clifford_thornton

As per the page-ago discussion, yeah, I saw the Shorter and the Hancock. That's just ridiculous - five times what those records are worth! I'm not doubting some of the 1500 and early 4000 series records being rare in top condition and fundamentally hip, but a mono Jackie Mc or Herbie title from the mid-60s doesn't need to be that expensive. Reminds me of when BYGs got uber-collectible for a minute, and some buffoon paid $150 for Tarik. BNs are more in-demand, of course, but those are crazy prices. I've surely paid a lot for rare records, but even I have to ask - where do these people come from?!?

Ask Sidewinder to tell you about his Esquire pressing of that one... pretty hip!

That's ridiculously high pricing on those. Wow. Guess his passing has something to do with it?

And moved back to Minneapolis!

What about ContemporaryladySF AKA Aric? I lost like 1200 or something posts...

Wow, that's insane. I'm perfectly happy with my $15 blue-and-white Liberty pressing!

I dunno, paper sleeves on records that have been stored for 30 years seem to oxidize a bit and cause surface noise as well. Basically, most records sound like shit at the end of the day! (this coming from a self-described vinyl junkie, but no junkie ever praises his shit...)

I'll bet... I took Dick Wright's jazz history course at KU and was impressed. It gave me some grounding in the earlier, pre-bop forms of the music which I hadn't had exposure to prior. Also, when he did the 60s unit, he played "Yankee No-How" from Roswell Rudd's Everywhere. Think I was probably the only other one in class familiar with the tune... and there were a lot of confused looks in class that day! Dick Wright was a traditionalist in some ways, but he loved his Archie Shepp and Albert Ayler... would have loved to get to know him better, but sadly he passed away a month before the end of term.

Nice update of the cover for Incus 2 on that one!

They played together - Cheatham was on Intents and Purposes, and they rehearsed together in various aggregations.

Nice post, Jim Sangry. I do miss the old days, somewhat, though I recall a few occasions when he didn't seem all that funny. But at the time I didn't understand his "humor."

Agreed... that's REALLY expensive, even though it's a "good record." Jasmine is fine by me!

Wow. This whole Aric/ContemporaryladySF thing is rad! I knew she seemed a little far-out but hadn't made the connection....

Late, have you read Northern Sun, Southern Moon by Mike Heffley? Despite some typos and mis-information that crop up (maybe a little more than one would hope for in a Yale Press title), there are chapters on Velebny and the Czech improvising scene. Worth a read, for sure.

Happy Belated! Glad it was a good one, and sounds like it'll be ongoing for a while! Sorry to have missed you in Minneapolis; maybe one day you'll be down in Texas to visit. Some of it is even worth taking photos of!

No nightmares? That's because you weren't spinning side 2 of the Smiley Winters on Arhoolie! That's some freaky shit... NICE! I ran into Sonny Simmons on the street in San Francisco about 20 years ago blowin the SHIT out of his alto right in front of the BART station downtown--maybe Montgomery St? Playing for loose change. That must have been "Blackjack Pleasanton," as he used to call himself... rough days, indeed.

No nightmares? That's because you weren't spinning side 2 of the Smiley Winters on Arhoolie! That's some freaky shit...

Even though I have the LPs already, I will make a concerted effort to nab one of these before they're all gone...

"That One Song" is always the conversational kiss-of-death. Better to investigate further, or not at all!

Michael Blake's latest, on Clean Feed, is really good. I strongly advise any who enjoyed his set with Grachan to check this record out. It's a trio with Ben Allison and Jeff Ballard, called Right Before Your Very Ears.

Tony Oxley - The Baptised Traveller - (CBS Realm original stereo)

I haven't heard those Turnpike LPs in years... remember them being good, but again, I have run into this problem with Jaki's records in that they -- especially the Prestiges -- seem to offer the same sort of mixed bag. I love him, but... knaw mean?

Wonder if the 45s do anything for collectors...

This sorta sounds like something Dusty would carry. I may have to check it out; the Celestrial Communications Orchestra doesn't seem to be getting me too far with the ladies around here. Still, in their day, Becky Friend and Zusaan Fasteau were pretty smokin,' in both the musical and extra-musical categories... so I hear what yer sayin', sort of!

Happy Birthday, from ATX (Manor and Loyola, to be precise)! I've poured myself a Chimay in your honor!