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i was lucky enough to meet & converse with him when he played here in Brisbane in the late 90's He had that special "aura" about him Really miss him - can't believe it's 10 years since his passing

wow!! - never heard of this one - not listed on Michael's website or the Lord Discography looks like the sort of thing Johnny Trunk would rerelease on his label would have been even nicer if Joe Harriott was present

looks promising & "official" but appears to be vinyl only??

Gerald (Duke's nephew) has just posted this on his Facebook page I asked him how he was progressing with his "lost tapes" "Still researching them.Some are outakes and spoken words in the studio.Might have stumbled upon a treasuretrove of some mighty hip grooves.Anyone out there with,a 8 mm reel to reel !"

Great - I'll be picking that up

what a shock - didn't realise he had been unwell RIP Charlie well put ep1str0phy

Buck Clayton Jam Sessions - Wow!! this is sooo good Many thanks for the sale Hank

Still waiting. Seems a natural fit... It would get my vote. Same here but I'm still hanging out for the Giuffre and/or Konitz Verve sets that were mentioned by Michael years ago

I'm surprised this material wasn't picked up by the "Lounge Core" scene of the 80's/90's (Martin Denny, Melachrino, Esquivel etc etc) Maybe they just weren't available at the time (as CD reissues)

Currently listening to the two recent Frank Minion Bethlehem (Japanese Solid) reissues - mighty impressive - really digging him what a vocalese discovery for me Any other takers out there? Also going through a Bethlehem vocal binge - more obscure favourites are Terry Morel, Audrey Morris, Sallie Blair, Marilyn Moore (recorded very little material)

but we know which is the best version!!

According to the Albert Ayler site, the alternate Spirits is not part of it. http://www.ayler.co.uk/html/what_s_new.html: "Speaking of which, ESP do have one 'unreleased' track, courtesy of Martin Davidson. It's the alternate 'Spirits' which did appear on some early editions of Spiritual Unity. There's more information about it on the Spiritual Unity page, but apparently ESP didn't have a copy of the fifth track until recently, when Martin Davidson (of the Emanem label) sent them one, and ESP told him that their next issue of Spiritual Unity will contain all five tracks from the session...." Also read this new info yesterday on the Ayler site It appears that some of the interview material is from the Holy Ghost box set (now owned by esp-disk)

Gerald many thanks for your post - I've joined your DP Facebook group Those tapes sound like an Aladdin's cave - could we have unreleased Blue Note material within the reels? That recent disc of Duke's Big Band is definitely worth a listen

ESP-Disk have just released (late this month) a 68 track download only set "The Albert Ayler Story" (equivalent to 4CDs) It appears to be all previously released material music wise (wonder if it contains the alternate version of "Spirits" (Vibrations) from the first ESP LP) plus loads of interview material (including Ayler) It's currently on special for $15.99 (Pre-Release Sale) from the ESP site - worth getting just for the interview material - has any of this been previously released on prior ESP issues (new series from mid 2000's)? Wonder if this will get a CD release? http://espdisk.com/official/catalog/4072.html

sorry, but what's a fold down? (creation of mono track from stereo recording??)

Dan the 4 Murray discs (DIW) arrived today - lovely condition & safe packaging thanks again

RIP Bobby "But It's All Over Now" I still prefer his original version to the Rolling Stones My son recently saw him on tour with the Gorillaz - I really regretted not going to that concert (didn't realise he was on the bill)

Jan Evensmo has updated his Lester Young Solography to include the Savory Collection http://www.jazzarcheology.com/artists/lester_young_part_1.pdf

my friend in Japan came through & managed to source two of the bonus CDs (arrived today) - The AJQ Three Penny Opera & Tommy Watt Orchestra (with Tubby Hayes) An added bonus that they sent me is a booklet of the complete series (155 discs plus the 6 bonus ones) - a pic & description (in Japanese) of each release I'm so impressed with this series that I've been slowly buying lots of 10 from HMV Japan (have almost 130 of them) - currently landing them for approx $12 (Aus) - once the batch is more than a year old, HMV drop the price to 810Yen (multi buy special offer)

Oh Yeah!! - "Mother Sky" to the max Can were my fav "rock" band throughout the early 70's (just ahead of King Crimson) Loved Jaki's drumming - always thought he was more of a jazz drummer (played with Schoof & GUO in the 60's) - maybe that's why I liked the band so much

Just received an email from Leo Records - new Sun Ra double release coming up - doesn't appear to be listed on the Leo Website yet GY 30/31 Sun Ra; Live in Ulm, 1992 The music world is marking 100th anniversary of Sun Ra's birthday. We are happy to join the celebration by releasing the performance in Ulm, Germany, in 1992. This double CD documents the concert as it happened — 100 minutes of relentless drive, 17 compositions with hardly any poses between the pieces.

My box arrived today (Australia) Have listened to disc 1 (Town Hall) & very happy with SQ (though I don't have anything older to compare it to) The booklet is a treasure-trove of information - some of Avakian's anecdotes/reminiscences are a real hoot what a gem of a box

Hey man, i haven't had a chance to catch up with my friend that went... he's not a full on jazz/improv head but knowing him i'm sure he would have loved it. Here's a review with some pictures from a local blogger: http://www.elsewhere.co.nz/livereviews/6315/peter-brotzmann-silo-park-auckland-may-3-2014/ I actually felt pretty down about missing the show, wish i hadn't been so casual about it. It prompted me to go all out and book everything i needed to book to travel to Wellington and see Corea/Burton play on this coming Friday night. Couldn't stand to miss another once in a lifetime type thing. What a coincidence - I'm seeing Corea/Burton next Wednesday here in Brisbane

Found some footage of Brotz live in Auckland (NZ) What a bummer you missed the concert, Xybert (just saw your post from May) - do you know anyone who witnessed a concert in NZ? I never did get the chance to fly over from Australia

I've been using CD inner sleeves for years - thin & very protective (sounds like an ad for condoms) get them from http://store.soundsourcecds.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=66_73&products_id=212 Australian LPs (70's & 80's) came in this style of sleeve