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sent an email a few minutes ago... (Sun Ra and Tolliver discs)

"You know, I played in Johnny Hodges' band for about a week in 1955, in Chester, PA. That experience was so wonderful, such a pleasure I didn't even touch the piano for the first four days, until the wonderful [Ellington band trombonist] Lawrence Brown said, "er, Cecil, the piano has 88 keys, it'd be nice if you'd play one note occasionally." (laughs) Then of course, Basie's band was lighter, and their conception of that single stem or motif, which the word "riff" doesn't describe the organic nature of how that band created it's magic." - Cecil Taylor

OK. That's cool. I guess that info's on the can, but I never got around to actually reading it! I noticed (in the ad spot) that there's another pic of him that's in swim gear that's not so "hunk-of-the-month." Larry Tate would've fired me if I had come up with that sales picture idea.

I was expecting a mockingbird (which, by the way, can be very hard to transcribe).

They became the Dirty Dozen.

OK, so I'm at the grocery store and I have to pick up some shaving cream. I reach for a can of Barbasol and there's the phrase "REAL MAN" in large letters across the front of it. So, I'm thinkin' what's up with this? I turn the can around and it has some guy - Gary Hill or Hall or something like that - on the back of it in this kind of shirtless "pinup" style. OK, I know that the ladies have to shave their legs and stuff too, but whassup with this!. Is this really a new sales tactic now? Since I wasn't too interested in having Gary join me in the shower, I chose the Colgate can right next to it...

Hans! Really? I was thinking that would be the lesser of the possibilities. So time actually stood still for an hour! ..... ....... Last night I awoke in the middle of a dream (Frank Zappa and I were talking about technology - hee, hee ) and I was 25 minutes too late - my analog wall clock was already at 1:25 while the unchanged ones still had 2:25. Thanks Hans!

OK, I have a very pressing question... If you have an analog clock that's one of those "radio controlled" ones that's supposed to keep perfect time, does the clock go backward one hour at 2AM or does it go forward 11 hours? Certainly it doesn't just STOP for one hour does it? I'm trying to figure out if I'm gonna get up at 2AM to watch it and get an answer...

Noticed too that the Lloyd recording is paired with a Warne Marsh: Lloyd/Marsh

I heard that. Most people lose sight of the fact that it's actually an orchestral composition, not just a tune for blowing. It's a good blowing vehicle, but not a tireless one... ← Quartet Out does a damn fine version!

It's written in stone! It's your B-Day! Have a great one!

Thanks Mike! Yes, it's coming back to me now. Never heard of the Lloyd version, but the Roy Brooks take now brings back fond memories. Gonna have to go thru the stacks to pull that out again and listen. Very surprised that the tune hasn't been resurrected in 30 years of playing 'cause it's a great one! Thanks again for your encyclopedic knowledge! Rod

Me too! OK, Yes, I remember Chico's version. I understand that that album's on disc now? Wonder what Cecil really calls it? Isn't it his tune?

Also, check the numbers on the side of the boxes. Mine has a 5-digit "B2" number on the #19 and the #20 just has MS-020. The 19 has a barcode with numbers and the #20 has no barcode anywhere ...so, I totally don't get it!

Isn't that the Army slogan? ← No, I think that's Sinatra...

I have a question. I noticed on this set that a track from Live at Slugs' Volume Two is shown here as just Wilpan's, but I've always thought that it was called Wilpan's Walk. Am I confusing it with another version or song completely or is this the way it really reads on the LP? (I don't have it easily available at this time).

Yup, they could be complicated...or not. I just hope that there's good reason and not just some dumb "sticker" issue (like the last holdup?). Maybe there are questions about the release and sale of promo copies? We don't know...but it's quite a disservice to fans if it's something less than a rights issue that involves potential cash to the estate.

I figure: We'll get cancellation notices for our pre-orders then it'll come up again in November without the discounts and all will go forward for Xmas season release. Just a guess...

Just listening, a couple of days ago, to Embryo's Reise. Thanks for the info!

couw already replied, 'g' as in 'go'. And it's pronounced gh-eee! As in Guy de Maupassant (someone who wrote almost as well as our Guy). ← and Guy Debord!

Here's a quickly found story on these record profits. Probably Johnny can find something else... Refund Record Profits Actually, here's a whole google of them: Oil Profits

Yup, sometimes if you can only go the cheap route, you can start rolling up those bathroom towels and stick them up against the door and window bottoms. It still pisses me off tho about these record profits. Last night I saw that the major fuel companies made enough profit to equal the GDP of a small country - can't remember which one right now - Portugal or some place about that size - but anyway, this profit is BEFORE we pay our inflated bills. What will 4th Q look like?!

WHY, OF COURSE!!!!!!

I know who she is - she's Maren! (and that's just fine with me...)