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Which title? Curious.

Blue Moon, eh? Jonki Purpos again. The real Vee Jay was ran by Billy Vera. It was short-lived but excellent. The Staples Singers volume remains a desert island set for me!

Yes, on Blue Moon's Vee Jay series.

This is completely nitpicky, and as someone who hadn't bought a new box from Mosaic in years, but the materials used for the box and booklet are very flimsy.

Moran, Maria Schneider Orchestra, several others - looks/sounds tremendous! I really need to make it to Detroit Jazz fest one of these yrs

Solid/Ultra-Vybe CD reissue

Was there a reissue that paired it with Eddie Higgins' Vee Jay Trio date? I thought that was the one I had but I hope in reality I have the one with the alternates. Great group and performance, an instant fave when I first heard it.

I found an OG copy at a flea market in the 70s, and jumped at the CD reissue (with some alternate takes at the end). And yet I forgot about that CD. Jeesh....

NP: Larry Willis with Cecil McBee & Gary Bartz - Steal Away (Audioquest, 1992) I love Larry Willis' music making. This album is one of his best.

summer music

Sun Ra: Somewhere Else. Zensor ‎ZS 136 [Germany s.d.]

Yes, this is a terrific album. Glad I have had a copy for decades.

Billie Holiday

Cello Sonatas No.1, No.2, No.3

It's very good. I picked it up the minute I saw Ammons' name on it. I got the 1993 Vee Jay CD with bonus tracks.

Their whole discography is well worth investigating - even if you're not a fan of the composer. I wasn't really into Schumann but their album of his quartets is completely wonderful

Disc 8 - Prokofiev: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Piano Sonata No. 2

NORGRAN MG N - 1053 (Japan 1990) - An Evening with Charlie Ventura & Mary Ann McCall (Carnegie Hall Concert) - rec. 1954

This is actually a good album (Euro-jazz fusion, 1974) This is an unusual crossover project but great fun to listen to.

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NP: Norma Winstone - Edge of Time (Argo, 1972) Wah Wah Records reissue