clifford_thornton

Iraq: Makamat - (Ocora orig) w/ Yusuf Omar, voice + santour; a violin-like instrument; tabla and choir.

I got that one... Han and Misha?

Me neither. I'm 30, in grad school, move around a lot and can be rather irascible. I can't say that 97% is not my own (un)doing. But it gets lonely out there.

Indeed. Especially if Maria Schneider (the actress) is involved.

??? but that wouldn't have gotten ya'll's attention, would it? i'm personally for 1000% full freedom of speech but you do need serious chops to pull it off. BTW, Florida's biggest musical star of the moment, Plies, intended to call his debut album The Real Ni**a Bible (edited just to save Organissimo accidental, dopey grief) which is a GREAT title, on a lot of different levels but the label persuaded him to change it to The Real Testament. it's terrific record, btw, pretty misapprehended by "purist" (yanqui) hip-hop dorks & the media but the streets understand. don't be overly swayed by the radio hit, "Shawty," if you don't like it so much, tho' even that's remarkably well done, & odd, for what it is. What about...

My vote was for the Melle.

I had one on Atavistic, IIRC, that was post-Hal. It was okay. The new Williams/Baker/Sandstrom/Hunt on Okka is pretty cool. I reviewed it for Paris Transatlantic (still awaiting that issue to post, though!)...

That's the one I have... there's also an IPS reissue with a red label (same jacket). The suits kill me though.

What wrong with Maria Schneider? Didn't you like "LAST TANGO IN PARIS"? Ha! The Passenger was better... what a hot piece of

It would be cool if both Nommo and Live at Yale were on CD. The total time would be a little over 60 minutes. But whether Milford gives a shit about reissuing them - or spending the bread to have it done - is probably not likely.

Original masters should be preserved and not re-used. They are cultural heritage, indeed. Duplicates are for re-pressing the recordings; Chuck would know more about this. But I will say this: If you're going to spend the "big bucks," buy an original, a decent Liberty or a nice King pressing. I don't know what the "ideal" sound is on these Hoffman things is anyway, and nor do I care. I am a follower of music, not stereo test situations. This whole thing is niche marketing bullshit, designed to re-sell the same titles over again to people who don't know or don't care about what's actually "out there" to listen to. I'd buy five new CDs on Ecstatic Peace before I'd buy a Hoffman reissue, and two Maria Schneider records before one Classics reissue.

IMO, Alderson did just fine... But those are my ESP ears talkin'!

That's volume 1, a whole 'nother story... Nommo looks like this: or this:

It's called "archiving." The current commercial CD issues could remain in print, right? If you want vinyl, buy Classics or buy used.

Guess somebody'd better start one! Get on back here, DP...

Chuck's point is right the fuck on. It gives serious justification, beyond the fact that these things just ooze ridiculousness, to why this whole thing is pointless (beyond the cash-in, of course).

Right, the suit-jacket cover is preferable.

Oh, I forgot about that - the date Fiddy and Kanye's CD drops!

That is a fair price. I like it myself...

And if Steve Hoffman masters it, it's... 5 x Monk x 5 x Lacy x 5 x Lacy x 5 x Monk!

Sorry dude, I wasn't sure if we were dealing with a tautology of "ideals" or not...

Huh?

I nabbed a few things this week... some I have in other versions (i.e., Feldman), but hell, it's less than $4 a pop.