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Apparently it's going to be in that "new" venue, which is an old Greyhound Bus station near the Mill & Mine

This John Coltrane set was not available as a CD set. The CDs I bought were the Sarah Vaugan 1969 and 1975 titles.

Enrico Rava, Jazz a Confronto (Horo)

Disc 2.

Nat Hentoff had many interests as a writer—both within and outside the music industry. He authored over 30 books as well as a myriad of articles for various magazines, newspapers and online sources. However, his 50+ year career as a writer of liner notes for records and CDs is one area of his distinguished career that, as a body of work, has been somewhat overlooked, though his over 600 sets of liner notes, written for not only jazz but for rock, blues, folk and classical albums were, collectively, among the best written and most informative of the liner note genre. https://jazzprofiles.blogspot.com/2021/01/hentoff-on-mingus-nat-hentoffs-liner.html?m=1

Huh, mine was fine! However, it sat in France for over two weeks (in/at La Poste) prior to being finally shipped to the US, then it was about a week from NY to Chicago. La Poste has been having a very rough time lately, having been subjected to TWO separate and severe DDoS attacks -- which may be behind some of it. Interested to hear your thoughts on the recordings, though. I'm assuming the CD was something other than the Coltrane...I didn't see that was an option/available.

Classic!

I received a rather beat up box from The Lost Recordings yesterday, though the LPs and CDs were intact in spite of the badly torn cardboard. I haven't had a chance to listen to the John Coltrane set yet, but I am looking forward to it. A second shipment arrived today, duplicating my order. I await a reply from them about that, it would be a rather expensive error.

I didn’t have my laptop with me when I did my morning listening session–I started off with the 2 cd Japanese bootleg “John Coltrante–Creation”, . . then moved on to Duke Ellington “Jazz Party in Stereo” Mobile Fidelity gold cd, then on to Dizzy Reece “Comin’ On” Blue Note Connoisseur cd. Now, hours later Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra “Handful of Keys” This is one of their good ones.

Thanks for weighing in Chris. I'm hoping they will release a cd or UHQCD version.

By the way: I did just receive this Coltrane Finland recording from Lost Recordings. The engineering in the final mix is quite good and with a very high-quality 180 g pressing, so the sound is terrific! I already have the 1961 Helsinki concert via the European tour compilation "So Many Things" (CD) and the 1962 Helsinki concert via the Le Chant Du Monde European tour box set (also CD) EXCEPT THAT "I Want To Talk About You" (from the 1962 show) was never released on any recording -- bootleg or otherwise, based on the John Coltrane Reference -- so this is likely a first-ever issue of that track! This Lost Recordings version has a MUCH higher quality sound than the other versions I have, so I'm glad to have it. What's more, it comes with an access code to get a complimentary download of the entire 2-LP set in lossless .aiff file format -- which is easily converted for digital backup to a burned CD. I took a chance on it, and am very pleasantly surprised at the outcome!

Prices reduced. This is the lowest I can go on these. Thanks. Shipping is $6 per record (+ $1 each additional record). U.S. shipping only. I can only ship on the weekend. 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. $32 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. $21 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. $21 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. $21

It seems that today is just a Freddie kind of day...

Big Ears adds 8 hours of Indian classical music programming to the Festival in 2026. As I was able to catch only one Indian classical music concert in 2026, this is a banquet for a starving man: Ragamala, which translates to “garland of ragas,” comes to Big Ears Festival as an immersive eight-hour presentation of South Asian classical music, offering a rare opportunity to experience Indian classical ragas as they are traditionally intended—performed at specific times of day rather than within standard concert formats. Conceived as a “festival within a festival,” Ragamala draws from both of India’s great classical traditions: Hindustani music of the North and Carnatic music of the South, each with its own distinctive styles, forms, and instrumentation. The extended format allows artists to explore rarely performed ragas and subtle improvisations seldom heard in conventional evening concerts. Featuring revered masters alongside exceptional younger artists, Ragamala invites listeners—devoted and new alike—into a deep, time-based immersion in one of the world’s oldest living musical traditions, presented with patience, care, and reverence. RAGAMALA AT BIG EARS Kunal Gunjal & Praveen Narayan HINDUSTANI MORNING RAGA SET Saraswathi Ranganathan, Swaminathan Selvaganesh, and Praveen Narayan CARNATIC RAGAS Selvaganesh Vinayakram CARNATIC RHYTHMS ENSEMBLE & SOLOS W/ SWAMINATHAN SELVAGANESH AND PRAVEEN NARAYAN Purbayan Chatterjee & Nitin Mitta HINDUSTANI RAGAS L. Shankar CARNATIC RAGAS

And for "conventional " scoring...collective genius imo:chart, band, singer, everything. And Dave Tough on drums.

Disc 3 - One For All - Smokin & Swingin'

Got this one the other day, looking forward to delving into it. I am an admirer of his writing. Sauter-Finegan is sometimes too "clever" for my tastes, but only sometimes. The guy could write. No bullshit or easy popperglow from him! Recommended is the Savoy 2LP set of the late 40s Ray McKinly band. Some real treats there: Not sure, but this one sounds like a sly comment on Kenton of the time...

Columbia / Old Town OT LP 2003 (Japan 1978) - Ted Curson " Plenty Of Horn" - rec. 1961 -

That Tatum box is great. My personal favorite album is the quartet with Ben Webster.

Tchangodei is an excellent pianist from Lyon, France. The Wasp is good but the Bow is really, really great. Happy to have that one on LP. Highly recommended stuff. Tchangodeis percussive style fits excellent with Lacy’s playing and of course backed by the excellent Oliver Johnson. Tchangodeis Three for Freedom with Archie Shepp and Mal Waldron is also great.