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Killer album (and cover)!

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That is intriguing (that the 1982 recording is floating around). I have no idea what they mean either. Even stranger, the 1982 recording is available for streaming on Naxos Jazz (though I think Naxos is generally not allowed in the US but it is in Canada). So maybe its scarcity is greatly exaggerated...

I had no idea the 1982 recording was "in a legal limbo". Definitely worth hearing. It is on Youtube. I bought the Enja 2-CD set several years ago and there was no scarcity premium; discogs currently has it as low as US$10 + shipping, (which might not help you in Canada, of course). I'll try to listen to the forthcoming BBC release, but it'll have to be really good to merit a purchase. Thanks for posting.

the cover photo on the Mother Ship CD is all right; I have the 1980 LT version which is a bit less inspiring. Neither match what a 1960s design could have looked like.

Huh! I have the 1982 LP set, interesting music that I haven't dug out in too long. What are the legal troubles that have buried it since, I wonder?

Why not 34?

Word John. Those were the days. Yes they were. Those were the days.

There are some titles there that I really like. But I've been shifting to downloads for the most part due to space issues. I think the concepts of the Tone Poet and Classic series are great, and I hope they continue doing them. Helluva legacy from this label.

This Guardian article discussing this release makes it sound pretty intriguing. I'll see about streaming it and maybe picking it up. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/nov/12/jazz-legend-mike-westbrook-laurence-olivier Doesn't mean that I wouldn't like to compare it to the studio recording (from 1982) if that ever sees the light of day.

We are blessed to have lived through the 1980's-2000's golden era of Blue Note reissues, to have 95% of everything meaningful from the label made available to us, which, along with Fantasy doing the same for Prestige and Riverside, was a dream come true. Glad for any extra goodies David Weiss and the current BN regime can send our way, but it's a cherry on top of the sundae compared to what we already have.

I'd love to hear it some day.

Given its appeal to fans of Strata-East and related, it seems ridiculous not to release the unissued Tyrone Washington album at this point. It is a really good date, too...

Pretty wild version on this album: https://www.discogs.com/release/2090180-Eddie-Harris-Live-In-Berlin-At-The-Jazzclub-Quasimodo

I hope to see it someday. (From https://destinationsunknownjazz.wordpress.com/2019/01/18/musings-and-imaginary-cover-art-of-some-still-unreleased-blue-note-sessions/)

Yes! One of the best bands Mongo ever had! One track was omitted on the LP, Saoco. Conversation in Drums is the last 1 1/2 minutes of it. The complete track is on YouTube:

Great to see you Evan! Montreal - 50 is already taken. The picks are bunched together this year. Still available... Montreal - Anything 30 and below, 40, 70 and above. Sask - Anything 35 and below, 65 and above. As we approach the end of the year, Santa Claus is on the lookout for boys and girls to put on his naughty list. And now comes JSngry, who volunteers by picking 34 for his tiebreaker. The Command Centre, upon further review, has ruled that Sangrey's tiebreaker will be 35.

OK, I'll try to be more specific..... LP is the priority now. They are not going to release bonus material on CD only so that means a 2nd LP for bonus material and that is usually cost prohibitive and there might not be enough material to fill out a 2nd LP. I prepared bonus tracks for Just Coolin' and that idea was nixed (I had chosen 4 bonus tracks if I remember correctly). This does not apply to new releases. They will release all the material intended on both CD and LP. As for the Quebec and Burrell, I guess these were essentially re-issues with a few extra bonus tracks (on the Burrell at least and apparently they missed a couple for the Quebec). Both 3 LP/2 CD sets. Perhaps other tone poets could go this route if there was enough bonus material to fill out a 2nd LP and if they do a CD as well, a single CD. I guess this could happen by combining the two Washington CDs but I'm not sure how much they are looking at stuff like this.

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Such a great series. (And a treasure trove for fans of Lee Wiley and other musicians that were active in the Condon circles.) I’m still on the hunt for three of them. Dusting this one off as the Schuller centennial approaches:

What kind of music would that be, that either of them could or would make?