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George Russell - The Outer View (Riverside/OJC, 1962)

A couple from Branford Marsalis Requiem (Columbia, 1999) Contemporary Jazz (Columbia, 2000)

I've gone from cable to DSL and back again over the last few years. Currently on a cable modem through Comcast. It's definitely faster than DSL in my area.

Just finished: Kazuo Ishiguro - Never Let Me Go (2005) At one point, Ishiguro was my favorite contemporary novelist; his first three novels, up through The Remains of the Day, were superb, while The Unconsoled and When We Were Orphans were daring and interesting. I'm rather disappointed in this, his latest. Some fine moments, to be sure, but they add up to very little. Kind of boring. Just started: Martin Amis - Night Train (1997)

He might have been hamming it up a bit for the interview as well. Guy Sure. It's pretty clear to me that Motian was being ironic in the interview. And what's with all the "right" and "wrong" stuff, JPF? Motian plays the way he wants to play, and as Guy points out, folks like Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett, and Joe Lovano have liked playing with him. Right and wrong don't have much to do with it.

Dave Holland Big Band - Overtime (Sunnyside, 2005)

Well, that was fun, y'all! Thanks for the great discussion.

I'm spinning the disc again right now, and loving the terrific little trio thing on "Old Cowhand," especially the parts with Shelly Manne's little clip-clop bits against Ray Brown's little runs, against Sonny's wry reading of the melody. Brilliant. I enjoy having the longer alternate takes here more than on most cds.

One of my favorites from my early days of getting into jazz... The cover alone is priceless, of course, and the music within as well - humorous, intense, inventive solos by Mr. Rollins, working in a trio setting with Ray Brown (b) and Shelly Manne (d). My OJC disc includes some worthwhile longer alternate takes: 1 I'm an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande) 5:42 2 I'm an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande) [alternate take/*] 10:09 3 Solitude 7:52 4 Come, Gone 7:53 5 Come, Gone [alternate take/*] 10:29 6 Wagon Wheels 10:11 7 There Is No Greater Love 5:17 8 Way Out West 6:30 9 Way Out West [alternate take/*] 6:37 What say you, pardners?

I'm going to guess - just a wild guess...really out of thin blue air...let's see...could it be... Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad? I knew absorbing all those Grateful Dead setlist abbreviations would come in handy some day. Welcome!

I find that 190 kbps sounds just great. I can't tell the difference between that and higher rates.

First music of the new year, for no particular reason: Medeski, Martin and Wood - Last Chance to Dance Trance (perhaps): Best Of (1991-1996)

Peace, y'all.

I hate to add more to the list, but really... On the one hand, ...and on the other...

Well, if that's all the analysis/description/commentary we get of Shorter's major output on Blue Note, then I'm sorely disappointed. I'll withhold any further comment until I've looked at the book.

Good ol' Chattanooga, Tennessee... A glam shot: The world's largest freshwater aquarium: A view from Lookout Mountain:

I especially like the side bar, advertising The Most Relaxing Classical Album in the World Ever ... Volume II

Sounds more like an issue with Zawinul's awareness; he provides the quote, after all.

Not sure I understand - if they're online, haven't they been scanned (i.e., digitized) already?

The starting point, for sure.

Uh oh. Now you've done it...

Allison's Buzz and Wilson's Wake Up! (To What's Happening) really are fantastic. Both made my own list of favorite new releases this year. Check out this thread on the Jazz Composers Collective, too.

That's what we call it a t my house, too...

Exactly!! I could have written this word for word. Couldn't disagree with the two of you more. POINT OF DEPARTURE is a great, great album, easily Andrew Hill's best of which I too very much like BLACK FIRE, JUDGMENT, ANDREW!!!! You disagree with their assertions that they don't get it? So...what does that mean? They do get it, and just don't know it...? It's a personal-subjective-reaction thread, my man...nothing to agree or disagree with here.

Yeah. YEAH!!