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Very good record, as his Swimming, also on OmniTone.

Very interesting, I never knew that. Wonder how it is that Cuscuna published those credits on the Blue Note releases of these recordings.

I am also shocked about Dizzy Reece and Bill Holman too. Great to hear. Related question: who has the earliest recording credit among these artists? Not thinking too hard, but I'm wondering if it might be Roy Haynes who can be heard on some Lester Young Aladdin sides from February 1947. Terry Gibbs made his debut on some Alan Eager Savoy sides in 1947. Sonny also has credits in the 40s of course, on Bud Powell's iconic 1949 Blue Note sessions. It simply boggles the mind.

I would also throw into the mix the so called "first generation" American free improvisors: Davey Williams, LaDonna Smith, Polly Bradfield, Anne Lebaron, Tom Cora et al on the east coast/US South; Eugene Chadbourne, Randy Hutton, Henry Kaiser, Duck Baker et al on the west coast, Milo Fine, George Cartwright, David Moss, Michael Lytle in the midwest, etc ... lots of overlap there.

If pressed I could come up with one or two "Summertime"s that were interesting, but I have never heard a decent version of MFV, it's just a dreadful boring song.

I agree, a wonderful record. I really wish it would have a physical release.

Excellent record. I used to have an LP, but passed it on and am now in the market for the CD. For whatever reason it’s one of the most expensive BN CDs on the aftermarket despite having two pressings.

Ran has a new solo recording of his own compositions (+ "Round Midnight" and "Turnaround"), his first fully solo session since Grey December in 2011. Digital only, unfortunately. https://ranblake.bandcamp.com/album/looking-glass

And another https://sluchaj.bandcamp.com/album/music-from-two-continents

Looking forward to grabbing this when it hits the states, and definitely looking forward to more releases.

Yikes, I hope it's on CD as well. It doesn't sound a lot like it from this.

via Phil Freeman on facebook:

John Coltrane Quintet John Coltrane, tenor sax; Alice Coltrane, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Rashied Ali, drums; Marion Brown, bells. Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 27, 1967 90774 E Minor Impulse! lost 90775 Half Steps - John Coltrane Quartet John Coltrane, tenor sax; Alice Coltrane, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Rashied Ali, drums. Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 29, 1967 90784 Number Eight Impulse! lost 90785 Number Seven - 90786 Number Six - 90787 Number Five - 90788 Number Four - 90789 Number Two - John Coltrane Sextet Pharoah Sanders, alto sax; John Coltrane, tenor sax; Alice Coltrane, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Rashied Ali, drums; Algie DeWitt, bata drum. Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 17, 1967 90790 None Other Impulse! lost 90791 Kaleidoscope (mistitled as Collidoscope) -

Very cool: https://patch.com/california/santacruz/calendar/event/20211204/1560722/the-ucsc-jazz-orchestra-under-director-charles-hamilton-presents-charles-tolliver-africa-brass

One of my favorite Coltrane albums as well. What I love about the later works is that there's so much variation, no one album or recording is quite like the others. Expression is one of the more unique among them. I find it endlessly fascinating.

I definitely listen to less non-jazz music this time of year, and yes, it's also when I break out more mainstream & vocal fare as well as early jazz.

To my knowledge, this is one of the only, if not the only ESP date that was never reissued in any form. It's not even listed on ESP's website. Does anyone know why that is? I assume it might have to do with Berger retaining some rights to the recording, but I'd be interested to know about why that is as well. Same story with his Milestone date, though Fantasy was much more lax with reissuing those titles so that is less of a surprise. Still, it's a shame neither of these albums have ever had much circulation.

Looks like it can be purchased from Amazon and itunes. I'm not a big digital guy, I only use Spotify at work and in the car (no more CD player ), so I don't know if these are actual downloads or cloud-based or what.

I noticed that Black Lion Vaults has an album of outtakes from the 1966 Look For The Black Star session that I don't believe have ever been released anywhere else. Worth checking out. https://www.discogs.com/release/10200934-Dewey-Redman-Look-For-The-Other-Black-Star Should note this is only on streaming platforms, I found it on Spotify.

There is apparently a bootleg CD edition, but nothing official. Jazz Sahara was part of the OJC series, and Jazz Sounds of Africa and The Music Of Ahmed Abdul-Malik were released on one of those later-era twofer CDs.

Mine as well, and possibly my favorite period.

Candy Clouds is so great. Still haven’t picked up the MoV issue, but I should sooner or later. Not much for the hardcore jazz realm necessarily, but a great listen. I’m not familiar with this one, I’ll check it out. Certainly intriguing.

I found the multi-year spree on Leo to be almost oppressive. He hasn't necessarily been doing things any differently in the last couple years, but I have found it easier to get a foot in the door with releases being spread out among different labels, even if the list of collaborators is largely the same. My feeling is that, especially with Shipp (but also on his own) he is undergoing a rather unique project in improvised music to sort of forge music out of the fire of intense extended repetition. I think the question that has been at the forefront of the free improvisation sphere especially for some time is how to keep the music new; always present and free of cliche. I think that Perelman has made fascinating advancements here. You could argue Matthew Shipp has been on a similar mission, and in my mind has produced similar results. If you had asked me about either musician 8-10 years ago, I would have been dismissive. I feel completely differently today, in no small part due to what I've heard from them over the last couple/few years specifically. I have especially enjoyed: with Shipp, Bobby Kapp, and William Parker: Ineffable Joy (ESP-Disk) with Nate Wooley: Polarity (Burning Ambulance) with Gordon Grdina & Hamin Honari: The Purity of Desire (Not Two) with Matthew Shipp: Live In Nuremberg (SMP)

Thanks for the heads up, I had completely missed that Mujician release, I'd like to give it a shot. Cuneiform's advertising & distribution is miserable. I actually had the Judson Trio studio disc on the night before last for the second time. Lots of absorb on both sessions, but very strong musicianship on display. It's nice having a record like this that's worth returning to and listening to more intently; doesn't happen a lot these days.

I see that Ogun has recently announced a new website, a presence on bandcamp and a new reissue: I had noticed the catalogue has become harder to come by in the US over the last couple years. I’m excited to see them back on the web; hopefully the bandcamp page will draw in some new appreciators. + Excited to see what else is on the horizon https://ogunrecording.co.uk/ https://ogun3.bandcamp.com/