Has anyone read the following: Miles, Ornette, Cecil: Jazz Beyond Jazz by Howard Mandel In looking into Lewis' new book I came across Mandel's. I have not read it, but the excerpt on Mandel's blog page looks interesting. Especially regarding the term "avant-garde", a topic that was briefly discussed in a previous thread. I have not got a copy of Lewis' book either, my wife who works for the UofC Press, still needs get a copy from the Press. And Louie, if you still haven't made it to the new Velvet Lounge yet, This Friday The Engines (Rempis, Bishop, McBride, Daisy) are playing.