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Has anyone heard Marc Ribot's Scelsi Morning or Paul Shapiro's Midnight Minyan?

The new tim berne simply smokes. I am not a huge fan of Ducret but even his playing is outstanding in imho. and i am glad to see so many taborn fans, he should be up there on the lists with moran but often gets overlooked either cuz label or some other bullshit reason. mike

Tzadik really gets a bad rap. Primarily b/c of the fron man (and partially true in some ways). And there are always other factors but the sounds are first and foremost in my book... There are some real gems out there including some mentioned here in this thread. In particular the Bobby Previte cd. Definetly one that conjures more images and soundscapes than words could ever say, and in a way, unlike any other release he has put out including his ryko discs. The last post does a good job describing it i think. The Roberto Juan Rodriguez is another one that I have yet to find anyone who has listened to it- which is a real shame especially b/c of the minor craze that developed over Marc Ribot's Atlantic recordings. I guess distribution strikes again. And although only mentioned in passing, the Frank London cd "remixed/reconstructed" by John Zorn Scientist at Work I consider one of those especial impulse buys. Which relates to the last one I will mention. Another impulse buy for me for those with a less "jazz" background and more of a varied nature will most likely find some pleasure in Carla Kihlstedt's 2 Foot Yard cd. Think of the instrumentation of Tin Hat Trio (of which she is a third) and a Tom Wait's album. That's really the only description I can afford. Hunt the catalog though... there is a lot there... Zeena Parkins, Milford Graves, Wadada Lao Smith (if you dig the Golden Quartet- get the Pi Recordings release!), etc.... And the Circle Maker (and this applies to that Previte cd) makes me wanna steal from Myra Melford... Even the sounds shine

Bobo Stenson is someone who I keep my eye out for but rarely see. His War Orphans albums is beautiful, but for my money his strongest outing was in support of Charles Lloyd on his ECM release Canto. Some truly inspired playing. And eventhough the lead track, Tales of Rumi, doesn't lend itself to a lot of exposure; when I used to play it on my radio show I always received at least a phone call or two on who these guys where. And unfortunately I don't find his name very often- used, new, or otherwise. Like numerous others, undervalued by the masses (even in what may be considered the jazz masses).