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It was triggered by listening to that new Abhorrent Expansive record with Craig Taborn on. I always enjoy this one, although I rarely remember to listen to it. In the fusiony death metal world I tend to reach for Gorguts and Cynic first.

My wife fell asleep early and I turned in but woke up and had trouble going back to sleep so I’m doing some listening. I pulled out a Sun Ra reissue from last decade I had little memory of and it’s an interesting date. No bass player, which creates an interesing “space” in the music, sort of wish Ronnie Boykns was present. A radio broadcast from the Philadelpphia period which is one of the final Ra periods I am really interested in. Lots of Ra piano and good Gilmore and Allen playing. Sun Ra “Of Abstract Dreams” Strut cd

Last night at his show ...

My thoughts exactly, although with the distance inherent to being on the other side of the ocean. And with the caveat that I am a big fan of Bruce Springsteen.

new Lucinda Williams CD: World's Gone Wrong

Off the top of my head, I know there are a bunch more, but it would take some research...

Sunny Murray, Bob Dickie and Robert Andreano: Homework Recorded in Philly in 1994.

Lightmen, Free as You Wanna Be

Never realized how much of a looker a young Joan Crawford was, even in a Salvation Army uniform, as she is much of the time here.

straight to the wishlist. thanks for the heads up.

Interesting album. Never heard it back in '93 when it came out. Looks like they went heavy on the merch with the bandcamp page when they reissued this.

Well, my copy arrived today and I got it all ripped to lossless files and listened to the Basie stuff, which is about an hour and 22 minutes, and the Lionel Hampton section, which is 30 minutes. I have nothing to compare besides public domain sources on the internet but the sound does seem quite excellent here. The content is, as you know, splendid.

It's in Esperanto.

I have a copy of the massive History of European Jazz book on the way and am eager to look for further discussion of the artists featured on SJ 18 (which has superb annotations in and of itself). Thinking about brewing up a Night Lights episode devoted to this release. Current listening--this early-1960s end-of-a-love-affair concept album, the last of Nat King Cole's four collaborations with arranger Gordon Jenkins:

That is a superlative entry in the series!

Too bad it can't be recorded...

So glad that set made it into existence. Right now—such a great entry in a great series:

I grew up with bound 78 albums around the house but I haven't been counting those as box sets.

I'm having a talk with Jesus.