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  Robert Bush wrote on March 09, 2011 report

  Nice. Pretty complete. Alternate suggestions: Paul Motian-"Mandeville"
  (w/Frisell). Art Ensemble- "Urban Bushmen". Pat Metheny-"80-81" Turnaround. Hard to squueze them all in.
  
  Makes me nostalgic.

• Richard Heath wrote on March 10, 2011 report

  Pleased to see one of my favourites Everyman Band's "Without Warning" included. When I first heard the album on vinyl (admittedly a promo too) it was a shock to the system. It revealed that jazz fusion could be radically changed/evolve beyond the dull fusak too much of it had become by the end of the 70's. In part, David Torn's use of tape loops etc. was new to me and the sound he created became uniquely identifiable (but no doubt the avant garde/experimental end of electric jazz had walked this path). Then the double lead playing of Marty Fogel and David Torn was fresh to my ears, bordering of the discordant without slipping all the way in.
  
  I searched everywhere and eventually managed to purchase the CD of Without Warning, which now gets regularly aired having retained that freshness and individuality that marked it out when it was first released. Also found the band's first eponymous album - an obscurity(?) which still seems to be vinyl only - and could be said to be more experimental than the second. Torn did more ECM recordings, his solo 'Cloud About Mercury' (and an obvious precursor to B.L.U.E.) being a gem of the 80's, and he is to be found on Jan Garbarek recordings. Then Torn and Fogel became important and separate signings to that other German label, CMP in the 90's.

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  John Kelman wrote on March 10, 2011 report

  Thanks for posting, guys.
  
  Robert - Mandeville, Urban, 80/81? Absolutely, but I was already well over my goal of 20 titles per playlist, so had to stop somewhere.... :) Instead, I went for a little more breadth, since Motian and Metheny were already represented, and AEoC? They were definitely on the short list.... :)
  
  Richard, yeah, Everymay's Band was (and remains) overlooked. Torn was, indeed, fresh and new at the time, even his work on Garbarek's post-Frisell group and It's OK to Listen to the Gray Voice, while somewhat derivative, still demonstrated a fresh voice in the making. I have Without Warning on CD also but, yes, the first disc has not yet made it to CD.
  
  Best!
  John

• Richard Heath wrote on March 10, 2011 report

  Pleased to see one of my favourites Everyman Band's "Without Warning" included. When I first heard the album on vinyl (admittedly a promo too) it was a shock to the system. It revealed that jazz fusion could be radically changed/evolve beyond the dull fusak too much of it had become by the end of the 70's. In part, David Torn's use of tape loops etc. was new to me and the sound he created became uniquely identifiable (but no doubt the avant garde/experimental end of electric jazz had walked this path). Then the double lead playing of Marty Fogel and David Torn was fresh to my ears, bordering of the discordant without slipping all the way in.
  
  I searched everywhere and eventually got the CD of Without Warning, which definitely gets regularly aired. Also found the band's first eponymous album - an obscurity(?) which still seems to be vinyl only - and could be said to be more experimental than the second. Torn did more ECM recordings, his solo 'Cloud About Mercury' (and an obvious precursor to B.L.U.E.) being a gem of the 80's, and h eis to be found on at least one Jan Garbarek recording. Then Torn and Fogel became important and separate signings to that other German label, CMP in the 90's.