clifford_thornton

Yes, he came up in quite a fascinating environment! Hopefully the story will be able to be told soon enough but feel free to ask questions!

in Philly from his uncle Albert "Tootie" Heath. That's part of the story, anyway.

ditto. that Bowie/Wilson LP is killer.

The great percussionist, composer, and activist James Mtume has died at 76 -- he'd been ill for a while but it is very sad news. Had the fortune of interviewing him for a project that is thankfully still in the works. I learned a ton in speaking with him and speaking with others about him. He was and is a wonderful man. The 2LP release on Strata-East is a tremendous document and really lights a fire. May he rest in power.

Same, I was unaware of it until now.

There aren't too many houses in Nickelsdorf so it is probably pretty easy to find.

RIP. What a life.

that's awesome to hear. FWIW a few years ago I interviewed her for the NYC Jazz Record. Really dug chatting with her.

He used to post here, no?

that scene with Chubby Jackson is wild -- pretty unsettling actually, even if it is a put-on.

no, not that I know of. Not even as a recording licensed from another label.

Ha!

Also, I think that was Elliot Page's first big movie role, so there is some crossover interest.

yeah, that's where I'm at with it.

I've never heard that one. Balazs is a fun dude to chat with. Hope to make it back to Budapest someday.

that's kinda where I am at. I have around 10,000 LPs and CDs to choose from and only so many hours in a day.

Steve Baczkowski is young-ish, yeah. Probably around my age I'd guess (45). JBL -- it depends on the situation but I booked him for a duo with Luke Stewart that was tremendous, and have also enjoyed hearing him with Alan Braufman, Cooper-Moore, William Parker, and others. Jesup Wagon is really super too. Laubrock is rad but I'll admit not totally being stoked on more arch-seeming recent projects. I think that if those grow it will take a little time / rear view mirror. No knock against Tom, who's one of the best living jazz drummers without a doubt, but I do have fond recollections seeing her duke it out with Tatsuya Nakatani once. I'd be interested in hearing her with other percussionists more often.

well, satisfying is in the ear of the beholder.

AFAIK Reece's last appearances on disc were in the early 90s with Clifford Jordan's big band. I think the last one to be released was in '97 but it had been recorded several years prior.

Ballister is great jogging music. That's pretty much when I listen to it but it does the job mighty well. Amado is the shit I must say, really one of my favorite under-60 tenor players. Then there's the "kids" like James Brandon Lewis and Michael Foster.

I can't remember -- generally if I have something on LP I don't bother with a digital version.

I have this set on LP and enjoy it, though not one I dig out a ton. The photo of Monk is cool and I get why it was used... at this point the film probably has less selling power than the soundtrack's contents.

yeah, I have several Rempis releases and like the ones I have. Braxton, Lacy, Taylor, Coltrane, Waldron, Shepp, Brötzmann are all far better represented in the shelves, some displaying more finely-tuned moments than others but it seems important to have a bunch to choose from. Hindsight is 20/20 and had I been accumulating these albums when they were first released it's possible I might've felt differently. Brötzmann is the exception there I guess, as apart from the 70s/80s LPs most are later releases and were purchased as new, fresh albums.

yeah Kuzu is pretty rad. I agree about the oversaturation feelingsbut I understand the need to document one's work and try to get a little coin if possible. When some of these people are eventually gone it'll be quite a legacy to explore.