B. Clugston

Thank you for the birthday wishes!

I had a dud I had to return too. Robert Hutton goes off on Music Matters here: http://robertmusic.blogspot.ca/2016/03/why-you-wont-see-music-matters-blue.html I agree with you about the sound and I'm very happy with the titles I do have. I think Out to Lunch and Soul Station in particular sound terrific.

There is an interview with the great cellist Abdul Wadud in the new Point of Departure: http://www.pointofdeparture.org/PoD57/PoD57Wadud.html It's a great read. He's been inactive for quite some time, but, despite the fake death notices that pop up every few years, he's still very much with us.

Barry Harris is just great on this one. There are at least a few familiar faces for him (Rouse, Davis), but everyone (except for Don Cherry, who should have been given the hook) is united in Monk and Harris fits right in with Lacy and Rudd.

RIP. My favourite of the King Crimson vocalists, he had a really interesting voice. He also brought a little much-needed restraint to ELP.

Another fine example of an out of character recording is Albert Ayler's New Grass. That Boots Brown date with Giuffre is a gas!

Bill Evans and George Russell's Living Time. Nothing odd about it from a Russell perspective, but hearing Evans buried by a big band featuring the likes of Sam Rivers and Tony Williams is a definite oddity.

That was a great blindfold test Clifford--lots of names new to me to check out. I especially dug the Karel Krautgartner, Thomas-Pelzer and Soulbrass cuts.The Philly Joe track was a nice stumper.

Calgary 40

Thanks for posting. Nice review and it sounds like a fascinating set.

I wonder if it's just a long version of "My Favorite Things"?

Interesting news on Resonance in this interview: "Since then, Feldman has been vetting literally hundreds of historical recordings—mostly for Resonance, where he’s executive vice-president and general manager. Next up for release? A long-lost 1959 studio date by none other than Thelonious Monk. He’s also been handed the keys to the Radio France archives, and has dibs on a greater treasure than the fabled Ark of the Covenant: 12 hours of music by the artist many consider the best saxophonist of all time. Feldman’s not quite ready to name names, so let’s just say that any jazz fan would consider their release a giant step for humanity." http://www.straight.com/music/829826/los-angeles-jazz-detective-zev-feldman-unearths-hidden-treasures

A belated happy birthday to you! Hope you got some nice music.

RIP. That bass line on "The Sidewinder" is what most people remember, but he did a lot great work elsewhere. Me too. When I saw him with Sonny, he had this big grin the entire time. Seemed like a really nice guy based on interviews I've seen of him.

Track 6 is a Steve Lacy composition called "Bone," but I haven't a clue who the musicians are. I agree the bass is great on that one. Stumped on the others too, but am really enjoying every track. Track 2 in particular is great--the clarinet player sounds like Buddy DeFranco meets Philip Rehfeldt.

Julius Hemphill, Raw Materials and Residuals (Black Saint) Miles Davis, Big Fun (Columbia)

It looks like the much-bootlegged Oct. 15, 1970 radio broadcast. Great music, but I'm sure you can get it for free where Left Field found it.

I was sorry to hear this. I used to work in the same town where he once lived and would see him at McDonald's in the morning, drinking coffee and reading the paper. I never had any interactions with him, but the regulars would always say "Hiya Bill."

I've wondered what the story is too. My copy has the TMS label and a Kabell sticker covering up the TMS reference on the cover. There's also a small square of type pasted on the back referencing Kabell. Great music whatever the presentation is.

Why Capitol Records' vinyl master Ron McMaster is busier than ever

Looks like the Last Tour was released earlier this year on Emanem: http://www.emanemdisc.com/E5039.html

I was just listening to his fantastic drumming on Steve Lacy's Capers just the other day. Definitely not forgotten.

Seiji Ozawa, Yomiuri Nippon Orchestra, Orchestral Space ( Varèse Sarabende). Stiff reading of Ligeti's "Atmospheres," ring modulator fun with Ichiyanagi, plus fascinating pieces from Xenakis and Takemitsu. Giorgio Gaslini, Gaslini Plays Monk (Soul Note). One of my favourite all-Monk LPs--Gaslini puts a neat spin on Monk.

When I saw the thread title, that was the first LP that came to mind. Great stuff.

The latest issue of Sound American us all about Braxton: https://tricentricfoundation.org/index.php/news/sound-american-anthony-braxton-issue-now-available.html