clifford_thornton

Lucky bastid!

What a good listening day you had. And a good deal on the Dixon - I saw a mono go for nearly $100 recently. Too bad Judith Dunn wasn't credited for the liner notes, which are very informative. That LP just gets deeper with each listen - you are in for a treat.

That "East Coast Cool" stuff with Allan Chase is real nice, too.

I'd be interested to hear it in mono. Unbelievably great record.

"Ain't no time to hate / Barely time to wait"

Despite being over 30 years old, you OWE it to yourself to own this record. One of the best (semi-) underground rock records in existence.

The 2009 Kwanzaa stamp design has been released. I'm not one for stamp collecting, but when I was at the PO the other day and saw a sign for the "Lloyd McNeill" design I got pumped - his Asha LPs are very rare and intriguing 1970s soul-jazz offerings. Great to see his name in the popular consciousness. Perhaps our DC board members have some insight; he is quite active, apparently, on the DC cultural scene today.

Buschi Niebergall!

Capitol Record Club.

You were indeed correct. The mastering does suck. But so do the pressings. Anybody have this experience with some of the Toshiba/EMI pressings from the 1990s? I've got a couple that distort heavily in the bright spots.

This is just a mess.

That's a good one!

Saw Blues Control the other night - I think they've come a long way since 2006/7, when I saw them last. The new album, on Siltbreeze, is excellent if you like a contemporary art-damaged-rock spin on Cluster/etc.

Have fun! They BROUGHT IT in Austin.

Though I'm not a huge fan of the record, admittedly the Italian issue of Brown Rice looks pretty cool.

Lucky you!

All I know is from talking to some artists, their experiences with that particular label weren't so positive. I can't speak to the publishing angle, you're right, so that is a good point.

Times New Viking - Rip it Off - (Matador)

Um. How much did Sinesio pay the artists in the first place? I'm not all that convinced that Horo was any "better" than Jean Georgakarakos' projects or some such. I don't care if a "bootleg-level" but "legitimate" label is getting "booted" to be honest. Sorry.

Oh shit. That's terrible news. When I first started getting into British jazz, he was a name I turned to - if he was on a session, it was sure to be excellent. Such a warm tone, but with a lot of virtuosic fire that served him (& the music) well in both free and straight-ahead contexts. RIP.

Great story! I wouldn't have minded meeting Kari Wuhrer either. The Cutting Crew sucked.

Shit, that's sad news. I really liked that show when I was young.

Looking forward to this. But I'm confused - V. 1 will be a disc and V. 2 will be vinyl? No worries, I can listen to both!

vinyl on the iPod: Bill Barron - Motivation - (Savoy) Still looking for an original of this one. I think it's his strongest Savoy date.

But if you don't already have the material, it's the way to go.