clifford_thornton

Indeed. A fine man gone. I grew up well after the Cronkite age, but his voice is still familiar to me. RIP.

That's Ass-ology.

I'm a broke record addict & I review new discs, so for me there's always a slew of things to listen to. I basically just don't have time to listen to it all and digest it. Add that to a love for 60s/70s rock, punk, American steel-string guitar music, and sprechstimmung and you could say I have a problem. That said: I battle depression and in those bleak times, I find it hard to listen to ANYthing, even the hum of the A/C. That is the only time when I "tire" of music or need silence/freedom from unopened boxed sets.

Thanks. I only have the date with the Prestige Jazz Quartet and that's such a fine record...

Sorry to hear that, David. Clugston's getting a good deal, though!

Fred knows his shit, sometimes deals can be had and at others the prices are sky-high. My main difficulty with that place is their grading standard, or lack thereof.

Yep, I saw that one. About £250 I think. Not the greatest of sleeves, didn't check the vinyl. Still, just to even see a copy is amazing. It wasn't a keeper copy... I was told that Honest Jon's moved, but did not bother with it. I forgot the name of the other place around the corner that I visited - another "basement rarities" deal, with ringworn Muse LPs at insane prices!

Yeah, that's a nice article, Coley did well.

Complex issue. Interesting points. I try not to consume at all costs, but it hasn't stopped me from owning Ingo, Ozone, BYG, etc. LPs. Then again, I have paid artists collector prices for their out-of-print private issues. You win some, you lose some.

Ditto.

Like what, exactly? Haven't been to London for almost 9 years, yet I know London's never been like it used to be ever since Mole Jazz went belly up, but what's left of Ray's Jazz shop at Foyle's now, and what about the area arounds Camden Town and the upper end of Portobello Road (Honest Jon's)? Everything's gone, too? Foyle's/Ray's has like three short bins of records, mostly overpriced marginal LPs - though they did have one beat-to-hell copy of Gyroscope for about $300! I poked around a few other Portobello shops and didn't see squat. Honest Jon's apparently has quit selling jazz - they also moved, so they are a ways out west I think. Good Records NYC puts all their stuff on eBay. I remember one store in Evanston where you had to pay for a record before you could look at condition... that was a racket if I ever heard one... minimum prices were around $40 and that included random Jarrett ECMs and so forth. Waste of time, now closed as you might expect.

Off!, yeah, not on CD. There's also a private solo LP on which he rubs balloons, among other things.

Paul Rutherford: The Gentle Harm of the Bourgeoisie Solo Berlin 1975 Neuph All on Emanem. Beautiful.

Well hopefully they don't have just "one" and I can buy it tomorrow.

$15, eh? Thanks all!

Though not what it probably was 10-15 years ago, Shawn is right and Austin is still pretty good. End of an Ear is my favorite, followed by Backspin (cheap, DJ-centric) and on a good day, Friends of Sound & Waterloo. Antone's can also be good but it's needle-in-a-haystack. I'm pretty addicted to the internet for hardcore collectibles, but some stuff I've found here pretty damn cheap, especially the things that aren't real heavy pieces.

I have SOME of this stuff but not ALL of it. I don't believe this is anywhere near-exhaustive as a Debut boxed set - in fact, I seem to remember a different big-box set preceding this one - but is the $40 sale price worth it? I have the Massey Hall, St. Nick's, Bohemia, Dorham and Bley. Don't have the Four Trombones, the Teo or the Bud.

There are two, Grand Unification and Stories.

Yes, it's a fine one indeed. Of the Bluiett LPs I own, it's probably the one I return to most. Randy's recommendations are also excellent. I don't dislike the Kowald solo LP, but in my opinion he's always better in conversation with other musicians. I also have a solo Kowald LP on Qbico that I have not listened to yet.

Man, tough choice! I got a free ticket to Tortoise here on Wednesday. I haven't liked much they've done since the first record, but it will still be enjoyable. They've got talent, even if it sometimes gets lost in the noodling.

Yeah, I'm not so into the music of Frizzell and the Black Crack Revue but I respect him as an "artist." He also pals around with Daevid Allen of Gong - not surprisingly.

Happy Birthday!

Just saw this. Hope he recovers soon.

I remembered he sounded pretty good on the Levitts LP. Thanks for the reminder.

Fascinating. Thanks.