J.A.W. Posted September 14, 2012 Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 Got the AE disc earlier this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted September 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 Thanks to all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.W. Posted September 14, 2012 Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 Are there any sound samples of the Russell anywhere? (Not on Amazon, I know) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bright Moments Posted September 14, 2012 Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 my Russell arrived safe and sound. Much thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 Just opened my parcel containing both discs. Thanks for making this music available once again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunky Posted September 22, 2012 Report Share Posted September 22, 2012 NRG Ensemble arrived this morning. My first exposure to Hal Russell, damn this sounds good , wonder why I've put off exploring his work for long. That may be due to the Penguin guide , which I used to read avidly, being less than 100% enthusiastic. Early days but I hear a lot of what Swedish players such as Paal Nilssen Love, Mattias Stahl etc bring to the table. I expected this music to be hard work but it's pretty accessible if you have a open ear. Generous bonus tracks too and the sound is top notch. Looking forward already to the next instalment. Love this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papsrus Posted September 22, 2012 Report Share Posted September 22, 2012 NRG Ensemble arrived this morning. My first exposure to Hal Russell, damn this sounds good , wonder why I've put off exploring his work for long. That may be due to the Penguin guide , which I used to read avidly, being less than 100% enthusiastic. Early days but I hear a lot of what Swedish players such as Paal Nilssen Love, Mattias Stahl etc bring to the table. I expected this music to be hard work but it's pretty accessible if you have a open ear. Generous bonus tracks too and the sound is top notch. Looking forward already to the next instalment. Love this. I'm with you. I loved this recording immediately. Wide-ranging as well. Never feel like they're locked into a certain "sound." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted September 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2012 Thanks for the nice words about the Hal. He really wanted and audience and it is good to see one building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.W. Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 (edited) Just got an e-mail from True Blue Music that they're having a Nessa CDs sale. Edited September 25, 2012 by J.A.W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ayers Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 Amusing misprisions # 27,345 - I read the True Blue email as saying "Chuck Nessa, one of the earliest champions of the innovations hampering Chicago’s AACM..." - holding back the arts at every turn, eh? * i.e. 'happening within'And not a misprision - 'Vonski Speals' lol rofl lmao oh and 'Snurdy McGurty' [ok this is getting way boring] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Wood Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 Freudian slip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJ Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 (edited) Just got an e-mail from True Blue Music that they're having a Nessa CDs sale. Yes indeed, and I quickly acted on that message - I've been running way behind the Nessa juggernaut, panting (and drooling), and this gave me a good excuse to catch up! Picked up BEFORE THERE WAS SOUND, Charles Tyler, Bradford and the Spontaneous Music Ensemble, Eddie Johnson, THE MISSING LINK, Vonski SERENADE AND BLUES...yeah I spent too much but hey, it's only money and think of how much I "saved"... Edited September 25, 2012 by DrJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted October 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 Very nice review of the Hal Russell reissue by Donald Clarke on his blog Musicbox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.W. Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 Audio samples of the Russell/NRG on AMG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted October 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 Thanks. I had not noticed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted November 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 Folks interested in Roscoe Mitchell might be interested in this piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted November 3, 2012 Report Share Posted November 3, 2012 Thanks for posting the link. Though Across Five Decades skipped a few. Haven't yet heard Numbers. Roscoe Mitchell isn't as prolific as Braxton, but sometimes it seems like it's hard to keep up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted November 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2012 Peter Margasak on Hal Russell in the Chicago Reader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted November 3, 2012 Report Share Posted November 3, 2012 Good to see that the musicians and the Nessa label are getting some press. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted November 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2012 Interesting review of the Art Ensemble disc is available at http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/7493 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted December 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 Bill Shoemaker's fascinating online journal Point of Departure has an Art Lange column about Hal Russell http://www.pointofdeparture.org/PoD41/PoD41FickleSonance.html and a thoughtful review by Clifford Allen of our Art Ensemble release http://www.pointofdeparture.org/PoD41/PoD41MoreMoments2.html . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted January 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 Thanks to Clifford for a nice piece about the Hal Russell at http://www.tinymixtapes.com/delorean/hal-russell-nrg-ensemble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.W. Posted March 20, 2013 Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 Chuck,Any releases on the horizon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted March 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 Reissues of my other two Hal Russell projects are in the works. There are possibly 3 or 4 new projects but I am really wary of investing the time and money right now. Trying to figure out what makes sense in the current environment isn't easy. Thanks for asking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romualdo Posted March 20, 2013 Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 Reissues of my other two Hal Russell projects are in the works. There are possibly 3 or 4 new projects but I am really wary of investing the time and money right now. Trying to figure out what makes sense in the current environment isn't easy. Thanks for asking. Chuck, have you ever considered rereleasing AEC's "Les Stances A Sophie" (Nessa 04) (which you licenced from Pathe/EMI France). All of the CD reissues so far have been needle drops - I'm sure you have mentioned in the past that you are in possession of tapes (does that include People In Sorrow - I have a late 80's Japanese CD of this) Too many legal hassles to be worthwhile?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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