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....I have to tell my son about the "pauer merdal".....

The review is well crafted in telling "in real time" what happened to the reviewer as the record revealed its cards. Although I have followed (and still do follow) the wonders of Buckley, due to unfavorable reviews I read in the late '70s, I avoided purchasing both this work and the aforementioned "Look At The Fool." Even though I haven't listened to "Sefronia," perhaps thanks to Cornell, I grasp its possible reasons. Patience; I suppose that with the rest of his work, one can still find solace. An intervention from Ajejebrazorf (a fine connoisseur of Buckley) would also be welcome and could contribute to a further critical judgment of this work.

@Jake: "Parsimony" (and a wise balance) seems to be a virtue in your favor. Persevere.

...I would like to emphasize the extraordinary interventions n.19 and 20. Extraordinary in the sense that they go beyond the ordinary, you see. Was he a friend of Syd?

Prefacing that I haven't listened to this album, I am among those who (boringly) remember Battiato from "Pollution," "Aries," "Clic," and so on experimenting. Over the last twenty-five years, I have had the displeasure of randomly hearing him sing (sing?) the most bizarre, pathetic, and unpleasant things in salsas, often Sanremese or, worse, idiotic. My disbelief gradually turned into reality until I reached the reading of this review after having heard a very stupid interview of his on radio DJ (purely coincidental) recently in support of this release. It's a shame to have lost an artist (once perhaps a genius) who dared to look into the future.

Frankly, despite the decent review, I’m a bit puzzled. The previous DVD release "Live At The Royal Albert Hall" was comprehensive and enjoyable (not to mention quite pricey); was there really a need to do a bis with this latest release which, aside from the use of the Baltic orchestra, essentially repeats the same setlist as the other DVD? It’s a question that also takes into account the relatively short time that has passed since the release of the previous live. I mean, isn’t there something different and/or alternative one could get with the euros that the 2+2 edition costs?

I am pleased to note that Contemplation suggests an idea that I had already expressed (actually, friends of mine had done so) by adding names that, apart from Grenadier (excellent!), I regret not knowing, but on which I assume there are excellent credentials. It would be enough to bring it to Garbarek's attention and see what he thinks :). As for Bruninghaus, who (it should have become clear by now) I consider an excellent pianist, I suppose that "Yellow Fields" by Weber may not be enough to put him in the right light. I would humbly suggest instead (always by Weber, of whom he has always been the accompanist), "The Following Morning" (with members of the Oslo Philharmonic) from '77, "Silent Feet" from '78, and "Little Movements" from '80, all on ECM. By the way, in the last two albums there is the wonder of Charlie Mariano's soprano. In these albums, in my opinion, Bruninghaus's figure stands out clearly and precisely. "Continuum," as I said before, is, for me, a beautiful piece of contemporary music (from back then...). Bye.

Well, Leslie West was indeed a guitarist of "some weight," and in this album, he makes it all felt. I also like "Nantucket Sleighride," but I would like information on what better things they would have done after someone up there says that "Climbing" isn’t their best. I'm eagerly waiting. I only know these two albums!

I wish you a good search. I know they're not easy to find, at least in Italy. The first "Freigeweht" is a typical European jazz "anomaly" with an unusual lineup, in line with the then different philosophy promoted by Eicher's label. I find "Continuum" (with Fredy Studer on drums and Markus Stockhausen on flugelhorn and trumpet) truly extraordinary and unique in its disjointed and oblique atmospheres. When I asked him about why he hadn't produced more works, he justified it by saying it was pointless to continue because very few had bought his records... Best regards!

...well...and speaking of the cello, what can we say about Frances Marie Uitti and her metal cello played with two bows?.....