clifford_thornton

I'm with Jim.

Five is rad-looking (especially the embossed UK sleeve); I've always liked side two over side one as Marshall seems a bit stronger support. Yeah, the abrasiveness of Dean and Ratledge on some of those live dates is pretty ear-splitting. Some of that had to do with experimental contact mikes Dean was using in the saxophone, which created a real tinny buzzing sound. Yuck. And if Ray Russell can't add anything to the music, you're right, it must be inherently flawed. The records he cut for CBS, RCA and Intercord are all absolutely insane and wonderful. Not so sure about his later more sound-library affairs.

I traded a NY USA Stereo of that Hubbard long ago; remember liking it, but not as much as Open Sesame! Maybe now I would change my tune, however... That is probably my favorite Andrew Hill record, by far!

Google the title with the phrase "CD" in it and see what comes up, I suppose, if there aren't already detailed discographies posted.

Google the title with the phrase "CD" in it and see what comes up, I suppose, if there aren't already detailed discographies posted.

Tes Esat is majorly heavy, but I agree that conceptually it has almost nothing in common with the Verve date. Still, that Windo-Augustus duo that takes up a chunk of side one is absolutely insane. I think as far as drummers go, he's actually more integral to the 'success' of the record than might be first let on. His sense of rhythmic suspension holds the music wonderfully taut, even as the proceedings seem to be beyond control. The Panther and The Lash is a motherfucker, probably next to the JCOA my favorite... uh... CT dates. I like all the Americas, but I am a bit surprised that they only chose to reissue one Shepp. The Coral Rock - Pitchin' Can sessions are mighty good, if a bit looser than Black Gipsy or the date with Philly Joe. Think I'm just reposting things I've said before about these, but they are all excellent, even the less excellent ones. Even if they were the "cheapo" alternative to BYGs when they came out in the '70s, I think a lot of the sessions jell a bit better than the Actuels.

HB!

Sometimes I feel that way about the Softs, too. Ray Russell is for me never a deterrent...

Those Americas, Blue Bird and Pithycanthropus Erectus, are actually pretty damn great. The title track to the former I used to spin all the time...

I claim no allergy to that shellfish!

Ornette and Lacy would make for an intriguing combo, whatever the rest of the band...

Happy Birthday Ornette! Guess I should swap out this McPhee for some O.C. (Mischa Barton not included...)!

That set with the Reverend that Boxholder issued recently is pretty fuckin' heavy as well...

Page has disowned her career as a pinup, right? Born-again, or something? Shit, I feel like I'm born again every time I see those pics!

Joe McPhee - Tenor - (Hat Hut original) early solos by one of the masters...

Strangely, as I like some other British fusion of the time, I've never really checked out Nucleus. Looks like I now have some good places to start. I don't remember much about hearing Jon Hiseman in Colosseum in terms of complaints, though I did like hearing his jazz work with Peter Lemer, and I guess he's on Things We Like, which I have yet to score a copy of. John Marshall is a lot to take, but overall his playing I enjoy even if it is a bit heavy-handed; Wyatt didn't really gel with the Dean-Ratledge group very well rhythmically (so I think), and I can't stand his singing so he's a bit out of the loop for me. Phil Howard is an interesting character; I felt on hearing his work with Dean and the Softs that he didn't have balance, but maybe that developed in other contexts.

I believe he was diagnosed with cancer some years back, but haven't heard anything about that since about six years ago. Obviously he was playing almost up till the end. RIP to one of the under-sung greats! From Byron Coley's liners to The Short Form (Eremite, '96/7): "Malik's notes skim up and across the bleeding surface of your subconscious like sharp flat weels of wrought iron." Very well put... time to put the wheels on and start spinning...

So far, I'm enjoying it a ton, even if I get my panties in a bunch on some occasions... Thanks for giving me a distraction or two!!!

Of course, Moffett could be on trumpet, you're right (though maybe unlikely)... in fact, Don wouldn't have to be involved at all.

So would it go something like this (off the top of my head)? Ornette-Bradford-Garrison-Blackwell-Lacy-Rudd-Grimes-Charles?

What an amazing legacy to have left us. RIP.

Wha?!?

I had a friend who had lung cancer as a teenager, and was able to pull through. Nobody in his family smoked, and apparently it can develop without airborne carcinogen exposure. I think it is fairly rare in this form. Sad news for the Reeve family, which has suffered so much trauma. The spotlight constantly shown on them was a bit much at times, and it's unfortunate that she was unable to continue her husband's legacy.

Sad news. Though I don't follow baseball, his is one of the few names that I can remember along with Brett (Go Royals!). Brings back a few memories of watching baseball with my dad on TV when I was young, which was about the only time I ever saw the game. RIP.

...not to mention that Eternal Rhythm might be one of the best $10 vinyl purchases I ever made (that, and maybe a few others, in post-Reagan dollars).