Corbett vs. Dempsey

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Corbett vs. Dempsey's 6-CD release of The Bottle Tapes comes in at #14, amongst giants!

"The Bottle Tapes (14) is also a surprise, a 6-CD box that cherry-picks a decade’s worth of avant-jazz in Chicago, a series of concerts arranged by Corbett and Ken Vandermark. About half of the artists are Europeans, in a reversal of the usual pattern of Americans searching out audiences in Europe. "

The 20th Annual Francis Davis Jazz Poll: Rara Avis (Reissues/Historical) - The Arts Fuse Since 2014, the category has been dominated by previously unreleased music, mostly live shots.

"But now, 20 years after the last concerts of the series and 33 and a third years — the same as the playing speed of an LP — after the Empty Bottle was founded, Corbett, through his eponymous label Corbett vs. Dempsey, celebrates those heady times with The Bottle Tapes, 41 tracks from 1997 to 2005, totaling just over seven-and-a-half hours music from 86 local and visiting players." -JazzTimes

Anything But Empty at the Empty Bottle - JazzTimes Jewish theology, specifically verses 14:33-45 of Leviticus, third book of the Torah, sets forth how a house that has been the site of disease can … Read More "Anything But Empty at the Empty Bottle"