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WKCR Annual Coltrane Birthday Broadcast

https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8476125/charles-mingus-peggy-blue-skylight

https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2018-09-14/trumpet-colossus-kenny-dorham-towers-alongside-the-jazz-gods/

"BBE Records will release a recording of an extraordinary four hour performance by an inspired Charles Mingus at the Strata Concert Gallery in Detroit in 1973." http://www.bbemusic.com/news/the-lost-tapes-charles-mingus-live-in-detroit/ https://qwest.tv/magazine/music-genre/jazz-en/2018/the-lost-mingus-tapes/

2018 birthday broadcast is up and running.

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-worlds-greatest-living-jazz-composer-celebrates-his-eighty-fifth-birthday

It's a few months old now, but here's a nice in-studio performance and interview: http://www.wbgo.org/post/hear-saxophonist-jd-allen-his-trio-our-studio-playing-ballads-love-stone#stream/0

https://nmbx.newmusicusa.org/randy-weston-music-is-life-itself/

https://www.npr.org/2018/07/25/631999084/jazz-legend-wayne-shorter-announces-emanon-a-multiverse-inspired-triple-album https://store.bluenote.com/collections/wayne-shorter/products/wayne-shorter-emanon-box-set Amazon link for the 3-CD set: https://www.amazon.com/EMANON-3-CD-Box-Set/dp/B07F83JPSF/

Bass clarinet owned by Eric Dolphy

WKCR Mingus birthday broadcast

I bought a few Selects online from them over the past year, and they were in very good condition, though I would certainly not say "pristine mint". I used to go to the loop store a lot when I was traveling to Chicago regularly, and the used stuff runs the gamut of quality, like most other stores that sell second hand CDs. Not a problem for me, but if you are looking for mint and/or paying a decent amount I would try to get more detail than what is on the website. I can't comment on vinyl, never bought any from them.

Looks like Discogs has it broken out in 2 different series: https://www.discogs.com/label/870989-Pop-Composer-Series And, yeah, Discogs is always duplicative and incomplete.

https://www.discogs.com/label/369721-Jazz-Master-Composers-Series

https://www.keyboardmag.com/news/kenny-barron-to-release-blue-note-debut-concentric-circles-on-may-4

Terrific work. Many thanks.

Didn't see this one mentioned in this thread: Duke Ellington - 3 Essential Albums Back to Back, Live at the Whitney & Soul Call. Amazon link Edit: looks like there are a bunch of new 3 albums sets coming out. Link

Cecil Taylor, Pianist Who Defied Jazz Orthodoxy, Is Dead at 89

Import CDs selling this set for $33.26 plus shipping.

Yes, and I hope that is true. But it doesn't seem unreasonable to think the "imbalance" could swing farther over to the streaming side of things, IMO. We'll see. I think this Bootleg Series has been pretty terrific overall, and am pleasantly surprised that it has continued all the way to a sixth volume. If this is it, then it's been a nice little run.

Enjoy these sets while they last.

I pre-ordered from Amazon for $39, and they shipped it for $35. Seems like most of the other Bootleg series sets are still in print selling for $30-$40, so I'm sure the price will drop again on this one.

Not Apple, so probably not helpful, but here's a favorable review of the SanDisk player. They also discuss the Sony a bit. https://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-cheap-mp3-player/ When my Classic dies, I'll probably just get the SanDisk.

Not really about logos, but an interesting examination of Blue Note fonts.