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I put birthday posts in my instagram for musicians/etc. no longer living. The acknowledgement of someone's existence on this earth can be cause for celebration, whether or not they're still with us.

Yeah, that footage with Mobley is very cool. I recall when it first popped up.

yeah, they were going to work on it with a known/regarded label and unfortunately that did not come together. I am hopeful something works out. Re: Duke, funny, he looks older to me but could be 40something in the photograph I've seen (from the Trident LP). Pretty sure he is no longer alive, but I have no confirmation to back up that assumption.

yes, this is superb

yeah, though her work spans a wide range of music, I would tend to agree. Rein de Graaff is excellent, though. The albums I have under his leadership date to the early 1970s and certainly fit into a post-Coltrane/Tyner approach.

aha!!!

I only have the Hill (of those two). A classic. And I have the OTHER two Sudler Steeplechase albums, but not that one. Excellent.

thanks. Giving it a whirl. yup. this works. Thanks!

glad I could provide a nudge. Wonderful LP, in my opinion.

A couple of years ago I was guest lecturing a music history class at a local college and they were using a browser that automatically killed ads on YouTube. Can’t remember what it was — certainly not Google, Safari, DDG, or Firefox. Any ideas?

Somewhat, yes, I can hear that. When I was writing reviews, I got promos of the two 2CD Microscopic Septet “history of” comps on Cuneiform, and while I wasn’t floored, there’s some interesting material amidst for sure. Still have the music on a backed up hard drive so I should dig it out...

yeah, they were dumped around that time after the label went belly-up. My uncle said that he bought all of the jazz titles new, and they were often pretty horribly pressed. My experience has varied, and I’ve upgraded when possible. I’d agree that “New Africa” is one of the label’s best.

Dave Sewelson I’ve listened to and seen a lot, and he’s a really swell guy in addition to being a hell of a musician. All the Hofstra, Hagen, Forrester, and Johnston I’ve heard has been top-notch. But all this to say I haven’t really gotten into the Micros, more likely a “me” thing than a “them” thing.

Jury’s out on Duck Duck Go — limits the amount of trackers, but can also slow down sites and some older architecture might not run/display properly. not really a fan of Safari and Google is just advertiser central.

definitely mine as well, a fantastic record.

Sad news regarding the King Crimson percussionist, who also worked regularly with Derek Bailey and in the Music Improvisation Company. From Bill Bruford: https://www.facebook.com/100044343523529/posts/1245892226898883/

this is all getting more and more intriguing by the day. Haven’t picked up Black Music in quite some time but I do have a copy around somewhere. agree, Huss/Frank & Denis don’t look that similar, at least from the cover photo on Triangle.

I mostly know him from the Mike Taylor Quartet, seems as though he had quite an interesting life. https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2025/feb/13/dave-tomlin-obituary (1934-2.Nov.2024)

Credited as Frank with Archie Shepp, yeah. Very interesting theory about the cabaret card, and certainly possible given Denis’ proclivities.

Thanks! We’re getting some “weather” today but as for tomorrow, things look to be okay and running on time. Hope to see some of you there.

I’d love to go back in time just a little bit to when I was first becoming aware of the Actuel LPs and hoovering them up in the late 1990s. It was a really fun experience to hear them fresh without the benefit of YouTube or other digital media platforms.

Agree. Would have wished for complete Sonny and Linda footage with Herbie, because I understand it was part of the concert.

Summer of Soul is awesome!

Curious about this for sure. It’s supposed to be a very good documentary.

Only heard the two streaming tracks; are they indicative?