March 2003 - zorn-list - mailman.xmission.com

RE: Re: Fusion albums on par with dark magus, but not from Miles?
by josephneff 12 Mar '03

12 Mar '03

Hello, ....most of the stuff that I like has already been mentioned, but I'll second "Where Fortune Smiles", the record by John McLaughlin w/ John Surman, Karl Berger, Stu Martin, and Dave Holland. Another record that I think fits the bill here is The Universal Congress Of's "Prosperous and Qualified". The sax by Steve Moss is smoking, and Joe Baiza's guitar, particularly his solos, can get quite intense. The record has a bit of a funky vibe, and the band works it well, not going overboard or getting too tight or silly. I like the instrumentals more than the songs w/ vocals, but the cover of Little Walter's "Mellow Down Easy" is cool. The band's previous record "This is Mecolodics" is also good IMHO, but it has more of an Ornette thing going on. Haven't heard the two records they did for Enemy (the first two were on SST). I wasn't really enthused w/ the cut from Vol. 4 of "Live @ the Knitting Factory", so I didn't look into the Enemy stuff. "Prosperous and Qualified", though, that's a great one. I remain.... Joseph NP: Einsturzende Neubauten- "Strategies Against Architecture" CD NR: Howard Zinn- "A People's History of the United States"

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Re: MICHAEL DORF RESIGNS FROM KNITTING FACTORY/KNIT MEDIA??
by Arthur Gadney 11 Mar '03

11 Mar '03

They're opening in Paris as well?!?! How many Knitting Factories is that so far? _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

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Re: MICHAEL DORF RESIGNS FROM KNITTING FACTORY/KNIT MEDIA??
by Kurt Gottschalk 11 Mar '03

11 Mar '03

after some digging and prodding, i came up with a letter dorf sent out, confirming that he's left the knit and the club is under new managment. looks like he's going to start a new arts space downtown, perhaps taking advantage of post 9/11 incentive funds. or maybe he's just sick of the bar game. the full statement can be seen at: <http://www.squidco.com/cgi-bin/news/newsView.cgi?newsID=73> your faithful servant, kurt _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail

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Re: Zorn/Douglas Masada discs
by Eyal Hareuveni 11 Mar '03

11 Mar '03

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Re:Dave Douglas Septet live in Poland
by luca aghemo 11 Mar '03

11 Mar '03

Well Artur I agree with you about the semi-acoustic guitar pseudo-flamenco jazz fusion stuffin the septet set. That was the part that sounded the most unDouglas to me . I own ALL dave records too (except for El Trilogy because of a funny credit card trick with the DMG guys down there in NY) and my best-apart from the golden ten- still goes to Sanctuary or the John Lindberg Ensemble or Bennink Duo stuff. But then all these new ones dont sound to me so artificial as you see. Yes Mori+ Saft arent MIMEO through Spring Heel Jack but the overall still appear genuine and honest. Anyway likely my opinion was then maked up by the truly heartfelt words of Dave about anti war commitment, or because I was 400 Km from home for something I cared for.. Cheers to the Katowice-Carignano-Torino kids connection! Ciao Luca Aghemo NP: Anatrofobia-Le cose non parlano __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - establish your business online http://webhosting.yahoo.com

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Zorn/Masada Discs
by Matthew Garrington 11 Mar '03

11 Mar '03

I have to say that my favorite Masada disc is "The Circle Maker," which is actually not the quartet but Zorn's "chamber ensemble" interpretations of his Masada tunes. One disc features the Masada String Trio (cello, bass violyn, violyn) and the other is the Barkokbha Sextet (string trio + guitar, percussion & drum kit). All of the Masada Quartet features John Zorn (alto), Joey Baron (dr), Greg Cohen (bass), and Dave Douglas (trumpet)---with the exception of some live recordings. Out of the ten studio albums that they released, my favorite albums are probably Beit & Gimel (for the "free jazz" stuff) and Vav and Zayin (which seem a bit more "in" to me, especially Vav). In my opinion, Joey Baron ALWAYS steals the show. Anyhoo, I hope that was helpful. Matt Garrington zorn-list-request(a)mailman.xmission.com wrote: To: Artur Nowak cc: zorn-list(a)mailman.xmission.com Subject: Zorn/Douglas Masada discs well, i have to confess im not the largest zorn fan but i was blown away by one of the masada discs i heard. it was a quartet of him and dave douglas and two other gents. cant remmeber the title, those sessions all have similar covers and theres so many. but the session was high intensity free jazz which i dig. will anyone recommend their favorite masada disc to me? thanks! --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - establish your business online

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Masada discs DALET
by TagYrIt＠aol.com 11 Mar '03

11 Mar '03

This is all correct, but I believe we're referring to Disc 4 here, not 3. Dale. In a message dated 3/11/2003 1:05:06 PM Eastern Standard Time, publicpat(a)yahoo.com writes: > Agreed; also a great disc. > It was made officially available by DIW/Avant quite > some time ago; still only about 18 minutes long... > > patRice >

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Re: Sonic Youth/Brigitte Fontaine
by Kurt Gottschalk 11 Mar '03

11 Mar '03

quite a while ago, syr is slated to issue in the u.s. the same sy/fontaine disc that was put out in europe - which i thought was pretty interesting but not brilliant (but that's the youth for you). haven't heard anything of it in a while, but that might be what you heard of, tosh. kg _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

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Re: Thanks, Zornlisters
by Kurt Gottschalk 11 Mar '03

11 Mar '03

Bruno axed: >Also, picked up Masada Guitars. Don't know how I feel about this one, yet. > Will need to listen to it a couple of more times. Curious to know what >other Zornlisters think about Masada Guitars? here's what i think: <http://www.squidsear.com/cgi-bin/news/newsView.cgi?newsID=49> _________________________________________________________________ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

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Dave Douglas Septet live in Italy
by luca aghemo 11 Mar '03

11 Mar '03

Hi everyone on the list last Sunday I went to Quarrata Italy to see new Dave Douglas septet playing at Teatro Nazionale. The show was great. Dave was in wonderful mouth shape and inspiration. I havent heard yet Freak In but I think the set was entirely taken from the work. Jamie Saft electric piano texture was simply excellent. Ikue Mori noise disturbances added the right extra eerie smell to the most linear passages. The rhythmic section was just fine. Never heard of Seamus Blake and the guy just kicks! Great unisons with Dave and a couple of breathtaking solos. A bit overwhelming for my tastes the guitar artistry of Mr Gilmore but the guy works really well. Dave had some sincere and very touching words of sympathy for the Florence balcony exposure of Rainbow Peace Flags and asked for the deepest commitment for the anti war campaign. Saluti ragazzi Luca Torino, Italy __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - establish your business online http://webhosting.yahoo.com

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