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Re: Richter 858
by Fastian＠aol.com 07 Apr '03

07 Apr '03

>>Has anyone heard the Bill Frisell disc accompanying the book Richter 858 (description @ http://www.songtone.com/artists/frisell_link.htm) ? I'm fairly certain I won't be laying out $125 for the CD, but non-the-less am curious. Bob<< I saw it performed live in San Francisco in January as I mentioned before with Hank Roberts, Jenny Scheinman, and Eyvind Kang. Best music Frisell has done since Roberts used to be in his band. Beautiful soulful playing from all, you couldn't ask for a better lineup. As for the cd, I can't afford it either, although Amazon has it for $80+. You'd have to really want the art book to pay that much. I wonder if anyone taped the show or wouldn't mind (gasp) burning the cd. Cheers, John

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Out of print
by Chris Selvig 07 Apr '03

07 Apr '03

And oh yeah, the Smashchords stuff just BEGS for an archival CD. Chris Selvig

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Out of print
by Chris Selvig 07 Apr '03

07 Apr '03

Borbetomagus "Barbed Wire Maggots" And jeez, just ONE? Sundazed could do the first two Bo Diddley LPs without hurting my feelings, and I've heard great things about the Art Ensemble's "People in Sorrow." Chris Selvig

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Re: out of print
by Toby Dodds 07 Apr '03

07 Apr '03

Michael White - The Land of Spirit and Light - 1973 Impulse Of course... -T > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Chad Stockdale > Cc: zorn-list(a)mailman.xmission.com > Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 1:43 PM > Subject: out of print > > since im relatively new to this list i have to ask this question: > > if you could have just one lp/cd reissued what would it be? can be any > kind of music. > > np: shoji hano

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Re: out of print
by TagYrIt＠aol.com 07 Apr '03

07 Apr '03

Off the top of my head, pretty much any of the mid-70's Don Ellis albums. Dale.

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Richter 858
by Bob 06 Apr '03

06 Apr '03

Has anyone heard the Bill Frisell disc accompanying the book Richter 858 (description @ http://www.songtone.com/artists/frisell_link.htm) ? I'm fairly certain I won't be laying out $125 for the CD, but non-the-less am curious. Bob

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Re: Wynton Marsalis
by ssmith36＠sprynet.com 05 Apr '03

05 Apr '03

Oddly enough, my copy didn't arrive either. I read it at a newsstand. I won't spoil it for you too much, because you really do need to read it to believe that it actually happened. But as I recall, it was called "Putting the White Man in Charge," and sneeringly posited that Douglas is so much more "important" than Crouch's favorite trumpeters (such as Nicholas Payton and Terence Blanchard, either of whom could reduce Douglas to a "puddle" if they were on the same bandstand) because he brought in hip Balkan influences and other Euro-oriented elements. I think the secondary broadsides against Byron and Mark Turner were something to the effect of their overt intellectualism making them more palatable to white critics. Francis Davis also comes in for ad hominem attack, and Stanley gets to display once more his complete and utter ignorance and intolerance towards hip-hop. All that in just one column! Honestly, it was such a disgusting display that were I still writing for the magazine, I'd quit. But that wasn't necessary. There's a rumor afloat that Stanley has since been "fired," but honestly, isn't that more than a bit like closing the barn door after the horse's ass has escaped? Steve Smith ssmith36(a)sprynet.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .

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New Tzadiks
by Arthur Gadney 05 Apr '03

05 Apr '03

Hi, Hm, there's awhole bunch of new interesting Tzadik discs! Anybody had time to pick up the Koby Israelite one "Dance of the Iidiots"? Cheer.s _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus

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Re: Wynton Marsalis
by Samerivertwice＠aol.com 05 Apr '03

05 Apr '03

In a message dated 4/5/03 2:30:44 AM Eastern Standard Time, velaires(a)earthlink.net writes: > >That, in combination with Crouch's racially inflammatory screed against > Dave > >Douglas in the April Jazz Times, leads me to believe that whatever slim > >currency that man once had has long been completely spent. > What's this? What did Crouch write about Douglas? Now wondering why his April Jazz Times hasn't arrived in the mail yet, Tom

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re: Wynton Marsalis
by ssmith36＠sprynet.com 05 Apr '03

05 Apr '03

I'm by no means a Marsalis basher, but I haven't completely warmed to anything he's done since 'Blues Alley,' at least, nothing he's released as a leader. I prefer the early material, and the last thing of his that I truly loved was 'Marsalis Standard Time, Vol. 1.' Like many, I'm guessing, the only Wynton disc I actually go back to on a regular basis is the superb 'Black Codes (from the Underground).' I think the difference between the early band and the later bands is more than simply the loss of Branford, Kenny Kirkland and Jeff "Tain" Watts, although those losses do have a major impact. It's funny, but to my ear it just doesn't seem like Marsalis has enjoyed himself much since those three left -- but I may be reading too much into it. The early sessions were beholden to Miles, but they burned, whereas the later bands, more influenced by New Orleans traditional jazz and Ellington, just don't swing convincingly for me. More often than not, the septet sounds fussy and self-important, and as a result, its swing is fatally constipated. (Others may very well disagree with me, but I heard the band more than a few times and my opinion never varied.) Since the Vanguard box set is all from that era, you won't find me recommending it. And yes, I've listened to the whole thing. Oddly enough, the greatest Marsalis performance I ever heard was at a Borders in-store celebrating the launch of his (contract-fulfilling) dozen releases in 1999. The store was crowded, but the band -- Eric Reed on digital piano, Christian McBride on bass and Lewis Nash on drums -- just tore shit up. Away from the spotlight and the grandiose role he's expected to play in his position as spokesman for the music, Wynton can still play a whole lot of trumpet. Steve Smith ssmith36(a)sprynet.com NP - Tony Malaby, "Gate's Pass," 'Sabino' (Arabesque) -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .

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