clifford_thornton

I agree with you there on Blackwell. I have been listening to Don's BNs a ton the past week, and it is somewhat incomprehensible (to my feeble mind, anyway) some of the shit he's playing on those dates. It goes above and beyond even "driving a band," to another level of musicianship entirely. Don can certainly empathise with it, to a level of "complete communion," though certainly his cohorts on the dates fare very well in this regard also. Symphony for Improvisers is particularly interesting, in how a large ensemble and Blackwell work together. I can't tap my fingers that fast!

Ellington/Mingus/Roach - Money Jungle (UA Japanese pressing) The title track reminds me a little of Valdo Williams (or, vice versa)...

Redman & Blackwell - In Wilisau (Black Saint)

Haven't heard that in years... I remember being a little bored with it then; can't say how I'd feel now.

Gonna throw it on right now and see if my impressions remain the same. I remember preferring the duo to the trio with Favors, but then again, my BYG sounds like poo (as do most). Edit to say: yes, I'm hearing a dissonance in approach here. Still a good record.

Sure, I know where you're coming from - hell, if only I was able to take advantage of record retail in the late '60s, cut-outs or no...

Jeanne and Ran Ayler-Peacock-Murray-Cherry Redman and Blackwell

Yeah, on Musidisc, but not part of the Free America series.

Interesting... Dixon implied that it didn't sell and it wasn't long before RCA deleted it. Most of the copies I've seen since I started buying jazz LPs (in the '90s) have been cut-outs, but these are different times!

Rudd, Lacy, Grimes, Charles Rudd, Tchicai, Workman, Graves

I'd add that Favero is Argentinian.

I second that recommendation. Excellent date!

It was reissued once (in France, with a different cover), and has never been on CD. The original went pretty much straight to the cut-out bins; rarely do you see a copy without a clipped corner. It is one of my top five jazz records, and may be my favorite "free" date.

Well, forgot to look and I'm at school. Any opinions of Vinny Golia's Sfumato (Clean Feed), with Bradford? I like that one myself...

Maybe I should just switch instruments!

Don't have a scanner at home... I think that, yes, the sculpture is in LA. I will look and see exactly what/where it is when I'm off work.

Why don't you and soulstation just make babies - THAT would be history!

I love the Evans rec, cover and all, as I've said elsewhere. The Drew has not got many spins from me, though I probably should give it some refreshing...

Truer words have never been spoken.

I buy organic, tasteless bulk stuff at the local co-op. I am also nearly run over in the lot every time by some scumbag in a Prius. Go figure.

Great record. He's blogging some nice stuff, for sure.

Go for it with all you got, and then some. I am, but it's complicated...

Alan Shorter started out as a saxophonist and switched to trumpet. My "on-and-off-again," who digs on Wayne, observed very astutely how much Alan's trumpet playing has the same keen and a lot of the same phraseology as his brother. If only I could marry this girl... anyway, it was a good point.

Shit yeah! Now what would Chuck charge just to hear the shit now?!?