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Well apparently what he has on deck are Marion Brown and Ayler recordings he already put out on ezz-thetics just a few years ago, along with some Bix sides, and I'm sure the duplication won't stop there, so this seems like by and large another waste of time. And doubly frustrating as he consistently brings up unreleased Hat tapes as potential source material and then never uses them (the Cecil Taylor and Joe Maneri releases being a couple blessed exceptions). Hopefully someone will be able to do something meaningful with whatever 70s-90s tapes he might be sitting on one day.

Well if there was any hope of something interesting coming from this new arrangement, I'd say they're about dashed now. This is just a complete waste of time: Burton Marion Brown Green Quartet: Reference: Marion Brown, Capricorn Moon, Why Not & with Burton Green Quartet Thingamajig (thingamajig 2-2506) Bix Beiderbecke: Reference: Bix Beiderbecke, 1924 to 1928 Thingamajig (thingamajig 2-2505) Albert Ayler: Reference: Albert Ayler, Spirits & Spirits Rejoice Thingamajig (thingamajig 2504)

It's a bit tricky, but I've found over the years that unless something has just been listed in the last few hours you are usually good. If there is a price attached to something not marked New (or that is marked New and has been on the site for at least a day) then you are good to go. I have only ever been scooped by things that were brand new listings.

hoped to cool my heels on this one and maybe catch the CD for a lower price, but still not seeing anything online below $30. still just a baffling price point on this to me. maybe I will turn one up in a used bin someday.

lots I like but I’m most fond of the Verve music collected on the Urbane Sessions, Cosmopolite, and 3 4 5 Small Group CDs. also have long enjoyed the Bluebird CD All Of Me with some earlier music

That is correct. Kaye can also be heard on some other Naughton recordings. There's also a fascinating CD that came out a few years ago of a group Kaye was leading in 1967 with Steve Tintweiss, Joel Peskin, Peter Lerner, and Enrico Rava.

Definitely nothing wrong with cherrypicking when it comes to Kenton, but personally if I were to pare down to a single source, it would be the Holman-Russo charts Mosaic-- damn near all the information you need is on that.

The new titles are in stock at Dusty Groove. I picked up the Oliver Lake and Bobby Naughton discs.

It’s also the last title I need to complete my Earl Freeman collection!

The Black Ark is being reissued on LP again by Superior Viaduct Does anyone (perhaps Clifford?) know why Live At The Village Vanguard has never been reissued? Does the ownership differ from other Freedom releases? It surprises me that given the extent to which other Freedom recordings have been licensed and reissued multiple times in the US, Europe, and Japan over the years this one has never been taken on by anyone (Howard did self-release a CD-R in the 2000s). Surely it can't be lack of interest? Anyways, it's great to have Black Ark available again, but I'd love to finally be able to get a copy of this.

Received the Hemphill disc the other day, it’s excellent.

Looks like we are getting the 11/3/69 Salle Playel performance rather than the 7/29/69 Maeght music. Exciting, but I do still hope that set can finally find its way to a remastered CD release. https://recordstoreday.com/SpecialRelease/19810

I did buy from JM a few times about 10-15 years ago, but after the major international shipping hikes post-pandemic, it has just been too much for me to justify.

Squidco and Dusty Groove will get them. DG will likely sell out quickly, but Squidco will have more copies and restock. You can also get a notice from each when the title is available; Squico offers an option to automatically create an order for you on the title when they receive it in, doesn't look like DG is offering a pre-order at this time: https://www.dustygroove.com/item/242774/Oliver-Lake:Oliver-Lake-Live-From-Studio-Rivbea-1975-1976?sf=Oliver+Lake&incl_oos=1&incl_cs=1&kwfilter=Oliver+Lake&sort_order=artist https://www.squidco.com/miva/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=S&Category_Code=UPCOMING

Looking forward to the Oliver Lake volume finally hitting these shores, and can't wait to see what else they pull out of the vaults. All of the first 3 releases are phenomenal, maybe the Blythe most of all.