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Sound is surprisingly good. But the LP length playing time makes me wonder what their source was.

I'm guessing the Japanese market will eventually reissue a bunch of titles. I'm hoping for an album called Kind of Blue. And another rare-ish one—Blue Train.

Don't worry if you're seeing blue dots. You didn't hit your head. It's Quinichette...frying eggs.

Just don't call him Huss or Russ LOL.

Possibly, though nobody I know seems to...

Yes, I found out about that sometime after 2003. Sonny Red has several performances captured by Phil Schaap at the West End spanning 1976 thru 1979: https://aviary.library.vanderbilt.edu/collections/2137/collection_resources/162348?collection_resource_file_id=295705 These two are with Howard McGhee: https://aviary.library.vanderbilt.edu/collections/2137/collection_resources/141630?collection_resource_file_id=262024 https://aviary.library.vanderbilt.edu/collections/2137/collection_resources/131115?collection_resource_file_id=294954

So should it be pronounced the French way.

it was Denis on his birth certificate, which he found later in life and adjusted the spelling to reflect that.

Who got paid for the gig?

Yes, Oto maintains a really high standard of programming and has done really since it opened. I would love to hear Keefe Jackson live, lovely player. I realise I've seen the other two at, yes you guessed it, Oto. Not together though.

So am I.

His last date was in the late 70s with Howard McGhee and Benny Bailey. Home Run is the record.

Dylan-esque for sure. Glad he did it.

There it is!

ha, if they asked, I would! The Oto scene appears to be excellent. Last time I was in London was probably around the time it opened, so definitely overdue...

The Boss being the boss, right there. Even from a distance that hits hard

Nice lineup. If I leave now I might get there in time...or you could do a Café Oto takekover

oh yeah, that one is fascinating and a "whole other kettle of fish."

If you are in the Hudson Valley, I'd like to alert you to the 30th installment of "So, What Do You Think?" at Tubby's in Kingston, New York on Sunday, March 1. This concert presents the music of Chicago-based saxophonist / clarinetist Keefe Jackson with bassist Luke Stewart (Irreversible Entanglements, SILT Trio, Blacks' Myths) and percussionist Mikel Patrick Avery (Natural Information Society, BASIC). This will be a powerful evening of improvised music that is not to be missed. Doors at 7pm, concert at 8pm $20 at the door or in advance. (ticket link to follow) I might also play records before/after if there's time! Band bios attached for your perusal. We look forward to seeing you out there! Keefe Jackson Trio bio.pdf

From my shelf: Philippe Carles/Jean-Louis Comolli: Free Jazz – Black Power. Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag Frankfurt am Main 1974 [German translation] Original: Éditions Champ Libre, Paris 1971 English translation: https://www.amazon.de/Free-Black-Power-American-Music/dp/1628460393

Ha!