A few that come to mind right now: Billy Bang- "Vietnam: The Aftermath" Oliver Lake- "Talkin' Stick" Horace Tapscott- "Aiee! The Phantom" (came out in '96...) Bobo Stenson Trio- "War Orphans", "Serenity" Charles Lloyd-"Canto" Tomasz Stanko- "From the Green Hill" Faruq Z. Bey and the...

Thank you. I'll look at the descriptions of the various "Surf Revival" recordings on AMG.

I just became enchanted a CD by The Mermen from the mid '90s, "A Glorious Lethal Euphoria". This San Francisco power trio was marketed as a kind of surf band for the '90s, and you can hear elements of some surf music of old (Dick Dale, not the Beach Boys) on this album of instrumental jams, with...

The Jimi Hendrix Experience/Band of Gypsies John Abercrombie's trio on "Timeless" "unplugged" but powerful: Dewey Redman's trio on "Tarik" Zane Massey's trios on "Brass Knuckles" McCoy Tyner's trio on "Trident" ...

I also own a NAD C541i which I purchased from YAWA Online for a little over $400. It is one of my two favorite affordable (under $1000, probably more) CD players. The other is a $700 Rotel (and I've bought many CDs with the money I saved by buying the sonicly equivalent NAD). In order to hear...

Miles Davis: Big Fun, Bitches Brew, Complete In A Silent Way Sessions, A Tribute to Jack Johnson, Filles De Kilamanjaro, Miles In The Sky Herbie Hancock: anything by the Mwandishi group- Mwandishi, Crossings, Sextant. It is too bad that a live recording of this group was never released; their...

"Axis Bold As Love"

I guess it depends on who does the rating... In this forum, sometimes I often get the sense that most "jazz" recordings besides "Kind of Blue" or some Bill Evans are under-rated or unknown. On the other hand, at the Blue Note Bulletin Boards http://www.bluenote.com , for example, the...

Sam Rivers- "The Complete Sam Rivers Blue Note Sessions" (Classic: another great Mosaic CD box set; also sounds particularly fine through my stereo) Sam Rivers- "Waves" (generally more free/out than his Blue Note work, but still grooves with Dave Holland's bass in a prominent role, Joe Daley...

I remember when Electric Ladyland first came out (in '69 I think) we thought it sounded very fine. That and Axis were favorite headphone records as well. The 1997 remastering was truer to the original LP than previous CD versions, which endeavored to reduce the tape hiss but also reduced the...

I always thought that the original 16-bit Prestige and OJC CDs, including "Outward Bound" (To me, Dolphy can sound beautiful, playful, serious, adventurous, vocal, soulful, intellectual, sweet, artistic, masterful, passionate, natural, connected, deep, vibrant, ..., but never particularly...

On the web: Dusty Groove Superb! Habit-forming!! Half.com Another place that takes a large chunk of my disposable (?) income... Amazon.com J&R CDNOW Berkshire Record Outlet Bargains galore- mostly "Classical" and "Jazz" Mosaic Records produce some of the highest quality "jazz" box sets...

Thank you! I will get those sarod and duduk recordings. My perennial classical Indian-based favorites include the amazing guitarist Brij Bhushan Kabra's "Lure of the Desert", which is as evocative as the title. I also enjoy Indian flute music, especially almost anything by bansuri master...

My favorite Jarrett was with the groups that included Charlie Haden, Dewey Redman, and Paul Motian. Of their work, I listen to "Back Hand" and "Survivor's Suite" the most. A friend was playing the Koln Concert the other day when I dropped by. I hadn't heard it in decades, and it was quite...

Joe Henderson's "Inner Urge" and "Mode for Joe" are also fantastic sessions from the '60s, filled with fire, invention, and soul by all participants. Other superb Blue Note sessions with Joe Henderson include Andrew Hill's "Black Fire" and Bobby Hutcherson's "Stick-Up!".

Speaking of guitarists, have you heard Grant Green? My favorites by him include the classic, "Idle Moments", and his work with pianist Sonny Clark. Another fine Grant Green effort is with my sometimes favorite trumpeter, Lee Morgan, a magical session called "Search for the New Land". Indeed...

Quote: I fall asleep when I hear his trio-lead sessions... I tend to agree with you, especially after La Faro, but Evans's pre-1962 work is his most inspired, the Vanguard sessions with LaFaro his peak under his own name (For decades this session has been, if anything, overly...

Don Pullen was wonderful. I think I first became aware of him when he was playing with Mingus and followed him ever since. The last time I saw him was one of the most electrifying evenings of music I've ever experienced. It was during his last tour when he came through Michigan. He was obviously...

I've been getting great music, often o.o.p., from Half.com. I've also been getting hard-to-find jazz, funk, Brasilian, and more (also at good prices) from Dusty Groove: http://www.dustygroove.com/ The folks at Dusty Groove offer fast, responsive service and are really challenging my cash...

Jimi Hendrix with Billy Cox and Mitch Mitchell, the last time Jimi played in L. A. (at the Forum in 1970). I had seen him many times before, but he far exceeded my expectations that night. He played as if he knew that he didn't have much time left. I don't believe that he could know, but that...

Also check out the 1958 Monk Five Spot recordings, made soon after Coltrane left and Johnny Griffin came in on tenor. They are on 2 CDs/LPs: "Thelonious In Action" and "Misterioso" on OJC (Riverside). Monk was in splendid form, Johnny Griffin wails with fervent emotion and invention, Ahmed...

I have really enjoyed the Legacy reissues of Miles Davis sessions. The sound is quite improved from the first cd issues and the original vinyl. A caveat concerning the RVG reissues: For those of us who started with the original vinyl and have grown to love the music over the years with...

Thanks! I've been a longtime fan of Bikram Ghosh and Tarun Bhattacharya. Many of these fusion projects are quite successful. I'll have to check it out.

I tend to agree with you about separating the alternate takes from the master takes. There are only rare instances where hearing the various takes of a work in succesion is as satisfying as hearing the original program. Occaisionally, they provide insights into the development of a piece, and...

There has been lots of discussions about U.S. and Japanese RVGs on the Blue Note bulletin board: http://www.bluenote.com/bulletinboar...Ultimatebb.cgi Opinions are divided. What is generally agreed upon is that the recording levels on the RVGs are significantly higher than previous CD...