New Fantasy Reissues

[JSngry]

From ejazznews.com

Due for release later this month (6/29) is a Prestige twofer CD, "Super

Soul," by soul-jazz purveyor RICHARD "GROOVE" HOLMES (1931-1991). The disc

pairs "Super Soul," a Chicago big-band date under the direction of Richard

Evans (best known for his work with Ahmad Jamal and Ramsey Lewis); and

"Soul Power!," a sextet session featuring guitarist Wally Richardson. Both

were recorded in 1967 when Holmes was red-hot, coming off his hit single

"Misty" of the previous year.

http://www.fantasyjazz.com/catalog/holmes_r_cat.html#24292

"Guitar Moods by MUNDELL LOWE" is also scheduled for 6/29 release, in the

Original Jazz Classics series. The 1956 date, Lowe's second for Riverside,

is an all-ballad program which finds the guitarist in the company of his

regular bassist and drummer of the period (Trigger Alpert and Ed

Shaughnessy); Lowe's arrangements for flute, oboe, and/or bass clarinet

embellish half the tracks, including the first, "Speak Low." ("It took more

than a little willpower," confesses Orrin Keepnews in his original notes,

"to avoid turning that title into a pun and making it the title of the

album!") http://www.fantasyjazz.com/catalog/lowe_m_cat.html#1957

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An intriguing trio of spoken-word albums is being prepared for reissue

early this fall. First on the list is "CHARLES BUKOWSKI Reads His Poetry,"

a 1973 recording most recently released in 1980 by Takoma (one poem, "Last

Days of the Suicide Kid," was included in the 1997 CD "Takoma Eclectic

Sampler"). Richard Meltzer will be contributing notes to the new CD

package. http://www.fantasyjazz.com/html/takomasampler.html

Next, "Poetry Readings in the Cellar" by KENNETH REXROTH & LAWRENCE

FERLINGHETTI, a Fantasy album recorded in 1958 at a San Francisco "jazz and

poetry" session and out of print since the mid-70s. (The 21-minute Rexroth

track, "Thou Shalt Not Kill," appears in the 1993 4-CD Fantasy beat poetry

box, "Howls, Raps & Roars," as do two of Ferlinghetti's

poems--"Autobiography" and "Saint Francis.")

http://www.fantasyjazz.com/html/howls4410.html

And finally, LENNY BRUCE's 1972 Fantasy album "Thank You Masked Man," the

CD reissue of which will feature John Magnuson's animated film of the same

name (produced by Magnuson; story and narration by Bruce; direction,

characters, and sound by Bruce and Magnuson). Lenny lives.

http://www.fantasyjazz.com/catalog/bruce_l_cat.html

[Alec]

I've really been enjoying the latest Prestige two-fer re-issues: Shirly Scott's "Trio Classics Vol 1" and especially Houston Person's "Broken Windows, Empty Hallways" (I haven't gotten Johnny "Hammond" Smith's "Opus de Funk" yet.)

Does anyone have a list of the two-fers?

Thanks

[chris olivarez]

I wonder if they have any Ken Nordine in their vaults?

[JSngry]

Ken Nordine's "major label" affiliations (that I know of) were Dot (all the Word Jazz things) & Phillips (COLORS & TWINK).

The Rexroth/Ferlingetti this is a gas. I've not heard it since the 70s, and maybe my tastes have changed, but they'd have to have changed a LOT for me not to dig it any more.

[Brad]

I've really been enjoying the latest Prestige two-fer re-issues: Shirly Scott's "Trio Classics Vol 1" and especially Houston Person's "Broken Windows, Empty Hallways" (I haven't gotten Johnny "Hammond" Smith's "Opus de Funk" yet.)

Does anyone have a list of the two-fers?

Thanks

Do you mean every two fer they ever did or just the recent ones. If the latter, besides the ones you mention, there's Harold Mabern, Junior Mance and Johnny Hammond Smith.

[chris olivarez]

Ken Nordine's "major label" affiliations (that I know of) were Dot (all the Word Jazz things) & Phillips (COLORS & TWINK).

The Rexroth/Ferlingetti this is a gas. I've not heard it since the 70s, and maybe my tastes have changed, but they'd have to have changed a LOT for me not to dig it any more.

Waaahh!!!

[paul secor]

I've had the Bukowski LP since Takoma released it, and it's a good one.

[Tony Pusey]

I love Rexroth! He said that San Fransisco was to Literature as Barcelona was to Spanish Anarchism! As someone who was always fascinated by the Bay Area scene of the 60s, Rexroth always seemed to be the link between the wild and woolly Barbary Coast, the Beats and the Human Bein/Gathering of the Tribes generation. Perhaps I will break out his book of love poems supposedly written by the young, female Japanese poet Marichico, sensual stuff if you are in a star crossed mood

[JSngry]

Patchen & Booker Ervin '59 -->

www.jargonbooks.com/pelist1.html#pe13

COOL!

[Tony Pusey]

Clementine, no these are new names for me, I confess that my aesthetic is formed by the european avant movements, surrealism, lettrism, situationism, so the Beats are kind of an interesting side road, but I sure would welcome some suggestions where I should go with your recomendations! And ,yes ,Rexroth was often slight as a poet, but he is the personification of a whole anarcho-bohemian world view that begat the beats who begat the pranksters et al . I really would have difficulty in finding his equivalent on this side of the pond. Perhaps Alex Trocchi? Simon Vinkenoog?

And what do you think of Ted Jones?The link between the Surrealists and the beats.

[Tony Pusey]

Clementine,

many, many thanks, when time will allow I will certainly follow this through, in fact I am off to London for 3 days tonight so if i am close to a decent bookshop I will see if anything is available.Yes, I have read Rexroths auto biography. I did so as a young man and it made a big impression on me. And, no, I am not gay.

[brownie]

Always thought that the best poet of his generation was Frank O'Hara.

http://www.frankohara.com/

[brownie]

Clem, sorry I know films better than poetry. But your post seems to have hidden treasures that I will need to check.

Nice piece of poetry you attached. Strange how those Michele Morgan and Gerard Philippe scenes in 'Les Orgueilleux' (1953 flick by Yves Allegret) remain evocative. If I remember well, Martin Scorcese also drew ecstasic about the scene where Michele Morgan gets a needle injection.

And since you seem very interested in French litterature, trust you know that Yves Allegret was Andre Gide's nephew. And a not very good film director.

Now let me get back to Frank O'Hara's poems...

[ghost of miles]

I've been meaning to check out that McCourt book, and yeah, O'Hara is one of the greats--I read "To the Harbormaster" at my mom's funeral a couple of months ago (one of her & my favorite O'Hara poems).

Thanks for the Fantasy news, Jim. I've been planning to order that HOWLS, RAPS & ROARS box for some time now & will probaby toss in the full-length Rexroth as well.

[king ubu]

Fascinating thread! Thanks everybody!

I cannot really participate here, but I do own that 4CD Fantasy set, and there was a time when I was reading some beat stuff, Corso, Ginsberg, Kerouac, had a book of Ferlighetti poems I really loved... then, there's that short film "Pull My Daisy" by Swiss photographer Robert Frank... Got to check out some of the names you mentioned!

ubu

[Tony Pusey]

Ou Li Po get a mention on Organissimo! ( and no, that is not another oriental poet!)This gets more interesting...Surely this is of interest to King Ubu? or is he only interested in Pataphysics?

Clementine, returned from London empty handed, my fav bookshop got closed down while I have been away up here in the frozen North so its back to the internet....

[Tony Pusey]

That was Compendium by the way, and this shop must be sorely (surely) missed.

[paul secor]

Since Clem has brought the Jargon Society and Jonathan Williams into the mix, I'd like to bring two books of Williams' essays to your attention: The Magpie's Bagpipe and Blackbird Dust. Fascinating, interesting, entertaining stuff.

Blackbird Dust also includes some of Williams' photographs - that's a whole other story. Someone should publish another collection of those - one was done years ago, but I think that it's long out of print.

[brownie]

Ou Li Po get a mention on Organissimo! ( and no, that is not another oriental poet!)This gets more interesting...Surely this is of interest to King Ubu? or is he only interested in Pataphysics?

Clementine, returned from London empty handed, my fav bookshop got closed down while I have been away up here in the frozen North so its back to the internet....

Clem has repeadtly referred to Oulipo. He happens to read good books. Notably the Georges Perec ones...

[Tony Pusey]

Sorry Brownie, I seem not to have been paying attention in class! . I like Perec though I must read him in translation, I also like Harry Mathews. An English imprint, Atlas books does sterling service bringing these classics of the anti tradition to the English speaking public.