clifford_thornton

I drink. It calms the nerves... I feel in the same boat as you sometimes, granted with less of a load but I'm now back in grad school while continuing to try and do as much of my own freelance work as I can, plus regular job/s, etc., and find time to socialize, etc., I agree that it's a pain in the ass. Usually if it doesn't get done, then it doesn't have to be done, right?

Even though the aesthetic is somewhat different - dare I say more Afro-American - I really like the Friendship Next of Kin record on Goody, led by South African drummer Selwyn Lissack and featuring Feza, Miller, Osborne, Ken Terroade and Earl Freeman for two sidelong pieces. One is much more of a heavy, church-y post-Trane romp, the other a spare, Magic City-era Ra-like tonal exploration with Freeman reading some pretty odd poetry. Heavy heavy LP! Dyani's African Bass on Red is great, solos and duets with Clifford Jarvis. Nice folky themes and some wigged bass playing (ever hear Dyani cut loose on Al Shorter's Tes Esat?). He was one of the original Blue Notes, though he did other projects during the BOB tenure, not least of which was a trio with Feza and Turkish drummer Okay Temiz... Music for Xaba (Sonet) is a cool record, and to me always seemed much more involved musically than the similar lineup with Cherry instead of Feza. Bremen to Bridgewater is my favorite BOB set so far, though there's probably a lot more clamoring to be issued from the vaults. Would like to get some of those Harry Miller records on Ogun; I have the solo-with-overdubs thing but need to get the group material. They always looked interesting.

How far are you willing to cast that net?

wonder what that vinyl went for on eBay, Weizen? $$$

Frank Wright Orville Redenbacher Wilford Brimley

Thanks for the additional info - that Gallo record is pretty damn scarce, but would love to find a copy even if on CD. I think somebody booted it recently as well. I'd always thought it was a smaller group, though. The Band at Ronnie's was closer in size (large) to the Neon, and was pared down subsequently, right? I seem to remember something about the large group playing at Amougies for the BYG festival as well. Unless there's a session I'm forgetting, the second BOB LP Brotherhood was/is on Victor, rather than Neon. Great cover photo, too!

Ask Aric... I used to lend discs out occasionally (never LPs), but stopped getting them back and therefore stopped lending. I do have a friend who lent me records when he lived nearby, and would tell me to keep them longer if I tried to return them!

Pedro Sanchez Lewis Largent Herbie Lewis

Yeah, me too, and it never fails to backfire almost daily!

But then they'd have to sign... oh wait, they already did.

Yeah, I didn't see the point in banning the bro since it was something a number of us would want to buy!

1. Yes, the Neon is by far the best-fidelity prime BOB date. 2. They are comparable to or at least in between the two Oguns in terms of fidelity. As for the Oguns, Procession is pretty good compared to the Wilisau date, as I see it.

I always find myself going "back to" jazz or improvised music, so at this point I think it would be pretty hard if it were outlawed to find something else to listen to. I guess it'd just have to be in my head for the reserves... If it weren't conceived, well, I guess we wouldn't have this thread anyway. Chuck is right (as usual!) - this thread is a drag.

I forgot all about this one: Gato Barbieri and Dollar Brand - Confluence - Intercord Freedom (not the Fonorama, unfortunately). Pretty nuts, in fact, more nuts than I remember the last time I listened to it, about eight years ago most likely...

Tighties, on occasion boxer/briefs, and if I don't feel like doing laundry... I'm free!

Jimmy McCracklin Shirley Horn Leslie Nielsen

Amazon France? Oh yeah, the shipping...

Joanna Newsom - The Milk-Eyed Mender - (Drag City) modern folk music, sung by a girl and her harp.

Kenny Rogers Ken McIntyre Thurman Barker

Peter O'Toole Richard Strauss Alban Berg

Funny, I haven't seen any mention of this in the Au Chronicle. I'll be sure to mark this on my calendar! Thanks!

That would be a great gig, for sure. Apparently Noel couldn't get a visa, else he would have visited Minneapolis too!

Free improvisation, or non-idiomatic improvisation at the very least! I'd probably also listen to Afro-American classical music somewhat, too.

Huh. Interesting band.