Rip, Marion.
― EZ Snappin, Monday, 18 October 2010 23:14 (thirteen years ago) link
so long marion
― Ward Fowler, Tuesday, 19 October 2010 02:27 (thirteen years ago) link
So sad. One of my fave musicians. His playing on Harold Budd's "Pavilion Of Dreams" is lovely.
― Wayland Flowers And Madman (Capitaine Jay Vee), Wednesday, 20 October 2010 01:09 (thirteen years ago) link
listening to amina claudine myers's POEMS FOR PIANO, a solo piano tribute record to marion from 1979. nice impressionistic versions of MB songs, got me wondering about a few records i havent heard yet:
http://discog.piezoelektric.org/marionbrown/images/ser1001.jpghttp://discog.piezoelektric.org/marionbrown/images/ser1001_back.jpg1977 solo saxophone, the only record on his SWEET EARTH label besides the aforementioned amina claudine myers one
http://discog.piezoelektric.org/marionbrown/images/rvj6024.jpghttp://discog.piezoelektric.org/marionbrown/images/rvj6024_back.jpg1978 passion flower
http://discog.piezoelektric.org/marionbrown/images/rvj6066.jpghttp://discog.piezoelektric.org/marionbrown/images/rvj6066_back.jpg1979 november cotton flower
― 69, Monday, 3 October 2011 17:52 (twelve years ago) link
anyone heard these?
Great covers, would definitely buy those if i ever saw them cheap.
― master musicians of jamiroquai (NickB), Monday, 3 October 2011 18:57 (twelve years ago) link
Governor Deval Patrick declares September 15 Marion Brown Day in Massachusetts.
― Shart Week (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Tuesday, 3 September 2013 18:08 (ten years ago) link
so cool. now we need Pat Patrick week.
― scott seward, Tuesday, 3 September 2013 18:58 (ten years ago) link
Yeah, definitely.
― Shart Week (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Tuesday, 3 September 2013 19:05 (ten years ago) link
Whoops, just noticed Marion Brown Day was last year.
Still, it should be celebrated every year.
― Shart Week (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Tuesday, 3 September 2013 19:06 (ten years ago) link
you could take a personal day every year.
― scott seward, Tuesday, 3 September 2013 19:07 (ten years ago) link
sheffield needs to have a derek bailey day asap
not that long ago i picked up a sweet euro CD twofer of Geechee Recollections/Sweet Earth Flying - pre-internet, in the uk these albs were really elusive - now you can buy em new for less than the price of a packet of cigarettes
― Ward Fowler, Tuesday, 3 September 2013 19:12 (ten years ago) link
Yeah, Impulse! put out that twofer in the US in 2011.
― 誤訳侮辱, Tuesday, 3 September 2013 20:22 (ten years ago) link
"Sweet Earth Flying" is sweet indeed.
― Let's Get Ready to Trimble (Tom D.), Saturday, 30 July 2022 12:36 (one year ago) link