B. Clugston

Happy Birthday!

Good idea for a thread. I agree with you on "Little Wing." I like CCR's version of "Hoid It Through the Grapevine" better than Gladys Knight's though.

Yes. Very nice. A lot of stretching out by everyone. I forget the tunes. Includes a nice version of "Straight, No Chaser" and a cover of a Mobley tune called here "The Vamp" but actually something else. I forget the others.

Wow!

Essential purchase. One of Braxton's best.

Tickets for Anthony Braxton's 12+1tet concert as part of the 2010 Vancouver Cultural Olympiad went on sale this morning. http://www.vancouver2010.com/en/culture-an...on-121-tet.html I believe it's his first time up here in 20 years.

Correct. EMI/$tateside C006-90158. Don't own it, but it makes for a great avatar.

Music is the Healing Force of the Universe and Last Album are no New Grass. I prefer Music is the Healing Force of the Universe over Last Album (I dig the intensity of the title track and “Masonic Inborn”), but I wish whichever conglomerate is holding on to tapes these days would release the complete session in one package. Mary Maria’s hippy dippy act wears thin by the time I get to Last Album (particularly “Again Comes The Risting Of The Sun”), but that album still has something to offer. Both albums point the way forward to the Fondation Maeght records are were clearly part of a progression, whereas New Grass was a sideshow. New Grass is awful. Listen to the much-better demos on Holy Ghost to see how this thing should have sounded, until the label got overly-involved. Poor Bill Folwell: his bass is funky in the demos, but someone turned him into a robot for the official release. Don’t even get me started on the Bert DeCoteaux factor. I find the New Grass demos are among the highlights of Holy Ghost. Love Cry is interesting, but odd. In the first half, Ayler dashes off a trio of old favourites in an almost radio-friendly manner, but does so with his most radical rhythm section ever (Alan Silva, Milford Graves).

That was a bizarre finish. Where does the CFL get its officials? The WWE?

I've had at least four. Not as bad as extensive bridge work. Two got infected, which was no fun.

Me too. People shouldn't be so surprised; its a very old shtick now.

Is that the one where he overdubs himself on S II Examples?

A very short sample of Davis' credits: Compulsion, Born To Run, Astral Weeks, Out To Lunch, Creative Construction Company, Color Me Barbra

Richard Davis did sub for Ron Carter on occasion with Miles Davis, including 1966 in Portland.

I was going to mention him. Like Cherry, he played with straight ahead and out players and has a few rawk credits, not to mention classical as well.

He does have some history with Blue Note. DeJohnette's earliest recordings were with Blue Note with Jackie McLean.

Sounds like you should beat him up.

I ain't Chuck, but to me "Chant" is the highlight of the set.

Came across this in a record store the other day and picked it up. It's a really nice set. Can't believe it isn't more well-known nor available.

It's worth hearing. Not sure if it's worth buying.

Lumi is good, but I like Ode to the Death of Jazz even better. He also did an interesting album featuring his band backing a recitation of "Kullervo" from the Kalevala on his own label.

That is correct. Forgot to mention that. And it's a memorable first appearance.

Lou has always been opinionated. I've always wondered what he thought about Braxton's 40B being dedicated to him.

Big thumb's up for The Moment's Energy on ECM. It's another Electro-Acoustic Ensemble recording, this time adding Ned Rothenberg and sho player Ko Ishikawa to the mix.