Rooster_Ties Posted March 30, 2018 Report Share Posted March 30, 2018 (edited) I think(?) I've got every volume in this series, 1 through 6, and I just ordered vol 8 from The Bastards. But I somehow never saw vol 7 (specifically on CD) at any point, or if I did, I missed out. Here's the item description from Dusty... https://www.dustygroove.com/item/829928 Spiritual Jazz 7 – Modal, Esoteric, & Progressive Jazz Inspired By Islam 1957 to 1988 Maybe one of the most spiritual entries in this amazing series of jazz – and that's really saying a lot, as you might guess from the title! The tracks here all take inspiration from Islam, but are mostly American recordings overall – the kinds of open, deeply soulful sounds that were first ignited by John Coltrane's Love Supreme, then carried forth by a generation of free thinkers who were also drawing other inspiration from points that were far from their American roots. There's a freshness to this music that still holds up fantastically all these many years later – and in the instrumental setting of most tracks, the spiritual inspiration is voiced by incredible rhythms, soulful reed work, and warmly-interwoven strands of sounds on the tunes. The track selection is superb – and titles include "Kalahari Suite" by Emmanuel Abdul Rahim, "Uhuru" by Creative Arts Ensemble, "Morning" by Yusef Lateef, "The Camel" by Idrees & Jamilia Sulieman, "Nus" by Sabu Martinez & Sahib Shihab, "Taumbu" by Dawan Muhammad, "Nadusilma" by Ahmed Abdul Malik, "Ah Ya Zen" by Abdelrahama Elkhatib, "Mevlana" by East New York Ensemble De Musique, "Africanos/Latinos" by Kahil El Zabar's Ritual Trio with Pharoah Sanders, and "Humility In The Light Of The Creator (alt version)" by Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre. Anyone got a line on a decently priced one on CD? - either from a US source, or without excessive overseas shipping? Thanks!! Edited March 30, 2018 by Rooster_Ties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted March 30, 2018 Report Share Posted March 30, 2018 (edited) I bought mine at Landlocked here in Bloomington--I'll call and see if they ever got it back in on restock. EDIT: I just called and Jason says they don't have it anymore--"way out of print." He thinks it may be repressed at some point, though. Edited March 30, 2018 by ghost of miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted March 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2018 Thanks Ghost, Can't swear I've ever seen this one actually in stock (on CD, that is) -- the vinyl, on the other hand, seems not to be so impossible to find. I never was searching for it fanatically around the time it was supposed to come out -- but I *thought* I had an automatic email set up for it, via Dusty -- which I don't know that I ever got. Volume 8 *JUST* came into stock at Dusty last week, and they immediately were out of stock on it barely 48 hours later -- so when I saw it was back in stock yesterday, I jumped on Vol 8 last night (along with a bunch of other stuff). Such a cool series, very well curated for the most part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzz Posted March 30, 2018 Report Share Posted March 30, 2018 (edited) Just in case you haven't already done so, you could try contacting Jazzman UK directly. Never know what they have laying around. I've had luck this way with out of print titles. Edited March 30, 2018 by Marzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted March 30, 2018 Report Share Posted March 30, 2018 looks like it pops up on eBay and Discogs from time to time, not expensive at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted March 31, 2018 Report Share Posted March 31, 2018 I’ll keep my eye out for it, RT. In the meantime, your thread inspired me to hoof it down to Landlocked yesterday and snap up the volumes that I didn’t already have—2, 3, and 5, as well as the brand-new V. 8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted April 1, 2018 Report Share Posted April 1, 2018 There's a new V8? They finally got rid of the watercress, hopefully? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted October 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2018 V7 came safe and sound to my mailbox on Thursday. What a wonderful collection! I listened to it 2-3 times, and then Vols 1-4 this weekend, and hope to spin 5-6 & 8 over the next week or two. It's 8 volumes, but 10 CD's (so far) -- two are doubles (v4 & v8). Really an impressive series of VA discs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Wood Posted October 1, 2018 Report Share Posted October 1, 2018 Did you get the Japanese volume? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted October 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2018 41 minutes ago, Stefan Wood said: Did you get the Japanese volume? Oh yeah, and vol 8 (the all Japanese volume) is 2cd's too (just like vol 4). Damn good, most of it. Just love this whole series. Not every single last track, but 75% of every disc is great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted October 1, 2018 Report Share Posted October 1, 2018 2 hours ago, Rooster_Ties said: Oh yeah, and vol 8 (the all Japanese volume) is 2cd's too (just like vol 4). Damn good, most of it. Just love this whole series. Not every single last track, but 75% of every disc is great! Fantastic series, I agree! I hope there are more volumes to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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