clifford_thornton

Haven't spun that in YEARS - don't remember liking it as much as the ESP, Fontana or ostensible America dates.

Haven't seen this show, and due to my fear of flying, it probably isn't a good idea to watch! I have heard/read about a lot of these accidents, though.

The Sonic Youth - Sister - (SST orig)

There's something distracting about this picture, not sure what it is... Anyway, Happy Birthday guys! Hope it's a great way to start the week (or that the Monday doesn't get in the way of the celebration).

I think you'd have to PM him to get him over here...

Lubomyr Melnyk - KMH (Piano Music in the Continuous Mode) - Music Gallery Editions

I wasn't too into that Hero's Welcome thing, but seeing Silva play synth and piano (along with Sabir Mateen and maybe Gerald Cleaver? on drums) was pretty fantastic.

Most of my problems have been on Northwest's DC-9s.

No, the filing system is fine - I need a librarian ! If you want to pay me $45K, I get my MSIS in December!

Well, I assume Alan's just going to paint up boxes until he gets tired of it. They pressed a couple thousand CDs, I know that much.

You need a better filing system - it seems like you are always misplacing LPs!

Yeah, I actually blew it off when it came out (don't ask why), but it's now on my to-buy list.

Ok, ok. Honestly, I don't do much buying in the LP realm. Concerning the Debut/OJC business, I told the manager about it (who I know pretty well) and later on in the week I saw it repriced at $20!!! Still highway robbery!

Larry Nai conducted a great interview w/ Silva for Cadence about ten years ago. He talks a bit about the "commercial" prospects of the Love Cry band ("we could've been the next Garrison and Elvin if Albert had kept the band together..."), as well as how tripped-out the audience was at a CT Fillmore West gig where they played opposite the Yardbirds. Anyway... interesting stuff. Warburton also did a nice interview with him on Paris Transatlantic not too long ago that covers similar ground (Institute for Art, Culture & Perception, bass-painting, etc.) but is also worth a read: The last line just cracks me up, bullshit or not...

There was another thread about this concerning an AMG conflation, which mentioned the news earlier in the month. Sad news indeed; I believe he'd been inactive musically for some time due to health reasons.

The interplay with him and Graves on Love Cry is fantabulous. Skillfulness is a fantastic record, featuring the great flutist (and Silva's lady at the time) Becky Friend. He's also really "there" on Dave Burrell's After Love, on America. Other Silva recommendations: Francois Tusques - Intercommunal Music - (Shandar) Sunny Murray - Big Chief - (Pathe) Cecil Taylor - both Blue Notes and the Student Studies LP on BYG duo w/ Burton Greene - The Ongoing Strings - (Hat Hut) There's a nice solo LP on Center of the World that's pretty good, too, if a little poorly recorded.

I can't really pretend to be wholly invested in the future beyond my years. As Sangrey said, it'll be out of our hands, and as a pragmatist myself it just seems ridiculous to base my decisions/hopes/desires on something that is wholly out of my experience.

So does my copy of the AMM/MEV LP on Mainstream. Oh wait - my bad - that's a Roulette distribution sticker.

Happy Birthday, Guy - er, I mean, Brownie! Your photographs and contributions make me happy to be a member of this community. Cheers to many more!

He's great. He was one of my inspirations in playing "free" cello (when I was a practicing musician). I have the original BYG vinyl of Seasons, as well as a Sunspots CD (PM if you would like a burn). The CD is not a needle drop, but from master-tapes, and sounds phenomenal compared to the low-quality BYG vinyl. There's another one, on French Leo, My Country, that is rare as hen's teeth but extremely rewarding. I also dig his work with Burton Greene in the Free Form Improvisation Ensemble and with Bill Dixon and Frank Wright. A fantastic player and very influential albeit in a small circle of players/composers.

The Pink Floyd - Piper at the Gates of Dawn - (EMI mono reissue, gatefold, very nice)

Green River - Come On Down - (Homestead)

$3 for me... Compendium also issued Hugh Hopper's 2nd LP, Hoppertunity Box, which got the digital restoration treatment from Cuneiform recently.

The Bastards have it as of today.