B. Clugston

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So why don't I own it? Something to remedt in 2015 It's been elusive at times. The LP can get a little pricey. I think I snapped up the CD some time ago from the Dusty Groove folks. Fully deserves a reissue. (maybe it's out there on DL??). It's positively jaw-dropping. Parker in supreme vigorous potent command of his soprano. Never heard monoceros but have "at the finger palace" here is Chadbourne's review Review by Eugene Chadbourne Figuring out which is the best Evan Parker solo recording is a quest that could either result in a highly enjoyable lifestyle or having commitment papers served. In either case this particular recording might turn out to be crucial, it presents Parker on one of his early trips to the United States playing before a small group of fans whose commitment to his style of improvising underscores the logical connection between "fan" and "fanatic." With Parker arriving on the west coast with a status somewhere between Gandhi and Crusader Rabbit, the atmosphere was ripe for a totally confident and impressive display of his innovative concepts and playing style. This is what exactly what Parker delivers here, in a venue that was basically somebody's livingroom, that somebody being pianist Greg Goodman, who also originally put the performance out on vinyl. At the Finger Palace acquired legendary status as the ultimate Evan Parker performance, and while research continues on that subject suffice to say there is enough evidence to rank the man as the ultimate soprano saxophone soloist. "Monoceros and "Finger Palace" were both recorded in 1978 (Monoceros in April, Finger Palace in November during a tour of Japan). I think Monoceros holds the edge, but they are both superb. I talked with EP once about "Finger Palace" (which is only out in a Japanese issue, and I think O/P), and EP said that the "Vaincu Va" album (which I have and which is easily available) was recorded shortly after that tour of Japan and recording of the "Finger Palace" album, and his chops were in great shape, so add that to the list of superb recordings/performances. Still, it's "Monoceros" for me.All three are great. Finger Palace was actually recorded in Berkeley and came out on a Beak Doctor LP. Don't think it ever saw a CD release. The Vancouver concert is from a couple of days later.

Miles Davis, On The Corner (Columbia) Sonny Greenwich, Sun Song (Radio Canada International). Picked this up thanks to Homefromtheforest's blindfold test. Kenny Wheeler. Around 6 (ECM, US). Great album. Don Ellis, ...How Time Passes... (Candid). Whether it's a quartet or a big band playing odd meters, Don Ellis always makes me smile.

Warne Marsh, All Music (Nessa) Steve Lacy, Lapis (Saravah, Japan) Steve Lacy, The Forest and The Zoo (Base reissue)

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I agree. I don't know what's more annoying, the warbling background vocal (Yoko?) on "Happy Xmas" or the farting synthesizers on the McCartney number.

Richard Abrams, Level and Degrees of Light (Delmark). Great album. Digging the heavy reverb which was removed for the CD reissue.

There's some interesting Steve Lacy discs being teased: Steve Lacy • Shots with Masa Kwate & Irene Aebi [reissue of Musica 3024] 700 Steve Lacy Trio • Lugano 1984 Live The Willisau Braxton is kind of like Lucy's football gag on Charlie Brown--it keeps getting put out there tantalizingly and then pulled back. I have seen it promised as split into two volumes before--it actually makes more sense as I much prefer the studio sides to the concert. Splitting Santa Cruz in half is odd, though.

Both those string quartets are endlessly fascinating music. A reminder that I need to check out his three other string quartets.

Thanks! George Grant is the cousin in question--he was owner from about 1992 to 2003. I think he came out to a family reunion once, but not sure if I met him as it's a huge family.

Bernd Alois Zimmerman (Wergo). This is great stuff. Photoptosis is amazing. Ronnie Ball, All About Ronnie (London Savoy). Picked this up the other day, mostly for Brown's contributions. Ted Brown and Willie Dennis are a great pair.

Am I reading this correctly, a Don Cherry-led group with James Clay playing Canada in 1957? Yes, Cherry came up to Vancouver several times in the 1950s. Local jazz fans knew him before Ornette.

There's more photos of Ornette (and others) in Vancouver on this page and some suggestion that that photo was taken in New York: http://theoriginalcellarjazzclub.blogspot.ca/

Track 6 is "Mother of the Future," the opening track on Norman Connors' Slewfoot. It was written by Carlos Garnett.

I really enjoyed your Blindfold Test. Lots of interesting tracks. Track 3 is Freddie Hubbard's "Arietsis," or in this case "Aries" from The Body & the Soul.

That was quite the finish--my voice is still hoarse from shouting during the called-back kick return. Hamilton was very undisciplined--too many stupid penalties. I was surprised Calgary only managed 20 points. I took my daughter to the game--it was her first ever football game and she enjoyed, despite the dull start and the endless TV timeouts. Thank you for organizing this! It's a fun annual contest. We were cheering for Hamilton (a relative on my wife's side once co-owned the team), but it was a nice silver lining winning this contest.

Picked up tickets today--I'm going to my first Grey Cup.

Bill Dixon, November 1981

Yes, you do need it--it's a great one. Waisvisz is a perfect partner--you can imagine what he does with "The New Duck."

Steve Lacy, Lumps (ICP). Jimmy Giuffre, Piece For Clarinet and String Orchestra/Mobiles (Verve).

I have a copy of it somewhere, but haven't listened to it in years. I recall it's entertaining enough, but much different from subsequent creative music orchestra works and more like a big band version of his earlier work with Leo Smith and Leroy Jenkins. At times, it sounds comparable to a Kagel or Stockhausen piece. For example, there's a passage for 100 balloons. Joachim Kuhn is on piano.

Forces in Motion is an excellent book and a great way to learn about Braxton's music and where he is coming from. Regarding the box sets, both are great, but I'd give the edge to the Mosaic.

This is from the Braxton Yahoo group recounting a lunch talk Braxton gave in 2007: "He (Braxton) told how Bill Cosby, one of the gatekeepers, had emailed his agent to ask him to participate as a session musician in a band Cosby had organized for the Playboy Jazz Festival). He described how bitter he was towards Cosby's use of his name in his TV show. He said that on the show, the son Teo, was looking for drugs and the pusher was named Anthony Braxton. He (like anyone else) took great offense to this."

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