Lou Donaldson Up has been bumped for later, Kimura/Hemingway is a compelling listen.
I believe this is the second release from this terrific trio…nice to hear new stuff from Marty Ehrlich….
Marty Ehrlich - alto & tenor sax
John Hébert - bass
Nasheet Waits - drums
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Recent remaster of a 1976 live set recorded in Milan.
One of my favorite trios, amazing music and great sound.
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Another excellent trio set released on ECM in 1977.
Paul Motian Trio ‘Dance’ with bassist David Izenzon and Charles Brackeen on tenor/soprano saxes.
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I had forgotten that I have this one on the Pausa label. Most likely in a box up north. Must locate it for a listen.
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1970 to early 1980 were ECM’s golden years IMO. I was huge on their releases and most likely have every one of them, naturally on vinyl.
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Streaming this on Qobuz (192k !!) one of the many recently remastered Strata East titles, recorded in 1968.
Some nice interplay between Brackeen and Don Cherry. I love Ed Blackwell.
Strata East originals are hard to come by so these remasters are a treat. Don’t know how many they will release on vinyl.
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They are an easy recommendation, just note the sonics can be all over the map.
The Brackeen set sounded pretty darn good..not a modern-sounding recording, but not as bad as I was expecting. Apparently Charles Tolliver is proud of the sound of the Strata East releases, they wanted to release a good product.
Lots of obscure stuff I am discovering in these reissues. Finding any of the original releases in decent shape will be tough, so I may buy some of the reissues as downloads. Mack Avenue needs to be supported!
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Very cool new release from Ches Smith’s Clone Row band…
Ches Smith - drums, vibes, electronics
Mary Halvorson - guitar (right channel)
Liberty Ellman - guitar (left channel)
Nick Dunston - bass, electronics
Mary Halvorson and Liberty Ellman, good grief.
The guitar work here is astonishing, everything from electronica to traditional picking,
I think Ches is getting his game back.
I REALLY like this. I’m pretty stoned right now, but I’ll bet I like it tomorrow.
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The Mack Avenue reissues are a nice sonic improvement generally speaking.
I continue to return to it, great stuff!
Nice nudge I shall return to it later today.
