clifford_thornton Posted February 1 Report Posted February 1 1 hour ago, Pim said: Definitely. It’s a V-Pine edition from the late 80’s. More classic 60’s Freejazz. Marzette Watts and company. Great company that is: Byard Lancaster, Clifford Thornton, Henry Grimes, Jooney Booth, Karl Berger, Sonny Sharrock, J.C. Moses. One of my favorite ESP jazz records. I have an original but would love to get the Japanese with obi "just for fun." It's hard to come by. The Circle stuff was foundational for me and though all have done work elsewhere that I engage with more, I have a hard time cutting those three records loose. Quote
JSngry Posted February 1 Report Posted February 1 1 hour ago, clifford_thornton said: The Circle stuff was foundational for me and though all have done work elsewhere that I engage with more, I have a hard time cutting those three records loose. Apart from the ECM live set, what three are you talking about? I can think of several formulations of albums, both trio and quartet... Quote
Pim Posted February 1 Report Posted February 1 1 hour ago, clifford_thornton said: One of my favorite ESP jazz records. I have an original but would love to get the Japanese with obi "just for fun." It's hard to come by. The Circle stuff was foundational for me and though all have done work elsewhere that I engage with more, I have a hard time cutting those three records loose. I now see that only two other Discogs members own a copy. I feel pretty lucky then 😇 Quote
clifford_thornton Posted February 1 Report Posted February 1 1 hour ago, JSngry said: Apart from the ECM live set, what three are you talking about? I can think of several formulations of albums, both trio and quartet... Live in German Concert and Gathering, both issued on CBS-Sony in Japan only. Yeah, you're right about the Blue Note material too, forgot about that -- scattered over two double album sets in various configurations under Corea's name. I like those. Quote
JSngry Posted February 1 Report Posted February 1 Thanks. Those two...you were on it to have gotten them early on! Quote
corto maltese Posted February 1 Report Posted February 1 I prefer Circle's German Concert over the Paris Concert and Gathering is my favourite Circle record. I also really like the quartet pieces on both Circulus albums and the odds and ends on "Circling In". Frankly, I never quite understood the recurring criticism that the group was no more than the sum of its parts. Of course, I can imagine the average Corea fan not liking Circle, but that will probably be equally true of some other early Corea records ("The Sun" is another favourite). 4 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said: Superb cover and wonderful music. Quote
Rabshakeh Posted February 1 Report Posted February 1 5 hours ago, clifford_thornton said: The Circle stuff was foundational for me and though all have done work elsewhere that I engage with more, I have a hard time cutting those three records loose. That's interesting. Was that to do with when you first discovered the group? Quote
JSngry Posted February 2 Report Posted February 2 I don't know that it's fair to criticize music that was not yet fully formed for being not yet fully formed. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted February 2 Report Posted February 2 Right. Well put. I like the Japanese LPs better. The Blue Note material is okay, but I think I preferred the trio tracks (like "Drone", as an example). It has been a while. The ECM felt a little stiffer to be honest, though at the time, when I was like 19-20, the parallel interests I had in Dolphy/Coltrane/Ayler/Cecil and Stockhausen/Berio/Webern found a strong footing in Circle. There's other Braxton I prefer, of course, but those records are pretty important. Will have to dig them out as it's been close to 25 years since they were on deck! Quote
kh1958 Posted February 2 Report Posted February 2 The Complete Edmund Hall, James P. Johnson, Sidney DeParis, Vic Dickinsen Blue Note Sessions (Mosaic) Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted February 2 Report Posted February 2 1 hour ago, kh1958 said: The Complete Edmund Hall, James P. Johnson, Sidney DeParis, Vic Dickinsen Blue Note Sessions (Mosaic) Great stuff! Listened earlier this week. Quote
aparxa Posted February 2 Report Posted February 2 "Wait Master, it might be dangerous...You go first!" Jorge Ben – Fôrça Bruta McCoy Tyner – Fly With The Wind Big John Patton – Oh Baby! Quote
HutchFan Posted February 2 Report Posted February 2 Now spinning: Thad Jones / Mel Lewis (Blue Note, 2 LPs) Quote
clifford_thornton Posted February 3 Report Posted February 3 5 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said: Great stuff! Listened earlier this week. Nice one! Have this as a Japanese Epic pressing from, I believe, the 70s. Quote
optatio Posted February 3 Report Posted February 3 On 2/1/2025 at 10:39 AM, Rabshakeh said: Circle - The Paris Concert 👍 Quote
mjazzg Posted February 3 Report Posted February 3 Nik Bärtsch's Ronin - Spin [Ronin Rhythm Records, Switzerland 2024] Quote
jazzcorner Posted February 4 Report Posted February 4 On 2/2/2025 at 11:28 PM, HutchFan said: Can listen to this great one anytime 😁 💗 Quote
HutchFan Posted February 4 Report Posted February 4 Now spinning: Roland Hanna Trio - Time for the Dancers (Progressive, rec. 1977) with George Mraz (b) and Richard Pratt (d) Quote
jazzcorner Posted February 4 Report Posted February 4 MPS/BASF CRM 675 - Lee Konitz/Pony Poindexter/Phil Woods/Leo Wright " Alto Summit" - rec. 1968 - Engineer: Rolf Donner Quote
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