clifford_thornton

Alacra LPs go for about $10 a pop on eBay. I'll let you know if I see one.

Here's a point that may or may not have already been made: OP's death has obviously brought out a lot of people to weigh in on their feelings about his music, which might not have occurred to the same degree were he still alive (even on this board).

Unit Structures was a little late - 1966 - so its first edition was with New York USA labels.

Cute little gal, ain't she?

Just one left of each... Hell, I had to pay for mine!

Don't know that one, but I have his first on Alacra, called The Bell of the Heart. A relative of mine played on that date, as well as Mario Pavone's Shodo (also on Alacra - it was Pavone's label).

Got that for my pop for Christmas.

So having RVG lend his "trusty" ears to this might not be feasible. Maybe we could have him remix some Can records while we're at it??!?

I think those Vitous/Haynes tracks were on the expanded CD editions of "Now He Sings, Now He Sobs", no? So it would be "Early Circle", parts of "Circling In", plus possibly "Song of Singing"... I don't have the playing times of the music, but I guess the Circle material would fit onto two CDs, and with "Song of Singing" it might end up being three? Anyway, I did write them a mail suggesting this yesterday, will report if I get an answer! I got a reply from Michael a couple of days ago - he thinks it "is a good idea and with Song of Singing, it could be a full Select." (quoted from the mail he sent). Now there's hope! I'd love to get this music in fine sound an all packed and annotated nicely! (He also mentioned that rights on the CBS/Sony "Gathering" LP are unclear - hence it would rather be an EMI/BN set with "Song of Singin", if it happened...) That is great news! Hope it happens. Indeed. So this would be Song of Singing, Circulus, Circling In, Gathering, and Live In German Concert? Wow.

... and I want to meet chewy in the flesh!

Too bad THAT is not on you tube!

That's kinda how I roll.

Less. If it were David Holland, I might be interested...

RVG has the green light from me. The remastering on both Love Call and New York sound like they were remastered in a paper bag. FWIW, I like The Empty Foxhole, but Dernado's drumming is not for everyone. Offhand (and I am without my records over the holidays), does anybody know if they were recorded by RVG in the first place? My hunch is that they were not. I have these on original vinyl and, while I think they sound fine, they don't sound like the "average" BN recording from the '60s.

I think even the BBC did mention that he had his fair share of critics... there is nothing wrong with healthy criticism of a monumental figure, having just kicked it or not.

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There's gotta be a tree or Dimeadozen somewhere that you could procure this, Rooster.

The first time I heard him was when I saw him, and thought it very good. He was with a couple of French rappers and baritone saxophonist Francois Courneloup, among others.

Yeah, the Murray is what I'm after.

Sometimes, unfortunately, yes.

He's from the Twin Cities. It's a different scene.

OK, thanks for the clarification. I probably won't consciously make an effort to hear this anyway. Herbie, Wayne, Colaiuta and Pattitucci might be another story.