clifford_thornton

I ain't gonna fall for no banana in the tailpipe!

Unless you're talking about something else, Ear of the Behearer came out on CD in 1991 (Japan)/1998 (US), well before Dewey passed.

Who knows. Esoteric is a fine album, hope it does get reissued soon.

The version of "Sonny's Back" on that LP is really cool. As the years progress, I find I actually like that side of the album more than the sidelong orchestra piece.

Cool, looking forward to diving into this sale.

Either way I'll be happy!

I looked and the only Nessas I am without are the soon-to-be-reissued "Eftsoons" and the Ensayo titles (which have reverted, if I'm not mistaken).

If we're talking commercially-released stuff, I am a completist with certain people. Those with smaller discographies haven't been too hard to complete collections of: Alan Shorter, Ric Colbeck, Kees Hazevoet. I have all but one Bill Dixon recording, all but one of my o-board namesake. I think all but three Frank Wright-related releases I have (a few of those Penck CDs are hellish to track down). With labels I have some complete runs. Almost all the Nessas, all the Actuels, pretty good percentage of the ESP catalog, etc... I find it hard to be a completist with catalogs that are super-huge; invariably, I get interested in someone/something else and that's where my money starts going. Maybe by the time I die I'll have every Archie Shepp vinyl, but there's certainly some of his catalog I don't feel a pressing need to wade through. But I don't feel like having all this stuff is really the end; if you're trying to learn something about the music, you can have every release by someone and still not get what that person is saying. For that, context is necessary and that's provided by hearing other people's work as well.

Bruce Palmer - The Cycle is Complete - (Verve Forecast)

The Grateful Dead - Aoxomoxoa - (Warner Bros., 70s press)

He's an excellent player; I have a few records of his, including one w/ J.R. Monterose and Jon Eardley, and another early one with Dick Vennik.

Yeah, I have had it in both configurations. The Time LPs were first - Concert Percussion, Cage/Wolff, Nono/Maderna/Berio, Berio/Bussotti/Cage, Mayazumi, Feldman, Gazzeloni-Kontarsky, maybe a couple of others. These were reissued on Mainstream along with a number of new recordings - Sonic Arts Union, AMM/MEV, Yuji Takahashi, New Music from London, and a few more. Both were excellent series.

Maybe this will be the straw that breaks the camel's back. I still maintain that LA wasn't a "fraud" - he was still the best guy out there with the best team, all things being relatively equal (i.e., everyone doping). But EPO alone isn't going to make a sloppy amateur into a seven-time stage race winner. I quit racing in 2000 because of an injury, but at the time I was glad to see the sport becoming a household thing; too bad people feel they were duped by the drama. Even with races being fixed and PEDs running rampant, I still can feel the excitement and heartache felt watching the pros compete. It's a fascinating sport, and it's too bad that so many people feel they have to renege on years of enjoyment. Even if LA and his boys are a bunch of assholes, I still have respect for the undeniable work and the accomplishments that resulted, tainted though they may be.

Cool.

That to me sounds like a pressing fault. I've got a few LPs that are mis-grooved but are near mint/little played.

well put.

Ed Askew - Little Eyes - (De Stijl)

Moby Grape - Wow - (Columbia 2-eye stereo)

Mimi & Richard Farina - Celebrations for a Grey Day - (Vanguard)

Maybe an Alan Shorter Orgasm/Tes Esat twofer is en route?

Bee Gees - Odessa - (Atco) There's a first time for hearing everything, I suppose. This is brilliant.

Just got emails from Frode Gjerstad and from my editor at the NYC Jazz Record that pianist Borah Bergman has died. He was 78. A player I respected, even if I didn't listen to him often.