Because so much of his work is OOP, Osborne is a great blindfold test stumper.
Amongst the in-print stuff, great place to hear him is on the live Harry Miller Isipingo disc.
A great player whose standing isn't what it should be, partly due to his long illness.
RIP.
Got to listen to his excellent duets with Stan Tracey as a memorial.
Get Black Fire.
From your list, I'd go for Compulsion first, followed by Smoke Stack, particular if you appreciate Point of Departure's "out"-ness. Compulsion is quite adventurous in terms of the horn solos and percussion.
I’d be interested in seeing a statement from Chewy, who, on the one hand, is a big Bennie Maupin fan, but, on the other, once told us: “JUST REMEMBER every time u listen to an ECM record, Big John Patton cries.”
I love this album. "Afrodisia" is a cracking opener and the five tracks with Valdes are great. But the second half of the album has some greata things too, particularly "K.D.'s Motion." One of my favourite Dorham albums and an excellent showcase of his writing skills.
Most sources I've read say Dolphy died of a heart attack related to diabetes.
I read somewhere that Dolphy's parents gave Eric's bass clarinet to Coltrane. Can't remember the source, but will post once I do.
It puts a smile on my face, but I don't reach for it much. I like it, but it's not the type of album that's going to offer anything new after repeated listenings.
The commentary by John Carpenter and Kurt Russell on Big Trouble in Little China is funnier than the movie itself. Sounds like they downed a few. They are also highly entertaining and informative on The Thing.
The Phantasm commentary by actors and director is also very good.
I think that's the inside pic inside the Dortmund 1976 CD on Hat Art.
That's a contrabass sax. Braxton's contrabass clarinet is shaped llike a paper clip and can be easily held.
Speaking of lyrics, when Jon Anderson sang "Fear destroys" on "Gates of Delirium," I thought he was singing "Beer destroys." Alas, it turns out it was not a shot at Wakeman...