clifford_thornton

Yes, those ones. He sort of gets aimless after Mosaics, to my ears at least. Flare Up is good, but man, Beckett is amazing on Down Another Road in particular. Do you like the Brotherhood of Breath? Essential listening, IMO. Great stuff on Cuneiform, Ogun and RCA.

I don't know why Brown Rice is a classic, or for whom, but it is considered by many to be so... it is confounding to me, too. Especially when you consider the BNs, the BYGs, the MPS, the Sonets, the Caprice... I can't think of too many BYGs that are 'modal' in the way you're looking for; I guess a couple of the Shepps and "Suns of Africa" from Murray's Homage to Africa might fit the bill nicely. That Murray is a killer date. But then, I don't think of those Cherry BNs as being particularly vamp-y.

Yeah, Moon ain't one of my faves, though I would like to hear Roba (similar band, same period). If you had to pick three from his discography, what would they be? (I know, it's hard)

Andrew Cyrille is the drummer on the Moncur... but that's probably the sort of BYG best-of mix I would make too! Too bad the Jones didn't make it to CD. Great record. AK, do you have the Don Cherry Blue Notes? I mean, the Mu records are great, as is the orchestra stuff, but judging from your posts you might dig "Complete Communion" and "Where is Brooklyn?" more than "Brown Rice" (which, IMO, blows).

Oh, you know I will... Still would like to hear Rudd and Tchicai with Don Moore and J.C. Moses, as they apparently began.

That would make the most sense...

I was sort of underwhelmed by Mohawk, though I do like it. But hey, to each his own...

It's beautiful. Sabu Toyozumi studied with the AEC, and has done the tune on his albums - namely, Message to Chicago (Trio).

Marshall is good on that Graham Collier "Down Another Road" LP (Fontana, reissued on CD)... and yes, he does get a track pretty much to himself. Have you checked out Collier's music yet, AK? The first three slay me, the others mildly jab. If you're not hip on Elton Dean, then I would avoid "Hoppertunity Box" and "Monster Band" like the plague, as well as much Soft Machine from the early 70s. But then, avoiding that stuff takes a big chunk out of one's exposure to the British jazz/rock cross-pollination, which is pretty endemic to all the stuff you're wanting to hear.

Used to have that on LP; should get that one back.

AK, The one with Berger is a cooperative group with John McLaughlin, and it's called Where Fortune Smiles. It should be included, at least in part, on the Dawn Sessions CD. How Many Clouds is an amazing record; the first half is mostly large ensemble, and the song "Galata Bridge" has to be heard to be believed. I don't have Algonquin, but I'd like to. It was reissued on CD a few years back, and I know the first two are OOP so you'd better be quick! Enjoy, CT

John, Run - don't walk - and pick up "High Won, High Two" (Black Lion) and "After Love" (Verve-America). You will be a convert if you're not already. CT

Yes, it was on the now OOP (AFIK) Columbia Realm reissue series. Probably still findable on Gemm, etc. ... great record!

Um, my tongue was fully in cheek...

Uhhh... have you ever tried listening to "Guitar Forms" and "Echo" at the same time?

Don't think so... I think Jazz Kat didn't read which Burrell we were talking about (though apparently they are cousins).

Shit, I can't understand anyone not loving that record to pieces in the first place.

I don't understand what the deal is with fidelity complaints on that record - it's one of the better-sounding radio tapes I've ever heard, for sure, and the music is probably the best Rudd and Tchicai recorded together.

Thanks - I'm glad you guys liked it! The interview originally appeared in Paris Transatlantic magazine (paristransatlantic.com). I think there are a few chunks missing from this transcription, though. B-) CT/CA

Yes, as far as I know, "Maren" is Barbara Donald and "Rachel" is Becky Friend.

I think that the LP sounds good, though a bit muddy - still, it's a bootlegged radio tape source, so far above par when you think about it. CD can't be any worse, right? Funny, Universal reissuing a bootleg concert LP. Great record, though!

Elvin Jones and Richard Davis "Heavy Sounds" (Impulse!)

Amen to that; ditto wrt Waldron on the Five Spot...

I didn't know he'd died of AIDS. Still, I doubt from touching the blood on the keys one could 'get it.' It's actually a fairly difficult disease to get.