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My first jazz album was either Weather Report's I Sing The Body Electric or Miles' Bitches Brew. They were the first two, I can't remember at the moment which came first. Both were difficult for me to absorb but I persevered because I could tell this was some deep shit. It sure wasn't Suite:Judy Blue Eyes. . This was circa 1972.

Great album. My friend's shop had a copy for several months and it was hard not to buy a second copy. Then last week when I was there someone was asking for some jazz recommendations and I told him to get that Weston album and the Walt Dickerson album To My Queen. I told him, "I can't believe these records are still on the shelf." Any decent record store would be happy to have those two in stock imo. I finally found the other volume of the Weston recordings last year in Chicago at Dusty Groove. np Blue Mitchell - The Thing To Do (Blue Note) NY Stereo pressing.

Blue Mitchell - The Thing To Do (Blue Note) NY Stereo I'm on a Blue Motchell kick today. Can you blame me?

I apologize for not answering sooner. I have been away a bit and then didn't see the message last night. The album consists of the original three tracks plus one from Coon 'Bidness, so one track per side of the two lps. No more, no less. The sound is phenomenal.

I've seen occassional bits of her channel surfing. It's frightening. Her expression is like she's shitting pure gold.

I ordered Flute Fever and Extension on cd. The Bradford/Carter disc was a little too rich but I'll wait around on that one. I'm a patient man.

Thanks Lon! I guess I didn't search far enough back. I wanted to reread that after finally getting the fruit of his/their labor. I sort of forgot about it until recently and finally got around to ordering it on line. I'm off to the beginning........

I'm listening to the second half of Julius Hemphill's Dogon A.D. that I started last night. My own energy was lacking so I had to abandon my listening session last noght before finishing. It's a very nice reissue though not cheap.

Julius Hemphill - Dogon A.D. (Arista/Freedom) Reissue from Germamy 2 lp set. first spin.

This arrived in the mail today so I'm planning on spinning it tonight. I thought there was a thread specific to this from a few years ago but I haven't found it yet. I seem torecall a discussion about this particular reissue back when it was still an idea. I've wanted a copy of the album for a long time so I'm enjoying the rewards of my laziness.

My knowledge of his music is lacking, but I have Latin Impressions, More Brazilian Byrd and At The Village Vanguard. I like his playing but for some reason I have not put as much effort into listening to his musoc as other artists. I always enjoy the music when I play it, I just don't play it as much. I've heard good things about that Village Gate album over the years but I haven't found a copy worth bringing home. The Village Vanguard album, which is NP is a solid effort in a trio format with Keter Betts and Buddy Deppenschmidt. I'll be following this thread for recommendations and maybe one of those Village Gate lps will show up in decent shape in the near future.

I have that Chico Hamilton lp The Master. I've been a fan of Little Feat since the 70s so it was a natural fit for me. Ot seemed like a bizarre meeting to me. I like the album. In fact I had to put it on post haste when I saw the mention,. It helped the guys get their jazz thing going which they were rightly accused of in the Feat much to Lowell's chagrin may he R.I.P. Interestingly Lowell plays on Chico's album.

Wow, that makes me sad. Bud was in my life, mainly around his playing with Jessica Williams and later with Tom Peron, a great trumpeter in Sacramemto who he forged a band with. He was known a lot for his dj work and general mc ing. He was always such an upbeat guy, a joy to be around. I'm sad to hear of his passing but we all have to pass through that gate sometime. see you on the other side Bud!

I started paying attention to him ten or fifteen years go but not in a big way. His subtlety was lost on me originally. Over time I relaxed into his world and slowly but surely I've become a bigger fan. He really does have a special approach to his instrument imo. I've got quite a collection of lps now and I don't see my interest waning.

Thanks for the link. I didn't know about his severe illness.

I'm scheduled to work that day so I'm going to get the tme off and hopefully procure tickets. It should be a good one.

There's a book by Sam Stephenson on the subject as well. It's a large format book which is great for the photography and worth checking out of the subject interests you. It was a very interesting life.

This sounds very tasty. I saw her around the time of this show so it would be a nice way to remember the one time I saw her. i think she opened for the Geri Allen Trio. I could have had a whole night of either artist.

Kenny Barron - Green Chimneys (Criss Cross)

I listened to Live At Fat Tuesday's and New York Attitude on my drive to Berkeley and back and picked up Green Chimneys on Criss Cross while there.

Agree on those Japanese reissues. At about $10 a piece they are great deals and the ones I've bought have been significant sound quality upgrades. It's too bad we have to buy from Japan what we produce here but that's the crazy global market we live in today. At least someone is making them.

I think Music Matters was a labor of love from the get go and when ot stopped being fun they decided to pull the plug. They never said anything about staying for the long haul. Joe Harley has a successfull company in Audioquest already. Plus he dabbled in blues and jazz recordings on vinyl and cds last century and he didn't keep them running either. They love the muskc from the label and wanted to have a crack at reissuing some of their favorites. With all the interest in vinyl today Blue Note is trying to strike while the iron is hot and make some money off their own assets. So they are probably getting tight with their inventory and not letting people check out their master tapes and make money off their property when they could be doing the same. Add in the headache of backlogs to getting your music pressed and the increase in defects starting to appear more frequently with the presses working near seven days a week. Now the customers are reacting and complaining. Why keep it up with all these obstacles? If it was their only game then it would make sense to persevere. It's not. That form looks like it was cut or torn and possibly taped on the box in that photo. Could the master tape be in a newer box with that old form taped on the back of it? Something might have happened to the original box? I can't be certain of course but it does look like it's taped on that box.

The Complete Tony Scott on RCA (black label with nipper) mono pressing. An excellent collection of horns for the orchestra and Bill Evans in the piano seat. First spin.

Aren't some or maybe all of Lloyd McNeil's recordings considered private presses? My understanding is that at least for the early releases were pressed at around 1,000 units. When is a private press not a small local company making records? Or is that the working definition?

I'm a big fan too and would easily list many that have already been memtioned so for the sake of brevity I'll give you two not mentioned yet and a newish one. Wanton Spirit with Roy Haynes and Charlie Haden New York Attitude with Rufus Reid and Frederick Waits The Art Of Conversation with Dave Holland is my favorite of his more recent releases. So many to choose from imho.