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Just like to mention that I picked up Weight/Counterweight yesterday. It has to be the best new(er) release I've heard in a long, long time. Sparse, completely unforced, simultaneously dynamic and subdued... in some weird way, it captures the special "vibe" of Get Up With It-era Miles with 100% more flexibility. Ambient free jazz might be the best way to put it--a completely different idiom--even more so than the Soul Note group recordings (which I love). It's a testament to the man's continued development...

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If you have even the slightest interest in Bill Dixon, don't pass on Weight/Counterweight. I got it recently and it's a masterpiece. I really enjoyed how Aaron Siegel and Ben Hall match Dixon's sparse playing.

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Seems to be unavailable through all the usual channels, Squidco, Cadence, Jazzloft...

Been looking for that 'Weight</Counterweight' for several weeks. It seems to be MIA! :(

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I got mine from Volcanic Tongue in Glasgow, Scotland. They may have a copy left but it was a Xmas present to self last year so some time ago. Happy hunting. It's well worth the effort if you find it

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Fortunately got mine when it was first issued, an exception to my usual mode of procrastinating and vacillating until too late. I've been operating on the principle lately that if a major artist (and, make no mistake, Bill Dixon is securely in that category) puts out a new musical statement, grab it, especially on vinyl, even if the naysayers are taking shots. In time, it will reward.

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Black Saint is releasing a 9-CD box of Dixon's Black Saint and Soul Note recordings on the 15th. JazzLoft is selling it for $54.95, which is a steal.

EDIT: I noticed that Black Saint is releasing similar box sets of Lester Bowie, Cecil Taylor, Paul Motian and George Russell.

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I have all those box sets already, the Dixon has been out a few weeks and the others for quite some time in Europe. (I ordered all mine from amazon.fr, they shipped from amazon.de). They're all great. I'm really enjoying the Dixon, about 2/3 of the way through (I'd only heard two discs before.)

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