Re: [MMM] Partch

J:L
{you wrote...}
>Still have my much cherished "World of HP", but I have this other vinyl >treasure called "Harry Partch - John Cage" from 1978 on New World Records.

Yep, that's a cool one. Weird thing is that until Bob Gilmore wrote a biography and Philip Blackburn started producing his Partch series, Ben's liner notes in that LP may well have been - outside of "Genesis of a Music" - about the most extensive writing on Partch's 'career'.

>This really neat album has liner notes by my NC homey Ben Johnston (who >plays on a number of the pieces), and has the following pieces by Partch:
>
>The Rose
>The Wind
>The Waterfall
>The Intruder
>I am a Peach Tree
>A Midnight
>Farewell
>Before the Cask of Wine
>The Street

Those first nine were later released on CRI and Innova in more complete versions (if you don't know them, they are some of the more intimate pieces), and...

>The Dreamer that Remains

...was the first Partch piece I played (and recorded). And I'm sure Harry would have screamed about a pairing with Cage (and probably wouldn't have allowed it at all!).

Gee, Jacky, thanks for taking me down "Memory Lane".

Cheers,
Jon