Actually I was first of all looking for "Dogon A.D.". Not very familiar with Hemphill but from what I've read that seems like a good introduction...
― sonderangerbot, Monday, 31 December 2007 17:08 (sixteen years ago) link
I bought Dogon A.D. when it was reissued on CD back in 2011. Now it's selling on Discogs for $60-plus.
Listening to Hemphill's Fat Man and the Hard Blues tonight - what an incredible record that is, too. He was a really unique talent.
― shared unit of analysis (unperson), Tuesday, 23 April 2019 01:15 (four years ago) link
Jesus, even the reissue LP is $65-70.
― the public eating of beans (Sparkle Motion), Tuesday, 23 April 2019 05:23 (four years ago) link
hard blues is an incredible piece of music
― marcos, Tuesday, 23 April 2019 10:47 (four years ago) link
Isn't that on Coon Bidness? But recorded at the same time as Dogon AD?
― Paul Ponzi, Tuesday, 23 April 2019 12:07 (four years ago) link
Yeah, "Hard Blues" is on Coon Bid'ness, but when International Phonograph reissued Dogon A.D. they added it as a bonus track since it came from the same sessions.
― shared unit of analysis (unperson), Tuesday, 23 April 2019 13:20 (four years ago) link
incredible record
― budo jeru, Sunday, 1 December 2019 14:39 (four years ago) link
I love this album and The Hard Blues as well, what a maverick.
― calzino, Friday, 6 August 2021 13:29 (two years ago) link
Recently introduced to this and was instant. Something about the heft reminds me of rock power trios.
― Citole Country (bendy), Friday, 6 August 2021 19:07 (two years ago) link
his brilliant drummer on this one, Phillip Wilson, played with Art Ensemble of Chicago and Paul Butterfield. He's blues and jazz!
― calzino, Friday, 6 August 2021 20:14 (two years ago) link
The first track on this goes SO hard
― J. Sam, Saturday, 7 August 2021 01:42 (two years ago) link