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Neil Young, 80, cancelled his scheduled European tour.

Conference Call - Final Answer (Soul Note). Gebhard Ullmann (tenor and soprano saxopjones, bass clarinet); Michael jefry Stevens (piano); Joe Fonda (double bass); Matt Wilson (drums). Not really my kind of music. It's bandcamp Friday, so if you like it, you can buy it today and support the artists: https://gebhardullmann.bandcamp.com/album/final-answer

Did You miss this one? That is not someone exploring ethnic/cultural identity.

Speaking of The Sweet, “Ballroom Blitz” is fine with me – but the cover version by the Rezillos is the version I listen to.

I enjoyed his work. Saw him live once in the early 70's in an incredibly mismatched booking. He was performing solo with an acoustic guitar, sitting on a stool, as the opening act at the Spectrum (arena venue) for Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention and the original Mahavishnu Orchestra. Audience had no idea what to make of him, but he was good. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/john-hammond-blues-guitarist-dead-obituary-1235524082/

He's gone quiet over at his new home on substack, recently.

A first time encounter for many of them. Great listening and interplay, powerful, lyrical, dreamy. Looking forward to a recording too!

I wouldn't consider a Japanese musician "white." Doubt the original intent of the thread was to fuck with us, given Allen's decades-long exploration of ethnic/cultural identity in his work.

Not at all. But this is an area on which academic consensus is so clear that it is hardly worth debating. Those who claim that the first rock and roll record was actually 'Wig Wam Bam' by The Sweet are deluded in my view.

I never commented in this thread because I always felt it was just Allen fucking with us. I see he's managing to do it even though he's no longer posting here.

No arguments from me on that point.

I remember first reading Jack’s biography of Miles Davis at the library while I was in college and it was my favorite book about Miles in those days (early ‘90’s). Later I got my own copy and reread it many times. In later years I began to question his take on Miles’ work after 1968 and preferred other authors on the electric years (like Paul Tingen) but I still consider Jack’s book a must read.

Rolls and honey and nothing else trumps honey and a honey dipper. Neither a work of beauty.

Sounds like you've given up on the subject.

I dunno. Is it that bad? Strikes me as more BLAND than bad . . . which is often par for the course when it comes to Concord cover art. From the same photo shoot? But hey -- the MUSIC is good -- on both of these records. You really can't judge a record by its cover.

After more that a decade, I just read through this entire thread. Was surprised to find quite a few alto players that were not mentioned. Alan Barnes (British), Arne Domnerus (Swedish), Derek Humble (British), Ferdinand Povel (Dutch, plays both alto & tenor), Sadeo Watanabe (Japan), Cory Weeds (Canadian, Plays alto & tenor)

The first Rock and Roll record was 'We're Not Going to Take It', by Los Angeles-based band Twisted Sister. It is the first song to combine the core rock and roll genre characteristics of pouting, guitars and a music video where the dad gets beaten up. All other minds of music that preceded it are just pastoral shepherd flute music or Chinese opera.

Surely one of the worst album covers of all time.