clifford_thornton

+1 on Open Sky.

If CDs are still around by the time I am old and retired, I'd actually have time to listen to and enjoy that. Not right now really.

Love that SME large ensemble stuff.

Sad news. He was something else. I never got the chance to see him perform.

I've seen copies (via Popsike, etc.) with red, orange, and white labels, respectively. For an edition with 300 examples, that's a lot of variation!

4. Januar is awesome. I bought a copy years ago and it wasn't cheap then either.

Strong date. Still have my eyes peeled for the limited original with the swirl cover.

Rough. Sorry to hear this.

Thanks Chuck - AB put it to me a little differently and what I recalled was that he self-financed his music/recordings/ensembles, but I may not have understood it clearly enough.

I agree.

Correct on the tune but yeah, Lacy's not on it himself. I really like #2 as well. The whole record it's from is really something, though the leader is pretty obscure even for me!

I think it's in Life Magazine, rather than DB: https://books.google.com/books?id=Y1AEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA12&lpg=PA12&dq=%22They+should+make+him+an+astronaut+and+lose+his+ass%22&source=bl&ots=hwB8faSFMJ&sig=T-BriIGpWYytTQyypd-jG5W9Nw4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwid2vrj5tbKAhUD52MKHVOGBkAQ6AEIKDAC#v=onepage&q=%22They%20should%20make%20him%20an%20astronaut%20and%20lose%20his%20ass%22&f=false

11 is 'Think On Me' (issued on this LP under a slightly different title), but it's not from a Blue Note record. The guitarist is of a somewhat earlier generation than Sco or Fiuczynski. 1 was released before IASW came out and is not American, but I like your thinking on these. I haven't encountered the bassist on 6 elsewhere, and agree that he sounds really good. Glad you like 7. The entire record it's from is excellent and certainly of its era.

They pay for manufacturing and distribution. My understanding is that the artists pay for the recording and sideman fees, from Braxton on down to Heinz Geisser.

Sweet! I can't wait to hear this.

I think this is a pretty good primer and he himself wouldn't force anyone else to try and keep up with all of his releases. http://cliffordallen.blogspot.com/2013/06/ivo-perelman-indisputable-truth-of.html

yeah that's a nice one.

Yes, it is this release: https://www.discogs.com/Philly-Joe-Jones-Round-Midnight/release/2747920

Ha, yep. It's a really strong album too.

Yessir. Missed your earlier post. He kinda gave it away but I doubt anyone would have figured it out otherwise! It's "H.W." from For Poor B.B. and Others, with Bob Neloms on piano.

Nope.

I can send later.

I like the fact that Jim went with a non-jazz approach. I didn't know that was an option!

Online only Tom. I'll take it down once the tracks and their sources are identified. If anyone needs MP3s I can send 'em. Yup, it is Cables' tune but not a Chico Hamilton group. Definitely on the right track with Company but not those particular musicians. Nope, not Cobb/Davis. The organist is indeed excellent and gets more of a spotlight on the rest of the album.

Thanks Jim - yeah, all of the actual players remain as yet obscured but I'm glad you took the time. And I agree, not everything here is "great" but it's all of interest to me, either historically or musically, or both. + sorry again for the poor quality of the MP3s. I don't generally rip my LPs and sorta had to scramble for a solution. Better solution is forthcoming but this'll at least get the job done for the BFT project. Oh and on Track 4 you got the country right, Jim. The band is at least American and there is an oblique Murray connection to the tenorist. 1, not Tchicai but getting warmer.