1.IKUE MORI - One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tzadik 7055) w/ Eyvind Kang, Erik Friedlander, Anthony Coleman, Kato Hideki, Makigami Koichi. Our favorite sample princess creates a lush, ghostly, weird & exhilarating world. $14. 

2.AYUO - Izutsu (Tzadik 7227) Enigmatic Japanese composer who has worked with Haino Keiji; based on an ancient Noh play & scored for celtic harp, hurdy gurdy, sitar/guitar & traditional Japanese instruments; mystical & hypnotic; $14. 

3.Tribute to Dave Brubeck - In His Own Sweet Way (Avant 005) w/ Bill Frisell, Uri Caine, Pachora, Ruins, MMW, Erik Friedlander, Dave Douglas, Joey Baron, Sex Mob, David Krakauer, Anthony Coleman & Slowpoke. Wonderful & eclectic! $18. 

4.ABDULI BANGOURA - Sigiri (Avant 064) Enchanting solo percussion, balafon and kalimba from Ghana; more subtle than Milford Graves & Drums of Death; $18. 

5.DAVE DOUGLAS SEXTET - Soul on Soul/Tribute to Mary Lou Williams (BMG) w/ Uri Caine, Chris Speed, Josh Roseman, James Genus & Joey Baron! Major label debut! This outstanding sextet will be appearing at Village Vanguard in late Feb. $14. 

6.DAVE DOUGLAS QUARTET - Leap of Faith (Arabesque 145) w/ Chris Potter, James Genus & Ben Perowsky; another superb modern jazz offering by Dave's best; $14. 

7.ERIK FRIEDLANDER'S TOPAZ - Skin (Siam 50008) w/ Andy Laster, Stomu & Satoshi Takeishi, Alexander Fedoriouk on cimbalom & the Atlas Cello Quartet; second great release from this delightful & distinctive quartet & guests! $14. 

8.MATTHEW SHIPP & MAT MANERI - Gravitational Systems (Hatology 530) This phenomenal and demanding piano and violin duo played one of the finest gigs of the year a couple of summers ago and are at Tonic next week!! $17. 

9.BILL LASWELL - HEAR NO EVIL (META 005) reissue of essential/early Laswell solo venture w/ Shankar, Nicky Skopelitis, Zakir Hussain, Ayib Dieng & Daniel Ponce; includes a second cd remix of two 20 plus minute tracks from same sessions; $18. 

10.WAYNE HORVITZ ZONY QUARTET - American Bandstand (Songlines 1528) w/ acoustic piano and bass, guitars & drums - this is a laid back, endearing gem! $18. 

11.NOODLE SHOP - Moon Dog Girl (Sparkling Beatnik) w/ Elliott Sharp, Jonathon Segal (CVB), John Kruth ( for Violent Femmes & author of new Rahsaan book) and Atilla Engin; wild, weird & wacky post-rock, world/blues/jammin' unit! $10. 

12.ROB BROWN QUARTET - Jumping Off the Page (No More No.8) w/ Roy Campbell, Chris Lightcap & Jackson Krall; burnin' out/jazz treasure!! $13. 

13.MAT MANERI & RANDY PETERSON - Light Trigger (No More No.9) Challenging violin and drums duo! Mat continues to amaze us all with many different gigs! $13. 

14.WHAT WE LIVE/LARRY OCHS TRIO - Trumpets (Black Saint 120 189) w/ Leo Smith and Dave Douglas!! Another amazing trio cd with two trumpet greats! $14. 

15.BOB MOSES/TISZIJI MUNOS - Love Everlasting (Amulet 003) Incredible Trane tribute w/ George Garzone & Jerry Bergonzi on saxes, John Medeski on piano, John Lockwood & Wesley Wirth on basses, Ben Wittman & Bob Moses on drums and Munoz laying back, but still setting the spirits free on cosmic geetar!! $13. 

16.JOSEPH JARMAN/LEROY JENKINS/MYRA MELFORD - Equal Interest (Omnitone) Superb debut on this fine new label & gig at Tonic on Friday February 18th; $14. 

17.DEREK BAILEY & STEVE LACY - Outcome (Potlatch 028) live in Paris 1983! $15. 

18.CECIL TAYLOR QUARTET - NAILED (FMP 108) w/ Evan Parker, Barry Guy and Tony Oxley!! Most likely outstanding, should be here by 2/11. $17. 

19.MISHA MENGELBERG/PETER BROTZMANN/HAN BENNINK - Three Points and a Mountain (FMP 107) This also looks to be amazing! $17. 

20.GUNTER HAMPEL SEXTET - The 8th of Sept. 1999 (Birth 049) Powerful studio effort, plus one track live at the Knit from an amazing set; $14. 

21.GONG - Zero to Infinity (Snapper 824) featuring original members - Daevid Allen, Gilli Smyth, Mike Howlett, Didier Malherbe & new guests!! Cosmic! $14. 

22.CHARLES HAYWARD - live in japan - vol. three (Locus Solus) w/ Otomo, Tatsuya Yoshida (Ruins) and Kazuhisa Uchihashi (Altered States)! Jap. import for $20. 

23.KARLHEINZ STOCKHAUSEN/ARDITTI QT. - Helikopter Quartett (Montaigne 782097) only Stockhausen could envision a piece for 4 strings & 4 helicopters!! $10. 

24.JOHN CAGE/DASWIRDAS ENSEMBLE - Branches [1976] (Timescraper 9901) $14. 

25.BARRE PHILLIPS/BERTRAM TURETSKY/VINNY GOLIA - Trignition (9 Winds 221) for two incredible contrabass heroes & multi-reed giant - Golia!! $14. 

26.EIGHT BOLD SOULS - Last Option (Thrill Jockey 071) Each & every release by Ed Wilkerson's all-star Chicago unit has been superb, here's another gem! $14. 

27.PERCY HOWARD - Incidental Seductions (Materiali Sonori 90109) w/ Bill Laswell, Vernon Reid, Eraldo Bernocchi, Trey Gunn & Charles Hayward; $14. 

28.GLOBAL EXPLORER (Zip Dog 17) International dub/drum & bass compliation w/ Bill Laswell India Project, Roughcut, Youth, Asian Dub Foundation... $14. 

 
29.IAN CARR/NUCLEUS - Elastic Rock/We'll Talk About it Later (BGO 47) Excellent early ('70 &'71) British fusion unit led by great trumpeter/author Ian Carr w/ Chris Spedding & pre-Soft Machiners - Karl Jenkins & John Marshall! 2cd set $20. 

30.SUN RA MYTH SCIENCE ARKESTRA & AMIRI BARAKA - a black mass (Son Boy 1) $14. 

31.HORACE TAPSCOTT - The Dark Tree 1 & 2 (Hatology 540) featuring John Carter on clarinet, Tapscott on piano, Cecil McBee on bass & Andrew Cyrille on drums! Important reissue of outstanding live set from 1989; two cd set for $25. 

32.RASHIED ALI QUINTET - s/t (Knit classics 3021) w/ James Blood Ulmer, Bob Ralston, Earl Cross, John Dana & Trane's final drummer - Rashied Ali! '73 - $14. 

33.RASHIED ALI & FRANK LOWE - "Duo Exchange" (KC 3020) heavy sax/drums duo! $14. 

34.RASHIED ALI & LEROY JENKINS - Swift are the Winds of Life (KC 3026)Yeah! $14. 

35.RASHIED ALI QUARTET - New Directions in Modern Music (KC 3022) w/ Carlos Ward, Fred Simmons, Stafford James & Rashied! More cosmic blowing!! $14. 

36.RASHIED ALI QUARTET/QUINTET - Moon Flight (KC 3023) w/ Jimmy Vass & Marvin Blackman on saxes, Charles Eubanks on piano & Benny Wilson on bass;powerful $14. 

37.JOE LEE WILSON - What Would it be Without You (KC 3024) Heart-warming jazz vocalist & old friend of mine, who always touched his audience deeply with his resonant voice! Sadly, he has nothing in print, so help yourself!! $14. 

Greetings to all who read this,

Just a couple of additions & delays from the recent pre-newsletter. The great Dave Brubeck tribute on Avant (produced by Zorn) has been postponed until March 14th, but DMG may still get them a bit earlier. Both the Sonny Fortune tribute to Coltrane on Shanachie (on its way) & Pauline Oliveros' 'Primordial...' on Table of the Elements (who knows when) have also been delayed. The new GONG reunion cd 'Zero to Infinity', as well as Bill Laswell's 'Hear No Evil' reissue might actually show up by 2/22, but I am not going to hold my breath, since it is coming from my least favorite knuckleheaded distributor - DNA. Here are a few additions which have come in (or are about to) since you received since the pre-newsletter last week:
 

1.WAYNE HORVITZ & ZONY MASH-Upper Egypt (KFW 259) 3rd cd & more slow-burn, groove infested organ & el. guitar qt. soulfulness - great Pharoah cover! $13.

2.GOLD SPARKLE BAND-Nu Soul Zodiac (Squealer 028) Wow! Slowly becoming one of the best local avant/jazz units, great playing & composing!! $14.

3.FUSHITSUSHA-I Saw It! (Paratactile 1106/07) More brutal beauty, dangerous power trio insanity, tortured, mind-blowing, scary... two cd set for $26.

4.KLETKA RED-Hybrid (Red Note 8) Led by Leonid Soybelman from Ne Zhdali w/ Andy (the Ex) & Tony Buck (Peril) - amazing post/punk/prog from east Europe - $14.

5.SOFT MACHINE-Live 1970 (Blueprint 290) from two rare gigs in Europe with Elton Dean missing on two tracks w/ bad sound that gets better - material from 2nd & 3rd - still historic & pretty great! $14.

6.JIM O'ROURKE/CHRISTIAN FENNESZ/PETER REHBERG-The Magic Sound of...(Mego 031) some of the finest electronic/sampled soundscape collaborations I've heard! $16.

7.BUCKETRIDER-guignol's band (Dr Jim 25) outstanding & intense jazz/noise/prog quintet of 3 horns, el. bass & drums from Australia!! same label as Phlegm $10.

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