clifford_thornton

What is this? The world needs to know! Seconded! I haven't heard Gary Peacock recently, so I can't say if he was lobotomized or not. Reports are he sounded great with Bley not too long ago (a pesky pianist whom Jarrett claims never to have heard).

I saw him open for the Espers last February. Fantastic. He opened w/ 15 minute rendition of "Love Abides". He had the whole place mesmerized. Thanks for reminding me that I need to pick this up. Yeah, he did that in Austin, too. Fantastic! I think that 1st on Holy Mountain is better than the new one, though. There's also one on Thrill Jockey that, even for me, is just noise... kinda wish Lungfish hadn't quit, though. Now spinning: Ike Quebec, Jimmy Hamilton, Tiny Grimes, etc. - Mainstream Jazz - (Blue Note King compilation)

Jarrett Review at AAJ Think I wrote less on the (excellent) new Bill Dixon, and that's not for want of adjectives or historical value...

Daniel Higgs - Metempsychotic Melodies - (Holy Mountain)

Asides aside, there are some good Jarrett recordings that I will throw on and enjoy every once in a while. They are "early" in his oeuvre, groaning but sans rants. At this point I don't really care about the brouhaha, or about his records since let's say around 1974. He'll keep putting them out, though, and a lot of people will keep buying.

I have a lot of this stuff in "the other format" but look forward to the release of this set. About damn time.

I thought about this a while before posting. The only thing I can say is that I can't imagine Ervin and Larry sounding right together. Larry's records are pretty "clean" IMO and that's why Joe Henderson, Sam Rivers and Herbert Morgan fit perfectly with his approach.

I often get "Supersax" and "Shadowfax" confused in name only. Apologies to the participants of the first!

Yeah, I have to come back up to Austin to clean my flat, so I'll definitely stay an extra several hours to catch this gig!

Cream - Wheels of Fire - (Atco tri-color orig) Edit: this one's for you, porcy!

I like his playing with Bruce Eisenbeil and the solo disc is a monster (if something I don't return to a ton), but have yet to hear his dates leading a band.

The Donald Byrd/Gigi Gryce Jazz Lab & The Cecil Taylor Unit - At Newport - (Verve Japan mono)

Yes, the seller has a good reputation and they always put nice shit up on eBay. They're friendly and knowledgeable, and the store itself actually offers pretty good deals.

Yeah, Lacy's shit didn't start getting out of hand - at least on record - until the Candid LP. Still, Soprano Sax is scarce in a clean original form.

J. R. Monterose - Live in Albany - (Uptown) w/ Hod O'Brien, Teddy Kotick and Eddie Robinson.

"KA-POW!!!"

He just blathers on and doesn't talk about anything. Sure as hell isn't selling it to me...

Hard to get for less than $100, though I think mine was on sale for $84.99 so... How is your Toshiba laptop, chew-chew-chewy-bean-benitez? I had one for about three years that crapped out; I'm on my second goddamn Dell and it's about to go also.

I have a 250 GB Maxtor, and use it solely for backup. If I'm not actually running things off of it, is it less likely to fail?

She can stay the hell away from my fixed-gear...

The drummer is rather bombastic, but the tenor player is pretty great. Fusion-y, in the "British" sense.

Can also give this one a !

Larry Young - Heaven On Earth - (BN Liberty orig)

I don't know if that's been proven, or if anybody has any idea how long they will actually last. 100 years? We're not even there yet.

What you say has the ring of truth, Chris. My first thought upon reading your prognostication was that people would want to collect "hard copies". But upon reflection, I think the audio fidelity will have something to do with it too, just as 50s LPs are sought after, while 80s LPs are not. Just to clarify, a lot of '80s LPs - especially in the punk and post-punk genres (not to mention 45s) - are quite collectible and rare. CDs have been collectible for a while now, especially some of the Japanese discs which are limited and almost instantly OOP.