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Yeah, that makes total sense.

yeah. I assume Flashpoint was abbreviated to match the NDR TV program, and this is a bit more expanded. Either way, I'm glad this is coming out and will keep both in the overstuffed racks

Huh. Well, the Bandcamp credits list the recording date as April 18, 1969, which corresponds with the earlier Flashpoint so there must be some overlap at least.

Sad to report that the songwriter, poet, and visual artist Ed Askew died last night at age 84; he had been ill. Source: a mutual friend who collaborated with Ed and assisted him greatly in his later years. Ed's music can be heard to great and nuanced advantage on recordings for ESP-Disk', De Stijl, Drag City, Tin Angel, and a bevy of self-released cassettes and CDs. I was very lucky to get to see Ed numerous times over the years and work on the rerelease of his ESP debut for Tin Angel Records. Many fond memories are coming back right now of various hangs, gigs, meals, drinks, and good times with Ed and his bandmates. His music had a great impact on the underground singer songwriter community in New York and beyond. I remember watching the below in a rented theater in Minneapolis in the early 00s, probably right around the time he played at the Empty Bottle in Chicago (2005). He's playing a Martin tiple. The uploader has broken up the video into three parts.

Yeah, I have (and think I reviewed) the old one. The DVD is awesome! also, FWIW Erich Kleinschuster and Fritz Pauer are Austrian.

ditto, terrible news. I also liked his films; Horse Girl was particularly good.

Oh dang, checked the website. It does seem like they went belly-up!! Unfortunate, especially for those who paid upfront.

A great player whose artistry coursed throughout much of my listening. Glad to have seen him a couple of times, including a solo release concert for his final ECM solo album, though I didn't actually get the opportunity to speak with or thank him. I think he moved to Las Cruces a year or two ago. RIP.

Nice! I have this music as Big Stuff on New Jazz (same session). Love it.

I agree with all of this. I stopped reviewing in maybe 2018 for a variety of reasons, but I still write about music. Hopefully some of the personality, facts, and word-pictures still come through. It's definitely not something that comes easily for most people.

Unfortunate that they haven't sent you anything at all. I'm sure you could do a chargeback and get your card credited. I haven't ordered the final batch and will wait until Dusty Groove gets 'em.

I love that record. All the Tyler albums are at least good but this one is quite special.

born on the same day (Dec. 17) in 1933 and 1935, respectively.

That's true. He found ways.

there are still plenty of idiots crashing and burning.

Well, he had cards stacked against him -- race, sexuality -- and though he was successful, his life was hardly perfect. I don't feel sorry for him but I think it is fair to recognize & hold empathy for what caused him turbulence.

yeah, I saw him only once with Lee Konitz and Marc Johnson. It was good, but I think at the time I had a more steady diet of freer Bley and wish I could take my 2024 ears back to that night.

Oh for sure. I was quite floored by the Coleman disc, though, as I wasn't expecting what I got!

Solo Lacy is a very different album. I like the duo with Altena but it's quite different than Maarten's own records. It would have been interesting to hear the Altena of Stairs! and Porto Novo in duo with Lacy (or trio with Bennink) ca. 1967, though Lumps is a pretty enjoyable affair as well. Lacy was quite raucous in those years!

perhaps, but he made the records, not any of us! Not that we have to like all of them (or any of them), but the work is there to be dealt with (or not).

I love Beirach. Shipp got me really listening to him. There's a duo CD with George Coleman that is just stupendous in my opinion.

Downloaded this one on Apple Music and am enjoying it quite a bit: https://www.discogs.com/release/11881513-Barry-Wedgle-Steve-Lacy-The-Rendezvous?srsltid=AfmBOooV_xIAnO5v4XZbPSJEF-mM_pFAHqBuZEqBPbcFXyNsKi-7jQnB

yeah, I'm in for 2025.

yes, Reggie Johnson is/was a great bass player. He would have turned 84 on Dec. 13.

enjoying the incongruity from the first minute of the first track. Count me in.