clifford_thornton

Arthur Jones, Jacques Coursil, and I suppose Prince Lasha doesn't have that many released recordings when you think about it... Tubby Hayes should have had more.

I hadn't known he was with Duke. He was a great player and will be missed. Somewhat ironically, I suppose, I've always enjoyed his small-group playing the most.

I hate the trumpet...

Nope. You're clear.

I've always wanted to hear that one, too. Cover and band look great, and I have a feeling it might be 'free'.

There is a lot of rumor around my namesake - that he was a Panther, that he blew up a building on the campus of Wesleyan in protest, etc., but regardless of truth, he was a very interesting composer and musician who was a galvanizing force in the 'scene' of that late '60s-early '70s period. He had a very good ear for organizing bands, quite often, and being the front-line flywheel that kept proceedings in motion. The JCOA is probably my favorite, followed by Ketchaoua, then the America, with the two self-released recordings being the least interesting to my ears. In fact, though it is prized by collectors, Communications Network is kind of a drag... Communications Network: Third World Records 12272, rec. 1972 with Communications Network parts 1 & 2 // Festivals and Funerals Sirone (b) Jerome Cooper (d) Lakshiarayana Shankar (vln) // Nathan Davis (ss) Jay Hoggard (vib) Andy Gonzalez (b) Jerry Gonzalez, Vincent George, Nicky Marrero (percussion), Jayne Cortez (recitation) Thornton plays cornet on all tracks, with electric piano dubbed in on side one.

Everybody's got theirs. Be nice. Mine might look awful strange to some, after all... 1. Albert Ayler 2. John Coltrane 3. Archie Shepp (1963-1968) 4. Joe Henderson 5. Booker Ervin

The Ran Blake is one of his better ones, right up there with the (also early) Jeanne Lee duo. As for the Howard and Wright LPs, dig their records of a scant few years later. They were both, in 1965, just getting their thing together. Fun to listen to, but not as 'together' as other sides by these folks.

Ouch. Great player, and yes, far too young. RIP.

You'll be glad you did. He's also on Yasmina and Frank Wright - Your Prayer among a few others, and gets prominent solo space (as does Coursil) on the latter.

Some stuff that Brandon Burke and I did with others... some of it we're proud of, other stuff (w/o Brandon) should probably never be heard!

Sidewinder, thanks for the info!

What is that, Insect Trust?

I thought Brandon told you to get the Coursil like a year ago!

OK, what's the solo/duo on Le Chant du Monde, then? I thought it had a gold cover... too much Lacy to keep track of!

Truth be told, Eronel and Threads never really shook me up, either...

I thought it was a duo with Kent Carter... (i.e., no)

Guess I'll have to get it, but I am by no means selling my Dodds 10-inch... B-)

Huh. Gimme a lil' more info Jim, willya?

Yep, he certainly is! I forgot that Corbs reissued the Dodds. I have that on record, and it's great. Apparently one of Han's faves, for what it's worth.

Hazevoet is primarily a pianist and clarinetist, but plays other instruments as well. His clarinet is rather shrill, but likeable in a dervishy way. I'd like to see a boxset of the Carl-Schweizer material. Their work together is really good on the whole, and I'm rather fond of the trio with Moholo.

Love 'em, too! As well as Ovary Lodge, but that's another story...

One of the more overrated drummers of late... I actually avoid him when possible.

I like it quite a bit; I know I keep using this, but it has that Ayler-esque Euro vibe that was happening in the mid-60s. Hazevoet's clarinet is ridiculous, as a matter of fact. Lots of wide vibrato and wooly soloing over fractured, but regular timekeeping. Much more 'listenable' than Unlawful Noise, as it stands, and both have beautiful covers. Calling Down the Flevo Spirit (Snipe, 1978), duos with Han Bennink, I haven't got as into, but they do amuse.