Stefan Wood

Or the complete Ray Baretto Blue Note sessions

I have been a compulsive buyer for some time now. However, I have to bite the bullet and stop cold turkey, especially where charges are concerned. I have screwed myself over one too many times by charging when I don't have the money, and now I have to deal with the debt. So no more unless I put my pennies aside for the next cool reissue.

Apparently the Strut label went out of business last year, but Dusty (da bastards!) has this classic:

If you can find it, look for the 2 cds set compilation/survey issued by Strut a few years ago. "African Rhythms" is one of my all time favorite funk tunes. A local DC band from the mid 70's onward, this group provided a consistent and vibrant sound, encompassing soul, funk, jazz, and a whole lot of spiritual grooves.

Sounds aside, the box has interviews of Gordon at the end of each disc. I like the box.

I have a few Don Pullen and George Adams on Horo. Who else was on this label?

Voted this morning. And yes, it was in a church, but you know what? Right or wrong, it was the only place in Southwest DC that can accomodate a large number of people. And no one was forcing religion on anyone. It felt like I was going into a school auditorium. So I don't have a problem with it. Best of all, I was in and out within ten minutes, and that was with a line that wrapped around the church and down the street. Efficient and quick! No electronic voting, no chad punching, just connect the line to the candidate. Put ballot in a fax like machine. Done!

I will be getting this! From Uptown, not those #$%%^U$!% guys from overseas.

I have to say the jazz offerings at the Library of Congress last night was eye opening. Does anyone remember a public broadcasting show called Soul! ?? Apparently it ran in New York for six years (assuming 1968 - 1973), and based on the two episodes that were shown last night, this is a series worthy of rediscovery. It is also a product of its time -- men and women sporting perfect circle afros, trendy multicolored outfits, tough guy leather jackets, turtlenecks, an occassional hep white cat smoking something in the corner, etc. Two shows -- one with Horace Silver and his group performing material from the then new United States of Mind series, Lee Morgan with his final group playing material that would surface on his final album, plus Sidewinder, Bobbi Humphrey playing a tune, and Rashaan Roland Kirk kicking out the jams (and committing hilarious assault on a folding chair) for an hour of great and inspiring music. With the exception of the very silly (and of its time) pseudo psychedelic green electical visual effect that punctuated a Horace Silver tune, the shows were shot very straightforward -- I liked that they showed close ups of Lee Morgan's playing the flugelhorn, and Roland Kirk's amazing display of multi instrument playing. Apparently the Library of Congress has only two seasons worth of material from this series, but this is something that should be comercially available. If anything, the music was funky and fun and unusual in that it could been seen on regular television. The bonus clip was from an Ed Sullivan Show. Rashaan Roland Kirk, Archie Shepp, Charles Mingus, Howard McGhee, Dick Griffin, Roy Haynes!!!!!!!!! WOW!!!!

No way. I loved this man's music! I even sold him a copy the Tome VI on ebay a year or two ago. Had a very nice email conversation with him, brief as it was. He'll be missed.

Archie Shepp - Coral Rock on Prestige w/ Clifford Thornton and Alan Shorter $5 Chubby Jackson - Chubby's Back! on Argo mint lp $10

Just got an email stating that they will be in the mail tomorrow. Drool!

Hal Galper with Terumasa Hino and Tony Williams on Inner City. Mid 70's. A MONSTER LP!!!!!!!!!!!

Nope. Thanks, that makes one less to search for!

It seems like the vinyl only issues (Bob Dylan, Stooges, etc) are the worthy ones to get. The ones I am criticizing are the ones where Sundazed releases them in both formats. Perhaps they do a shortcut and master it for the cd and then slap it on lp. My criticisms are part devil's advocate and part personal experience. I love vinyl like everyone else, but they do have advantages and disadvantages, as do cds. And not all great sounding music comes from big name labels. I picked up a Janos Starker 3 lp set of the Bach solo cello works, reissued by Golden Imports (Mercury Records from Holland) in the 60's, and the sound is stunning. Sounds like the man is playing in my room. Paid $3. Also, London Treasury series (red label), and certain RCA stereo late 60's dynagroove sound fantastic. And can be bought on the cheap. As for Sundazed, I did like the Stooges and Love reissues.

This caught my eye! I am curious..............but patient; wondering what this is all about.

up, added Revolutionary Ensemble to my wants

Just saying. I thought you were a stickler for high quality vinyl. Of course it is a better alternative than paying a lot of money for originals, all I am saying is the remastering job isn't all that great. Not in every instance, but enough to make me pause whenever they do come out with new reissues. For instance, I bought the Link Wray 2 lp edition of Swan singles, and I thought the sound was horrible, especially when compared to the 2 cd set that Norton had put out several years ago. But the Stooges reissue sounded very nice. I guess my point is I don't buy the notion that just because it is on vinyl means it sounds better.

$30 for the Final Comedown reissue? The music is not that great, and at that price, it is a rip off. I would be wary of Sundazed reissues on vinyl -- I had several and they mostly sound worse than the cds -- with the exception of the Stooges' Fun House. The others (Ides of March, Link Wray, etc) sound tinny.

Up, thank you to those who responded so far!

Maybe not so crazy if it is one of a few mono copies available. I wonder what the OOP connoisseur edition cd is going for nowadays?

Only in France would they have a retrospective of Franco's work. He did work with Orson Welles early in his career, and The Awful Doctor Orloff was a geniunely creepy and well done movie. But he was destined for B movie stuff, and most of his 70's work is banal at best.

I am looking for the following: Azar Lawrence's two dates on Milestone (or was it Fantasy?) Revolutionary Ensemble (not reissued on cd so far) Charles Kynard on Mainstream (3 different lps, Charles Kynard, Woga and Your Mama Don't Dance) Hal Galper's Guerilla Band and Wild Bird on Mainstream Charles McPherson - Today's Man on Mainstream Black Blood on Mainstream I'd like to trade cdrs if possible. I have a huge list to swap from. Please PM.

bertrand, I had no idea that Shorter liked Dunsany. Now that I think about it, it makes perfect sense. As with his fascination with the Green Lantern. Dunsany was a darn good writer who spun wild tales and created a mythology that was unique and in keeping with Homeric tales and legend of ancient times. H.P. Lovecraft fell under his influence and used it heavily in his stories.

In high school and college I collected comic books. Sold them all. I'm an avid reader, so I have a lot of books -- mostly fiction and art books. But I have really fallen for the late 19th and early 20th century ghost story fiction, collected and published by boutique presses like Ash-Tree and Tartarus Press. I like the style and the way they are told. M.R. James in particular. I have been reading and loving the Jorkens tales, written by Lord Dunsany. It's like a combination of PG Wodehouse and Dunsany's own fantastic stories of mythical gods. Great tall tales.