B. Clugston

Saw this in the local record store yesterday and, despite Mendelssohn never being on my radar, gave it a spin. Unbelievably nuanced, indeed, and I love how the dial back the sweetness on some of the lusher passages. I'm really enjoying your posts on these three box sets. Julliard Quartet has an admirably broad repertoire, going from daring modern choices to the classics to the hardcore classics to the softer side of string quartets. If I had to pick my 10 favourite string quartets, they've recorded 9 of them (the missing 10th, Feldman's 2nd, is as much endurance sport as music). I love their Ives recording and I see I also have the original Berg and Carter's 2nd/3rd in the stacks.

Came across this LP at a used record store the other day. Gave it a listen and the music was amazing, but vinyl was showing its age. so didn't pick up. I do have the Composers Quartet version.

Barre Philips has recorded many excellent solo albums. Call Me When You Get There is probably the best but the relatively recent End to End is a good one, too. John Lindberg’s Comin’ and Goin’ is excellent.

Really enjoyable BFT. Some good stumpers. 4 is a pair of AACM giants doing Maple Leaf Rag. 5 sounds like Henry Threadgill and Air?

#8 Is that Ralph Alessi on trumpet? With Frisell on guitar, sounds like it could be from a Scott Colley album.

Is Track 7 Hal McKusick?

Really enjoyable blindfold test! Track 1 is really fascinating. I agree with Jim in that it starts off Mingus-like and goes somewhere else. No idea who this is—alto player sounds like a Dolpy/Mariano hybrid, while some of the others sound like they hung out with David Baker in Indianapolis. Track 5. Mats Gustafsson duetting with a bass saxist? Track 10. That was nice. I feel like I know this pianist, but they aren't giving many clues. Track 12 sounds like Jack DeJohnette on drums along with McBee, so I’m guessing Donald Smith on piano?

Sad news. His compositions for Soft Machine were really interesting. Along with Garth Hudson, that's two great Lowrey organists to pass away this year.

Agree, the Jan. 22 date is spectacular. Cosey actually play drums on the last track and there's two Lucas solos during the second set. The Feb. 8, 1975 stuff is interesting, too, though the sound is poor--"Maiysha" stretches out to half an hour and the band brings out the "Honky Tonk" DNA to the forefront at one point.

Seagulls was at my local record shop lately--priced at $200!

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Track 1 has a post-Thrust Headhunters vibe to it 2 First thought was Jon Lord, then Stockhausen, then Don Ellis. Took a minute, but Ellis indeed from the Fillmore album. Wild stuff! 3-7 dunno 8 Love this! No idea who. 9 JB! Fun BFT!

Winnipeg 35. Go Bombers!

Robert Duvall, too. Earl Holliman, 96, is also still around.

Wow, great to finally hear that. Some top-notch Ornette and wonderful to finally hear Izenson's "Taurus." Too bad ESP got involved as that would have been a fine pair of LPs. "Story Teller" got named "Doughnut" on the ESP release, while "Doughnut" matches up with the tune recorded as "Doughnuts" elsewhere.