JSngry Posted March 4, 2021 Report Posted March 4, 2021 Black Bone left me wanting juuuusssstttt a wee-bit more, for whatever reason. With that lineup.... speaking of the 80s, though, who was it did an interview where they blasted Craig Harris for his bad breath? Or did he talk about somebody doing that to him? Details are fuzzy at this point, but the Craig Harris/Bad Breah meme is not! Quote
HutchFan Posted March 4, 2021 Author Report Posted March 4, 2021 18 minutes ago, clifford_thornton said: yeah, to me this is a level up on Black Bone. Gotcha. Will investigate! 1 minute ago, JSngry said: Black Bone left me wanting juuuusssstttt a wee-bit more, for whatever reason. With that lineup.... speaking of the 80s, though, who was it did an interview where they blasted Craig Harris for his bad breath? Or did he talk about somebody doing that to him? Details are fuzzy at this point, but the Craig Harris/Bad Breah meme is not! Wow. Some writer did a feature on Harris and talked about his bad breath?!? That's harsh. And sorta irrelevant, no? BTW. have you guys heard Harris' JMT LPs, Shelter and Blackout in the Square Root of Soul? If so, what are your impressions? Quote
clifford_thornton Posted March 4, 2021 Report Posted March 4, 2021 1 hour ago, Rabshakeh said: Damn! I have it coming up as released '81 for some reason. there's an 80s repress of the LPs. Quote
Dan Gould Posted March 4, 2021 Report Posted March 4, 2021 On 3/3/2021 at 1:24 PM, BillF said: Looks interesting! It's a very fine record I'd recommend for sure. Quote
JSngry Posted March 4, 2021 Report Posted March 4, 2021 No, another musician said something about his breath! Trying to remember the context, and if it was Harris himself recounting it...but it was hilarious either way! Besides, bad breath DOES matter! Not once in a while, I mean, hey, that shit happens, sorry, but if it's ongoing and controllable...respect yourself. 1 hour ago, HutchFan said: Gotcha. Will investigate! Wow. Some writer did a feature on Harris and talked about his bad breath?!? That's harsh. And sorta irrelevant, no? BTW. have you guys heard HarrisPierre Abraham Lorillard' JMT LPs, Shelter and Blackout in the Square Root of Soul? If so, what are your impressions? I have, and I recall them as leaving pleasant, but not really memorable/lasting, impressions. Quote
Kevin Bresnahan Posted March 5, 2021 Report Posted March 5, 2021 John Zorn as part of The Sonny Clark Memorial Quartet - Voodoo (1986): and again in 1988 on News For Lulu Quote
clifford_thornton Posted March 5, 2021 Report Posted March 5, 2021 those are both excellent. Really love the Clark Memorial especially. Quote
mikeweil Posted March 5, 2021 Report Posted March 5, 2021 (edited) Billy Pierce, William The Conqueror (Sunnyside) Tony Williams, Civilization (Blue Note) Eddie Harris & Ellis Marsalis, Homecoming (Spindletop) Edited March 5, 2021 by mikeweil Quote
mikeweil Posted March 5, 2021 Report Posted March 5, 2021 Clifford Jordan, Live At Ethell's (Mapleshade, recorded 1987) Quote
HutchFan Posted March 5, 2021 Author Report Posted March 5, 2021 2 hours ago, mikeweil said: Billy Pierce, William The Conqueror (Sunnyside) Haven't heard this one. Thanks for the heads-up, Mike. Will check it out. Quote
soulpope Posted March 5, 2021 Report Posted March 5, 2021 19 hours ago, bresna said: John Zorn as part of The Sonny Clark Memorial Quartet - Voodoo (1986): Excellent .... Quote
duaneiac Posted March 6, 2021 Report Posted March 6, 2021 I forget if this one has been suggested before -- Quote
mikeweil Posted March 6, 2021 Report Posted March 6, 2021 8 hours ago, HutchFan said: Haven't heard this one. Thanks for the heads-up, Mike. Will check it out. That one was his debut as a leader. Make sure to get the complete version: Quote
David Ayers Posted March 6, 2021 Report Posted March 6, 2021 There’s a certain 1988 box set that probably merits a mention. Quote
duaneiac Posted March 7, 2021 Report Posted March 7, 2021 The DownBeat critics' poll winners for the 1980's: 1980 Air Lore Air Arista/Novus 1981 Full Force Art Ensemble of Chicago ECM 1982 Playing Old and New Dreams ECM 1983 Blues Forever Muhal Richard Abrams Black Saint 1984 The Ballad of the Fallen Charlie Haden ECM 1985 That's the Way I Feel Now Various A&M 1986 The African Flower James Newton Blue Note 1987 Song X Pat Metheny & Ornette Coleman Geffen 1988 In All Languages Ornette Coleman Caravan of Dreams 1989 Audio-Visualscapes Jack DeJohnette Impulse! 1990 In East Berlin Cecil Taylor FMP (recorded in 1988,so still eligible for consideration) I only have the 1984-86 honored albums, all on vinyl, which I'm not set up to play currently so it has been a long time since I've listened to any of them. Quote
Rabshakeh Posted March 7, 2021 Report Posted March 7, 2021 8 hours ago, duaneiac said: The DownBeat critics' poll winners for the 1980's: 1980 Air Lore Air Arista/Novus 1981 Full Force Art Ensemble of Chicago ECM 1982 Playing Old and New Dreams ECM 1983 Blues Forever Muhal Richard Abrams Black Saint 1984 The Ballad of the Fallen Charlie Haden ECM 1985 That's the Way I Feel Now Various A&M 1986 The African Flower James Newton Blue Note 1987 Song X Pat Metheny & Ornette Coleman Geffen 1988 In All Languages Ornette Coleman Caravan of Dreams 1989 Audio-Visualscapes Jack DeJohnette Impulse! 1990 In East Berlin Cecil Taylor FMP (recorded in 1988,so still eligible for consideration) I only have the 1984-86 honored albums, all on vinyl, which I'm not set up to play currently so it has been a long time since I've listened to any of them. Is there a place to find the lists for other decades? Quote
David Ayers Posted March 7, 2021 Report Posted March 7, 2021 (edited) I engaged with many of the records represented here at the time. There are very few I come back to and only some I warmed to even then. It probably wasn’t a good decade even for the musicians I most like. I’ll put Berlin 88 at the top (by far) and Castles of Ghana and Hook, Drift and Shuffle as about the last pieces of 80s vinyl I’d part with. Anthony Braxton’s UK tour (but not the recordings) as the standout event over here. Ganelin trio also a bit of a marker (but never heard any of their records). Um... Oh and lets also mention the 1987 Cecil Taylor tour in Italy. I do own the LPs but never played them, to preserve the memory... Edited March 7, 2021 by David Ayers Quote
mjazzg Posted March 7, 2021 Report Posted March 7, 2021 8 hours ago, duaneiac said: The DownBeat critics' poll winners for the 1980's: 1980 Air Lore Air Arista/Novus 1981 Full Force Art Ensemble of Chicago ECM 1982 Playing Old and New Dreams ECM 1983 Blues Forever Muhal Richard Abrams Black Saint 1984 The Ballad of the Fallen Charlie Haden ECM 1985 That's the Way I Feel Now Various A&M 1986 The African Flower James Newton Blue Note 1987 Song X Pat Metheny & Ornette Coleman Geffen 1988 In All Languages Ornette Coleman Caravan of Dreams 1989 Audio-Visualscapes Jack DeJohnette Impulse! 1990 In East Berlin Cecil Taylor FMP (recorded in 1988,so still eligible for consideration) I only have the 1984-86 honored albums, all on vinyl, which I'm not set up to play currently so it has been a long time since I've listened to any of them. I have all of them, apart from the Taylor for some reason. Enjoyed them all when they came out and revisit the Haden, AEOC, Old & New Dreams and Coleman occasionally. Quote
duaneiac Posted March 7, 2021 Report Posted March 7, 2021 1 hour ago, Rabshakeh said: Is there a place to find the lists for other decades? I found this info at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DownBeat#Critics'_Poll Quote
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