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Saw this new Japanese reissue on DG earlier and was intrigued. Anyone know this one? Worth a try at $27 or a fairly run-of-the-mill set? http://www.dustygroove.com/item.php?id=wkm4zgbzhv&ref=featured.php&refQ=cat%3D5

Whoa, awesome re: Motian. Great news.

Thoughts?

Good deal, but not a patch on when I got all three for about $14 each a few years back (thanks to the board, of course!)

Definitely!

Hm, interesting. This recording closes out Treme's second season and I scoured these CDs over and over after seeing it, thinking maybe I'd missed it. But I guess not. Great performance.

I would in fact recommend just about anything by Julius Hemphill: Raw Materials & Residuals, Dogon AD, Flat Out Jump Suite, Oakland Duets, Live, Blue Boye, Roi Boye & The New Gotham Minstrels, Buster Bee. Listening to Julius play is like being inside someone's head. A very introspective player.

Yes! When I first got it I was expecting white heat, but was pleasantly surprised. It's gorgeous.

Thanks for the link. I probably haven't visited the Blue Note website since at least 2010. It's much, much improved.

Wow, all in one go. I wish more labels did that. I wonder if someone went for that back in day. Definitely a good investment!

Love this one. One of the best album covers in my collection, to boot.

Anthony Braxton & Taylor Ho Bynym - Duets (Wesleyan) 2002 Ernst Reijseger - Tell Me Everything Steve Lacy - Actuality Joe McPhee/Paul Plimley/Lisle Ellis - Sweet Freedom, Now What? Bill Dixon - Collection Spontaneous Music Ensemble - Summer 1967 Amalgam - Prayer For Peace Howard Riley - Short Stories Julius Hemphill - Flat Out Jump Suite Oliver Lake & Donal Fox - Boston Duets Ran Blake - Vertigo

I have always wanted to give him a hearing, and this looks like a good place to start. Any other suggestions?

Always. I'll never forget putting Rollins/VV on for the first time to hear him bashing away on "A Night in Tunisia". Truly jarring and exciting playing that was way ahead.

The most recent batch of BS/SN boxes was the strongest yet: Hemphill, Lewis, Abrams, Dave Douglas, George Adams. The Hemphill & Douglas sets are especially wonderful. Of the older ones, Braxton, Lacy, Murray, Dixon and Haden are my favorites. The only ones I've skipped on are the Pieranunzi, Rava, and Russell are the ones I've taken a pass on, though I'm open to those. Higher priorities & all.

On again with most titles either $10.97 or $4.97. I hope there's new stuff coming. Things have certainly slowed to a crawl over in Basel.

Original or was this reissued? Original or was this reissued?

I might have more to add later, but I'll note that Spirits Rejoice is my favorite Ayler album. I love the cavernous sound and the three horn front line. While Don Cherry was "better", I like Donald best of all next to Ayler. The version of "Angels" here, with that huge echo, is mesmerizing. I'll never forget blasting it to high hell in the college radio station-- my show was Sinday nights so I had the whole place to myself. And the wind-up on the opening title track is like nothing else. This is Ayler at his most gorgeous. I'm also a big fan of the string band. My favorite stuff is the Europe 1966 material on Holy Ghost and hatOLOGY.

PM on Ray Bryant Sunday Jazz a la Lighthouse Charlie Mariano

I'd love that too, Clunky. Not holding out hope, however. High on my list is a Konitz Verve with the complete Half Note performances.

The Fischer is great. I still spin it regularly. I've said before, and I will say again, I will buy anything you put out, period. I know the Tapscott from West Coast Hot but can't wait to hear it anew with the stunning artwork. I believe Dogon AD was released by Tim Berne on his screwgun label with makeshift artwork about 10-15 years ago. He still offers Blue Boye in a similar incarnation.

I won't get mine til tomorrow even though it was among the first to ship. I hate living in the boonies.

My two cents: HT would sell much better to a much broader base. This is the kind of record certain experimental rock & crate digger types can get behind. Hopefully to the tune of 1000. I think if the Hemphill can do it, The Giant is Awakened can do at least 75% as well.

Sorry to hear about this great master's illness. I hope the concert is a success, and I will listen to some of his playing today.

Great!