Clean Feed Recs.

[paul secor]

I did a search and there have been a lot of posts - 10 pages - mentioning the Clean Feed label. I thought it might be a good thing if people posted recommendations on one thread. (It certainly would be a good thing for someone like me who is fairly unfamiliar with the label and some of the artists who have recorded for it.)

The only Clean Feed recording I have in my collection is Roswell Rudd/Mark Dresser: Airwalkers. I welcome any recommendations, and I'm sure others will too.

Edited November 21, 2008 by paul secor

[kh1958]

I have a few on the label.

On the good side:

Mauger--The Beautiful Enabler. This recent release is a trio with alto saxophonisit Rudresh Mahanthappa (Vijay Iyer's frequent collaborator), Mark Dresser, and Gary Hemingway.

Ze Eduardo/Jack Walrath--Bad Guys.

On the other hand, I didn't care for Tony Malaby's Tamarindo.

[papsrus]

Three I've snagged this year after recs elsewhere on this board are:

"Drunk Butterfly" -- Adam Lane / Lou Grassi / Mark Whitecage

First-rate. They get some nice grooves going, and these three seem highly tuned in to one another.

"The Beautiful Enabler" -- Gerry Hemingway (d), Mark Dresser (b), Rudresh Mahanthappa (as)

Can't hardly go wrong with that lineup!

"Stratostrophic" -- Ivan Johnson (b), Jason Mears (as), Kris Tiner (t), Paul Kikuchi (d)

Was just spinning this one earlier. Excellent.

Others I have enjoyed quite a bit are alto player Steve Lehman's "Manifold," and the several Clean Feed releases by trumpet player Dennis Gonzalez, particularly "Idle Wild" from 2005. Solid.

On the down side, the Herb Robertson releases just don't do it for me. Swing and a miss. Just not my thing.

[clifford_thornton]

I have or have had most of the catalog.

Lots of good stuff in there - can vouch for the Bernardo Sassettis, Paulo Curado, Dennis Gonzalez, Trio Vriditas, Whit Dickey, Paal Nilssen-Love, Elliott Levin, Scott Fields, Otomo Yoshihide, Ravish Momin, Alipio C Neto, Herb Robertson, Joe Morris, Braxton...

[Hoppy T. Frog]

A vote for the Vinny Golia, and the Joe Morris/Braxton box

[JohnS]

I can recommend the Dennis Gonzalez and Gerry Hemingway titles.

[tkeith]

Alvin Fielder A MEASURE OF VISION with Dennis Gonzalez and Yells At Eels

[paul secor]

Thanks for the recommendations.

[Late]

I think all of these are very good records — not just worth having, but worth close listening:

• Dennis González: NY Midnight Suite

• Kirk Knuffke: Big Wig

• Empty Cage Quartet: Stratostrophic

• Harris Eisenstadt: Guewel

• Tetterapadequ: And The Missing R

• Steve Lehman: On Meaning (I think this is Lehman's best recording to date)

• Rob Brown: Crown Trunk Root Funk *

There are a number of others, but these stand out in particular to me. For some reason, I haven't been able to get into any of Gerry Hemingway's work on this label, and I usually like his bands. Even the record with Ray Anderson, who wows me almost every time, didn't move me.

In general, I'd say go for the names and/or bands you know almost nothing about. You're likely to be pleasantly surprised.

* Aha! This CD isn't on Clean Feed. It's on Aum Fidelity. One of Brown's more interesting records (I think) so far.

[Nate Dorward]

On Meaning is on Pi, also. -- It's an admirable update on the 1960s vibesy avant-Blue Note sound, though truth be told I found it hard to care too much about it.

[Bright Moments]

Martin Kuchen - alto sax

Magnus Broo - trumpet

Mattias Stahl - vibraphone

Johan Berthling - bass

Kjell Nordeson - drums

this is excellent!!!

[7/4]

A vote for the Vinny Golia, and the Joe Morris/Braxton box

ditto on the Morris/Braxton box!

[mjazzg]

Martin Kuchen - alto sax

Magnus Broo - trumpet

Mattias Stahl - vibraphone

Johan Berthling - bass

Kjell Nordeson - drums

this is excellent!!!

For me, one of the stand out releases on any label in the last few years. Individually all very impressive musicians, collectively, on fire!