AmirBagachelles Posted April 14, 2005 Report Posted April 14, 2005 Does anybody know why the Jimmy Lyons title never made to CD? Is his estate in good control of his material? I think Lyons and Cecil Taylor might be my favorite new artistic-taste experience since I got back into jazz listening in '99 with the help of Miles and Mingus. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted April 14, 2005 Report Posted April 14, 2005 I don't think that's one of the LP reissues either. Strange. Oh well, better to stick with the Black Saints, Hat Huts and the Ayler box. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted April 14, 2005 Report Posted April 14, 2005 Lester Bowie told me of the various "sideman gigs" on Byg and America, Lyons was the only leader to hold rehearsals. Quote
JSngry Posted April 14, 2005 Report Posted April 14, 2005 ...better to stick with the Black Saints, Hat Huts and the Ayler box. Must respectfully dissent on this. OTHER AFTERNOONS is a great record, imo. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted April 14, 2005 Report Posted April 14, 2005 Must respectfully dissent on this. OTHER AFTERNOONS is a great record, imo. It is at least very, very good. I have a habit of losing concentration on other Lyons dates (may be my flaw, but real). My "very, very good" qualification is 'cause I don't think he ever made the "best" recording in him. Quote
JSngry Posted April 14, 2005 Report Posted April 14, 2005 Good point. What about JUMP UP, WHAT TO DO ABOUT? That and OTHER AFTERNOONS are the Lyons-as-leader sides I consistently reach for. Quote
Brandon Burke Posted April 14, 2005 Report Posted April 14, 2005 Too bad the Jones didn't make it to CD. Great record. Yes. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted April 15, 2005 Report Posted April 15, 2005 My "very, very good" qualification is 'cause I don't think he ever made the "best" recording in him. I completely agree. Quote
brownie Posted April 15, 2005 Report Posted April 15, 2005 ...better to stick with the Black Saints, Hat Huts and the Ayler box. Must respectfully dissent on this. OTHER AFTERNOONS is a great record, imo. Totally agreee! One of the major scandal in jazz recordings is the lack of attention that Jimmy Lyons got from the US labels, big or small. Not a single one bothered to give him a leader's date while he was still around! And the new issues still come from outside the USA! Quote
fent99 Posted April 15, 2005 Report Posted April 15, 2005 Late as ever but another vote for Other Afternoons. I haven't heard it in a long time (Anyone help me there?) but I prefer it to pretty much everything else I've ever heard from him including the classic stuff with Taylor. How is the Ayler box? Worth the outlay? Quote
ralphie_boy Posted April 16, 2005 Report Posted April 16, 2005 How is the Ayler box? Worth the outlay? I'm glad I picked it up. Some damm good blowin' here. Quote
Late Posted April 18, 2005 Report Posted April 18, 2005 ... finally put my order in for Way Ahead and New Africa. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted April 19, 2005 Report Posted April 19, 2005 I thought Brandon told you to get the Coursil like a year ago! Quote
Late Posted April 19, 2005 Report Posted April 19, 2005 I thought Brandon told you to get the Coursil like a year ago! He did. (I said "OK.") But my resistance to authority kicked in at the time. Then I finally realized that if I wanted to hear more Arthur Jones (what little there is on record), I'd better capitulate. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted April 19, 2005 Report Posted April 19, 2005 You'll be glad you did. He's also on Yasmina and Frank Wright - Your Prayer among a few others, and gets prominent solo space (as does Coursil) on the latter. Quote
Bright Moments Posted September 8, 2006 Report Posted September 8, 2006 After I collect my thoughts, I will post about this too. I was a CBS employee at the time and I know one of the guys got away with $75,000. this was a very interesting thread! i really enjoyed the don cherry (MU). chuck - hopefully you have collected your thoughts by now! i am curious to hear the story!! Quote
Chalupa Posted September 10, 2006 Report Posted September 10, 2006 Instead of the Paul Bley, or even one of the AEC albums, I wish Universal France would have reissued Arthur Jones' Scorpio in the new Free America line. The one track I have ("Brother B") is something else — I keep coming back to it. Is the rest of the album as good? So has Scorpio ever been issued on cd?? Quote
Late Posted September 10, 2006 Report Posted September 10, 2006 Nope. Only one track — "Brother B" — has made it to compact disc. It's a damn, damn fine track. It's available on this box set, which is well worth picking up: It's also the only way you can get Kenneth Terroade on cd. Quote
Chalupa Posted September 10, 2006 Report Posted September 10, 2006 Bummer. Thanks for the heads up. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted October 20, 2008 Report Posted October 20, 2008 I thought there was a P-Vine CD of Scorpio. Quote
peterintoronto Posted October 20, 2008 Report Posted October 20, 2008 I thought there was a P-Vine CD of Scorpio. There is a P-Vine LP of Scorpio on eBay right now. Only $129.99 too! Ugly artwork no charge. http://tinyurl.com/5rxwvm Quote
clifford_thornton Posted October 20, 2008 Report Posted October 20, 2008 Yeah, he's hawking his LPs for pretty high prices... Quote
StarThrower Posted May 6, 2013 Report Posted May 6, 2013 (edited) Anybody familiar with the supposedly 24 bit remastered mini sleeve editions on Sunspots label? Have these BYG/Actuel albums ever sounded good on CD? Most of the recordings I have sound brittle, but I couldn't resist the new Charly Art Ensemble 3-fer, and Shepp Yasmina/Malcolm CDs when I spotted them this past weekend in a local store. Edited May 6, 2013 by starthrower Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted May 6, 2013 Report Posted May 6, 2013 As far as I know all of the cd reissues are needle drops. The master tapes went missing a long time ago. Quote
_forumlogo.png.a607ef20a6e0c299ab2aa6443aa1f32e.png)
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.