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Here's the front cover...

I was initially disappointed in this album, because I was hoping for a drum-organ duet-fest, and it's anything but. But when I finally LISTENED to it, I realised just how beautiful it really was. Chambers is one of the most musically astute players out there, not just a "player", but a "mind" as well, and what Larry and him come up with in these performances is deep. Open it and play it. It's music.

What's funny is that in the mid-70s, this album was available in copious, and I DO mean copious, quamtities in the cutout bins of places like Peaches for, like, 99 cents. But I didn't know who George Braith was then, was just discovering Patton & Green, and couldn't get over the fact that the cover pictured a man dressed up in a cowboy suit with two saxophones coming out of his pants. It just looked TOO perverse. So I passed, and had to wait lo these many years to hear this work. Braith seems to operate in some parallel universe, if you know what I mean, but I dig him. This is a really cool album, in spite of the cover photo. You've got to hear it - it's very much a product of the "Swingin' Sixties" in terms of groove and such, but all filtered through the perspective of a man who would think that having saxophones coming out of his pants would be a sales aid. Frankly, I find the music damn near irresistable.

Not as disturbed as you'll be when you finally hear it and realise how long you intentionally didn't listen to it.

It's some wacky shit, and I mean that in the VERY best way.

Good tunes, I'll give it that.

Know Ra!

Just to keep it real...

"Nothing more" merely acknowledges that the "purpose" of the music was to entertain, not to go off into any cosmic explorations or political manifestos. As we've discussed in other threads, the notion that "entertainment" is by definition a "lesser" pursuit is indeed a fallacious one, thus my 2nd half of the statement - "and certainly nothing less". A culture is a complex weave of varying strands, and Lou's particular strand was of the highest possible quality. To differentiate it from different strands is in no way an attempt to assign relative value. Anythung but! It's merely an attempt to focus on exactly what that strand was, which can give one greater clarity as to how all the strands come togehter to form the whole. Ok - in some circles, the heavy duty spiritual/political stuff takes precedence, but I'll tell you what - without a STRONG cultural foundation to launch from, that stuff gets pretty silly pretty quick. And that's where Lou and others came in - making sure the foundation was as solid as it could possibly be, that nobody forgot their roots, that there would always be a commumity for those who moved out (or away) to remember as a defining force wherever they went. Ain't nothin' "easy" about THAT!

The Lou stuff is what it is - blue collar bar jazz, made for a primarily African-American clientele to party to. Nothing more, and certainly nothing less. Members Only jackets came and went, but everybody still digs Levis. Might be a parallel there.

Neither do I (it's some funny shit to think about though)

Congrats, Dan, and keep reelin' 'em in while they're still alive!

Chuck, as long as I'm not discussing music and you're in the room, what was the deal with with the hand gestures and playing card hands on OPEN AIR SUIT? Was Henry just goofin' or was there some real meaning to all that stuff?

Have it your way.

The hubcap thingy is heard to glorious effect on SUISSE AIR, btw.

...no comment....too busy choking on laughter...

ILLUSION SUITE

Uh, just how IS it "intonated"?

LET THE GAMES BEGIN!!!!

Send me an e-mail: musicaconcarne@yahoo.com If you want to help w/the distribution, make your subject "DISTRIBUTE" or something similar. If not, make it "PARTICIPATE" or such. It's all good. Please include your full address. This is especially important for non-American participants, since my experience mailing out of the U.S. is somewhat limited. So make sure that you include EXACTLY what the package will need to show in order for it to be delivered. There is no deadline. You can post here if you like, but really, e-mail is preferable, since everybody will be "under one roof" so to speak, and I can manage all the specifics easier that way. Please don't PM me, as by box is full for the time being. My new turntable hasn't arrived yet, but I'm assured that it will be here either today or tomorrow. It will take me at least a week after it arrives to get all the music selected, sequenced, and burned, so please, be patient. Again, this BT will run 2 CDRs in length, will cover a wide spectrum of music. Not all of it will be jazz, but most of it will be. However, nearly all of it will be things that are relevant to my personal relationship to jazz. I feel safe in saying that there will be something to offend (and hopefully please) every musical taste. If something doesn't doit for you, by all means say so. And preferably, WHY. I'll not be offended if you HATE everything, if you have honestly listened and respond sincerely. There are no "wrong" answers when it comes to whether or not YOU like something. This BT is not, I repeat, NOT going to be designed to be "clever", "tricky" or otherwise intimidating for people still getting accquainted with the music. For the most part. (gotta keep the vets on their toes. If I'm able, that is...) Sure, a lot of it might be unfamiliar to some of you, but the object is to expose some bands and players that might capture your imagination and stimulate further exploration, as well as to trigger discussions that will do the same. Experience is not a prerequisite. Curiosity, however, most assuredly is! Don't freak out if I don't respond to your e-mail immediately. I'm keeping freakishly perverted hours these days, and in fact, I'm going to bed now. But I WILL respond reasonably soon, and will keep in touch regularly with those who decide to help w/distribution. So sign up now and join the party. The more the merrier. The bottom line, as my man Jim Rowan so perspicuously pointed out, is... FREE TUNES!!!!!

Not too much I admire more than a sharp mind and a quick wit, and dude, you got 'em in abundance. Best wishes, and drink some for me!

Call me collect! (Just kidding, but nothing but the best for you anyway!)

You're welcome, Peter, and all I can say is that when Larry's book comes out (when will that be, anyway?), I'm setting aside however much time I need to give it a thorough reading. The guy was a formative influence on how I thought about music in realtion to life back when I started reading DB in the early 70s, and to be able to converse with him now is both an honor and a privilige. As for Chuck, well, all I can say is that Bernard Stollman was right. This board is indeed a treasure.

Just know caught this thread. Mind-freakin'-bogglin'!

This might be relevant, becasue maybe Lloyd was lined up for the date, signed the deal w/Columbia, and decided not to be a sideman anymore (or else it was decided for him). I confess, I have a hard time "hearing" Lloyd on POD, but his light tone and personal pitch and inflections might have added a unique flavor not at odds with Hill's music.