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A good Chet baker record & Painted Desert
by Craig Lieske 20 Dec '03

20 Dec '03

One good Chet Baker record that hasn't been mentioned yet is called "The Italian Sessions". It was reissued on CD by RCA around 1990. I had a roommate who had it, and I ended up playing it more than he did. However, Baker DID make some supremely crappy records. Many of which I have unfortunately bought. Also, I have to concur with those who liked Ikue Mori's "Painted Desert". It's a record that one has to be patient with, but repeated listens reward the listener. _________________________________________________________________ Have fun customizing MSN Messenger learn how here! http://www.msnmessenger-download.com/tracking/reach_customize

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2003
by rjs 20 Dec '03

20 Dec '03

OK, here goes: 2003 original releases (in no order and I'm sure I'm forgetting some) King Crimson - The Power to Believe (what a comeback, ranks among their best) Robert Wyatt - Cuckooland Richard Thompson - The Old Kit Bag Tim Berne - The Sublime And... Vandermark 5 - Airports For Light (includes some of my favorite all-time Vandermark compositions) Rickie Lee Jones - The Evening of My Best Day The Roots - Phrenology Drive By Truckers - Decoration Day (got this by accident through BMG, but damned if I didn't play it constantly for about 2 weeks) Reissues Joni Mitchell - The Complete Geffen Recordings box set (this period has been undeservedly ignored. Night Ride Home, in particular, sits comfortably alongside her incredible mid-70s work) Andrew Hill - Passing Ships (mind-blowing. Big band sessions from 1969, released from the Blue Note vaults for the first time. Incredible that this was allowed to languish for 30+ years unheard. This may be my favorite Hill recording.) Beach Boys - Smile Albert Ayler - Nuits de la Foundation Maeght 1970 and Copenhagen Tapes (these two were actually released in 2002) Robert Wyatt - Solar Flares For You In addition to the Spotlight artists and my recommendations of the month, in 2003 I listened to a lot of: Joni Mitchell Bob Dylan Howling Wolf Wilson Pickett Willie Nelson Roxy Music Tim Berne Bill Monroe Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks Sun Ra __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion.yahoo.com/

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reroxy
by Kurt Gottschalk 20 Dec '03

20 Dec '03

>>>I do have this footage on dvd - and it comes with footage of T-Rex as well. It's worth getting - just to see Eno in the band with his tape machines. Plus cool fashion looks! yeah, it's a great dvd, but what are those reel-to-reel machines doing? the tapes don't seem to change speed, or stop moving for that matter, and don't seem to correspond to the music in any way. i'm no expert, but my guess would be that it's an analogue sampler, in which case i don't think he's using them. i'm sure he did, but for the tv show i wonder if they're just cool props. would love to know otherwise. but manzinera's guitar ... i bought an epiphone copy of the gibson firebird after watching it. really. kg np: put your hand in the hand of the man (don't know who's doing it) _________________________________________________________________ Check your PC for viruses with the FREE McAfee online computer scan. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963

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art pepper and chet baker
by mwisckol＠ocregister.com 20 Dec '03

20 Dec '03

i read these comments here about pepper and baker never taking any responsibility for their lives, and i wonder. i've yet to search out the "right" chet baker albums to turn me on, but i saw pepper a few times in the early '80s and he blew my mind. i wouldn't want him for my roommate, but i know a few responsible musicians who are very decent people and who i'd gladly share a house with -- but whose musical talent is no where near the level of pepper's. and of course bird wasn't the most responsible cat either. yes, there are plenty of fucked-up artists who made great art.... the notion occurs to me that some of the same people pointing out these junkies' irresponsibility may be the same ones who have previously been protective, against publicizing the bad habits of specific musicians in comments on this listserv. i have to admit to being fascinated by stories of bad habits and sefl-destruction, and have an appetite for more. specifically, this rumor that in the '50s a gig with prestige earned you 50 bucks and bag of smack -- hence, "the junkies' label." martin

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Re: zorn-list Digest, Vol 7, Issue 109
by john brackett 20 Dec '03

20 Dec '03

Skip wrote: >... another book they had that I read a few times was > LeRoi Jones' BLACK MUSIC, which then I suspected was largely some guy > raving. Does anyone know if this is the same LeRoy Jones (notice spelling) listed as "Reader" on Sonny Murray's *Sonny's Time Now*? John

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Emmanuelle
by Tosh 20 Dec '03

20 Dec '03

I haven't seen this film since my teens - but what stays in my mind is the soundtrack. Is it not the same theme played in various styles. I thought somone like Lai did the soundtrack work. Also it's hard to find a copy of this film soundtrack or even the DVD. The sequels are around but the original soundtrack. -- Tosh Berman TamTam Books http://www.tamtambooks.com

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emmanuelle, crimson cow
by Kurt Gottschalk 20 Dec '03

20 Dec '03

regarding the king crimson soundtrack, a friend tells me that Fripp sued the filmmakers and either won or got a settlement. kg np: johnny cash live at fulsom prison _________________________________________________________________ Its our best dial-up Internet access offer: 6 months @$9.95/month. Get it now! http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup

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Re: Public experiments in sound using Coltrane's music
by Herb Levy 20 Dec '03

20 Dec '03

I'm all for people hearing things they might not otherwise listen to and all, but given the constraints mentioned in Joe's earlier post that Craig is responding to (having to play only promos of items in stock and not opening up recordings to play them in store), this seems more likely to be a public experiment in how to lose your job. Bests, Herb "Craig Lieske" <garbageisland(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > One of the recent posts concerned Coltrane's "Love Supreme" solos being >too much for a standard record store patron to take. I remember buying that >record on recommendation when I was about 20. This was in 1984- the record >store still had only a limited numberr of Cd's available, so I went for the >vinyl. The clerk looked at me when I came to the register and said, "This is >some far-out shit, I'm not sure you'll like it." I bought it anyway and went >from there on to a party at a friend's house. Since this was summer, and I >am living in Georgia, I take the records in to the party so they don't melt >in the car. My friends ask me what I bought and I showed them. I should add >that the bunch of friends at this party were all confirmed Metallica and >Pink Floyd fans. They asked me to play the record and I demurred, saying >that they wouldn't be interested because none of them liked jazz, but they >insisted, so I put the record on. Once the music started playing all >conversation ceased, no one said a word until Side 1 was over. The silence >was broken by my host vociferously ordering me to flip the record over >immediately. So I did, and again nothing was said until the record had >ended. > Most of the people in that room went and bought the record shortly >thereafter. For most of them, A Love Supreme is probably the only true jazz >record they will ever own. > Another story concerns the convenience store I worked at during college. >The store owner let me play music in the store, and didn't seem to care what >I played. I began experimenting by playing all kinds of music, and seeing >people's reactions to it in the store. I mean, I played the first Black >Sabbath record one morning at 6 AM! Nobody said a word, though. > One Friday evening around rush hour, I got the devilish idea to play John >Coltrane's "Om". I put it on and the rush hit. People were forced to stand >in line and listen to 8 middle aged jazz guys take acid and try to play >music! I saw one country type fellow beginning to turn red, he started >pacing nervously, and then once his turn to pay came, shouted at me, "I hate >your music!" threw his money down and literally ran out the door. Not the >nicest thing I ever did, but one evening a guy came in, stopped cold, looked >at me with incredulity and exclaimed "Sonny Sharrock!" We've been close >friends ever since so I guess my experiments weren't entirely negative. > I managed a Sam Goody for a while and got serious complaints for playing >"Guts Of A Virgin" in the store once. Those people deserved it, though.... > One thing I did notice, however, is that most people that I came into >contact with stated they liked the fact that I played different music in the >store, and this made them more interested in seeking different kinds of >music out. > So if you are trying to come to grips with the ethical question of airing >the Merzbox while grinding through your shift at Barnes & Noble or wherever >you are working, I say, go for it, your public will appreciate you all that >much more! >Craig L -- Herb Levy P O Box 9369 Fort Worth, TX 76147 herb(a)eskimo.com

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Re: zorn-list Digest, Vol 7, Issue 109
by Herb Levy 20 Dec '03

20 Dec '03

john brackett <jobracket(a)earthlink.net> asked: Does anyone know if this is the same LeRoy Jones (notice spelling) listed as "Reader" on Sonny Murray's *Sonny's Time Now*? Yup, same guy - he's now Amiri Baraka, FWIW. Bests, Herb -- Herb Levy P O Box 9369 Fort Worth, TX 76147 herb(a)eskimo.com

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RE: In store playings and Torture Garden.!!
by patRice 20 Dec '03

20 Dec '03

Will Sarginson wrote: >I must say that your stories about playing >certain albums whilst at work were incredibly >entertaining! I must say though, re your positive >reactions to >Coltrane, I have never recieved >such reactions. I guess I always play the wrong >record to the wrong people.... I just remembered a great story a friend of mine told me. He was working in a record shop at the time "Torture Garden" came out, and was heavily into it. A guy came up to the counter with the latest "Massive Attack" CD, said he had never heard their stuff, and asked my friend to put it on for him (on a personal listening post w/headphones). My friend couldn't help it and put on "Torture Garden" instead. Apparently after a few seconds the guy's facial expression changed quite a bit, he skipped to the next track, then the next track, etc. After a few minutes he took off the headphones, looked at my friend, and said: "Sure sounds like a massive attack!". Still find this amusing... patRice www.tattoo-source.com www.silverknuckle.com np: Lou Reed, Retro nr: The Economist ________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" your friends today! Download Messenger Now http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/download/index.html

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