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Can't wait.

Andrew Cyrille - Celebration - (IPS)

Yeah, ditto Clunky's opinion. Though I'm not 100% convinced of the pressing quality of the Gearbox releases. This one had all kinds of whitish crud in the vinyl, though it plays fine.

My girlfriend went to a wedding in Vermont, leaving Austin late last week. Needless to say it'll be a while before she gets out of the state.

Joe Harriott - Jazz for Moderns - (Gearbox)

Bob Downes - Deep Down Heavy - (MFP)

From the thread title, I thought this was going to be about Joachim Kuhn...

Yeah, cool that they reissued that record. I have the original and it's been among my top spins for ages. Have to say I like the original cover better:

I can see it now. G-iant Steps. Kenny G Plays the Music of John Coltrane. Wow, he't trying to sound like Coltrane. HA! Nice overdub.

Burton Greene - Quartet - (ESP orig)

Brown/Cage/Wolff - 4 Systems/Music for Amplified Toy Pianos/Music for Carillon/Edges - (EMI Electrola) As played by "Gentle Fire"

Oh yeah.

Oh yeah. Just for the record, Ornette had some trumpet discussions with Bill Dixon in the 1960s. I'd hesitate to call them "lessons" because I don't think that either musician really thinks/thought in that way, but Ornette wanted to play the trumpet and Bill helped him with that.

Chuck, what do you think I have here: a very early issuance, or some later variant? Perhaps the original album cover photo (mine) was changed for what is now the standard photo? Looks like the back cover photo did not make it onto other versions either. I was also wondering if the green LP label had any importance? Thanks! 290 West End would be after 1970. I have seen the version you have, and it's definitely a second pressing, albeit a very cool-looking version. The first pressing should have a 5th Avenue address and the cover Paul, Chuck and I have. The back cover is just a photo catalog of ESPs up into the early 1030s. That's very interesting. Seems like not too many copies of this printing were made, since it looks like ESP later went back to the first printing covers. I actually do like the covers on my copy more. The photos seem to catch more of Tyler's mood and personality. I was thinking that the Krumville address might be discographically significant. I looked into Wikipedia and found this: "ESP album sleeves contained the message "The artists alone decide what you hear on their ESP Disk". Although many of his label's releases were critically acclaimed, most did not sell well, and by the early 1970s his funds had been exhausted. Stollman married, moved to live on a farm in the Catskill Mountains, worked as a lawyer, and closed ESP-Disk in 1974. 991." First of all, I noticed that the ESP motto is not on this sleeve (unless it is in Esperanto). The album might have been released as Stollman moved to Krumville, which is in the Catskills (or close enough), and went out of print when the label folded in the early 70s. I'm still perplexed why the photos changed though. Anyway, very interesting little mystery. Thanks to all for the help. Ah yes, the Acorn Hill House address... the pressing/address variations on ESP LPs are quite the rabbit hole.

Chuck, what do you think I have here: a very early issuance, or some later variant? Perhaps the original album cover photo (mine) was changed for what is now the standard photo? Looks like the back cover photo did not make it onto other versions either. I was also wondering if the green LP label had any importance? Thanks! 290 West End would be after 1970. I have seen the version you have, and it's definitely a second pressing, albeit a very cool-looking version. The first pressing should have a 5th Avenue address and the cover Paul, Chuck and I have. The back cover is just a photo catalog of ESPs up into the early 1030s.

This looks great, but I'm not sure if it works with a Mac. I emailed the company to find out.

Sei Miguel/Pedro Gomes - Turbina Anthem - (No Business) trumpet/guitar duets of a very tough persuasion.

I've never heard of that, but it reminds me of Sue Mingus on a lesser scale. Seems like a reasonable request.

Bernt Rosengren - Stockholm Dues - (EMI Odeon Sweden)

Definitely a fan of those German Liberty Blue Notes.

Upcoming in Austin...

Now that takes me back! I last saw that album in the early 60s, but never heard it. But I did get to see the two hornmen on it - Williams in a package with Thad Jones/Mel Lewis and Leo Wright with a local quartet - both here in Manchester in the late 60s. Yeah, it takes me back too It's not the album, which is as good as it gets in that genre, but the type of music. It just doesn't reach me anymore. Like falling out of love. Strange, but there it is. I listen to way more hard bop now than I have for the past few years, but I never really got into that LP. Particularly nice cover there.

Yeah, reconciliation of the Bill we "knew" and a part of Bill that no one should ever want to know is pretty tough. If it happens at all, it will only happen after death, which will likely occur in Angola prison. Sad stuff.

As usual - ep1 is astute as hell. I had a tough time choosing between Gyllene Cirkeln 1 and 2; I chose 1 just because it was among the first Ornette records that I bought, and spent years with a tape of it in my car. So, familiarity and the joy of personal discovery are part of my choice, though "Snowflakes and Sunshine" kills. I had no idea they did that to the CD! The version as I know it is hilariously awesome...

Sweet!