clifford_thornton

Excellent.

understood!

carpe and diem...

yeah, it's kinda funny: when Triple Point started, they were somewhat of an outlier, doing boutique vinyl-only versions of rare/otherwise unavailable music. Now they have a lot of competition in that regard but at least the work is presented in tip-top sonics & you know that each release is done entirely above board. I do feel like the lack of digital versions, whether downloadable FLACS or CDs or whatever, is kind of odd but they must know what they're doing to keep the bottom line in check.

yeah, the Dixon/Taylor is a tough one to get right. Mine is fine but not as quiet as some others. Definitely something that might benefit from a CD release later on. I can tell you that at least one other title from the label is forthcoming pretty soon...

maybe worth combining a few if the shipping remains the same... more money out the door!

Incredible music -- I just about fell over when I dropped the needle on the first side. "Dunbar Days & Miami Joys" is somewhere in between "Things Ain't What They Used To Be" and "Wherever Junebugs Go" in the Shepp lexicon. I was floored, still am. "Viva Jomo" is driving and beautiful, and could easily fit in the NYC5/ASBD playbook (and indeed I think it did). Highly, highly recommended album. Glad to finally be able to hear this; I first became aware of it through an image of a surviving acetate (with less music I presume) in a collection much, much deeper than mine...

yes, this is an excellent set. Count me in on more from that Young At Heart/Wise In Time set.

Sad to report that the great German/Luxembourger bass clarinetist Michel Pilz has died. He led a number of fine if obscure dates over the years and also worked with Manfred Schoof, Alexander von Schlippenbach, Keith Tippett, Jean-Noël Cognard, Itaru Oki, and others. Unique sound on the instrument, that is for sure. RIP. https://www.wort.lu/kultur/trauer-in-der-szene-jazzer-michel-pilz-gestorben/4625168.html

yeah, it is really something. I bought the Sawano LP reissue when it was quite new... jeez, that was a long time ago!

God dammit. Thanks for letting us know. FWIW I had a great time talking to him on the phone many years ago for an interview... I was anxious, expecting him to be a tough person to interact with (probably had heard some vintage reports), but he was so sweet and professorial. It felt like "office hours" in college. It was a neat experience and I appreciated that he took the time to answer my questions and explore ideas.

does anyone have the Hazevoet discographies? I have looked more at the later volume but the earlier one might have a lot of information that could help sort some of these discographical concerns out. I had them on a hard drive that bit the dust, unfortunately.

I like Louis' version. Would love to have the 45.

I imagine those were cleaned up by Joe Lizzi and Ben Young, who do a lot of work for Modern Harmonic/etc.

Greetings! Figured I'd use this forum a little more effectively to announce gigs in my series at Tubby's in Kingston, NY. I'm excited to report that guitarist Jim Yanda returns to the series in the cooperative trio Empathy Gene with veteran trumpeter Herb Robertson (Tim Berne, Paul Motian, etc.) and drummer Phil Haynes (Anthony Braxton, Dave Liebman, etc.). Jim is an enthusiastic supporter of the scene and a fantastic musician who brings a unique, non-linear approach to folk-blues and free improvisation. I first encountered his playing with the trumpeter Arnold Hammerschlag; their trio with bassist Rashaan Carter was the second concert I booked at Tubby's back in 2022. This particular unit has a heavy pedigree and witnessing their interaction will be something else. Opening the proceedings is the multi-instrumentalist Jefrey Brown, whose work has spanned/transcended genre in such outfits as Gospel of Mars and Jackie*O Motherfucker. Brown is a saxophonist and guitarist and will be performing a solo set on this occasion, and I'm looking forward to hearing what tales he unfurls. The short: 7PM, Nov 12, $15 doors or $10 advance (we love it when you grip early, as it helps us to gauge turnout). Anyway, hope to see some of y'all there. It will be a good gig! Also, earlier in the day at the Lace Mill in Kingston, Michael Bisio will be performing in a quartet with Steve Gorn, Ingrid Sertso, and Timothy Hill. Make it a double-header if you so choose.

unfortunately Romano seems to have eventually fallen in line with his father's politics, and Romano's daughter Alessandra is an outspoken right wing voice in Italy.

Animals (er, non-human animals) are amazing to live with in whatever form they appear. We have one cat, a ten-year-old named Noodles (we chose to keep the shelter name, as it somehow fits), and she's the light of our life. We might get another little buddy at some point soon just to give her more company once my remote-work life wraps up (which it will). 16 is a great run. Pyewacket forever.

I would imagine that Dusty Groove will stock it. I'd be shocked if it sold out on preorder.

Aww, so sorry to hear of this. You gave her a great life.

oh, Jazz Dispensary is Concord? I had no idea. Concord refusing to license Charlie Nothing his own music for Takoma is peak record company conglomerate bs... "no, we won't license it to you, and nor will we reissue it."

These are of course just my opinions.

Will definitely get this.

With Ra, the Afro-futurist project is interesting, as is creating an environment/language that white people cannot easily co-opt. I get that, and find it important. In addition a lot of the music is good, and the visual aspects of the album covers, chap-books, and surrounding objects are neat. That is something to talk about in a broad overview context. I'm not so into a lot of the sci-fi kitsch myself, however, and the theater I can take or leave -- sometimes it is cool to see, sometimes not for me. The latter aspects to me are extra-musical baggage and get a bit cloying. What I find a bit frustrating also (and this has been my general experience) is that people get very into the idea of this outer-space cat, but leave aside the music, and don't have much interest in the broader continuum. That isn't the fault of Sun Ra, though.

Back in the day, mossy was kind of a catch-all for hippie stuff among friends and I. The plateau implies a restive horizontal field.

Yeah, I think it still holds true. I'm not sure one can totally know what the spiritual leanings of a given artistic creation or composer might be, and a lot of things are called "spiritual" without any research into what actually went into the music. I never use the term unless I know, with someone like John or Alice Coltrane, Pharoah, Ayler, Masahiko Togashi, etc., that their music is intended to be spiritual in nature. And even then, it's imbued in the work while not necessarily being the only talking point.