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I’ve always liked this cover best and was happy when International Phonographic used it. It’s on my wall, what a beauty. Makes me think some how of Demons Dance by Jacky McLean.

Sackville. From Dixieland to Avant Garde.

Siegfried Kessler, Barre Phillips and Steve McCall – Live At The "Gill's Club"

Joe Pass – Portraits Of Duke Ellington The Wynton Kelly Trio with Special Guest George Coleman – Live At The Left Bank Jazz Society Baltimore, 1968 Also featuring some incendiary George Coleman live at the Left Bank. Joey Waronker and Pete Min – King King

Some smoking tracks on this release. Including some incendiary George Coleman!

RIP for sure. He will be missed! I last saw him with the reunited Television in 2016 at the Chapel, SF Photo: a year earlier at the Fillmore

Intakt, Pyroclastic, Clean Feed, Pi Recordings, Resonance, Reel to Real, Black Jazz, Real Gone, Omnivore Nessa(!) I'm sure there are others ...

#955 made it to Brisbane (Australia) today - impressive booklet. Havn't listened yet

Lincoln Lawyer - new season on Netflix

Thinking of LP labels here, but: Triple Point Eremite Craftman Project Re:Vinyl Sam Records

Discussion of an upcoming Julius Hemphill reissue put me in mind of International Phonograph Inc, which then put me in mind of Mighty Quinn, both of which put out some beautifully-done, labor-of-love releases. What are some of your favorite boutique labels and reissues?

Continuing a Wadada Leo Smith binge with disc 1, originally released as Creative Music -1

Mine just arrived to Spain, waiting for delivery. 🙂

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Very sad to hear this. RIP Ebo Taylor.