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1 hour ago, felser said:
Check out Casady on this long instrumental from their great 1967 album After Bathing at Baxter's (my favorite of their albums):
Great story, thanks!
Yes, my favorite of their LPs no question. But seeing him is very different from listening to the records!
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Casady is such a great bassist; I didn't really think about him as an instrumental soloist until I saw the Tuna live. Things definitely clicked. Tuna fans are pretty rabid, too, and it's always fun to talk to someone wearing one of their t shirts.
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13 hours ago, JSngry said:
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Plaza >>>>>> any Pratt anything
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20 hours ago, sonnymax said:
Third rate? Wiki: His films as a leading actor have grossed over $13 billion worldwide, making him one of the highest-grossing actors of all time. Pratt was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2015.
He's not a good actor, though he is pricey!
Sucks about the house. Does "intact" mean that there wasn't mold or other significant issues with it? Might have had good bones but enough other problems stacked up that rendered it safer/saner/cheaper to tear down.
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On 4/21/2024 at 5:14 AM, soulpope said:
The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation "The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation" (Not Bad Records) 2014 ....
good record too...
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9 minutes ago, jlhoots said:
Dave Rempis: Truss (Aerophonic CD)
excellent CD!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Ooh, Bruce/Hiseman/Surman? Say no more!
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Buzzy Drootin - 1910
Candido - 1921
Lou Stein - 1922
Tommy Turrentine - 1928
Barry Guy - 1947
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Yes, still quite active though not in the same way as he was in the 80s and 90s.
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19 hours ago, T.D. said:
Might be a generational / old fart thing on my part, but if the Young book can be counted on to appear I'll pass on Freeman.
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.
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20 hours ago, soulpope said:
Same release @ my collection 😇🤓 ....
ditto
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Esbjörn Svensson
Jukka Tolonen
Sabir Mateen
Bennie Green
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†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.
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fascinating, had no idea.
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Understood! Both shows were excellent but sometimes there are other things one has to do!
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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.
What vinyl are you spinning right now??
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Absolutely. Of course I'm far too young to have witnessed this band or Frank Wright live, though I did see Few, Silva, Noah Howard and Leroy Williams in concert and it was a beautiful experience, full of camaraderie and love. This was several years before Muhammad Ali reemerged. My impression of the Center of the World band is that they were FUN and not afraid to get house rockin' in what they played.