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Yeah, the studios might be good but the mastering might've been done elsewhere or not at all. I think I have purged almost every Clean Feed release over the years apart from a few of the early Lisbon-specific albums and a couple others I did notes for (the Ingebrigt Håker Flaten Quartet being one standout). The sound and packaging just don't hold any weight for me overall, even if the performances are decent.

True, I am still tall.

correct.

I see my head, bottom left. Boy I was skinny then!

Henry Grimes "The Call" on ESP, 1965 Archie Shepp, "Mama Too Tight" on Impulse, 1966 Charlie Haden "Liberation Music Orchestra" on Impulse, 1970 Gunter Hampel, "Spirits" on Birth, 1971 Gunter Hampel, "Out Of New York" on MPS, 1971 Annette Peacock, "Revenge" on Polydor, 1971 Bobby Naughton, "Understanding" on Otic, 1972 Jeanne Lee, "Conspiracy" on Seeds/Earthforms, 1974 also, was just made aware of this, which is awesome:

okay, I got a little turned around in chronology here -- after Funk Dumpling (early '62) and the World Youth Festival, Perry went into in the Army, where he formed the Uni Trio. He returned to NYC in 1965 and resumed performing and recording at that time. So that explains the break in recording dates for about a year and a half.

let's keep this thread for Perry and if you want to start another thread for additional departures, feel free.

yes, all BYG copies are off center from my experience.

yeah, that was his first as a leader. Perry was also working as a sideman with Bill Dixon, Archie Shepp, the Jazz Composers' Guild Orchestra, and others during this period. He did have a cooperative trio with Bill Folwell and Tom Price called the Uni Trio, which started in Panama (where they were all in military service) and continued back in New York. There will be recordings from that band appearing in the coming year on Triple Point. Another variant had David Izenzon and Randy Kaye, and I've also heard a little of that group. I think it was hard to get record companies interested, but he was certainly making music with people at that time.

Funk Dumpling is one of my favorite jazz albums, period. The Traveler has some great bits about the Brubeck collaborations.

Sad to hear that the great clarinetist Perry Robinson has passed on. Perry stayed at the house I shared with my then-girlfriend when he came through Austin with Burton Greene about ten years ago. It was a gas staying up into the night with him talking about the music and his many travels. He and Burton performed two concerts as a duo and had local musicians sit in as well; I also did an interview that was filmed, though I don't know whatever happened to it (I'd interviewed Burton years before, separately). Saw Perry again a few times since relocating east, the last with Michael Marcus a few months ago -- and at that time Perry was looking quite frail, though he could still play with that magic tone of his. The autobiography he co-wrote with Florence Wetzel, The Traveler, is a great read. Been spending a lot of time with it again lately.

That record was pressed on soft vinyl and housed in heavy paper sleeves. Marked up right out of the box. Ben is thinking about reissuing it and I am hopeful he uses poly-lined inners next time.

correct. Excellent album.

I would not be surprised if it gets a second run.

it is sold out, though I'm sure some distributors will be getting it. I have my 'notice on' from Dusty.

I still feel those overlaps. Fun stuff.

yeah, went back and forth with Chuck about this some years ago -- hard to figure, but Williams seems to be incorrect in the sleeve text, though the US issue went out of print very quickly. In talking with Haden, he recalled Alan showing up to his door with the freshly released LP in the late '60s, cackling about getting something out on Verve titled 'Orgasm.'

one of the best avant-leaning jazz records ever made.

Thanks, was a fun project to be involved with! I have never actually owned the Infinite Sound for some reason.

Come -- Eleven Eleven -- (Matador, US orig)

Tom Stewart -- Sextette/Quintette -- (ABC-Paramount, US orig)

Luckily, our cat more than makes up for others' challenges in this area.

one of my favorites. I had a Japanese pressing as well until I was able to get a UK original from our own JohnS.

Yeah, I have Journey to Air on the original Hino private press "Love" imprint. It's a monster free jazz session. The others have been a b*itch to track down; there are those Overseas LP reissues but if I'm going to spend the money, Canyon would be the way to go. I'll probably just get the CDs anyway to tide me over.

Groundhogs -- Blues Obituary -- (Imperial, US)