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Pretty amazing. C

I know of a saxophonist by the name of Hassan Abdullah who worked with William Parker in the 70s; not sure if it's the same dude.

Awesome; hope it gets some stateside distro.

How is it?

Whoa.

I have some digitized live tapes of Fort Apache that are quite stunning. If anybody knows anybody that wants to do something legal (i.e., with the family) by making them available, get in touch.

Nice; I have a Danish Debut issue of that. Fine album indeed.

Thought I'd share this here, but over the past several months I've had a very nice and informative back and forth with Amsterdam-based Hammond organist Herbert Noord (b. 1943), who played with Hans Dulfer, Fred Leeflang, Steve Boston, Pierre van der Linden, and others. It's now been assembled into an interview for your reading pleasure on my new website. https://www.cliffordallen.me/interviews/an-interview-with-organist-herbert-noord Thanks to Herbert for reaching out in the first place and helping make this happen. Enjoy! Longtime fan of the records I have in my collection that he appears on, and it was great to get a little more context.

they can't be evicted now but they can in a few months if they aren't able to pay. there needs to be a rent freeze starting now.

Was out for a run yesterday, sticking to side streets, and as I ran past a park it was plainly obvious that social distancing, masks, etc. were viewed as quite optional. The stroke shit is terrifying.

Yeah, you all do NOT want to see my spaghetti mass.

this also, the USPS is how voting by mail occurs, absentee ballots included, and how rural folks get their necessities. So it's not just about our lost Discogs orders and inability to get rare records from Japan right now.

I see that 45 is ordering the USPS to quadruple their rates in order to get any "relief" signed off on. At that rate people will be forced to switch to UPS, FedEx, etc..

Clora Bryant was in the article. I mean, the situation for women in jazz is so much better today than it used to be in terms of visibility... the challenge, as ever, is getting paid to do the work, and of course sexism is still a huge factor in terms of how an environment geared towards male behavior is really going to encourage equality.

NY is a mess package-wise. Still waiting on something shipped a couple weeks ago from an hour and a half away. Dunno if it'll ever show.

lol As far as the VV, I can't imagine concerts being held in NYC until 2021. I'd planned an event this fall but am supremely doubtful that it will be something I can pull off. Gatherings will have to be <50 and with adequate room for social distancing at the bare minimum, and that just isn't feasible.

Totally. She did a lot running Manna House up on the east side, saw a number of great concerts there.

Fahey, Railroad I, Takoma orig

Hipp was included. A few of these folks I was unfamiliar with previously. Not a bad article at all. Of course, in the more modern era, we shouldn't leave out Barbara Donald, Monnette Sudler, Jill McManus, Linda Sharrock, Irène Schweizer, Jane Robertson, Claire Daly -- and younger contemporary artists like Shayna Dulberger, Amanda Monaco, Mette Rasmussen, Louise D.E. Jensen... maybe a NYT mention would help get the latter group more gigs.

100% agree. It's all very strange to me.

yeah, it's too bad but they've also had some very strange business models over the years. Remember that big digital music service they were trying to roll out that took files from all their used LPs, without paying anyone? They sunk a ton of money into that thing before it became painfully obvious that it wouldn't work out. or their pivot to a dispensary? Totally confusing store/brand, seems like they've been struggling to figure shit out for at least a decade now.

That CD of solo strings on Uncool is pretty enjoyable and otherwordly, as far as recent Grimes material goes. I will be the first to admit my frustration with some of the comeback performances, some personal encounters w/ his associates were not great, etc., but at this point it's water under the bridge. I'm glad to celebrate the life and sonic impact of his music, glad he got to have some fun experiences later in life, and cherish that amazing stretch of albums he cut from 1957-1966.

yeah, I saw that 2004 concert -- was fun indeed. Grimes was a bit hesitant but the sound was certainly there.

yeah, I do. Pretty common parlance in record collector circles.

Bootlegs are everywhere. This isn't anything new...