ep1str0phy Posted January 27, 2008 Report Posted January 27, 2008 Heads up, y'all--just got a copy of Eclipse at Dawn. Mongezi is indeed absent, but a gloss at the liner notes suggests that no one knows why. There you go... Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted January 27, 2008 Report Posted January 27, 2008 I'm eagerly awaiting the Blue Notes box. Ogun was one of my initial routes into jazz in the mid to late 70s. I never had any of these records and knew the Blue Notes mainly by reputation or odd appearances on records by the likes of Robert Wyatt. Louis Moholo is still going strong - I saw him with a version of Spirit's Rejoice a couple of years back in fine form and he did a really interesting on stage interview. I think he lives back in South Africa now. Quote
sidewinder Posted January 27, 2008 Report Posted January 27, 2008 Louis Moholo is still going strong - I saw him with a version of Spirit's Rejoice a couple of years back in fine form and he did a really interesting on stage interview. I think he lives back in South Africa now. He did a gig at the Barbican a year or two back but unfortunately I missed it. Seeing Louis' name reminds me of another great drummer-in-exile who was part of the UK scene for many years - Clifford Jarvis. I recall him being very influential on the London scene in the 70s and 80s in particular. Incredible that he chose to settle with us - sad that he didn't get much recognition here. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted January 27, 2008 Report Posted January 27, 2008 Seeing Louis' name reminds me of another great drummer-in-exile who was part of the UK scene for many years - Clifford Jarvis. I recall him being very influential on the London scene in the 70s and 80s in particular. Incredible that he chose to settle with us - sad that he didn't get much recognition here. Jarvis recorded a great side with Johnny Dyani for Red Records in the early '80s. Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted January 27, 2008 Report Posted January 27, 2008 Louis Moholo is still going strong - I saw him with a version of Spirit's Rejoice a couple of years back in fine form and he did a really interesting on stage interview. I think he lives back in South Africa now. He did a gig at the Barbican a year or two back but unfortunately I missed it. Seeing Louis' name reminds me of another great drummer-in-exile who was part of the UK scene for many years - Clifford Jarvis. I recall him being very influential on the London scene in the 70s and 80s in particular. Incredible that he chose to settle with us - sad that he didn't get much recognition here. I think that might be the one I was at - part of the Jazz Britannia weekend. I don't recall Clifford Jarvis at all. Quote
Chalupa Posted January 27, 2008 Author Report Posted January 27, 2008 (edited) I saw Louis Moholo last June in a duet w/ Marshall Allen. He/they were great. He did a mini tour of the East Coast - NYC, Philly, and Baltimore. Edited January 27, 2008 by J.H. Deeley Quote
sidewinder Posted January 28, 2008 Report Posted January 28, 2008 I think that might be the one I was at - part of the Jazz Britannia weekend. I don't recall Clifford Jarvis at all. Yep, the Moholo gig was part of the 'Jazz Britannia' weekend I think. Sadly, Jarvis had already passed away some years earlier - I kept the obit from the paper and still have it somewhere. I think it was the 80s that he was particularly active in London. Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted January 28, 2008 Report Posted January 28, 2008 I think that might be the one I was at - part of the Jazz Britannia weekend. I don't recall Clifford Jarvis at all. Yep, the Moholo gig was part of the 'Jazz Britannia' weekend I think. It was a fine gig, if a liitle ragged. Included both Soweto Kinch (nice to hear him in this sort of setting) and Jason Yarde, a player I'm astounded has not recorded. He seems tied up with production and other things. Did a great extended piece at Cheltenham a while back. Quote
ep1str0phy Posted January 28, 2008 Report Posted January 28, 2008 Maybe I'm misunderstanding your statement, Bev, but Yarde has recorded with Moholo. If you mean he hasn't recorded solo (which may be the case, from what I can figure out), then yeah--about time. Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted January 28, 2008 Report Posted January 28, 2008 Maybe I'm misunderstanding your statement, Bev, but Yarde has recorded with Moholo. If you mean he hasn't recorded solo (which may be the case, from what I can figure out), then yeah--about time. Yes, that's what I mean. I've seen him a few times playing in other people's bands and he's been electrifying. If there's one live gig I'd love to hear was recorded it would be one I saw in a dingy working men's club in Sheffield about ten years back. Louis Moholo's 'Spirit's Rejoice' with...wait for it...Jason Yarde, Paul Rogers, Keith Tippett, Evan Parker and Paul Rutherford. Yarde held his own in that exalted company. As I said before, I think he's heavily involved in production - I've seen his name on some of the Dune label CDs. Quote
ep1str0phy Posted January 28, 2008 Report Posted January 28, 2008 That's a phenomenal lineup... I've heard a tape of that ensemble, maybe not the same concert, but it definitely riled up the energies of old. Quote
Alexander Hawkins Posted January 28, 2008 Report Posted January 28, 2008 Louis is indeed back in SA, but is back really quite a lot. He's been around this month actually. There's a new band of his which has gigged 3 times in this country so far - Louis, John Edwards, Orphy Robinson (who was spelled by Pule Pheto on the third of the three), and the twin saxophone front line of Ntshuks Bonga and Jason. I saw one of the gigs, which was completely wonderful - they pretty much took the roof off the (now, sadly defunct) Red Rose. The first gig, they played Harry Miller tunes etc., which a lot of people speak of as the best gig they've seen since [whenever]! Quote
clifford_thornton Posted January 30, 2008 Report Posted January 30, 2008 Heads up, y'all--just got a copy of Eclipse at Dawn. Mongezi is indeed absent, but a gloss at the liner notes suggests that no one knows why. There you go... Just got mine too. Very nice notes, as well as photos by Roberto Masotti (one of my favorites). Quote
king ubu Posted February 2, 2008 Report Posted February 2, 2008 Maybe I'm misunderstanding your statement, Bev, but Yarde has recorded with Moholo. If you mean he hasn't recorded solo (which may be the case, from what I can figure out), then yeah--about time. Yes, that's what I mean. I've seen him a few times playing in other people's bands and he's been electrifying. If there's one live gig I'd love to hear was recorded it would be one I saw in a dingy working men's club in Sheffield about ten years back. Louis Moholo's 'Spirit's Rejoice' with...wait for it...Jason Yarde, Paul Rogers, Keith Tippett, Evan Parker and Paul Rutherford. Yarde held his own in that exalted company. As I said before, I think he's heavily involved in production - I've seen his name on some of the Dune label CDs. That's a phenomenal lineup... I've heard a tape of that ensemble, maybe not the same concert, but it definitely riled up the energies of old. The concert that's circulating is a BBC broadcast from Leicester, September 30, 1999 (it seems to also circulate as an Evan Parker show, erroneously). Fine one indeed, need to dig it up again! Quote
Chalupa Posted March 27, 2008 Author Report Posted March 27, 2008 Update. Da Bastids have the box set as being available "around April 10" - no price. DMG is taking pre-orders for $70 - no date. No update yet on the Cadillac site. Quote
Chalupa Posted May 22, 2008 Author Report Posted May 22, 2008 From Cadillac Jazz..... UNFORTUNATELY THERE WILL BE A DELAY ON THE RELEASE OF THE BLUE NOTES BOX SET OGCD024-028 IT WILL NOW BE IN JUNE 2008 Quote
king ubu Posted June 11, 2008 Report Posted June 11, 2008 any news? how do you get news from then aynway? I sent them a mail, never heard back, never got any mailings or stuff... Quote
Chalupa Posted June 11, 2008 Author Report Posted June 11, 2008 Nothing new on their website. I still believe it will happen. Hopefully by the end of the year at the latest. Quote
Chalupa Posted July 26, 2008 Author Report Posted July 26, 2008 Latest update.... I am sorry to have kept you all waiting but there was un-avoidable delays. However, I can now promise that the Blue Notes Box set will definitely be available by the last week in August. Hazel M. Quote
Dave James Posted July 26, 2008 Report Posted July 26, 2008 J.H. Thanks for the update. I've been looking everywhere for new information. Da Bastids have been showing this as June 24th (delayed) for weeks now. Is there a website from which this can be ordered...I mean other than Dusty Groove? Up over and out. Quote
Chalupa Posted July 26, 2008 Author Report Posted July 26, 2008 J.H. Thanks for the update. I've been looking everywhere for new information. Da Bastids have been showing this as June 24th (delayed) for weeks now. Is there a website from which this can be ordered...I mean other than Dusty Groove? Up over and out. Don't know of any other site that has it listed at the moment. I'm sure as we get closer to the release date that will change. Check this out.... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...A:IT&ih=023 Quote
Dave James Posted July 26, 2008 Report Posted July 26, 2008 Gulp! That's one that won't be making an appearance in my CD clubhouse anytime soon. Up over and out. Quote
blake Posted August 3, 2008 Report Posted August 3, 2008 J.H. Thanks for the update. I've been looking everywhere for new information. Da Bastids have been showing this as June 24th (delayed) for weeks now. Is there a website from which this can be ordered...I mean other than Dusty Groove? Up over and out. DG will almost certainly have the best price - They sell Ogun's cheaper than anyone else I've come across. If you haven't already just open an account on the DG site and add it to your wish list. They'll send you an email as soon as it's available to purchase. Of course, you (and everyone else on this board) probably already know this, but just in case. Quote
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