on 7/3/02 2:09 PM, Patrice L. Roussel wrote:
Cadence's "house" artists (Lou Grassi, Dominic Duval, etc): Here I am just wondering who buys the records...
Jeez, there's a list that's too long to even attempt. I've heard several albums with Duval in various contexts, and heard him live a few times (at festivals, where it wasn't really a concious decision) and think that he just overplays and gets in everyone else's way. And then there's Grassi, who, no matter how long the list of uninteresting Cadence/CIMP artists gets, is still going to come out near the bottom! As for the rest, yeah, who does buy those things? I think I have two or three CIMP discs -- a Joe McPhee, the Evan Parker Trio, Greg Bendian -- and maybe a couple of Cadence ones (the Joe Gallivan disc is quite good). The only titles I am even curious about are the Braxton albums, but the CIMP sound quality and my lack of interest in his recent output have kept me away.
Ken Vandermark:
I admire his energy and hyperactivity but I can't think of even one track that I really care. Although I love him as a sideman (with the Peter Brotzman Group, specially).
I used to try to like Vandermark, bought a few of his early recordings and then gave up after the first Vandermark 5 album. Then a couple of years ago a friend gave me the newest, at the time, V5 disc (Burn the Incline, I think) and the DKV Wels/Chicago set. I kinda liked them, which inspired me to recently fork over the cash for the new DKV (Trigonometry). I shelved it without ever listening to the second disc. Hopefully I'm over the idea that I like Vandermark for good this time. Dan