clifford_thornton

"Ginza Samba" is the shit.

I don't like encores either. I'd rather be left wanting "more" than "less."

That would be an interesting group to hear. I guess this would've been a year before the Warwick LP, which is a neat little date.

Just to reiterate, then, not the FMP box?

And, for posterity: Norman Howard (tp) Joe Phillips (as) Walter Cliff (b) Corney Milsap (d) I think all but one of the tunes are Phillips'; don't have the disc with me right now.

Too bad - lotta great stuff from those years.

Even Bananamoon?

Yup. Great session!

I've got it on the Vocalion CD but I really must pick up that vinyl. Find the last track a bit 'routine' though. The last track is weak.

Alas, no photos. The Cherry is good.

You're very right about that, and I've been thinking how to put it to Bernard and the crew. Maybe I'll just forward him this post... It's a mix of Joe Phillips, somebody else, and my article comes last. I don't really know what's going on...

With the Ornettes I have given up on the vinyl and go for the 'Beauty Is A Rare Thing' CD set. Heresy, I know.. I have all but To Whom Who Keeps a Record on LP. Most are stereo, and sound good enough to me. Plus, all of them were less than $10. On deck: Sunny Murray & the Untouchable Factor - Charred Earth - (Kharma) Billy Bang Survival Ensemble - New York Collage - (Anima) The Sunny: more boring than I remembered; the Bang: more amazing than I recalled...

Agreed, Miller's fantastic. No point in comparing the two, and hell, I don't even give a damn about the White Stripes, really. I do think that Meg is a fine drummer for the music that she plays.

Amancio D'Silva - Konkan Dance - (Qbico) Not being able to afford the Landsowne titles, this'll have to do...

"IF YOU were alive - I mean REALLY ALIVE - in the 1970s, what LPs did you avoid?????!!!!???? Jeff Lorber??? Bob James??? Chick Corea??? (I mean I REALLY like his stuff with Pete La Roca, but I know it can't all be that great !!!)

Check out the sleeve note Clifford with Mr Trunk saying how he picked up that Argo 'Cold Mountain' for £3 in a London back street Classical Music shop. Those days are long gone, alas. Strangely, I have a couple of digger friends who still have that kind of luck. They don't live anywhere near me, of course...

Don't have that one. Seems like one that Dusty Groove would've had, when they carried Rearward/Schema discs.

The original is cheap, too. I get the feeling Guy doesn't have a turntable.

g_D no!

Giorgio Buratti - Don't Bother Me - (Durium orig) w/ Eraldo Volante, Santi Palumbo, Sergio Fanni, Lino Liguori and Carlo Milano.

As for the ABC distribution situation, it may have been more akin to Cadence Jazz/Northcountry at that time. Actually, Beggars' Banquet/Matador/etc. is maybe a better analogy. For the record, though, I did consider them to be a "major" in the 1960s.

Then: Michael Garrick - Moonscape - (Trunk reissue) Now: Howard Riley - Discussions - (Opportunity)

Got the Garrick today in a shop here. The owners, who I'm friends with, were kinda surprised I was so pumped to buy it. "Piano trio? Some British guy?" What do they know...

Kinda reminds me of the "Babies are Stupid" article...