clifford_thornton

My Dad Is Dead -- The Taller You Are, The Shorter You Get -- (Homestead, US)

I'm impressed by your Barry Harris conviction! I like him okay but usually in the company of horn players that I prefer much, much more.

it looks like something you might find in Schlitten's later Prestige run and I would probably listen to it on Prestige, so why not grab the Xanadu?

you can probably find it for $20 or so if this copy doesn't work out.

That record is awesome!

It is a good record; the two LPs issued on Sony/CBS are better, and there's also some fantastic work by Circle members on Chicks' Blue Note twofers. The ARC trio (Corea/Holland/Atschul) is also excellent.

Ha, that record is okay. Not great, but not awful. It's no Unity but it doesn't have to be. and if anyone is holding a minty fresh Henderson's Habiliment, please let me know!

I quite like all the Henderson records upthread. But since I had MFJ on for the first time in ages, it seemed like it was worth mentioning. I've always dug the first cut on Inner Urge but felt like it lost a lot of steam after that point. Maybe my ears would hear differently now. anyway... Bill Barron -- West Side Story Bossa Nova -- (Dauntless stereo orig)

I think I was kinda "off" on Henderson for some time, but have recently begun spinning his records again and I think they've improved with (my) age. Sometimes you need to take a few years separating the aesthetic wheat from the chaff.

yeah, Open Door.

never really delved into her discography too deeply but the few times I've seen her live have all been superb.

RIP. Fascinating musician and a life well lived.

Liberty Liberty. Not stressing the difference. I have some of that CBBB KPM material on a Muse LP, which sounds like it was mastered in an underwater cave.

Ted Curson -- Ode to Booker Ervin -- (EMI Finland, early 80s issue?)

Wayne Shorter -- The Collector -- (BN King JP orig)

Joe Henderson -- Mode for Joe -- (BN Liberty Stereo) Superb date. Probably haven't spun this in almost two decades, which is in itself a shock.

Jimmy Heath -- Triple Threat -- (Riverside, original US stereo)

yeah, the Trip issue was the original issue of this music on LP. I would assume it was recorded for someone else and then unissued. Orville O'Brien either recorded the sessions or had the tapes.

The band is pretty good, though I'm warm and cool on the vocal component. I still don't like the diminutive name.

Grateful Dead -- Europe '72 -- (Warner Bros., green label US)

they do perform here as Mary Halvorson's Code Girl.

yeah; most people invoice pretty quickly.

usually people don't respond to questions like that; doesn't reflect on their ability to fulfill an order. Check the feedback and decide for yourself if it's worthwhile.

yeah, I like that t-shirt record quite a bit.