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There's an Emily Remler live bootleg set from the Four Queens (I think) that I WOULD LOVE someone to resurrect and clean up. I can't believe there hasn't been one reissue or, "find" of her live material. I suspect she would do well commercially.

I'm listening to it now. I found the section where he tells the audience to be quiet because he's about to play some solos, kind of funny.

Not sure if anyone saw this bio but interesting... https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/05/arts/music/kahil-elzabar-ethnic-heritage-ensemble-open-me.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Which one is that?

Thank you for validating my stubbornness staying away from this vinyl biz...

I just wish that more of that moment was in the US and I agree 100% with you..... Whenever I saw them (had to be in the early 90s) it was fantastic. If I can remember a show I saw 30+ years ago... then it was either fantastic or a complete sh**show.

I saw them live decades ago and was blown away. It felt very spiritual. I had kind of forgotten about them/him for a long time until recently. I've been listening a lot lately and can't understand why he doesn't get much more attention and praise. They are planning a 50th anniversary tour and I'm hoping they end up stopping here in Boston. Why don't they get the same love Charles Lloyd does, with his "spiritual jazz?" https://downbeat.com/news/detail/kahil-elzabar-celebrating-the-ethnic-heritage-ensemble-at-50

https://spiritgroove.bandcamp.com/album/kahil-elzabars-spirit-groove-ft-david-murray https://ethnicheritageensemble.bandcamp.com/album/be-known-ancient-future-music I've been needing some spirituality in my heathen, atheist self... This is as close as I can get... The Chris Potter is really good...

I assume that's why Zev's non-Resonance Records releases are shipping from Europe on Bandcamp? It's weird though because I can get them from Importcds without the ridiculous shipping charges.

I saw her at Newport a few years back and she did the same thing. I understand what she was trying to do but it didn't work for me. I am not in the "shut up and play" crowd but there are times when an artist should give the audience what they came for.

I really don't understand why they couldn't have thrown us a bone with some well-known jazz like Pat Metheny, Hiromi, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Gregory Porter, Brad Mehldau, Joshua Redman, Benny Green, The Cookers, Eric Alexander, Diana Krall, Regina Carter, Wadada Leo Smith, Maria Schneider, etc. There are SO many acts they could have booked... but just so disappointing. I don't even want to think about what they're going to do for their 75th anniversary...

Okay, that was my bad.. 😵 Not only may it cost me some money but I apparently have forgotten all the live sets I do own.... I hate getting old....

Is this the one you are talking about? Under Henry Grimes's name? https://ayler-records.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-the-kerava-jazz-festival

Just tried it myself and it looks like I managed to grab a CD copy. We'll see though. Thanks.

I'm with you on this... I remember probably in the early 90s or late 80's reading a newspaper that had a review of the Jackie McLean boxed set. I had just started listening to jazz then and remember being like "mail order reissue boxed sets? Who does that? How?" From that moment I was hooked. He defined a lot of my adult listening. Like the artists he covered, he left behind a lot which I am grateful for.

Preach on... I'm going to go try and find (a very unlikely copy) today. Let us know if you track one down and how it sounds.

You didn't find an online ordering store the Cole, did you? I'd love to get it as well.

Oh... that sucks... I don't even know what to say.... Awful.

There was a while when he was putting out records very frequently... Has he stopped performing or recording?

I forgot about this... Loved it.. Also love Laurie Pepper's Unreleased Art boxed sets... There was one that was 4cds...

I was playing Keith Jarrett the other day and realized how much more I enjoy his live performances (grunting included) than his studio sessions. I wanted to get the input from y'all about something. I think there can be something very different about hearing multiple nights of an artist performing live, but there don't seem to be many boxed sets like this. What's the best live boxed set you have? (And when I say boxed set I mean more than 2 discs). Off the top of my head, I think the one I enjoy the most is Jarrett's Live at the Blue Note set. I'm looking forward to Zev's Sonny Rollins set. On the other hand, I recently listened to Miles Live at the Blackhawk and was rather disappointed. I can't explain why - it just didn't do much for me.

Why does he get so much press and called a genius? I honestly don't know. Opinions?

Daily schedules released... Seems to be a teeny bit better.... https://newportjazz.org/lineup

I had faith that Christian McBride (who I like and respect a lot) was going to walk that fine line between keeping us old folks happy and bringing in new vanguard artists and audiences... but this year.... 😞

Am I wrong in thinking that George Wein kinda treated Newport differently than some of his other festivals? It seemed to me (and maybe I'm just being revisionist and nostaglic) that even though George (esp in his later years) had non-jazz headliners... it was never like it is now... It's gone way far away. I thought having Common was bad a few years ago.. this lineup looks even less jazz.