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excellent CD!

Soft Machine, Høvikodden 1971 (Cuneiform), LP1 have part of this on the old Reel Recordings CD set; mastering here is a bit less hot it seems, but the sound is really good and open. Music is as great as you'd expect.

yes! heard some of this out in LA in 2023 at the Milford exhibition and it is fantastic. so we'll have Brötzmann/Parker/Graves, Graves/Glover/Doyle, and Gayle/Parker/Graves. I hope Graves/Tanaka/Bailey comes soon.

I saw him with Luke and Ronnie Burrage in 2020 (lockdown Vision Festival -- masks on, few people 10+ feet apart) and it was phenomenal. I'd previously seen him with the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble and that was excellent also. Though I haven't heard all of them, I can't think of a David Murray album I've listened to that I haven't liked, so there's that.

Ooh, Bruce/Hiseman/Surman? Say no more!

+ Buzzy Drootin - 1910 Candido - 1921 Lou Stein - 1922 Tommy Turrentine - 1928 Barry Guy - 1947

yeah, they replaced my Rollins in Holland discs quickly but for the price tag it was kind of ridiculous. Actually, I guess the Ayler set was free of defects & that was one of theirs too. The Lacy-Waldron set has a bizarre title & artwork, think they could've done better on that one...

yeah, plan to get this and the Mal on CD. I suppose the Rollins and Ra too. My lone experience with Resonance LPs wasn't super great.

Chris Smither, yes, very good stuff. I also think it's Mads Vinding in the photo above. Side profile looks like him, not Mikkelborg. And I agree, was lucky to be in the right time and place (teenager into early 20s) for the 90s independent rock scene/college radio which led me to people like William Parker, Matt Shipp, David S. Ware, and many others. All of that stuff was defining to me.

For April 20, I have these: 20-Apr †Lionel Hampton 1908 - 2002 20-Apr Ran Blake b. 1935 20-Apr “Sonny” Brown b. 1936 20-Apr †Beaver Harris 1936 - 91 20-Apr †Billy James 1936 - 2009 20-Apr †Joe Bonner 1948 - 2014 20-Apr Avishai Cohen b. 1971 20-Apr Matt Brewer b. 1983 And April 21: 21-Apr †Lorenzo Tio 1893 - 1933 21-Apr †Leo Adde 1904 - 42 21-Apr †Johnny Blowers 1911 - 2006 21-Apr †Walter Yoder 1914 - 78 21-Apr †Joe Dixon 1917 - 98 21-Apr †Mundell Lowe 1922 - 2017 21-Apr †Slide Hampton 1932 - 2021 21-Apr †Ian Carr 1933 - 2009 21-Apr Alan Skidmore b. 1942 21-Apr †Peter Kowald 1944 - 2002 21-Apr Mike Holober b. 1957

Wow, what sad news. Condolences to those who knew him, and much appreciation.

Yes, still quite active though not in the same way as he was in the 80s and 90s.

I don't think they will be in any way similar. Whenever Ben's lands, it will be definitive. There can (and should) be more than one biography out on Mr. Taylor. Also, as a writer, I know I have put some dumb shit in print (& not only on this board!) and it will follow me to my grave. The problem -- and not to pile on any one individual -- is when a reputation gets built on reactionary statements/tomes.

ditto

4/16 Esbjörn Svensson Jukka Tolonen Sabir Mateen Bennie Green 4/17 †Paul Smith 1922 - 2013 †Chris Barber 1930 - 2021 Sam Noto b. 1930 †Joe Romano 1932 - 2008 Warren Chiasson b. 1934 Han Bennink b. 1942 Buster Williams b. 1942 Jan Hammer b. 1948 Mark Sherman b. 1957 Sam Sadigursky b. 1979

oh yeah, good one -- have that LP too.

fascinating, had no idea.

Understood! Both shows were excellent but sometimes there are other things one has to do!

Posting this here for interested parties: In just a few weeks, on Sunday May 5, SWDYT? returns with a powerhouse meeting of minds/limbs/breath: saxophonist/multi-instrumentalist Joe McPhee, a hometown hero of sorts since he's been active in nearby Poughkeepsie & worldwide since the tail end of the '60s, will be joining The Ghost, a NYC/Philly trio featuring saxophonist Michael Foster, bassist John Moran, and drummer Joey Sullivan (the latter two are also in Bark Culture with vibraphonist Victor Vieira-Branco, more on them another time). A few additional words on The Ghost from the ol' Bandcamp: The Ghost was formed by saxophonist Michael Foster as both a tribute to his disparate influences in free jazz, harsh noise, and the gay underground community, and as a middle finger to the suffocating heteronormative establishment of improvised music. Their new CD "Vanished Pleasures" stands as a new direction for this project, utilizing overt compositional frameworks to convey the anxieties of aging, sexual freedom, and the power relations inherent in the sax-bass-drums format. And for further context, here is an interview I did with Joe back in 2012: https://www.cliffordallen.me/interviews/an-interview-with-multi-instrumentalist-joe-mcphee McPhee has played Tubby's on a couple of occasions, once with Ballister (Dave Rempis/Fred Lonberg-Holm/Paal Nilssen-Love), and also joining Detroit post-punk outfit Protomartyr for their sold-out shows. Wild, right? I've had the distinct pleasure of presenting Foster at Tubby's and in NYC: Queer Trash/The New York Review Of Cocksucking; in a trio with Lonberg-Holm and percussionist Matt Weston; and in trio with cellist Leila Bordreuil and drummer Weasel Walter. The deal: The Ghost + Joe McPhee, Sunday May 5, doors at 7 music at 8. DJ set by a super special guest (musician-artist-composer of note) before and after. $20 at the door and $15 in advance. Advance ticket sales really help us a lot in terms of gauging the vibe so if you know you want to go, buy now! Please pass this email along to any of your contacts you feel may be interested as well.

That's too bad. Shawn-neeq is a great record.

Need to dig it out again, been years. I had another one on Metronome/Fona that didn't grab me as much, which I sold, but probably should reinvestigate at some point.

yeah, that one and Newport in Milan are my two favorites. The latter reminds me a bit of Bill Dixon at times.

Yeah, I have that one too. Gaslini was an utterly fascinating musician and composer, kind of reminds me of an Italian George Russell. That being said, not all of his records -- or at least those that I have -- blow me away but I'm usually quite interested in what he put out there, regardless of the end result.

Yeah, the OP clarified "stage names" to mean musicians' non-given names. I'm sure there's a better way to put all of this.

Brother Ah = Robert Northern Phil Musra = Phil Cooper Michael Cosmic = Michael Cooper Burton Greene = Burton Greenberg Nimrod Hunt = Carl Malone Pharoah was a name bestowed on Mr. Sanders by Sun Ra when the saxophonist was in his band. Luqman Lateef (sometimes spelled Latir) = Clarence Thomas Leopanar Witlarge = Leopold Witlarge