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I think of the painist who plays so marvelously on Joe Henderson's RELAXIN' AT CAMARILLO. Chick's solo on "Y Todavia la Quiero" was what made me really take notice of him. I still think he'll wind up being known more for his compositions than anything else, though.

Disappointing, if not terribly shocking, news about JSP.

Fascinating. Thanks for the heads-up. (Who's going to start the Bobby Wellins thread?)

Perhaps a vocalist?

The 50's stuff is indeed much more about the vocals. The material on the Hep discs, though, is wonderfully idiosyncratic.

Now all you need is to snag a copy of Richard Hell's BLANK GENERATION -- Robert Quine... -- and the live TV set THE BLOW-UP and you'll be in NYC scum-rock (a compliment, BTW) heaven!

Thanks for posting this.

It's also an opportunity to hear cellist Calo Scott, an important improvisor on that instrument.

The 1970's really begin with this album and The Stooges FUN HOUSE, in the sense that they really bring the "pop" 60's to an end -- chronologially, musically, ideologically -- without an ounce of sentimentality. Try and find an original vinyl pressing. CBS's super-chintzy CD issue of this detracts mightily from the experience. Absence of the "0:00" track, as Jim notes, but it also uses different cover art and the mastering is terrible. Ah, that drum machine on "Family Affair" makes that performance even more menacing... as if the lyrics weren't already chilling and hard to take on their own. Contrast this with Shuggie Otis' INSPIRATION INFORMATION, which embraces many of the sounds of RIOT but puts them to utterly different, if still cracked, ends.

PEEPING TOM still has the capacity to shock and disgust. Incredibly powerful film. Another of my favorite Criterions -- the Maysles' Bros.' SALESMAN. I wish CC would do MORE documentaries, matter o' fact.

Last night I pulled out RAPPORT, a late 70's Novus date with Ricky Ford, Rufus Reid, Braxton (excellent, quite romantic version of "Vanguard, one of Blake's personal standards), and, one one track, Chris Connor. Lots of small pleasures of this record, and I guess it is one of Ford's earliest recorded appearances. By all means, get those 2 volumes of PAINTED RHYTHMS. They really do offer perhaps the most complete (or compleat) account of his varied musical interests: the Kenton Orchestra of Russo and Rugolo; Joplin; Monk; Sephardic hymns.

In addition to the Time LP and the Five Spot recordings... there is some primo Booker Little on Max Roach's PERCUSSION BITTER SWEET. Great and rather important album with Dolphy, Julian Priester, Clifford Jordan, Mal Waldron, Abbey Lincoln... You might also keep an eye out for a Teddy Charles quintet recording that features a front line of Booker Ervin and Booker Little.

Very possibly. I wish they would do Fellini's I VITTELONI.

You simply cannot go wrong with any of the Larkins / BRaff duets (there are also reunion discs from the 70's and 90's to consider...) I happen to really, really like these duets with Roger Kellaway... AS TIME GOES BY (Candid), a trio date with guitarist Howard Alden and bassist Frank Tate, is also very, very fine. Finally, check out his work with Benny Goodman on this release...

The Carl Th. Dreyer films (ORDET / DAY OF WRATH / GETRUD / PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC) merit serious investigation. And, I can't believe I forgot this one -- Tarkovsky's ANDREI RUBLEV.

The LC Copyright Office will have copyright entries for compositions, etc., but LC itself is not an official -- legally mandated -- repository, unlike the British Library.

Mississippi Fred McDowell -- prolific artist late in life, but you cannot go wrong with I DO NOT PLAY NO ROCK 'N ROLL. Also, check out Muddy Waters' PLANTATION RECORDINGS.

Both Antonioni's L'AVVENTURA and Tati's PLAYTIME (which may be OOP) look amazing now that they've been restored. PLAYTIME is a little skimpy with respect to extras, but L'AVVENTURA has some nice documentary material included. I myself think Criterion can go a little overboard with supplementary material; both these packages strike a nice balance. The same goes for the BY BRAKHAGE set, which is chock full of great content -- in addition to the often stunning visuals.

As Jim kindly let me borrow his copy a while back, I can safely recommend this one, if for Yusef Lateef's contributions alone.

Have heard but do not own Death of the Rare Bird Ymir. Am also particularly interested in comments on the daxophone recordings. Thanks in advance.

Have the Grasella Oliphant LPs made it to CD? GRASS ROOTS (1965) has Bobby Hutcherson, while THE GRASS IS GREENER (1968) has a core trio of Oliphant (drums), John Patton, and Grant Green augmented on some tracks by Clark Terry and Harold Ousley.

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Get ready for some GELT!!!

Some additional BYG's have also been turning up on CD overseas as well, usually in digipak form. Sonny Sharrock's MONKEY-POCKIE-BOO is one (its been in stock @ Dusty Groove in the past)... I think the Alan Silva CELESTRIAL COMMUNCIATIONS ORCHESTRA is another one... Sure would be nice to have those Jacques Coursil dates on CD.

SWEET RAIN was set to be included in a batch of VME's as far back as 2000 (perhaps even 1999; at least as far back as the Verve BB existed...) but it never appeared. I seem to recall legal action by the Getz estate having something to do with it. A shame, as it is one of Stan's finest.