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Yes, definitely thinking about all those Barry Guy sets on Not Two that sort of kicked this whole thing off. Those are all uniformly excellent. Fundacja Słuchaj also got in on the action and also put out a number of fantastic ones. Some specific favorites: Various - Long Story Short (arguably the best of them all in my book) Ken Vandermark - Resonance Joëlle Léandre – A Woman’s Work Zlatko Kaučič – Diversity Steve Swell - Kanreki: Reflection & Renewal Agustí Fernández – River Tiger Fire The Black Saint/Soul Note boxes were a great line. I would say the Bill Dixon is completely essential, and the Threadgill, Motian, Hill, Lyons, Haden, and Ran Blake ones are also very, very strong bodies of work. The ECM Old & New Masters line was also great in this vein-- the Motian and Arild Andersen ones especially. A few others, randomly: Various - FMP Im Rückblick - In Retrospect Sven-Åke Johansson – Blue For A Moment Sven-Åke Johansson – The 80's Selected Concerts Various - Just Not Cricket! Jürg Frey – Weites Land, Tiefe Zeit, Räume 1 - 8 Bengt Frippe Nordström – Vinyl Box Peter Kowald - Discography I would also second the Hemphill on New World, Wood Flute Songs, Nation Time, Evan Parker, Ahmed, and all the ones on No Business.

unfortunately in the larger jazz CD world (i.e. major labels) these sort of died out around 2010, but the box sets that started to come out of the free/improv world constitute a small golden age in my book.

Arguably controversial but I think the very best Mingus music is on that set. the 1964 band is maybe the greatest *band* ever, but I think the ‘65 material is Mingus‘ peak as a bandleader & composer. I would never want to be without it and this is a great price.

Beautiful words Karl. Thanks, and thanks for the music you were able to make with him. A special shout-out as well to Alexander; Keep Your Heart Straight is one of my favorite of Louis’ recordings, and that is saying a LOT.

Knew his health had been on the decline, but this is still a gut punch. An incredible human being, and one of the greats in this music. I am glad he is at peace and reunited with his brothers.

George Braith posted on Facebook that the bassist Don Moore has passed away. He performed memorably with Archie Shepp/Bill Dixon, Don Cherry, the New York Contemporary Five, the NYAQ, on Jackie McLean’s High Frequency session, and on Clifford Thornton’s Freedom & Unity, among others. A pioneering bassist early in the evolution of free jazz. RIP. https://www.boulevardfuneralhome.com/obituary/Donald-Moore

Very psyched to grab the Frank Wright. I have the LP but about 1/4th of it is unplayable.

The Ayler ones at least are official releases, and definitely the best of what he's put out in that vein. The rest is widely available elsewhere. Releasing stuff as commonplace as the Miles Prestige and Monk Five Spot recordings is laughable to me, and seems like a waste of both time and resources.

From what I've seen, a lot of the sets from the early/mid-90s that are in the 4-6 CD range are the ones that sell for the least, with some exceptions. The 7xCD sets that became pretty much standardized in the early 2000s go for a bit more. In the last few years I've picked up several of these 4-6 disc'ers in the $25-50 range.

Wish we knew what the status of the Emanem stock was. I really hope somebody can take it on and make the catalog available again.

I second Oliv & Familie aka John Stevens Spontaneous Music Ensemble (Marmalade). Desert island music. Transitions on Emanem with Caroline Kraabel and Charlotte Hug is fantastic. Live At The Bastille with Joelle Leandre & Lindsay Cooper Alfred Harth's This Earth on ECM Two with Irene Schweizer: Live At Taktlos (two tracks) and Storming Of The Winter Palace Iskra 1912 - Sequences 72 & 73 (two long pieces) a piece on LJCO's Three Pieces For Orchestra (one piece) I have long been intrigued by this 1994 tape from a group with Marcio Mattos, Roland Ramanan, and Michael Garcia but have never been able to track down a trace of it: https://www.discogs.com/release/11718184-Wooden-Taps-Wooden-Taps

Fully delivers. An incredible disc, easily one of the most exciting and unexpected archive releases in years. Per Peter Margarask: "On the horizon in the series is a late 1980s solo performance and recordings from the Feminist Improvising Group—the radical ensemble formed by Maggie Nicols and Lindsay Cooper, which included the pianist for most of its history—the first officially released document of the ensemble’s work."

Just don't let those auction house ghouls ever get ahold of your collection!

Listening now to this excellent new release out today: https://sunnysiderecords.bandcamp.com/album/this-time

Intrigued!