clifford_thornton

Between the mommy and A&M, I'd say Funny Rat has gone into a totally different time zone.

I'm fond of Blueprint, as well as the Ovary Lodge records (which this essentially is). It's really spare - I mean REALLY spare - but the canvas can get pretty tumultuous at times, even when it seems like very little is going on. Of course, there are some waves of extreme density that, considering the barely-louder-than-the-pressing-noise quality of the quiet passages, makes for really seasick contrasts. Septober Energy is a solid record, though I don't find myself spinning it that often. Ambitious and noble, with some fine soloists and some great writing, even if it doesn't work all the time - I would say the same thing about Frames. The Tippett small groups are where it's at for me; I can dig equally on Ovary Lodge or the groups he led with Elton Dean, Mark Charig and Nick Evans. "Wa-hey!"

Hans Dulfer & Soulbrass Inc. - Live at the Bohemia Jazzclub - (Stichting) Great '69 greeeazze with a "free" edge. Dulfer, Gorter, Steve Boston, Rob Kattenburg, Herbert Noord and the great baritonist Henk van Es.

Yikes!

Yeah, I've read about those things. Heavy shit. But where's the "herat?"

"What's New" "Everything Happens to Me" (don't it?) and I'll second "Laura" Ayler doing "Summertime" is pretty unbelievable as well - that's the version of the song for me!

As long as you aren't/don't become a MILF...

I knew that was gonna go there!

That's a great set, mainly for the coffee-table book. The music is good too, though!

I have a mono UA-era blue and white of the Reece, which sounds okay, and a Toshiba of the Watkins (courtesy Allan Songer) that sounds excellent. Wouldn't mind at least a King mono of the Reece, but I can live for now...

Eh, just swap the tune titles from another Byrd/Adams date and see how it goes...

Huh. Yeah, it was on French Leo and done in '89, but you'd think Eremite could get some mileage out of a reissue. Then again, Leo is notoriously a very difficult person, and I've heard a few stories of his refusal to come through on promises (esp. regarding $$).

I rarely make it much past the first 3 sides of the triple Silva. It's a lot to handle, but it's good! Wonder if that Leo CD will ever see the light of day again?

Prince Lasha told me the same thing about Dolphy. The slight variant was that they grabbed his needles and insulin and locked him in a room, and by the time they realized what had happened, it was too late.

Shouldn't this be in the political forums? To many more, and thanks for all the great music and insights (political and jazzical)!

Luna Surface is from '69, though! The Rouen concert issued on Leo is a motherfucker...

And, for the '80s and '90s, the rest of his discography! The above is excellent, though I find myself pulling out Openhearted and The Gift of Fury a bit more...

Do I sense a theme here...?

Thought DMG had botched the reissue and it wasn't coming out. I hope this is a change in the air for that unfairly neglected Goody record...

Back in the'80s Doyle was a "nothing". Charles Tyler was giving the records away. That's how I got mine. Doubt if there were more than 500 pressed - more likely 300. That few, eh? I thought I'd read "somewhere" that there were 1000 each of the Tylers and the Doyle, though I feel like I've seen the Doyle way more than either of CT's titles. Must be the circles I run in, which are strange and occupy one corner of the living room...

There was SO much going on musically in the '70s, it's very hard to pick ten. Nessa, India Navigation, FMP, Incus, ECM/Japo, ALM, Trio, Saravah, Virgin, Freedom and Black Saint were just a few of the labels documenting great music from the period.

I mean, they made probably about 1000 of the Doyle Ak-Ba - it's not THAT rare. Still, one might be hard pressed to come by it pre-eBay. Of course, back then, it would've been $10! Underground records have always been collectible though, whatever the genre. Doyle was an underground hero back in the early '80s, though I don't think the regular jazz community even knew who he was. Most of 'em still don't; to put it in perspective, the one time I saw Doyle live was opposite the Dream Action Unit (Flaherty/Corsano/Moore).

Yup. Sucks.

That Jordan/Gilmore has gone for over $2K before...

I've always thought that looked good... Maslak is/was a great player. Right now: Rhys Chatham - Die Donnergotter (Radium 2LP), excellent early '80s guitar work from this powerhouse bridge between minimalism and punk rock.