clifford_thornton

No, because Lacy and Braxton didn't release 95% of their records named after some predecessor. Joe Harriott is _all right_. Vandermark is _all right_. So I guess that one makes sense... I've seen Vandermark blow hard, and it's good. But I've seen/heard a lot more of his shit fall flat, so that affects my opinion of him a little below the meridian.

That's rather unfortunate. He will be missed... Admittedly, though, I had no idea he was in his nineties. Wow.

As was Aric, evidently... Seriously, though, I like Mobley's playing on those Shepp dates. Am curious about "The Flip," too. It always seemed to me like a record that should've come out on Futura or one of those other weird French labels from the period, rather than BN. I mean, c'mon, Hank Mobley "The Flip" Futura GER-09, featuring Slide Hampton and Vince Bendetti?!? Sorry, my panties get bunched up sometimes...

Berigan, send me your old avatar for my laptop. It's great. I could look at her all day and never bore. I may be a lefty, but my vote could swing with her at the polling place!

Funny, I just had this discussion with my ex-girlfriend not two hours ago. About the women, not the records. At any rate, I was burning that Giorgio Gaslini record "Nuovi Sentimenti" for someone tonight, and I was like, why the hell do I never listen to this record? It's really good, and really odd. All that talk about how to pronounce Paul Quinichette's name earlier made me want to pick up that Coltrane and Quinichette record, just out of curiosity. I've always liked his name... (well, both of their names, actually)

That Tentet is really friggin' good. I didn't know that was Art Farmer, though... I really dig the Prestige Jazz Quartet -- they did a record on their own, self-titled (Mal Waldron is in full force here), as well as backing Teo Macero on a set of standards (apparently quirky as hell, too) called, appropriately enough, "Teo". Way better than the MJQ, natch'. There's a really cool little record with Giuffre, Charles a.o. called "Evolution" on Prestige... There's one track, maybe the first one, that sounds uncanilly like some of Don Cherry's mid-60s group writing. Very strange. Teddy Charles is often spoken in my house. Well, apartment.

Why are Hat Huts so expensive? Somebody, please tell me.

Yeah, I was thinking of having "RVG" branded right behind my left ear. But then where would I put the Bell Sound 'ear'? Rrrgh.

OK, now that's a reference I don't get, unless it is what it is... You just better not be sitting on a dock in a blue suit with a 'cello in your hands!

I decided that I will only play Minneapolis under the name "Minneapolis Eye and Ear Control." Anybody who wants to be in my band, PM me...

I will admit that I've never liked the way Van Gelder recorded basses that much (or pianos), and it's kind of hard for my 'old deaf' ears to hear what Grimes and Silva are doing on those BN sides. Subtle interplay is really the key to Cecil's music, after all. Maybe the remaster has improved this, but probably not. I threw on the Conquistador LP the other day while relaxing on the couch, and each time I listen to it, it just seems so perfect in its musical architecture _and_ soulfulness. But the bass thing still annoys me.

Oh, and how could I forget Trad Gras och Stenar (Trees, Grass and Stones)...

Reminds me of that Beefheart quote to a groupie: "It sure is cold out there in space. You want to hold onto somethin' warm?"

It looks like a home job, maybe a CD-R with some mild photoshop? The things people will sell...

The Piltdown Ensemble

Damn, beat me to the punch! EDIT: wasn't there supposed to be a pitcher?

My two faves are very simple: Q: "How many kids with ADD does it take to screw in a lightbulb?" A: "Wanna go for a bike ride?" and from my days as a five-year-old (still cracks me up): Q: What's the difference between a dog? A: One of its legs are both the same!

I always thought The No-Neck Blues Band had a nice ring to it. Jackie*O Motherfucker are a great band. They sound like early Amon Duul (not that I was there to see Amon Duul in 1969 anyway). I second the nomination of My Dad is Dead, or MDID for short. "The Taller You Are, the Shorter You Get" is a classic record.

I noticed Dusty Groove carries new copies of the LPs from time to time. They're about $12.99 usually. The only one of those I haven't seen them stock is the Beaver Harris 2LP. I remember that one having some particularly nice Bluiett solos, but I haven't heard it in a few years.

"More Nipples" is, dare I say, even better.

I need to get those Shepp-Roach sets. I saw somewhere that Hat Hut collected both the Roach duo albums as a 4 LP box. Sweet... "Birth/Rebirth" is _great_.

Just keep thinking it's the old rate, and everything'll be all right! 40 Euros = $28.50

Let's see... bought online a copy of the Jimmy Lyons "Push/Pull" 3LP set on Hat Hut, but I haven't got anything in a store in a minute. Almost bought a couple of things yesterday, but decided that they would've been surrogates for something I really wanted (like the Lyons). Might, based on another thread, get that "Leapin' and Lopin'" CD (like I'll run into a nice LP copy anytime soon!). In non music purchases, bought several beers, hummus and salad, and cigarettes (yipes!) over the weekend.

Don't you know, after 6000 they start you over as a Newbie?

Oh yeah, Marge, shoulda known. There's a Frank Lowe that looks sort of similar, if I remember right. I would've loved to have seen Haazz and Co. live; that must have been some heavy shit. There's a reason why, in my online personal ad, I say I'd rather be in Holland. Now, if some chick emails me about some Haazz, it's all over...