clifford_thornton

There is a nice picture of you playing with Billy Higgins in Val Wilmer's book, As Serious As Your Life.

...complete session, in whatever format you choose to send me. Yeah, it's foolish to post this'n, but I'm tired of looking for it. Any help in obtaining even a listening-only, non-archival copy would be much appreciated. If in non-vinyl format, would be happy to trade.

Oh yeah, A Love Supreme... It's good.

As long as it's not some jive-ass placenta...

Just don't call him... "late for dinner!"

Agreed. RIP Albert...

You gonna change your avatar?

I'm wondering about that too; I have the Japanese LPs but someone played me selections from the box that I thought were much better and more vanguard than what's on the records.

Nope, a trio with Billy Elgart or Barry Altschul on drums. I think the Elgart tunes are the same as on the IAI "Turning Point" (which adds two non-Savoy tracks) but I can't remember right now.

l'Ame Son "Catalyse" (BYG Actuel) great French prog-rock with some very free passages.

Where is Christina Aguilera in all of this?

Not much of a Phineas fan (tho it's been years); still, I like the fact that some people pronounce his name 'finesse'.

Bought each only once, on LP, and both remain in great shape. But that's probably because I don't listen to them much - KOB more than GS by far, though.

Yeah, that's what some people say about Pollock as well.

I wondered that as well. Freedman is a motherfucker, and the second ESP has not one, but two white cats... I think there's an apt Miles quote somewhere in here.

$75 or so.

Well, for my two cents, one has to assume that major companies still have the master tapes to all of it - they usually don't like to go from vinyl sources, and a lot of tapes get lost or degrade beyond usability. As for leasing catalogs, ECM is owned by Universal, so I can imagine that might be quite a headache. If you can, I suppose you'd want to deal with the artists - though some of them are as out of it and loony as the labels...

I thought I'd see if not Abe, Togashi and Yoshizawa, at least Masahiko Sato or Takashi Kako in there. Don't know about most of the cats on that list, though... Hino is not my bag, really.

Well, not jazz but... Vincent le Masne / Bertrand Porquet "Guitares Derive" (Shandar) minimalist guitar music that takes its cue from Steve Reich, and has had its licks copped by many a hipster avant-folkie.

Pakistani Pomade (UMS/FMP) is another good place to start. Classic first Parker-Schlippenbach-Lovens LP.

It is good, and it is rare... don't have a copy of it, but it's one I'm always thinking about picking up. A lot of Sony jazz LPs from that time frame are uncommon.

Sorry to lead astray; I was going from LPs and had thought some were reissued that weren't and some were that I'm surprised about. Could swear I saw Definite on CD but oh well... Yeah, Voyage from Jericho is sweet.

I would think the Storyville and Steeplechase stuff would be in print still - The Definite Charles Tyler is pretty good (w/Khan Jamal and Johnny Dyani). Admittedly, my favor goes with the earlier recordings on Ak-Ba, Chuck, and ESP. Not sure if Saga is in print - it WAS on CD at one point. Eastern Man Alone, his 2nd for ESP, was reissued a couple of years ago.

Thanks Chuck, and thanks Brownie for the story. I feel like I've seen Strickland's name somewhere, but I can't remember where. Yeah, Charles Tyler really never makes the tier that he should. His baritone playing is great, his voice across instruments very different. Another great cast member for that interstellar orchestra that we've got...

Born today in 1941... cheers and Happy Birthday to the late Charles Lacy Tyler, altoist with the Aylers and a wonderful reedman in his own right. Post your thoughts on Cha-Lacy here.