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soon on cd too: https://thelostrecordings.store/en/collections/tous-nos-produits/products/john-coltrane-live-in-finland-1961-1962-double-uhqcd

I've trimmed my vinyl collection to about 450 LPs and two boxes of 45s. All catalogued and ready for the day when I'm ready to sell them. I find the vinyl revival fascinating and to my amazement I started to buy vinyl again after not buying it for many years. I say 'amazement' because over past few years I became one of those strange collectors who buys limited edition vinyl not to play but to keep SEALED. Go figure!

Just saw Lynch's Mulholland Drive for the first time. What a mind-bender that is. I'm still trying to get my head around what actually happened and what was a dream and/or some parallel universe formed when some event happened one way in one universe and the reverse happened in the other.

I do not have that album (New Life). It looks like the library up here has a copy but it doesn't circulate, so I would need to book some time to listen to it there. I do have Re:Action on CD. I've seen him play a couple of times fairly recently, mostly at the Jazz Bistro, but I think he also plays Hirut, and I'll try to catch him the next time he pops up.

Disc 2 - works by Roussel

Good question, and if it's not really answered here, oh well, fascinating story anyway.

My introduction to Bernie Senensky was hearing him on Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz. Like many Canadian artists who recorded for Canadian labels, I had no exposure to his recordings until I started getting serviced with his music.

I just acquired A New Shade of Blue (recent Japanese CD reissue). It is most excellent!

Last night I listened to all the Bill Holman portions of this: Kenton Presents, Great Big Band, and some unissued stuff. Following that I listened to Terry Gibbs Dream Band, vol 1. Basically the same band as Great Big. Then Vol 2 today.

You should not be responsible or have to pay extra for an item they shipped by mistake. How to resolve it depends partially on the amount. Big amount I guess be a mensch and try to figure out some equitable way to send it back without you being out of pocket. Less than $50 or something - in my opinion they should just eat it.

This week I received two shipments on back to back days from The Lost Recordings, though I only ordered one copy of each release. I contacted them and asked for their FedEx number, and they responded that I would have to prepay to return it and they would credit me on a future order or refund the shipping charge on my credit card. There are several issues I have with this reply. One is I had to supply a new box, neither one was in any shape to be reused, two, I seem to be taking the risk in case the returned package is lost or stolen and I get stuck filing insurance claims. I am tempted to reject their solution and ask for a better one, like my getting an estimate from FedEx, ask them to refund my credit card that amount, then I will ship the box. How would you reply to this situation?

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Senensky's minimally mentioned here and there on this board, but there's no particular discussion of this Canadian pianist. I was totally unfamiliar with Senensky until, for $7, I recently picked up New Life on CD from Dusty Groove. A Japanese import through the Muzak label, this one comes in the mini-LP format, and is a SHM-CD. Anyone else here happen to pick this one up? Produced by Gene Perla, it has Senensky on piano, Michel Donato on bass, and Marty Morrell on drums. Recorded in 1975. It's really well-recorded. Only the last track shows its age (electric piano; the rest is acoustic). For those that compare Morrell to other Bill Evans drummers—to my ears, Morrell is less restrained on this record than on some Evans records. It's given me a new perspective on his brushwork in particular. Senensky is not an Evans clone. Check the album out --> I'm guessing Canadians on this board are more familiar with Senensky. I dig his playing on this record! Thoughts, recommendations?

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