Dub Modal

Moved to Eastern Rebellion 4 which is interesting for the addition of Alfredo Armenteros on trumpet and David Williams on bass. NP: This is a nice pairing with the first volume since it's that same quartet here, live in Bremen '76. I dig these guys live a little more than in a studio. Looks like it has only this Japanese CD as the official release, but I bet it's online somewhere.

Hats off to y'all for the music being played on page 301 here. Great stuff

NP: The addition of Curtis Fuller to the lineup brings some variation. Not my favorite trombonist but he does well enough here, and his presence on these tracks is substantial. If you're a Fuller fan, you'll dig this. Seven Minds is the standout track IMO. Nice playing from Jones is a highlight.

So, interesting note on this Eastern Rebellion box set; the Part 2 CD tacks on Clockwise and Firm Roots that are ALSO included on Part 3. They're the same versions. Not sure why they repeated these tracks. Also of note are that the track times on these discs for Clockwise are 5:00 while discogs has Part 3's version at 5:56 across all the versions I've seen. Discogs isn't always correct so it could be just an error, but interesting nonetheless.

@rostasi I'm actually digging some of these tracks. I didn't read the write up about it but it appears to be a comp of (mostly?) previously issued live dates. The 2015 Stone Residency tracks with Ulmer are fantastic. Not a fan of the Buckethead track, and haven't gotten to the Frith yet either but overall those others were persuasive. 👍 Thanks!

The only Bob Berg I have in my collection actually. Any suggestions on other albums?

You could probably ID some of these partials outright 👍

Vol 2 with Bob Berg on tenor who I'm enjoying more than Coleman at the moment.

Just a few days left. I'll post the reveal this weekend.

I checked the track Meet Your Maker this morning. I dig Bill's sound and this one wasn't so bad...kind of sounds like Jane's Addiction playing 70's Miles. I'll have to listen to the rest at some point. WP/NP: I absolutely love both of the Mars Williams albums on Corbett vs Dempsey. Excellent playing and fun to listen to. After this, quite a change in pace and style: Vol. 1...Going to George Coleman from Mars Williams was actually a little jarring. This sounded like easy listening jazz at first, but it gets better as it settles in. Walton, Sam Jones and Higgins actually make a great trio 🤔

Hope you feel better soon 🍻

Indeed

Rarity. Niney production that I've never seen before as far as I can remember. Horsemouth on drums as well 👍

This is a great idea IMO

Boom. Thanks Jim! You've helped me solve a problem I've been trying to solve for some time 🍻

Ok, trying that via discogs https://www.discogs.com/master/161400-Joe-Gibbs-The-Professionals-African-Dub-All-Mighty-Chapter-Two/image/SW1hZ2U6Mzg3NDA5MDg= So that's what happens, and I'm guessing bc the link doesn't have a png or jpg suffix..? The same thing happens if I try to share a pic from my photo bucket by creating a link.

I don't have problems with posting linked pics via a laptop here, but for whatever reason that same functionality doesn't exist with cell phones, at least for me. Any ideas why that is?

Freddie recorded that track twice. This one came later in '79. Helluva singer.

No doubt. Those African dub albums are classics.

Saw this released recently. Cover art is a call back to Joe Gibbs' African Dub All Mighty vol 2 which is cool.

Mars Williams & Hamid Drake, live from Dec 11, 1996 at the Empty Bottle, Chicago. I love it. Intense & spirited.

Potential BFT track theme right there

No way it's weak, but even so that's better than no take IMO. 👍

Ha, my bad.

Foot traffic in the BFT listening room this month remains scarce. I think it's Ken's turn next month and I'm betting he's been cooking up some selections that hopefully attract some more ears. About 9 days left on this one. One mystery track is left but there's a decent amount of partials to fill in some gaps as well.