Your favorite recent discovery

Sal Mosca Music, an LP from 1980 featuring the pianist, Sal Mosca, a protege of Lennie Tristano's really has me transfixed. He explores the rhythmic and harmonic underpinnings of familiar standards in a way that transforms them but strangely completes them. I can't get this record off the turntable.

Siliab, Took your advice and searched Sal Mosca at AMG and managed to hear a few cuts off albums on either side of the one you mention.

Unfortunately the only copy of "Music" I can find is in Japan. Do you own the CD or LP, I ask because you mention turntable and record.

Did you had to order from Japan to get your copy?

Albertporter,

I took the shrinkwrap off this one two weeks ago but I can't be sure when I got it. It probably entered my collection as one of hundreds of LPs I bought when the Tower Records at 4th and Broadway (RIP) in Manhattan unloaded all of their records to make room for CDs (around 1990-91). It may seem absurd that someone would have records in their collection for that long without listening to them. But I have enough records that, despite my best efforts, some remain unplayed.

Anyway, I hope you can get hold of some of Mosca's music in whatever format you can. I think it is sensational.

Good luck!

That explains it :^).

I may have to order from Japan, I pretty much avoid CD's unless the music is not available on LP at any price.

Some recent good pick ups in fusion (for the lack of a better description), all sourced from abstractlogix.com which specializes in this stuff. If you like fusion, instrumental chops etc...a very good source for hard to find discs.

Ray Riendeau & Joe Morris: Groove Therapy:
Mysteries of the Revolution: Mysteries of the Revolution
Jim Weider: Percolator
Ed Degenaro: Dog House
Adam Holzman and the Brave New World: JazzRocketScience

as well as two difficult to find CDs from better well known artists
Ginger Baker Trio: Falling Off The Roof (with Bill Frisell and Charlie Haden)
and ...one that I didn't know existed, but is amazing
Jack Bruce & Robin Trower: Seven Moons