Conjure : "Bad Mouth"

[Man with the Golden Arm]

news from the DMG release pages:

CONJURE [iSHMAEL REED] - "Bad Mouth" [2 CD set] (American Clave 1052/53) With ISHMAEL REED, DAVID MURRAY, KIP HANRAHAN, ALVIN YOUNGBLOOD HART, FERNANDO SAUNDERS, ANTHONY COX, TOSVANNI TERRY, PEDRO MARTINEZ, BILLY BANG, HORACIO EL NEGRO HERNANDEZ, ROBBY AMEEN, RICHIE FLORES, DAFNIS PRIETO

I must have been in a phase back in the eighties and listened the hell out of all the Hanrahan releases. Conjure especially entertained me. Curious if anyone knows anything about this new (?) release here. See that the usual suspects are about along with Threadgill's new drummer weighing down what looks to be a rhythm hefty outing.

I also spotted 'Darn It' re-issued over at the organissimo-linked CDUniverse for cheap. Not a very good set but a couple of killers in there with Rudd and Tchai and that killing-absotutely-priceless-play-it-loud-for-Don - "Rawalpindi Blues"! (on sale and maybe mispriced)

[kh1958]

Hanrahan has an interview in the latest Downbeat and talks about becoming active again in recording.

[JohnS]

Hanrahan played in London a while ago with many of these players. They made a pretty good sound. I think this is one for my wish list.

The first Conjure album was very tasty.

Edited April 7, 2006 by JohnS

[Kalo]

I'm not a big fan of Hanrahan, but I love the two previous Conjure discs (especially the first).

I can't wait to hear this new one.

[Man with the Golden Arm]

see that this is now on iTunes as well as a few other American Clave` discs.

fwiw search iTunes and load:

"Rawalpindi Blues" 5:10 Don Pullen, Jack Bruce, Kip Hanrahan, Leo Nocentelli, Marvin Smitty Smith, Paul Haines & Robby Ameen 'Darn It!' $0.99

if not the best piano workout ever for less than a buck you can grab me by the wishbone.

[ep1str0phy]

see that this is now on iTunes as well as a few other American Clave` discs.

fwiw search iTunes and load:

"Rawalpindi Blues" 5:10 Don Pullen, Jack Bruce, Kip Hanrahan, Leo Nocentelli, Marvin Smitty Smith, Paul Haines & Robby Ameen 'Darn It!' $0.99

if not the best piano workout ever for less than a buck you can grab me by the wishbone.

Man, when Jack reaches those high notes on the 'Escalator...' version, I just go nuts. When that cat was younger, he had the baddest pseudo-operatic rock voice ever.

'Darn-It' is ridiculously inconsistent, I'd say--in line with a lot of the HAnrahan catalogue--but there are a number of nice bits. I enjoy the Michael Snow pieces, the Rudd, Tchicai/Cyrille, and a few of the groove passages--nice as a comp, but thematically impenetrable (and I'd give a buck to anyone who thinks he/she really 'gets' the whole Paul Haines thing).

Edited April 19, 2006 by ep1str0phy