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Never really thought of that aspect. I know the repertoires and the musical landscape were very different by the mid-60's, and that they switched to Mosrite guitars around the same time Edwards became the lead player in '63, switching back to Fender's around the time he left in '68. I find much to enjoy in all of their albums, but the early work is the essence to me.

Not convinced less music for more money is good.

The Abandons - Netflix

I don't think I've ever heard of Wingy Manone before but this Storyville set is a great listen.

Raoul Bjorkenheim - Doors of Perception Finnish jazz ftw

Some Residual Christmas listening:

Engrossing book. One of my favorites.

That is correct. No bonus tracks on the 2 Sam Records Sun Ra reissues...just the original albums. Most of the recent vinyl reissue series (Tone Poet, Blue Note Classic, OJC, Acoustic Sounds, Rhino HiFi, etc.) just reissue the original albums on vinyl without any bonus tracks. And Sam Records does the same.

Jim Cullum would get my vote. Saw him & his band in San Antonio, where he had a club. Definitely seemed like a solid group of players that he brought together. https://www.tpr.org/arts-culture/2019-08-11/jim-cullum-jr-jazz-band-leader-and-cornetist-dies-at-77?_amp=true

I see they don't use the 3 bonus tracks Delmark issued.

"The first Continental Op novel. The movie Yojimbo (and therefore A Fistful of Dollars also) was sort of based on this. I enjoyed this, but I like the short stories better." Agreed. Also, there was a Bruce Willis movie with Chris Walken that borrowed plot lines from Red Harvest or one of the movies you mention.

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Jerry Gonzalez "Ya Yo Me Cure" American Clave/Muzak lp facsimile cd

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The first Continental Op novel. The movie Yojimbo (and therefore A Fistful of Dollars also) was sort of based on this. I enjoyed this, but I like the short stories better.

Maybe check out Sammy Rimington? Looking at his Wiki, he was born in 1942 and is now quite portly. I have come across plenty of his 80s LPs in the past, but moved them on without listening (not proud of this but hey-ho) as it's not really my bag. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammy_Rimington The Jazz North West page is also good, but more for live music. I get the impression these cats are well into their 80s and 90s. The website is a triumph of substance over style. https://jazznorthwest.co.uk/

John, you previously mentioned that you like the sound of the Fenders on these recordings. I agree, but in addition to that, I prefer Bob Bogle's playing lead to what Nokie Edwards was doing later.

I bought the Live at the Village Gate lp on RSD and finally got a chance to play it in full last night. The music and sound quality are great. A winner all around. It also includes a nice large booklet. One small error to note though...the hype sticker on the clear plastic outer sleeve state that this is a 1967 live show. That is wrong. The Village Gate is a 1963 live show. I knew that prior to buying it but it was funny to see the hype sticker state 1967 rather than 1963 (the other RSD Kirk release, Live at the Penthouse, is the 1967 show). The record cover fortunately lists the correct 1963 date. The wrong date is only on the hype sticker. An excellent Kirk live show, in a nice package, with very nice sound quality.

OK, here's current status: 2,3,5,6,9 - Fully ID's 8,10,11 - artist and song ID'd, album not 1,4 - artist ID'd, song and album not 7 - vibes player ID's, group, song, and album not (and they won't be)

I recently received copies of Jazz By Sun Ra Vol 1 & Jazz By Sun Ra Vol 2. These are the recent reissues by SAM Records. SAM Records previously reissued these in a very expensive limited edition (500 copies) in a special sleeve. The recent reissue is limited to 1000 copies each but is only 1/3 of the price of the prior more limited edition. This is a fabulous release and belongs in any Sun Ra collection. SAM Records always does quality work and this is no exception. They even included a copy of Sun Ra's original booklet with Vol 1 in which Sun Ra explains his music philosophy and provides comments on the songs. It is a wonderful addition. Vol 2 also has a booklet but, since Volume 2 was never released by Transition, there was no original booklet for that one and the booklet that is included with Volume 2 is a recent addition, although still very nice. These are Sun Ra's first 2 albums (although Vol 2 came out later since the Transition label folded prior to its intended release date). The music is wonderful. Although early Sun Ra has a big band influence on many songs, you can also catch glimpses of the future Sun Ra in most songs, whether it be an emphasis on percussion or slightly altered stylizations (but of course not as "out there" as later Sun Ra). The sound quality is excellent as well. The hype sticker says that they were "remastered from the original master tapes cut by Kevin Gray" and he did an excellent job with the music. It sounds very fresh and clear and dynamic. I am a big Sun Ra fan and have a decent Sun Ra collection on CD and vinyl (unfortunately no original Saturn lps in my collection) and these two reissues are great additions to my, and any, Sun Ra collection. Highly recommended. edit: I just realized that this post probably belongs in the "Re-issues" thread, not the "New Releases" thread. I was going to delete it from here and post it over there. However, I could not find a way to delete it so here it stays for now.

Still more Elvin:

That's a really good record.

It's some of my favorite music, too, glad to hear you like it as well... Good luck finding an alternative source, Peter Valente!