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Atom String Quartet: Essence. Requiem Records / Opus Series/ LYDIAN 24 | 2022 [Poland 2022] Saw them live yesterday at the 48th Göttingen Jazz Festival - in memory of Zbigniew Seifert (v)

I love this live version from 1971, from an obscure Japanese-only various artist double-LP is pretty wild — and it sorta rivals the Miroslav/McLaughlin/Henderson version a bit, at least in its intensity… I sure wish it was on CD, but alas, it hasn’t ever been reissued since it first came out — and I only know it from YouTube.) https://www.discogs.com/release/11263311-Terumasa-Hino-Kosuke-Mine-Sadao-Watanabe-Takeru-Muraoka-Masabumi-Kikuchi-Yoshiaki-Masuo-Kunimitsu-In?srsltid=AfmBOoopfdoQqRblY0Di9aE2larfRz7U6bQgjqSdOh8uHaTBO2ZUngMK

Thanks for the tip. Walter Bishop's Coral Keys is the only title that I have familiarity with (and own). I listened to portions of a long Black Jazz YT playlist and made some selections, though I was not fast enough to include Bishop's Keeper of My Soul.

The first appearance of "Invitation".

Thank you very very much!!!!!!!!

Aha! I found an addition: • 26. When Sonny Blows Blue 1970 Jamal This record has Herbie Hancock playing organ on a few tracks.

A note for consideration—I think the Tolliver sessions newly reissued in this program sound much better than what's on the Mosaic. I was surprised at the difference. I actually sold off my Mosaic Select (the big band) as a result. The sale funded quite a few Mack Avenue releases.

I recently discovered that Stitt didn't always use the Selmer Varitone attachment when recording. For his Turn It On! session, for example, he used a Gibson Maestro effects unit for the saxophone. (I think it sounds worse than the Varitone.) While I much prefer Sonny's sound without effects, for some reason the Varitone has never bothered me. A few other companies made effects units in the mid-60's. Hammond made the "Condor," and Conn made the "Multi-vider." I've never done a deep dive on the history of effects units specifically for the saxophone. Coltrane used one at home evidently, but not in the studio. Musically, it's a very good album. You can tell that Patterson had been listening to Larry Young at this point in time. The first couple of tracks sound like Sonny forgot to turn on the Varitone.

I love this version. I think of it as more “freebop” than “fusion” - sort of a successor to the Miles Davis version, taken even further. And yes, McLaughlin is absolutely smoking on this. (Also: Joe Henderson!) I need to revisit the Don Ellis version (in 7/4 right?) and check out the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble.

Not me, but I do have it

Very cool! 😎 now:

It's not a binary choice

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Will definitely pick this up. Hopefully we can get a reissue of Opus Krampus soon!

November 9 Bill Elgart - 1942

"Dream", his 28th release on Steeplechase, out now, is excellent. Quartet recording with Gary Versace at the keys. Perry´s tone remains fantastic: lyrical, yet expressive. Interesting setlist - to my knowledge he covers of a Wayne Shorter composition for the first time. Highly recommended!

Yup. Went to a number of jazz concerts at the Bottle between 01-03, when I was in Chicago for grad school. Hopefully some of what I saw is in here.

Regrettably I didn´t notice the thread from late October. Thanks to Late who brought this artist and his album up!

I’m thinking of making a small order and seeing if EMS/USPS comes through without issue. I have read where USPS is just tossing some orders in the trash though.

The only purchases I have made since tariff-times have had flat fees charged; one I received with no further charges, the other is a pre-order not yet shipped.

Perhaps there was no photographer at the session?