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An exciting new release from Japan, and SACD in lp facsimile gatefold packaging. The sound is excellent. I still love my “Special” 24 bit by RVG lp facsimile release from Japan with its meatier sound, and the “Complete” US Capitol release from 2019. Music I have no issue having several versions of.

well, a lot of what people call ”avantgarde” is pretty 50 years old, or more ? I can´t say that any of that music of geniuses they rote books about, is older or newer for me. Bird maybe was 70years ago, Ornette Coleman 60 years his classic recordings, Alice Coltrane 50 years or so...electric Miles, Aghartha or so, 50 years. Old old stuff really, so I can´t feel a difference of time.

I do understand you, and no need to being made to feel sorry. There are so many (still-fresh) approaches and perspectives even to styles of music that some may consider old hat. One man's meat ... And yes, that 1957 Newport track is nice (and indeed "free", in a way, within the mainstream swing idiom). Don't know how often and why I've passed up that record in the shops. Time to remedy this, I guess.

May 20 Victor Lewis - 1950

The "Business Meetin'" sides w/Gerald Wilson

Lol. Be pretty boring if we all liked the same things. Cool stuff. Thanks.

Miles, in the 80s. It was "different" then, but only in some ways. Didn't bother me at all. Trane - I was not yet 12 when he died

Sounds free to me. The people do.

Curious about how many members caught either/both live.

Sorry.

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The music was moving him, eliciting an emotional reaction. I find that with bop, hard bop, soul jazz and blues. Avant garde does not elicit any reaction in me other than to change the music but what appeals to one person doesn’t to the other and vice versa.

1955 appearance.

I was once unwilling to listen to any post-atlantic Coltrane. Then I bought a 3 CD Impulse sampler which blew my mind. And there it began 😆

The most easily lsted are: Bill McGuffiePiano Bobby OrrDrums John McLevyTrumpet I'm a big Benny fan in part because my Dad was (and played a bit of clarinet and bass clarinet) and in part because I heard him give a talk and play while I was at the University of Chicago, and then listened to and collected over the years. He was an early integrator of races in his band and with his arrangers and he did keep up with all the swing changes and dipped his toes gingerly around the perimeters of other jazz realms. I think he's an excellent soloist, from the start and into his late career. This 2 cd/2 LP set has some modern touches on the arrangements and McLevy in particular has nice solos.

Tim Bowness/Pete Chilvers - California, Norfolk

I just got in from cdjapan the three hybrid SACDs of Miles that Universal just put out (Birth of Cool, Miles Davis Volume 1, Miles Davis Volume 2). Surprisingly they are plper sleeve lp facsimile editions. I'll listen to one or two in the morning.

The beautiful P. P. Arnold

Statue of St. John of Nepomuk, patron saint of Bohemia, at Sforza Castle, Milan 2 May 2026

I haven't played it in a while, but I used to play this quite often:

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I reviewed both Jazz Matters and Doug's Paul Desmond bio when they were published. He also wrote a novel, Poodie James, I am proud to have a signed copy with a nice note from Doug. Here is a profile that I wrote for the Jazz Journalist Association when Doug was honored with their Lifetime Achievement Award for Journalism: http://www.jazzhouse.org/jn/jazznotes-19-3.pdf