These guys [ François Corneloup (soprano & baritone saxes), Claude Tchamitchian (double bass), Eric Echampard (drums) ] haven't played together for the last 15 years. Really looking forward to attending their reunion concert next week at a fantastic venue in Montreuil, near Paris, and catching u...

Since I'm back (sort of) amongst you all... A little post about my jazz-related activities since my last post on the "JazzCorner Speakeasy" board: I've been continuing operating 'Ayler Records' and 'SansBruit' labels, with varied degrees of success. You can find the Ayler Records releases ...

It's been quite a while. I didn't change that much. I'll hang around at times.

Pat Metheny Group - Still Life (Talking) Led Zeppelin - S/T Led Zeppelin - II Led Zeppelin - III Peter Gabriel - So Miles Davis - Big Fun Mahavishnu Orchestra - Birds of Fire Miles Davis - A Tribute to Jack Johnson Alexander Borodin - Symphony No. 2 (Martinon, London Symphony Orchestra) Alexander Bo...

In between "issues" of Camelot 3000, I'm enjoying this one very much:



Alden Bell - The Reapers Are The Angels

Not that a bad TV week.
Season 3 of Borgen just started here, as well as Season 4 of Downton Abbey.
Still enjoying both very much.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51yzer716cL._SY344_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg I've wanted to read this for a long time, but I figured it would be disappointing and creaky with age. Au contraire, this thing was a blast. I didn't really think about it being a British product, but though it was DC it ...

Stephan Oliva - Vaguement Godard

John Surman - Coruscating Gentle Giant - Three Friends Gentle Giant - Octopus Pixies - Death to the Pixies Pixies - At the BBC David Bowie - "Heroes" Django Bates - Summer Fruits (and Unrest) Django Bates - Autumn Fires (and Green Shoots) Django Bates - Winter Truce (and Homes Blaze) Throw...

Otherwise...



Pixies - Trompe Le Monde
Pixies - Complete B Sides
Anthony Braxton - Eight (+1) Tristano compositions 1989 for Wayne Marsh
Nine Inch Nails - Hesitation Marks
Michael Formanek - The Rub And Spare Change

Very good one, indeed. Have to browse the shelves to spin it. Meanwhile... Minutemen - 3-Way tie Minutemen - Ballot Result Pennywise - S/T Throwing Muses - The Real Ramona Tanya Donelly - Lovesongs for Underdogs Bill Frisell - Good Dog, Happy man Keith Jarrett - Concerts (Bregenz) Keith Jarrett Trio...

Various Dischord Artists - 1981: The Year in Seven Inches Various Dischord Artists - Flex Your Head Various Dischord Artists - 20 Years of Dischord, Rare & Unreleased (disc 3) Adolescents - S/T Germs - (MIA): The Complete Anthology Descendents - Fat EP / Milo Goes To College Spermbirds - Somethi...

Over the weekend: http://s3.amazonaws.com/delivery.midheaven.com/w/102046/images/787996800912_main.jpg Ciccone Youth - The Whitey Album Sonic Youth - EP Sonic Youth - Confusion Is Sex Sonic Youth - Bad Moon Rising Sonic Youth - EVOL Sonic Youth - Sister Sonic Youth - Hold That Tiger Black Flag - The...

I recently re-bought several Talk Talk CDs that I had previously traded away or had on cassette years ago. I don't think I really appreciated how good they were when I first had them. Right, they're pretty amazing. Too bad it all stopped after Laughing Stock and the solo effort of Mark Hollis. The ...

Some of them I hadn't listened in a while, and was surprised how well they stood the test of time.

Pretty sure this is the first one I recall and can remember asking them to play. http://pmcdn.priceminister.com/photo/555232388_L.jpg http://pmcdn.priceminister.com/photo/849882655_L.jpg And then was this one: http://991.com/newgallery/Thelonious-Monk-Its-Monks-Time-581312.jpg

Ensemble Ambrosius – The Zappa Album Yes – The Yes Album Yes – Fragile Yes – Yessongs Gentle Giant – S/T Tony Levin, David Torn & Alan White – Levin Torn White http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41QHonKzQIL._SY300_.jpg David Torn, Mick Karn & Terry Bozzio – Polytown Rain Tree Crow – S/T B...

Apart from some quite tiring hectic editing during some solos, it's a pleasure to watch (and listen to) this band play, especially Ruth Underwood, and the few Bruce Bickford clay animations are pretty good.
A good one!

Wish I'd be in the LA area in October... 10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: Green Umbrella: Zappa's 200 Motels Los Angeles Philharmonic Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor Los Angeles Master Chorale, Grant Gershon, music director http://www.laphil.com/tickets/10th-anniversary-celebration-green-umbrella-zappa039...

http://www.ayler.com/assets/images/recordings/aylcd-133.jpg http://www.ayler.com/assets/images/recordings/aylcd-134.jpg Dennis González Yells At Eels featuring Aakash Mittal - Colorado at Clinton Luís Lopes' Humanization 4tet - Live in Madison A good listening session this morning, to get in the mo...