Joe

That first Opal EP...

That Nabatov record is very special indeed. I have a live recital/broadcast he did around the same time somewhere in my digital archives too.

There's also the three Herbie Nichols Project recordings... two for Soul Note and one for Palmetto. https://www.discogs.com/artist/3136938-The-Herbie-Nichols-Project

Damn. Sad news.

Yes!

We did! Very stirring performances of all the pieces. This one stood out, though the last two movements of the Sibelius were quite intense.

The Doric Quartet's renditions of Britten's String Quartet's, especially the 3rd.

No pics; didn't happen? Sonny Clark, COOL STRUTTIN' Blue Gene Tyranny, DETOURS Craig Taborn / Reid Anderson / Dave King, GOLDEN VALLEY IS NOW

Thanks!

Highly recommended. https://charlescurtis.bandcamp.com/album/performances-recordings-1998-2018

If September 2020 is still available, I'm ready to assemble another BFT. Thanks!

In honor of Punxsutawney Phil, Ellsworth Kelly, and Sam/Wayne thing.

I'll take September if it is still available!

MAL-4 is also pretty essential IMO. Trio, swinging, but also documents another side of Mal's skills as an arranger. And "Love Span" might be the, uh, loveliest, performance he ever committed to tape.

Update: the Claude Williamson interview in question looks like it appears in the March 1997 issue of CADENCE. Not sure what volume and issue that would be, though...

Agreed... it's the record where Mingus starts to sound like Mingus.

Fascinating!

Always had a lot of affection for this record. It's got so much... mood. It's also a real triumph of programming, which is saying something given Bob Weinstock's preference for blowing sessions. Also interesting to me how relatively light Mal's touch here is compared NOT to his post-breakdown work, but the more "pounding" playing he was doing with Mingus around this same time. Cf., AT THE BOHEMIA, which is one of my top 5 Mingus records (though I feel like it doesn't get much love). That Mal sounds more like 60s Mal than this Mal. Not a good or bad thing; just interesting (maybe).

Thanks! I will look for that!