did not find the show disappointing, I found it underwhelming. Darius's focus has been on politics the last few times that I have seen him. At that show, he seemed more interested in spreading his political viewpoints than making good music. I go to the Jazz Gallery to get away from the overtly political. I could have stayed home and watched cable news instead of going to see the performance.

I saw that quartet at the Jazz Gallery recently. I think Darius is a great player, but I was underwhelmed.

Sam Rivers Trio - Emanation (No Business) SR (flute, tenor, soprano, piano) Cecil McBee (Bass) Norman Connors (Drums)

DKV & Joe McPhee the fire each time (Disc 1)

Just ordered.

Anthony Braxton box - four hour-long slabs dedicated to Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, James Brown, and Merle Haggard, played by AB, Taylor Ho Bynum, Nels Cline, and Greg Saunier out 6/21 on Firehouse 12. Source: Burning Ambulance

NYC Winter Jazzfest is a great way to start off a year!

I was in the audience also.

A new JD Allen Trio release due in June on Savant w/ new trio -- Ian Kenselaar (bass) and Nic Cacioppo (drums). The title is Barracoon. source: Burning Ambulance

Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho

I attended a performance of Tyshawn Sorey's sextet at the Jazz Gallery in NYC this past Saturday. His band mates were all young and relatively new on the NYC scene -- probably all under 30 years of age. It was packed. Standing room only. I have been to the Jazz Gallery dozens of times and have never seen so many people attending an event there. The band played a single set lasting approximately two hours and fifteen minutes. The music was not as "experimental" as the music Sorey has presented in his latest several releases. I would describe the music as covering the spectrum from post bop to free bop. He operated in the conventional role as a drummer with this band. What struck me the most was how great a drummer Sorey is. He performed over the two hours some of the most effortlessly melodic and inventive drumming that I have heard in a long while. Nathan Reising- alto saxophone Morgan tenor- tenor saxophone, EWI Sasha Berliner- vibraphone, marimba Lex Korten- piano Nick Dunston- bass Tyshawn Sorey- drums

Wow. onkyomusic is a steal for lossless files. The set is digitally available in lossless files on bandcamp for 4 times the price of onkyomusic.

Agreed. This one is a post year 2K classic for me.

Nor I. I tried to pick up the Sam Rivers and the first Threadgill release. Inputting "Twitter" into the discount code box did not work.

Is this one as good as everyone says????

His release before the latest one -- A Rift in Decorum -- is a very nice double album recorded live at the Village Vanguard. Lots of good playing on that one.