clifford_thornton

How is that? I saw PJC has/had a copy.

Had to do something with Bird Flu, IIRC.

Yikes!

We'll see. Too early to be mentioning on the board, probably, but we'll see.

Lots of things are good for ~ $5! Haven't spun that one in years, though. Will have to do so again soon!

I was more impressed by the fact that she has quite a few Impulse Coltranes, and likes "Ascension."

The program at UT listed him as Roney, and yet I knew it wasn't him. His name was not announced at the gig, or at least I didn't hear it.

That's exactly why I was on the fence for many years. Having been given a copy of the new one and spun it a fair amount, I can say it's really very good. I'm pleased. Yes, she is quite the looker!

I actually have only ever had two girlfriends that really disliked my collecting jones, and only one of those two ever denigrated the interest in music itself. Just started seeing someone who was very, very impressed by the size of my collection , and who (prior to knowing me) listens to quite a bit of Coltrane and Sun Ra. Hard to find these ones!

Then again, my copy is a green-label issue called 1959...

I do something similar with LPs, just slip them into their appropriate filing system on the shelf and hide or recycle the boxes. Nobody's the wiser!

For whatever reason, I've not been able to get all that into the later Impulse LPs; even the Shandars, though pretty good, don't capture what I felt Ayler's music could do at that earlier, rawer stage. Even with Silva and Graves eddying about on Love Cry, it's not one of my favorites either.

It looks good to me!

Me too. Started after a minor ear infection about five years ago and never left. Not too loud, or I've gotten used to it. Caffeine and alcohol do make it slightly worse on occasion, but not too bad. Hard to listen to Morton Feldman, though!

Serious business!

Not much to add here... chewy, if you're into big-toned tenors, then there is nothing to worry about here. If nothing else, enjoy Albert's sound, especially on the early small-group sides. It almost seems inevitable that Albert's life/art took the path they did. Hard to imagine it being any other way.

Damn shame. RIP. Wasn't he recently interviewed at AAJ? One of the greats. I'll be spinning some of his work tonight.

Egads!

I've been listening to the shit out of that one lately. Historically liked the "blue" one the best of the pre-free Impulses, but this one is far eclipsing it. Perhaps because this girl I'm dating has her own copy on frequent rotation...

It's really good, but it doesn't exude the hardbop-collector damage that some other titles do. I guess some of the "free" guys have big wallets, too, though rarely for anything other than private-press titles.

From an interview I did a long time ago (in CT years) with Peter Brotzmann. It bolsters Jim's point, not my own, and I should've revisited it before posting. AAJ: Do you consider yourself a jazz musician or not? PB: That's a good question, and of course one that's not easy to answer. This came up before, I remember it very well. I was sitting with Cecil [Taylor] in one of those Berlin nights very long and we discussed [it] and he explained to me why he hates to be called a "jazz" musician. And of course, there's no definition actually. So if you're using this music in selling sausages or selling beer, or in German-TV crime series, or some kind of pseudo-jazz based music, then don't call me a jazz musician. But if jazz means [being] dedicated to the instruments, to your comrades you're working with, to the people who invented this kind of music, to the history, or just to a man like Coleman Hawkins who played so great on this horn, then I would be proud to be called a jazz musician. But, if it has to do with Lincoln Center and this [Ken] Burns guy, and Michael Dorff and all that crap, I don't want to have to do something with that. But, if it comes out of the tradition or the real meaning of the music, if somebody would call me a jazz musician, that would make me a little proud.

I've never listened to the record that started this thread! Love Brotz with Waits, Moholo (tho no duo "exists"), Bennink, Perkins... not so much with Drake. Zerang is fine, especially on Tales out of Time. Mazen Kerbaj - right, forgot about him. You're probably correct.

I should do some more thinking. I know what Jim's getting at, but I feel like I know what I'm getting at, too. Apologies for the dismissal - it was not intended as such, though reading back over my post, it does sound that way.

Ditto.

The Marzette Watts, oddly enough... Last "clean" one went for $500, and a water-damaged one hit almost $300!