clifford_thornton

Hey all, I am thinking of, with permission from the artist of course, streaming a rare archival track on my blog. I don't want it to be downloaded but I do want it to be heard. Any ideas on how to do this? Thanks, Clifford

Indeed, this is a pleasant surprise. Now if only somebody would (legally) collect the CBS, Wergo and FMP "early 5tet" sides... those records are marvelous!

That makes sense. They sound great together from what my ears have told me. I bought this not long ago for $20. Had been curious about it for a while but I guess other things gained in priority until this year.

Sorry, mine is stereo. I now wish it weren't!

Elmo Hope - Sounds from Rikers Island - (Audio Fidelity)

Yeah. I remember being stared at/stared down while bobbing my head and nearly out of my chair at a Steve Lacy gig. I mean, yeah, I probably looked like I was having a seizure but still - who cares whether you look smooth while grooving?

I've learned a HELL of a lot since being on here. Never thought I'd be mining Chewy for WCJ recommendations or TTK for heavy exotica titles... You know what they say: you can learn a lot from a dummy. [j/k]

Have got all of Mike Westbrook's Derams on vinyl. Like them all - although 'Marching Songs Vol 1 and 2' is perhaps not one to spin when you've got visitors. 'Release' is fairly rare I think. The 'Tyger' on RCA is probably his rarest title. Hope to be checking out his and Kate's 'Village Band' in the next month or so - they're fairly local ! Never seen Tyger before. Looks interesting... though I probably listen to Love Songs the most, my eyes are often peeled for a clean set of Marching Song LPs.

I really wish that label had better QC.

And it accepts Jesus Christ as its Lord and personal Savior.

Did I sell you those Clean Feeds?

My Westbrook is all on CD - the only of his vinyls I've been able to score is Release, which is a nice one, if not a fanatically-priced LP.

I bought my dad a copy of the RVG when it came out and there were some spots of digital click and flutter. Dunno if that's on previous issues or not.

Lunchtime spin: McCoy Tyner - Extensions - (BN UA pressing)

Yeah, some very wild trombone work!

Indeed. I was listening to Doc at the Radar Station the other night and my girlfriend was like "The B-52s and Devo must have listened to this a lot." I was like, "yes indeed, hon." And the thing is, a lot of those post-punk and new wave bands had come up on the Captain's 60s/70s recordings, too. When he reinvented the Magic Band around 1980, ironically it was along the lines of music he had already had a hand in influencing.

I like what I've heard from him... there's one on Horo (I think) called The Dualities of Man that is pretty interesting. Kent Carter talked a lot about playing in his quartet with Laurence Cook and (IIRC) Claude Bernard.

Multiple Sclerosis. I've been on a late-70s/early-80s Beefheart jag this summer. It's been nice. Not gonna apologize for the man's behavior to others nor say he's the greatest mind since Ellington but shit, I got ears and I do listen...

I have it on LP. Crisis averted.

If there's some classic baritone blowing, I'm in. Taylor/Laurence/Marshall would have been SWEET!

Sounds fine to me; not as much "punch" as the German pressings tho I haven't compared the two on this title.

Kenny Wheeler - Gnu High - (ECM, US pressing)

True West - s/t - (Bring Out Your Dead 12")

Herbie Mann - Just Wailin' - (New Jazz purple/no DG)