Julius Hemphill

[colinmce]

If you like Dogon, you will like those two, FOJS in particular.

[king ubu]

The recent "Dogon A.D." reissue has revived my own interest... got hold of a pair of WSQ LPs recently ("Plays Duke Ellington" and "Dances and Ballads") - while I can relate to the comments above about preferring Hemphill and Bluiett in more open settings, the Ellington LP is still masterly and beautiful.

The other fairly recent Hemphill acqusition of mine was "Live in New York" - very good, too!

That duo with Warren Smith, I need to dig it up... I've owned it for years but I can't even remember having listened to it - gee!

[paul secor]

This one slipped under my radar until I happened across it at cybermusicsurplus.com. Not released until 1998, apparently, and a pretty audacious piece of music, I think.

Picked this up a year or two ago. Slipped under my radar too - think it was released during a time when Black Saint had minimal/no distribution in the U.S. - not that there was widespread distribution before or after. Anyway, it's some of my favorite Julius Hemphill (and Warren Smith).

Edited November 25, 2011 by paul secor

[David Ayers]

I was wondering if there would be a Hemphill or WSQ box from BS/SN so I went over to their website but it is not functional - not down, just seemingly abandoned.

Edited November 25, 2011 by David Ayers

[Head Man]

I was wondering if there would be a Hemphil or WSQ box from BS/SN so I went over to their website but it is not fucntional - not down, just seemingly abandoned.

Both labels come under the CAM Jazz banner now. Details of what's available can be found here:

CAM Jazz

[David Ayers]

I was wondering if there would be a Hemphill or WSQ box from BS/SN so I went over to their website but it is not functional - not down, just seemingly abandoned.

Both labels come under the CAM Jazz banner now. Details of what's available can be found here:

CAM Jazz

Ahhh... for some reason I was on camoriginalsoundtracks.com which is the same but doesn't display anything...

[colinmce]

Really hope to see more of those, but fear the usual.

[Joe]

Solo saxophone may or may not be in your bag (pun intended), but both BLUE BOYE and ROI BOYE & THE GOTHAM MINSTRELS are essential. BUSTER BEE, his duets with Oliver Lake, are in the same vein / spirit, but dance to their own muse.

[AllenLowe]

if I may be presumptuous, some of my favorite Julius is from the CD we did at the Knitting Factory - on this page are two complete cllps in which he plays brilliantly: March of the Vipers and The Second Assassin.,

http://www.allenlowe...bums/new-tango/

when he got sick we were planning to do at least two more things together, though I am happy to say he is on both my New Tango CD and At the Moment of Impact - it grieves me greatly that we could not do more together. He was a great man in more ways than one.

(and if things go right, most of what we recorded will be reissued in the next year or two).

Edited November 25, 2011 by AllenLowe

[David Ayers]

As Tim Berne was mentioned I note that he has another album on ECM due soon - no personnel mentioned, so might it be solo?

And with no relevance whatever, I also notice that Rainer Bruninghaus Freigeweht has popped back into CD existence - one of the more notable outings for double-reed instruments of recent decades?

Edited November 25, 2011 by David Ayers

[JETman]

As Tim Berne was mentioned I note that he has another album on ECM due soon - no personnel mentioned, so might it be solo?

And with no relevance whatever, I also notice that Rainer Bruninghaus Freigeweht has popped back into CD existence - one of the more notable outings for double-reed instruments of recent decades?

Where do you notice that Tim Berne has a new release due on ECM? He told me years ago that he'd never do a leader date for Eicher.

[Chuck Nessa]

time for a berne thread.

[David Ayers]

Berne baby Berne.

Saw it on amazon.co.uk - can't give link I'm on phone.

[mjazzg]

suspect this is the link

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Snakeoil-Tim-Berne/dp/B0066GT7CY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1322300520&sr=8-2

[David Ayers]

I see 'Snakeoil' is the name of his new band: http://www.theshedd.org/divP/series.aspx?event=2082

[Leeway]

I would never count Berne out, but this description of the upcoming ECM album makes me a little nervous:

A lush, organic blend of saxophones and clarinets is layered with electronic and acoustic keyboards and an ever-changing tapestry of percussion.

Not used to reading "lush" in the same sentence as "Berne." Anyway, it's the end result that counts; we'll get to hear that in January. Probably Formanek got Berne into the ECM stable. There's money there.

[mjazzg]

I would never count Berne out, but this description of the upcoming ECM album makes me a little nervous:

A lush, organic blend of saxophones and clarinets is layered with electronic and acoustic keyboards and an ever-changing tapestry of percussion.

Not used to reading "lush" in the same sentence as "Berne." Anyway, it's the end result that counts; we'll get to hear that in January. Probably Formanek got Berne into the ECM stable. There's money there.

also David Torn would've been a connection. After years touting Screwgun then Berne deserves some extra ECM-exposure, I reckon

[mjazzg]

I see 'Snakeoil' is the name of his new band: http://www.theshedd....aspx?event=2082

Looks to me like Los Totopos is the band - they've been listed on his site in the gigs for a while. I'm interested in Noriega being in this band as my limited exposure to him's been all good

[David Ayers]

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Tim Berne on Baritone sax

[JETman]

FWIW, Berne's connection to ECM is through his wife (not through Torn nor Formanek). She did at one time (and maybe still does) work for Manfred.

[king ubu]

for those who haven't looked into the other thread yet, this is upcoming, it seems (nothing on the site yet except the pic):

[J.A.W.]

Another one I'm thinking of getting is Flat-Out Jump Suite on Black Saint; I've never heard it and read a couple of conflicting reviews, one pretty bad and one superb, "a masterpiece" (not my words). Any opinions on that one?

I'm very fond of it myself. Raw Materials and Residuals as well, from about the same time.

Then again, I like all things Hemphill.

Just listened to Raw Materials and Residuals and it's indeed excellent.

[ATR]

Happy birthday Mr. Hemphill. Secret Hemphill album: Lester Bowie Fast Last. He's not on every track, though.

[Chuck Nessa]

Met and first heard Julius in 1968 at a "jam session" in Lester Bowie's basement. He did a short solo turn at an AACM concert after that. Wonderful, warm man and great artist.