Comments on: That Sound, That Soil http://destination-out.com/?p=29 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:25:19 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: greg http://destination-out.com/?p=29&cpage=1#comment-74600 greg Tue, 01 Apr 2008 07:14:53 +0000 http://destination-out.com/?p=29#comment-74600 i only became aware of marion brown recently due to a band that his son, djingi, played in during the late 80's in new york city. i can't say i'm well versed in the history of jazz or anything, but i was blown away when i heard the porto novo lp. i'm now on a mission to secure more of his work on vinyl. i only became aware of marion brown recently due to a band that his son, djingi, played in during the late 80′s in new york city. i can’t say i’m well versed in the history of jazz or anything, but i was blown away when i heard the porto novo lp. i’m now on a mission to secure more of his work on vinyl.

]]> By: Carl http://destination-out.com/?p=29&cpage=1#comment-74025 Carl Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:47:35 +0000 http://destination-out.com/?p=29#comment-74025 Thanks for whoever posted the phone number. I spoke with Marion Brown today and had a meaningful conversation with him about his career. He said he had recorded a new album, which I could confirm but he also said he had played last year in Brooklyn, which I couldn't get any information on. Could anyone verify this? I've heard all of his early albums and naturally "Three for Shepp" is my favorite but I just checked out "Afternoon of a Georgia Faun" on Rhapsody and that is some really amazing stuff. I'd reccomend it. Thanks for whoever posted the phone number. I spoke with Marion Brown today and had a meaningful conversation with him about his career. He said he had recorded a new album, which I could confirm but he also said he had played last year in Brooklyn, which I couldn’t get any information on. Could anyone verify this?
I’ve heard all of his early albums and naturally “Three for Shepp” is my favorite but I just checked out “Afternoon of a Georgia Faun” on Rhapsody and that is some really amazing stuff. I’d reccomend it.

]]> By: Stephen V Funk http://destination-out.com/?p=29&cpage=1#comment-23990 Stephen V Funk Thu, 26 Apr 2007 19:41:49 +0000 http://destination-out.com/?p=29#comment-23990 I've just posted links to some MP3s from Marion Brown's "Poems for Piano" LP. Not exactly audiophile quality but hopefully of interest. Cheers. http://exhumedephemera.blogspot.com/2007/04/golden-grahams.html I’ve just posted links to some MP3s from Marion Brown’s “Poems for Piano” LP. Not exactly audiophile quality but hopefully of interest. Cheers.

http://exhumedephemera.blogspot.com/2007/04/golden-grahams.html

]]> By: john rogers http://destination-out.com/?p=29&cpage=1#comment-5337 john rogers Fri, 08 Dec 2006 06:02:43 +0000 http://destination-out.com/?p=29#comment-5337 marion brown is alive and well and lives in hollywood florida. he loves to hear from his fans so iam sure he wont mind me putting this # up for you hardcore fans. i wouldnt put up other of my musician friends #'s but i know marion loves calls and if you are in florida visitors. drop him a line and tell him how much you love his music. marion brown (call before 5pm) 954 926 5600 marion brown is alive and well and lives in hollywood florida.
he loves to hear from his fans so iam sure he wont mind
me putting this # up for you hardcore fans. i wouldnt
put up other of my musician friends #’s but i know marion loves
calls and if you are in florida visitors.
drop him a line and tell him how much you love his music.
marion brown (call before 5pm)
954 926 5600

]]> By: mac http://destination-out.com/?p=29&cpage=1#comment-2166 mac Sat, 30 Sep 2006 21:02:21 +0000 http://destination-out.com/?p=29#comment-2166 great blog... found you researching some vinyl i found recently, i've got a bunch of marion brown (geechee is one of my faves) but had never heard sweet earth flying or solo saxophone, which were in the batch i just got. sweet earth flying is great so far...thanks again! great blog… found you researching some vinyl i found recently, i’ve got a bunch of marion brown (geechee is one of my faves) but had never heard sweet earth flying or solo saxophone, which were in the batch i just got. sweet earth flying is great so far…thanks again!

]]> By: josh http://destination-out.com/?p=29&cpage=1#comment-1395 josh Wed, 13 Sep 2006 03:28:23 +0000 http://destination-out.com/?p=29#comment-1395 wow, i like this a lot, especially 'once upon a time' (particularly because of the percussion that you note). i don't know much about free jazz players who weren't already established before the 60s (you know, basically the big straight names), so maybe that's why i don't recall having heard of brown before. but it would surely be better if he were better re-issued. wow, i like this a lot, especially ‘once upon a time’ (particularly because of the percussion that you note).

i don’t know much about free jazz players who weren’t already established before the 60s (you know, basically the big straight names), so maybe that’s why i don’t recall having heard of brown before. but it would surely be better if he were better re-issued.

]]> By: Andy Luck http://destination-out.com/?p=29&cpage=1#comment-1109 Andy Luck Thu, 07 Sep 2006 01:38:41 +0000 http://destination-out.com/?p=29#comment-1109 It's a shame that Marion Brown isn't better re-issued as his voice is indeed unique. I find his playing very easily identified in a group of players. As a wee free jazz listener, I can remember (i think...) discovering the existence of the two versions of Ascension when the strength of Marion's voice awoke me to the fact that the soloing order on liner notes was incorrect. Hunting his records down was one of the great pleasures of my search for aural gems. Music so beautiful is rare in any genre. I wouldn't mind repeating this with some CD's. He performed some years ago at the Vision Fest with a dancer and was still great. It’s a shame that Marion Brown isn’t better re-issued as his voice is indeed unique. I find his playing very easily identified in a group of players. As a wee free jazz listener, I can remember (i think…) discovering the existence of the two versions of Ascension when the strength of Marion’s voice awoke me to the fact that the soloing order on liner notes was incorrect.

Hunting his records down was one of the great pleasures of my search for aural gems. Music so beautiful is rare in any genre. I wouldn’t mind repeating this with some CD’s.

He performed some years ago at the Vision Fest with a dancer and was still great.

]]> By: Geoff Treece http://destination-out.com/?p=29&cpage=1#comment-1107 Geoff Treece Thu, 07 Sep 2006 00:28:10 +0000 http://destination-out.com/?p=29#comment-1107 I have the 2002 CD reissue of Three for Shepp which contains six tracks, three composed by Brown and three composed by Shepp. It is a classic Impulse album with Grachan Moncur, Dave Burrell, Sirone, Stanley Cowell and others. Also, have Sweet Earth Flying and Geechee Recollections on vinyl and a tape of Afternoon of A Georgia Faun. Criminally overlooked for sure, but that can be said for many jazzmen. I have the 2002 CD reissue of Three for Shepp which contains six tracks, three composed by Brown and three composed by Shepp. It is a classic Impulse album with Grachan Moncur, Dave Burrell, Sirone, Stanley Cowell and others. Also, have Sweet Earth Flying and Geechee Recollections on vinyl and a tape of Afternoon of A Georgia Faun. Criminally overlooked for sure, but that can be said for many jazzmen.

]]> By: Stephen V Funk http://destination-out.com/?p=29&cpage=1#comment-1096 Stephen V Funk Wed, 06 Sep 2006 19:12:58 +0000 http://destination-out.com/?p=29#comment-1096 Marion Brown... yeah. First heard him playing that heavenly long sax solo on Harold Budd's "The Pavilion of Dreams" album, of all places. Impulse needs to get with the program and reissue Geechee and Sweet Earth Flying ASAP... not to mention Vista, a beautiful album indeed (Mr. Budd is also on there playing gongs, apparently...) And yeah, "Poems for Piano" should somehow get resurrected as well, thankfully somebody burned me a CD copy of that LP a while ago. Very special. November Cotton Flower too, please...... Anyway, of his more recent stuff, I think the DIW Live In Japan album is a real winner, as are some of the things with Gunter Hampel. Also glad to see the ESP-disk albums are still in circulation. Yep, love the Marion Brown. Hugely underrated / underappreciated...! Marion Brown… yeah. First heard him playing that heavenly long sax solo on Harold Budd’s “The Pavilion of Dreams” album, of all places.

Impulse needs to get with the program and reissue Geechee and Sweet Earth Flying ASAP… not to mention Vista, a beautiful album indeed (Mr. Budd is also on there playing gongs, apparently…) And yeah, “Poems for Piano” should somehow get resurrected as well, thankfully somebody burned me a CD copy of that LP a while ago. Very special. November Cotton Flower too, please……

Anyway, of his more recent stuff, I think the DIW Live In Japan album is a real winner, as are some of the things with Gunter Hampel. Also glad to see the ESP-disk albums are still in circulation.

Yep, love the Marion Brown. Hugely underrated / underappreciated…!

]]> By: Brian Olewnick http://destination-out.com/?p=29&cpage=1#comment-1095 Brian Olewnick Wed, 06 Sep 2006 18:54:16 +0000 http://destination-out.com/?p=29#comment-1095 Another (more or less) Marion Brown album that should be mentioned is "Poems for Piano", Brown's compositions performed by Amina Claudine Myers. Beautiful record, released on Brown's on short-lived Sweet Earth imprint from 1979. Another (more or less) Marion Brown album that should be mentioned is “Poems for Piano”, Brown’s compositions performed by Amina Claudine Myers. Beautiful record, released on Brown’s on short-lived Sweet Earth imprint from 1979.

]]> By: Richard http://destination-out.com/?p=29&cpage=1#comment-1071 Richard Tue, 05 Sep 2006 19:59:45 +0000 http://destination-out.com/?p=29#comment-1071 Wow, Marion Brown on 8 track would pretty much win the prize for obscure un-reissued music, surely? Two very interesting tracks, 'speshly Once Upon a Time. RIP Dewey Redman. He will be missed. Wow, Marion Brown on 8 track would pretty much win the prize for obscure un-reissued music, surely? Two very interesting tracks, ‘speshly Once Upon a Time.

RIP Dewey Redman. He will be missed.

]]> By: Steve http://destination-out.com/?p=29&cpage=1#comment-1064 Steve Tue, 05 Sep 2006 15:42:03 +0000 http://destination-out.com/?p=29#comment-1064 Nice post, but it's the image you used that really takes me back: I used to have Ornette's "Crisis" on one of those clunky blue 8-tracks! Didn't understand it at all, though, and spent a lot more time listening to "The Long Run" by the Eagles in that format... Nice post, but it’s the image you used that really takes me back: I used to have Ornette’s “Crisis” on one of those clunky blue 8-tracks! Didn’t understand it at all, though, and spent a lot more time listening to “The Long Run” by the Eagles in that format…

]]> By: SADA http://destination-out.com/?p=29&cpage=1#comment-1060 SADA Tue, 05 Sep 2006 08:40:40 +0000 http://destination-out.com/?p=29#comment-1060 I have been loving Marion Brown's music for more than 25 years. His music is quiet, clean, but still powerful free jazz form with full of energy. I love "Porto Novo" (Freedom) best of all his albums. Please upload more Marion Brown's tracks!! I have been loving Marion Brown’s music for more than 25 years. His music is quiet, clean, but still powerful free jazz form with full of energy. I love “Porto Novo” (Freedom) best of all his albums. Please upload more Marion Brown’s tracks!!

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