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There's also an album from the Columbia Music of Our Time series that's conducted by Leonard Bernstein with pieces by Ligeti, Morton Feldman, and our very own UNT professor Larry Austin that has Ellis playing on it (and Barre Phillips too!)

The Ellis on Muza is legit 'cause I have it...somewhere. I used to really be into the Muza modern classical and discovered at the same time some of their jazz titles. Hokey covers - I think the word "jamboree" was used somewhere for the series titles, so you can imagine what they looked like!

Is that what they're calling it now?

Same here!

What's behind the Green Door?

Does she have a uvula?

YES!

Not anymore!

Hell, man - Who's on this CD anyway?

Hosea Canusee Mosaic?

Manny (er, or maybe "Moses")

I was in Kürten, Germany when this thread was active and I'm sorry that I missed it - didn't seem to generate a whole lot of response - but I love(d) this album. I went thru many copies. Yes, No Motion Picture was definitely the standout track. The quick repeating bassline with that water-like sound of drops - absolutely mesmerizing piece of composition. two cents worth...

Mark? I think you read my post wrong - try it again. Bey is definitely a jazz vocalist!

Same here. I have to concentrate to hear vocals in any kind of music. I actually have a preference for vocal music in another language, as to not be distracted by the words. I know that may seem silly, but that is how it is. I just find it easier to attach to the emotion purely as sound. ← Not silly. I'll take great "sounding" vocals in another language or even "nonsense"/experimental vocals over most bland English language ballads.

Oh yeah... Kinda like going swimming with a paralyzed fish... ← HAHAHAHAHA! I'm still more of a "sound" guy - I like unique sounding voices...like Dakota Staton or Andy Bey and, yes, he's not "jazz", but I love Kevin Ayers' voice too. I melt into a pool of goo when I hear Sarah Vaughan - I cannot do anything else when her voice comes out of the speakers - life goes into suspension. I adore her. Strong vocal dislikes: Sheila Jordan... and this annoying trend that's been going for a coupla decades of singing like one's in a heroin-induced stupor - a la Rickie Lee Jones.

I have to agree - the Columbia LPs just didn't live up to the A&M stuff.

Lee Michaels "greeeeeeeeeeeeeeeazzzy"? Uh, no. ← OK, so we come full circle!

Absolutely incredible! I even have some of these albums!, but never made the connection - even here in Texas!

WOW! Thanks for that! I had no idea he was still around! It probably came up in conversation one time around the late 80's and I don't remember the source who said he had died as a result of his weight... Anyway, I gotta look at his site some more! thanks!

With a name like Bartholomew Frost Smith, I think I'd go with "Frosty" too. Found him on a Butch Hancock album too, but don't know if it's the same "Frosty" I don't know if there's really a "story" - just a damn good drummer (who just happened to be huge). I used to practice "that" drum solo over and over - it sounded so "composed" and very well thought out, but still motivated by a funk/rock sensibility. Kinda hard to describe really. Those were my favorite solos in those days - ones that didn't give the apperance of showing off - well, too much anyway... but it's kinda hard to explain how I could fit him in with Bennink and Altschul way back then, but it seems that my drum teachers were OK with it anyway...

So, are we calling this greeeeeazzzy or not?

Wow! Thanks for that! Whattaguy!

Ha! Yes, I remember hearing about this collection coming out. About 10 years ago, One Way Records put out his first 7 albums and I suppose that they just didn't sell enough or maybe the label is gone... don't know, will probably go check this now. The medley would be great to have, but I still have a soft spot for the drum solo (that, apparently, was just too "70's" to leave intact). I think Frosty's dead - he really was a huge guy!

We're on the same page THERE! I don't think it's on CD, but there's a Lee Michaels collection that has "Tell Me How Do You Feel" on it - worth it, I'm sure. ← I think Stormy Monday and Heighty-Hi were the "hits", but I just loved the first side with the very subdued (sub-dude?) drum solo from "Frosty"! (On Amazon, there's a copy for $100 - )

me too!