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I would also recommend the Petrova disc on Leo. I enjoy the program a lot even though I'm not a fan of the accordion (have nothing against it either). Ruby, My Dear has just been released, though I think it's on Dreyfus the distribution of which I know not much - easy to find here in Frace though, so let me know if you have difficulty tracking it down, or try amazon.fr. Finally, there's also Teodoro Anzellotti who is not a jazz accordionist, let's say, but who has recorded quite a few albums for Winter & Winter (and I'll shortly spin his and Luk Vaes's recording of Kagel's soloworks for accordion and piano). He's also recorded the accordion piece on Berio's Sequenzas, if you care. I'll hopefully get around to posting how I like the Kagel disc but he has also recorded works by Cage, Janacek, and Scarlatti (!) even, I think - a disc each out where he performs compositions by each of those gents. Oh, and, yes you do know, king ubu, that Richard Galliano will perform with his trio at the North Sea Jazz festival, yes? I'm looking forward to that, he's also guesting, along with Michael Moore, on a concert by a vocalist whose name escapes me.

Wow, have you heard Cheer Up, Amir? It's good but not that good, I think. My copy is pretty roughed up anyway but let me know if no one bites and you haven't heard the music at all.

Kenny Garrett's Simply Said is also spoken for.

Re-edition (re-issue), bay-bee; sure will get my hands on the Winter and Winter Trioism soon. (Somewhat off topic as none are on ECM but) I have Monk in Motian, Plays Bill Evans, and Sound of Love and think they are all well worth your time and money, but among those, Monk in Motian and Sound of Love are the picks, some great playing on those.

So it's that good, eh? Well in that case I'll at least add the single disc to my list.

Yes, that's him, John. Thanks.

Well, I'm guessing that he prefers sales to no sales but direct sales to sales through distributors. Anyway, I wouldn't know for the US of A but for those in Europe the Potlatch deal comes up being cheaper (unless you get around 10 discs from Ertswhile amnd/or Erstdist). One more Potlatch I have: Derek Bailey/Joelle Leandre's No Waiting. I hope to spin both this and Outcome tonight. On the cover of Points and Slashes - that look curiously similar, I'm guessing intentionally, to a a work by a contemporary, 20th century, painter (I can't seem to recall the artist's/work's name but perhaps someone will). In any case, I like the cover as well - will get to hear the music when I have some spare money near the end of summer, I guess.

Agreed on Stephane Rives's Fibres and Buthcer/Dorner/Charles's The Contest of Pleaures. I also remember enjoying Lacy/Bailey's The Outcome but will try to listen to it again soon and report back here. How about the recent Bosetti/Lazro/and who was it disc Place something, any opinions on that. Keep the recommendations coming so even if not now, I'll know what to look for later.

Austrian Songs is yours, king ubu. I will put the two so far claimed in the mail tomorrow.

And, the Part goes to D.D.

Thank you for that list, but it's some other Misha you're thinking of P.L.M. - might be Impromptus (FMP) or Solo (Buzz) [or Mix, of course, but somehow these two are better liked].

So, in any case anyone's interested, I have the following available. All are in serviceable-to-good condition - meaning the disc may have some light surface scratches and the packaging is in good condition, except for Riley, see below. First PMs get the goods. Arvo Part - Alina (ECM) Terry Riley - Requiem for Adam (Kronos Quartet - don't have the slipcase and slight water marks on front and back trays, otherwise in very good condition, Nonesuch) Kenny Garrett - Simply Said (Warner Bros) Wolfgang Puschnig/Klaus Dickbauer/Herbert Joos/Michel Godard - 3 & 4. Austrian Songs (EmArcy/Universal) Dee Dee Bridgewater - Live at Yoshi's (Verve) Bill Cosby - Hello, Friend. To Ennis with Love (featuring Lester Bowie, Philip Harper. Bobby Watson, Craig Handy, Cedar Walton, Peter Washington, Billy Higgins, and Steve Kroon, Verve) Pat Martino and Joyous Lake - Stone Blue (w/Eric Alexander, Blue Note) I will be shipping from France so I might mail without the jewel cases to the US if it's fine with everyone (similarly I would have no problems with receiving only the disc and the trays), the upside is that I use priority air mail.

Right, based on the few spins I've so far given it, I also enjoy Ornery People quite a bit. I might speak with more confidence once I listen to it again.

John - Also, if you get the Wire, one of the earlier Wire Tappers (9 or 10 maybe) has the first track from Maldoror. I've been listening to lots of stuff lately (as always) but I just happen to remember two from yesterday, Ned Rothenberg - The Crux (a favorite of mine since I first got it some years ago, highly recommended, the more recent 2 disc Intervals is good too - though I would certainly pick The Crux over it, will also give that a spin soon for some fresh impressions) Vienna Art Orchestra - From No Time to Rag Time (now since the tastes here seem to cover a pretty wide base, I'll say this is also easily and highly recommended to fans of VAO, it's a really good one with their classic, early, line-up, some fantastic solos here) lots of other things as well, oh one more Alexander von Schlippenbach & Tony Oxley - Digger's Harvest (another favorite of mine right here, great)

ubu - Haven't heard that one but I'm guessing you'll enjoy Evelyn Petrova's Year's Cycle on Leo. I picked it up a few months ago and after the first few spins it's provided nothing but an enjoyable time throughout. John B - Yes, Maldoror is a good one, lots of chilling, spine-tingling, passages on that disc, I think.

From what I know, there three The Thing CDs - self titled, "She Knows..." with Joe McPhee and "Garage" (recently released on Smalltown Supersound). Looking through the Smalltown Supersound website I found also a 7" LP by The Thing. It was Garage I saw; completely missed that release. I've got to spend more time following this thread. Any reviews? And thanks for the label link. Blake - Sorry not one for reviews - just too lazy, but: I got Garage when it first come out - near the end of last August - and I do enjoy most of it. It's short, about 38 minutes and about 28 minutes of that material is what one would expect to hear The Thing play (prior to hearing this album or their double bills with Cato Salsa), namely energy-laden free improv. So here, you have a 12 minute and a 5 minute improvisation, and their readings of Norman Howard's Haunted and Brotzmann's Eine Kleine Marschmusik. Then you have covers of Art Star, Aluminum, and Have Love Will Travel, none of which is longer than five minutes, and I think they're all good fun. Nothing subtle, if you're looking for that, but you get to hear Gustafsson doing perhaps the best impression of a rock electric-guitar solo on Have Love Will Travel and the other two are equally ridiculous. Anyway, as I said, it's short but good fun and you get to hear both their free-improv-stuff and the short, loud and charged readings of the three tunes. I like it and most people I've played it for tell me they've enjoyed it in one way or another.

I think it's well worth your time - pity about the French voice-overs, though. At least they had the little sense to subtitle the parts spoken by Jarrett (but even the questions posed to him are dubbed). As it happens, I didn't even know that this was scheduled for broadcasting and got very lucky - turned on the tv, saw Jarrett, immediately stopped the music I was listening to and was stuck in front of the TV for the next hour, I think.

Blake - if it's by the band with Ingebright-Haker Flate and Paal Nilssen-Love, then it's probably the first, self-titled, disc by the band The Thing. A good album in itself and the best by that particular trio, overall, I think. I've seen that disc with two different back trays (though the front tray was the same) so perhaps that might be why it might have looked different, new - that is if you'd seen it at all before. Anyway, it's not easy to come by so I'd recommend that you pick it up. Edit: Looks like I replied without properly reading your message, so I'd think that it's a reissue, then. Their most recent album, Garage, came out not too long ago so I'd think it's unlikely that they have yet another new release.

I'd certainly buy directly from you (something I haven't so far done) if you start accepting payments via pay-pal.

ubu - I will give it another listen, but send the disc to you in any case - if it so happens that I like it this time around, I will save the music in some format for future reference but you can have the disc - it's been staring at me for a long time in my trade pile.

ubu - I have the Graewe and don't like it (even though I enjoy what other Graewe I've heard). I'll send it to you if you're interested, let me know.

Replied to your PM, D.D. Austrian Songs has some great tracks (I got it because I thought the line-up was really good) but on the whole I find it uneven. Hope someone else gets more out of it than I do, I can tell you do.

Added three discs (October Meeting 91, Simply Said, and Austrian Songs).

Don't, Chaney. But yes, that's still a good price. Anyway, Jon's listing many interesting items and I'm keeping an eye open for anything on my oop-wish-list.

ubu - No impressions but I might give some of those another spin over the weekend and also post then. I have all the Aristas excecpt for Duets 1976, but none of the two Ring titles, on cd-r's and yes, most are pretty good - especially the quartets with either Wheeler or Lewis with, among others, Holland and Altschul in the rhythm section (I might be wrong but these are New York, Fall 1974 - which also has a duet with Teitelbaum I enjoy and a piece, or was it two, with Hemphill, Lake and Bluiett; Five Pieces 1975; Montreux/Berlin Concerts - which also has a section with a larger ensemble). The Creative Music Orchestra 1976 is another good one as are the Alto Saxophone Improvisations if you are into solo Braxton. In fact, the only one I never feel like listening to is For Four Orchestras. So, in short, sure, I think it'd be a good deal. Again, if I happen to listen to a couple over the weekend, I'll post more impressions then.