clifford_thornton

I had a few of their early things on Hat LPs and didn't "get it" at the time. Maybe a revisit is in order.

The Dead - Terrapin Station - (Arista)

Ironically, I have the most difficulty listening closely while at home. Housemate, pets, tasks - unless I can put the stoney-phones on and lock the door (which is how reviews get done). At work I have the iPod but find headphones and fluorescent bulbs taxing.

Very interesting.

I listened to him just the other day. The Strata-East hasn't been pulled out in a while, though. Nice date.

Ware has done some really enjoyable, excellent stuff and some really annoying, boring stuff. The quartet got really tiring toward the end of its life, with some corny and almost "poppy" approach to rhythm, I thought, but the new solo disc is awesome. His playing with Cyrille, Hooker, and Beaver Harris is/was fantastic, though I saw him in a duo with Rashied Ali that made me really depressed for the state of the music (ca. 2000/2001). Wasn't even listening in the slightest to what Ali was doing.

So chewy, what do you think of it?

Yeesh.

I think you're reading too much into some of the comments in this thread. If you're feeling guilt, then you've got other issues to deal with. Thanks for clearing that up.

Jeez, it's funny - I like some of Murray's work and all of a sudden I'm an apologist for his entire body of recordings / persona.

Olu's kid is a rapper, and Dennis' kids are punk/metal musicians (as well as improvisers). In my book that also makes Dara and Gonzalez wonderful.

Dang, very sorry to hear this news. RIP.

Indeed.

The closest thing that I can think of is they each appear (on separate tracks) of William Hooker's Is Eternal Life LP. They are both excellent on it, and are both hit-or-miss throughout their 30+ year career. Whatever.

I think you are missing the point.

Obnoxious price for a 70s pressing of this Thad Jones BN.

The Low Class Conspiracy isn't great but some of it gets the job done; I like the Circle LPs just fine. Also, it's a great name for a band, even today.

I like chewy's variant just fine, haha.

Yeah, nice rendition of David Baker's "Le-Roi" on that one.

Right. Also, be careful to take hook, line, and sinker what other musicians think. Competition for bread crumbs is pretty massive in this music.

Strong record and Mobley sounds good. I don't have And Then Again, however - curious about that one.

Not to my knowledge. That's too bad, because it's easily the best of his '60s recordings. The Free Form Improvisation Ensemble CD on Cadence is also worth picking up - very interesting stuff.

Shit. RIP - certainly a full life and certainly, of late, not unexpected.