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Cowboy Bebop
by > chromasoom audio visuele communicatie > 08 Feb '03

08 Feb '03

helloo listerz, Today i found this 'Cowboy Bebop' cds, 3 in total, named 'no disc', 'blue' and '?' (dunno that one). Is this a soundtrack or... Anyone who can enlighten me... Jan

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Wyatt's Rock Bottom
by Tosh 08 Feb '03

08 Feb '03

If the name 'Robert Wyatt' is on the cover somewhere, one should buy it! But to be even more critical, 'Rock Bottom' is a fantastic album. Great playing, great songs, great...Everything! -- Tosh Berman TamTam Books http://www.tamtambooks.com

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Zorn Influences
by Richard Gardner 08 Feb '03

08 Feb '03

This may be the ramblings of an old fool but I was fascinated to listen to Tony Oxley¹s wonderful album The Baptised Traveller and note Evan Parker¹s tenor playing. Having not listened to the Oxley recording before I was struck by the similarity in sound between Parker and what Zorn would be doing years later. Is it me or is there quite a close stylistic match between the horn sound on the disc and Zorn? I think they share a fairly close sonic vocabulary. The (and here I have to use technical terms) squalls of squiggles followed by the false high register screams and whistles seem remarkably alike. I wouldn't mind betting that Parker was a major influence on Zorn as he got to grips with the alto. (Zorn¹s alto playing can sound, at times, like a tenor to my ears.) Any other thoughts on Zorn influences? We all must have our ideas. I would urge all those on this list to give The Baptised Traveller and its follow up Four Compositions for Septet a listen. Tony Oxley, Evan Parker, Kenny Wheeler, Derek Bailey and Jeff Cline with (on the second disc Paul Rutherford) at their peak. Apologies if this subject has been covered before. Cheers Richard Gardner

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Re: John Wall
by alastair＠pretentious.co.uk 07 Feb '03

07 Feb '03

Bruno asked: >Hey all, > >Is John Wall working on something new for Utterpsalm records? Jon Abbey said (somewhere else, must have been the EA list) that Wall had an EP due for release on Utterpsalm towards the end of 2002. Look at your calendars and weep, as it aint out yet. Also, Erstwhile 034 is listed as Matt Davis/Phil Durrant/Mark Wastell (John Wall). Apparently the main body of the work will be by the trio with an approx 5 minute piece by Wall at the end. If you go by the current rate of Erstwhile releases this will come out in early 2004. Looks like we've a long wait on our hands. Any one else know more than me? Alastair -- Personalised email by http://another.com

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Re: Shaw/Cowell
by DSGTRANE＠aol.com 07 Feb '03

07 Feb '03

In a message dated 2/7/03 3:13:42 AM Eastern Standard Time, connah(a)earthlink.net writes: << Yes, Music Inc. was a great co-operative group (Tolliver/Cowell/Cecil McBee/Jimmy Hopps). The albums were on the Strata-East label......never issued on CD (?) >> They have. Usually hard to find though.

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FA: Lots of new music LPs
by Herb Levy 07 Feb '03

07 Feb '03

Uptown, downtown, improv, contemporary classical and more. Lots of rare new music LPs and books on auction at ebay, including music by Derek Bailey, Han Bennink, Steve Beresford, Anthony Braxton, John Cage, Fred Frith, Diamanda Galas, Globe Unity Orchestra, Lou Harrison, Gerry Hemingway, Peter Kowald, Paul Lovens, Paul Lytton, David Moss, Evan Parker, Frederic Rzewski, Alexander Schlippenbach, Stefan Wolpe with more items going online in the coming weeks. http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewSellersOtherItems&userid=hrebll If this link doesn't work, search ebay for seller <hrebll>. Thanks for checking it out. Bests, Herb -- Herb Levy P O Box 9369, Forth Wort, TX 76147 herb(a)eskimo.com

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re: Tipographica
by CuneiWay＠aol.com 07 Feb '03

07 Feb '03

IMO, saying this about Tipographica: > all 3 were in a great band called Tipographica that >played, >basically, all-original frank zappa music. is like saying about anyone who records on Tzadik "all 3 were in a great band called _____ that played basically, all-original John Zorn music" possibly somewhat true, but extremely unfair. Tipographica were an amazing band with their own sound. Steve

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Re: Woody Shaw/Stanley Cowell
by Samerivertwice＠aol.com 07 Feb '03

07 Feb '03

Thanks, All, for the wonderful advice concerning Woody Shaw. But no one suggested anything by Cowell. Are his other releases as strong as "Brilliant Circles"? Cheers, Tom ______________________________________________________ Discs I'm listening to at work: William Parker -- Eloping With the Sun Horace Silver -- The Jody Grind Johnny Griffin -- A Blowin' Session DD Jackson -- So Far Kronos Quartet -- Dracula Soundtrack Kenny Dorham -- Whistle Stop

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John Wall
by Bruno Bissonnette 07 Feb '03

07 Feb '03

Hey all, Is John Wall working on something new for Utterpsalm records? In the Wire interview he did (over a year ago?) he seemed to be taking a very "minimizing" stance over his music and how he would perhaps one day produce an even shorter, more concentrated piece than what his last EP contained. Well... what's up? I know for a fact he played live sound diffusion pieces (with Mark Wastell providing live improv on top I think) in one or two festivals in the UK recently... is that leading up to new recordings? Anybody? Thanks, Bruno _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail

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Shaw/Cowell
by nacho hargman 07 Feb '03

07 Feb '03

Another date that showed up on Muse was a(n unlikely?) meeting of Shaw and Braxton with others (muhal?) where they covered the Eric Dolphy 's tune Iron Man....was the name of the album "The Iron Men"? Yes, Music Inc. was a great co-operative group (Tolliver/Cowell/Cecil McBee/Jimmy Hopps). The albums were on the Strata-East label......never issued on CD (?) Woody Shaw used to make regular visits, with a mid-sized group, to Baltimore's Left Bank Jazz Society throughout the 1970s. I heard 'em there on a few occasions. A version of that group made an album called Ichi-Ban (also on Muse, I think)....that whole circle of people like Rene McLean, Ronnie Matthews, Louis Hayes. Straight-up unpretentious hard-swinging (pre-wyntonism) new york jazz. --G. C. >> I just got a copy of "Brilliant Circles," the Stanley Cowell disc featuring >> Woody Shaw, among others. I'm really enjoying it and wonder if anyone out >> there can recommend any other Shaw or Cowell recordings. I have a lot of >> discs that feature Shaw as a sideman, but this is my only Cowell and I love >> his playing. > > I've always been a fan of Shaw's Columbia records, _Rosewood_ and _Woody > III_ being standouts. His Muse recordings are also excellent, such as _The > Moontrane_ or _Imagination_. Basically, for me, anything that has his > original compositions is of interest, anything post-Wynton when he started > to play standards is less interesting to me... > > philz

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