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A good one and my favorite of their collaborations (all of which I enjoy).

Palm Royale - season 2 (Apple+)

Imagine the (justifiably) insane prices they could get for a vinyl reissue program that replicated the original packaging!!!

Volume 4

yeah, that Don Ayler is one I'd like to hear as well (if it survived).

So Hat Hut is no longer Werner. That's news indeed. I reached out to Melanie Imhof (the new owner of Hat), and she promptly wrote me back. It sounds like she and her husband (co-owner) are figuring out how they're going to move forward with the catalogue they've inherited. My impression was that they're going to focus on new recordings for the immediate future, and address their back catalogue after they've come up with a reissue plan. In the meantime, it looks like Werner—via AlAy—is going to issue Ayler concerts on compact disc. It'd be cool if he could find/issue the Don Ayler session made for Amiri Baraka's Jihad label: Donald Ayler (t), Noah Howard (as), Don Pullen (p), Reggie Workman, Sirone (b), Muhammad Ali (d) [unknown titles] • New Jersey, March [1968 or 1969]

Mixes emotions much? 🧲

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The Riders have announced their coaching staff, including Micah Johnson. https://www.cfl.ca/2026/01/09/riders-announce-coaching-and-football-operations-staff/ https://3downnation.com/2026/01/09/saskatchewan-roughriders-name-josh-bell-defensive-coordinator-finalize-2026-coaching-staff/ https://pifflespodcast.com/blog/riderville-roundup-january-11-2026/ ***** Jim Furlong has died at 85. RIP. https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/article/former-all-star-linebacker-grey-cup-champion-with-stamps-furlong-dead-at-85/ https://3downnation.com/2026/01/09/calgary-stampeders-mourn-longtime-player-grey-cup-champion-jim-furlong/ ***** Sask free agent analyses https://pifflespodcast.com/blog/roughriders-free-agents-nelson-lokombo/ https://pifflespodcast.com/blog/roughriders-free-agents-jacob-brammer/ https://pifflespodcast.com/blog/roughriders-free-agents-sean-mcewen/

A hearty F*CK YOU to Alex Bregman. Also, A hearty WELCOME TO WRIGLEY, Alex Bregman! Now go out and help the Cubs win a World Series. My mom probably doesn't have a lot of time left to see one more.

I have to think that it's a "classic" since it's been pirated/bootlegged more times than I can count. And with good reason!

Happy New Year to all! I have been going through my record collection today and can offer the following 4 nice records for sale. Shipping is $6 per record (+ $1 each additional record). U.S. shipping only. Pay pal friends/family. Fred Anderson & Hamid Drake: From The River to the Ocean 2 LP, Thrill Jockey Records, 2002 Limited Edition colored vinyl. NM/NM. Played once. Fabulous music and great sound on this one. $33 Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges: Back to Back (Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges Play the Blues) Verve Acoustic Sounds Series, 2024 NM/NM. Played once. Still in original clear outer sleeve with hype sticker attached. There are also two price stickers to clear outer sleeve. $22 Art Ensemble of Chicago: Tutankhamun ORG Music/Freedom, 2023 Limited Edition silver vinyl NM/NM. Played once. Still in original shrink wrap but shrink wrap open on side edge to retrieve vinyl. $22 Albert Ayler, Don Cherry, John Tchicai, Roswell Rudd, Gary Peacock, Sonny Murray: New York Eye and Ear Control ESP-Disk, 2017 White vinyl Cover: VG+ due to crease to top right corner of front cover Vinyl: NM. Played once. $22

I don't but will check it out. Thanks!

With a few exceptions, I like the Cuban pop music of the time. Some excellent singing and fine arrangements. Do you know this one?

Gérard Pérotin & Guy-Joël Cipriani: Creative-Music.Unidisc UD 30 12 73 [France s.d.]

It is streamable! With a similar cover but not quite the same. Really one of my favourite Cuban records of its period (which is saying something). It assume a "Conjband" is meant to be a midway between a conjunto and a big band, because there are some really good horn arrangements and surprising space for solos. It's nice to hear boleros with alto solos. Obviously the jam session is a classic, but this one is more in the vein of the pop music of it's time.

color me confused about all these Hat-derivations.

https://www.discogs.com/release/22669466-John-Coltrane-Quartet-Song-Of-Praise-New-York-1965-Revisited

👍- as CD on my shelf ...

My guess is the piano player was Joe Zawinul.

Teddy Edwards appeared at a Jazz Party I attended toward the end of his life. He was not in the best of shape, but nonetheless still sounded very good to me. Was glad I had the chance to see him in person. Hard to select one favorite album by Teddy, but one of my favorites is "Together Again" with Howard McGhee and Phineas Newborn,Jr.

💥 👏 Really nice. I hadn't heard it!

“The Golden Horn of Billy Franklin” Grand Prix Series mono LP It’s not Billy Franklin. It’s Don Goldie. Very much in the mould of the Teagarden group he was then a part of. Really nice sound as well.