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The big name stuff is important work, but there's also so many more obscure titles worth investigating that really provide a snapshot of free improvisation at a point in time. And he was generous enough to discount these titles to very low prices to where you could investigate a lot of stuff you may not have had the mettle for at full price. A whole other can of worms there, but it's something I've often wished other prolific labels in this space might do with their back catalogs as well.

That's one of those songs on which I would always switch the radio.

If you buy a used set, Zev doesn't profit from you. Somebody else has already taken care of that for you. 👁️‍🗨️

Yep.

The OTC box is my favorite of the ones that I own.

PM replied. This is now sold! Thank you!

Nice CD. I haven't played it in a long time. I haven't seen her play live in a long time either. I hope she's still playing. Her website hasn't been updated since 2016. I know she had a rough time of it about 20 years when she had to overcome breast cancer.

I also waited years to get this at a reasonable price. As far as lack of availability of Miles sets, I've never understood why the On The Corner box was not reprinted to meet the demand.

Me too, outside of the crazy jagged-geometrical layout for the booklet notes--a style that iirc was in vogue for a number of box set releases in the mid-1990s.

I must've glossed over the LITA box if it was noted in this thread. Interesting.

+1, depends on price point and reviews on how much of an improvement it is. I like the 1995 box.

I never picked up the Resonance set because a) Zev turns me off and b) I have the Douglas/FM LPs and Other Aspects, but reading this thread, I probably should.

I didn't realize Light in the Attic was doing a CD version of this set as well. On the fence about upgrading from the 1995 box--in the meantime this thread has inspired me to start revisiting it. Oh hey look, it's lunch time! 😉

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I keep telling myself I'm going to delve into the Dream Syndicate and Steve Wynn at some point, yet all I've done is listen to the Baseball Project. I need to rectify that. np: Speed of the Stars

To be clear, I do own the Renonance 3cd set outright too — bought it new from Dusty iirc, shorty after it came out. But yesterday was my first time hearing it with earbuds (albeit via Pandora) — in mono, of course.

Lacy, Rutherford, Stevens, Parker, Bailey. I think those artists were perfectly documented by Martin's efforts, though certainly there were a lot of others who benefited from his keen ear and dedication. I was glad to have a few nice communications with him over the years, and he participated in the WPI Jazz Institute zoom roundtables occasionally as well. As for the stock/catalogue, my assumption is that his surviving partner is sorting through grief and logistics as best she can. As I recall she is older and this is probably quite challenging for her. I have no intel, but can only assume this is the case. There are a few Emanem CDs I never picked up and would like to. Hopefully they find a way over here eventually (de minimis cancellations be damned!).

Wow, there's more tension in this thread than on the Plugged Nickel set itself 😂 Seriously, though, it is very odd that the music has not been re-released on CD or LP since the boxed set/doorstop as far as I can tell. I have fond memories of first hearing some of it at my aunt's house (she used to post here), when I was first getting interested in jazz. The band was on fire and their collective search is riveting. I bought the set used, eventually, for a price that was not too insurmountable. Miles' 100th is next year, and maybe we can expect some of these boxes to come back into circulation.

Last week I was in Ann Arbor for EdgeFest. 4-5 sets a night for four days. Good mix of music. Highlights for me were Air Legacy, Myra Melford Splash Trio and Darius Jones Trio.