clifford_thornton

You're never going to find out how or why the cat purrs if you try taking it apart.

Joe is great and I'm glad this survey is out there.

any experience with Omnivore LP pressings? I like the cover photo but kinda wish the artwork had a little more punch to it.

still got it!

yep.

they did supply me with a few review copies over the years, which I reviewed. I guess it's possible that the publications purchased them for review and didn't let me know that they had done that.

wow, what a run. I guess Gary Snyder gets lumped in with the Beats, and he's still kicking at 90.

yeah, hard to care, as much as I like Henderson and Dorham. I've got all of this stuff in one form or another. Nothing from the vault and not enough alternates to make it worthwhile IMO.

Jazz Record Mart and Delmark, I presume.

yeah, I like this one.

that's one I've never had, either, though the band is pretty awesome on it.

he doesn't say it in print, that's all I can mention here.

yeah, would certainly make sense. I try not to read too much of Steve Coleman talking but he's good on those records for sure.

THIS

Coleman (Steve) worked with Doug Hammond a bunch and I wonder how Doug and that whole scene fit into M-Base. Never really got into the latter for various reasons but the Doug Hammond albums on Idibib (and Tribe) are super. ooh Lasha acetate, nice! Had many phone conversations with him over the years, and he was/is an amazing person.

Never heard of that one -- will check it out!

Downes is very cool. He's been sending along youtube vids of his quarantine solos, so I get a Downes sonic observation in my inbox every now and then. His latest was a "flute admonishment" to the moles digging up the garden near his house. Hilarious.

yeah those Surmans are great. John Warren is a hell of an arranger. Bob Downes also stepped out in that direction with Electric City.

What about the London Jazz Composers' Orchestra or the London Improvisers' Orchestra? More in the avant-garde realm, but certainly worth investigating. There's also John Stevens' Spontaneous Music Orchestra and Paul Rutherford's Iskrastra, both of which are maybe a bit more obscure. Might also add People Band to this list if you haven't already explored their work. Two Emanem archival releases, well worth investigating.

not super in depth but this is a start:

El Paso gets its power from NM/western grid, not TX grid, correct?

That's too bad about Wilson. I'll still buy EP's music, just not anything where his politics are in full view!

Eno seems to have walked some of this back, so my apologies -- he was initially positing a Brexit/Trump "they'll burn it all down/hard reset" mentality a few years ago which even then was not a great look. From musicians I've talked to who know the situation up close, Parker is definitely on some anti-immigration Brexit trip and has been for a while. Now of course one can say they are anti-immigration but not anti-immigrant. However, I don't think one can really back up a stance where populations aren't welcome but "this individual over here is okay." And yeah, I know we're veering plenty close to full-on politics here, so I'll leave it at that. Parker's music is wonderful but I can do without his worldview. (oh, and apparently don't get EP started on 9/11, according to a friend of mine)

Sad about Ian Brown, didn't know that -- dug the Stone Roses when I was a high schooler and find that the first records still holds up. Re: EP, I find it bizarre that a former member of the Brotherhood of Breath would be anti-immigration but here we are. Gonna pass on the radio piece, don't need to hear it.

he, Van Morrison, and Eric Crapton should form a trio. Eno can produce their album.