Misterioso

Rogue Art found a clever solution to reduce cover art production costs: No cover art at all.

Just ordered the CD set. Curious about this MQA thing. Roon can decode MQA but I have no such material to play. I wonder if Roon will recognize this as MQA material after ripping with dBpoweramp. Edit: Well, it seems it will work according to this discussion. Should be interesting.

Matthew Halsall: Gondwana Records Barbara Dennerlein: Bebab Records Joe Morris: Riti

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I was curious as well and did some research: According to wikipedia, Gramavision was sold to Rykodisc in 1994, which then was acquired by Warner Music Group (WMG) in 2006. According to discogs, WMG has reissued 14 albums from the Gramavision catalogue after 2006, including 7 from John Scofield. Let's hope they reissue John Carter's albums as well some day.

This CD has been available since December 2017 from darktree records. It's very good.

Thanks. BTW, there was also a CD version of the 14 Love Poems plus 10. I have it.

Monk in Tokyo

Lots of thoughtful remarks regarding a possible John Carter Roots set. When I became interested in this music a few years ago, I decided to hunt down the CD versions of the Roots set (and the Moers releases as well). Although I generally prefer records, I was skeptical whether I would be able to find the full set in acceptable condition (this music requires quiet vinyl in my opinion). It took me at least a year to collect the full set and I paid a fortune, certainly much more than the price of a regular Mosaic set. There must be others like me who are priced out of the market or simply want a pristine set. I think the set would sell well, in particular once people realize what they have missed. While I meanwhile have a pretty complete John Carter collection, I still would buy a Mosaic set for the documentation alone.

Spinning Dwight Trible on Gondwana Records tonight: Inspirations (2017) and Colors (2018). The latter includes a beautiful version of "The Creator has a Master Plan."