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Hey! Good tip, bertrand. I never would have known.

Finally getting into this guy. He really has a nice sound. Definitely a Larry Young influence - but not a copy, for sure. I recently listened to "Bop Rascal" and "da Girl" both strong outings. Are "Wet Streets" and "Dark Secrets" as good?

Just went through disk 3 and found "The Sidewinder" inspiring. It's a really cooking version of this tune and a much different feel than the original, for sure. Just after Mabern's solo at the 9 minute mark they go into this vamp that just takes the whole thing to another level for about a minute.

EMusic just added John Martyn & Danny Thompson - "Germany 1986". Can't be ALL bad. I'll have to check that one out.

OK. OK. I'll explain ... "Bells" - The second tune on the first album. Stunning!

... and the NL West is already over.

"Bells" B)

It doesn't say anything about being an SACD disk. The liners talk about how Bloomfield "split for home" after his day in the studio (chronic drug problems) and Kooper had to scramble to find another musician.

My suggestion: With the consolidation of the radio industry (basically Clear Channel monopolizing the airwaves), stay away from commercial music stations altogether. Try to find an independant, non-commercial station down on the "left" side of the dial.

GOT to be the Blakey set for me. There's SO much good music there.

Problem solved ...

These are great suggestions. Most of them are on EMusic and I never knew what to start with.

The only one that I can think of right now is Donald Byrd's "Free Form". Not really THAT "out", but for him it is. And for a lineup that includes Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock(his first recording?) in 1961, it's definitely "progressive". My only question with your list is that I usually think of Tolliver as a progressive, not a hard bopper. Interesting topic, though. I look forward to seeing what other people come up with.

AfricaBrass - Don't listen to him. "President YLT/New Wave Hot Dogs" is a GREAT album - 2 albums, actually. It's different from the type of music they are doing now, but for a REAL good time, it's a lot of fun - especially the "Hot Dogs" tunes. "Ride The Tiger" is similar 'garage-like' rock. "Genius + Love" is a collection of singles and B-sides that is worth grabbing just for the "experience". Anyway, I'm really liking the new album. It keeps getting better - like a good album should.

Great! Thanks for the heads-up, Bev.

Nice work on the new skin, b3-er!

Maybe this should have been a Charles Tolliver thread. ... not that there's anything wrong with that. B)

I'm 3/4 of the way through this now. I LIKE it. "Late night" for sure, but very interesting. As usual, an album that will take several listenings to get the full weight of this thing. Yo La Tengo! Yo La Tengo!

Brad - Are you referring to Florida? "The Gigolo" was my first exposure to Lee, so I have a sentimental attachment to this album. It's hard for me to put any others up top. If I did, though, I might have to move "Search For The New Land" to #1.

Kevin Whitehead reviews this album on Fresh Air with Terry Gross. You can stream it from the internet here: Fresh Air

I'm sure it's great. YLT is one of those bands that you just pick up their latest release no matter what. EMusic has it already, so it's just a matter of downloading it when I get the chance.

I voted for the first one. I think the digital remix is much cleaner. It doesn't have that phasing sound of the other selection and the bass is more prominent. I won't even mention the squeeking drum kit!

How about the "French, Frith, Kaiser, Thompson" albums? I have "Live, Love, Larf & Loaf", but haven't listened to THAT one in many years, either. Time to drag it out and give it a spin.

Did not get the new live album - "Fillmore East - The Lost Concert Tapes". It seems to be more of a companion to the "Live Adventures of Al Kooper and Mike Bloomfield", which has also recently been re-released I believe. I wonder if it's equally as sloppy. BTW, the extra tracks consist of "Albert's Shuffle" and "Season of the Witch" (remastered without the horn section overdubs), as well as "Blues For Nothing" and "Fat Grey Cloud (Live)".

Funny - that's the same reason I voted for "Night Dreamer". B)