clifford_thornton

Dayum.

Weird. Zoot's ear is really taking center stage there.

Wonder what its provenance is? Fred did pretty damn well with those other auctions, I might add.

Ach, still looking for a vinyl of the Bengt Berger. Not to my knowledge; it is excellent.

Already got a nice Liberty of this, otherwise woulda jumped.

Albert Ayler - Spiritual Unity - (ESP 5th Ave.)

I thought you were just commenting on the general nature of life, which in light of recent personal events, I couldn't agree with more.

Not at all! Aka-Ba was Tyler's own label. He gave Bleu Regard the rights to reissue Aka-Ba's material which Bleu Regard did after the label was created in 1992. Bleu Regard did all they could to help Tyler's final years. Beside the Aka-Ba reissues, they also released four CDs of Tyler's music. Ah, good to know - sometimes these things are not so clear. I was going off the comment towards a "proper reissue" of these titles and thought perhaps there was something fishier than lobster at a cheap central Texas market...

The pressing on this one is great (heh heh)! However, the copy I picked up (from an Italian seller) advertised it as a VG+ when it is clearly a VG by Goldmine standards. That's okay. It is still a fine spin and great music. Hah - that's why I rarely bid on anything below "EX" because I'll at least be assured a VG+!

Yeah, I thought it just referred to the album track too. Curious!

I take it those Bleu Regards are boots? I have the Ak-Ba LP as well. Too bad Homeboy ("original" issuer of the Norman Howard material) didn't release some of that Earl Cross stuff.

Blues & Roots The Black Saint & The Sinner Lady The Paris Session (Pithycanthropus Erectus / Blue Bird)

Or knowledge.

Horizons seems to be Ira Sullivan's only album as leader between 1962 and 1975 - recorded in Miami after he moved there (March 2, 1967). It's by a quintet, with Sullivan playing trumpet, tenor, and soprano. The others are mostly Miami guys, and their playing is impressive: Lon Norman on trombone and baritone horn, Dolphe Castellano on piano and electric harpsichord, Bill Fry on bass, and Jose Cigno (whose playing I like very much) on drums. The program is a mix of bebop, standards, modal stuff, and "Norwegian Wood" with soprano and harpsichord. It was reissued on LP on Discovery at some point, and it looks like it came out on CD in one of the strange Collectibles pairings with a Luis Gasca album. Anyway, I like it - it shows how adventurous and wide-ranging Sullivan was. Curious. I have the Delmarks and used to have a beater copy of Bird Lives; still enjoy the Delmarks quite a bit.

Never have picked that one up. More details please. The Sonic Youth - Sister - (SST orig)

Happy Birthday, Free!

What is your deal, LBC?

Sounds interesting. Now: Bitch Magnet - Umber - (Communion, WLP)

Was Cuscuna having a sammich?

Supposedly the reason for the demise of A&M Horizon was due to Quincy Jones' reaction upon hearing the Revolutionary Ensemble... he was not pleased.

Dancing was on A&M Horizon as a vinyl, the catalog of which must be part of BMG now.

PM Sent.

Just make sure you're not contacting them in Krumville; I think that office is closed.

And Archie Shepp on piano.

Did Ornette record anything else for the label? Sounds like good fodder for Mosaic's first Ornette project Yes - Body Meta and a sideman appearance on Blood Ulmer's Tales of Captain Black. Good stuff, and I think both are in print on CD.