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Second recommendation here on both the CD's themselves and ordering them directly from Dark Tree!

Yes, correct. Those Harriott albums from that period ("Southern Horizons", "Free Form", "Abstract") are a great listen.

Correct on the ID (will leave it open for someone to identify the cut and which album it is from). I also agree with your thoughts. I didn't hear Harriot's work here until the past 10-20 years, but the early Ornette albums never sounded all that "radical" to me when I encountered them in the early-mid 70's. They just sounded like great music. Maybe they would have struck me differently if I had heard them in real time 10-15 years earlier, but by 1970 anything radical about them had been fully absorbed. I love the music from that late 50's-early 60's period by Coleman, Cecil Taylor, etc. It was forward looking, but still accessible.

You are correct. No ID of any type on #1 yet. And no explicit ID on #7 yet.

Even got my shipment from ImportCD's yesterday.

It's a good one, I like it a lot. My favorite since 'Time Out of Mind'. YMMV. I like the new album a lot, but give me 'Bringing It All Back Home', 'Highway 61 Revisited', 'Blonde on Blonde' and 'John Wesley Harding' anytime. Or for that matter, 'New Morning', 'Planet Waves','Blood on the Tracks' and 'Desire', with a side helping of 'Infidels'. 'Time Out of Mind' is great, but sits on a chronological island.

No Criss on BFT 201. Assume you are referring to cut #6 or #7? Not Criss!

Vols. 1/2/3 all highly recommended

Understood on the # of posts not being totally accurate, but nonetheless, 2 years ago my BFT 177 only had 20 posts total, and 9 of those were mine, so it is very heartening to be at 75 on this one. The new guys who have joined in have added some life, and the old timers have been active. As far a Sumi Tonooka, she is qute excellent. I saw her perform solo as an opener at one of the Leo Gadsen produced concerts at the Ethical Society ca, 1977 or so. She was barely 20, but was already special. Everything I've ever heard from her is worthwhile This is the best part of the BFT experience for both presenters and listeners, being able to share with each other worthwhile music we may have missed.

I'll add another vote for Nicole Mitchell.

Yep, sometimes you are happy enough to just take your $300 million and go home, especially if you are almost 80. That's almost $500,000 per song, including the stinkers like "Joey" etc.

Have never heard that one, need to keep an eye out for it!

Great set.

Here too. Not particularly memorable. Check out earlier soul hits like "Think Nothing About It", "What Now", "Man's Temptation" etc.

Gene Chandler did some great records in the early 60's, and that one is epic. It and "Stand By Me" hit me as hard as anything from the era. Agreed on the video, which I have never seen before. Not at all familiar with John(ny) Board, please enlighten us.

I'm a bigger fan than you of Black Jazz, especially the Doug & Jean Carn albums, but also several others. I have them all except for the Cleveland Eaton and the Gene Russell titles. Have never heard the Eaton. The Russell titles are pleasant but nothing meaningful.

I hear you, but "Kinda cool" isn't gonna justify a $299 price tag. I agree with you on never really getting into the label. Great historical/cultural interest, but musically not so much. I think the Marcus Belgrave is probably best of breed of what I've heard (which is probably close to the entire catalog if not all of it).

Good point!

Sorry you're right. Babysittin 2 year old grandson and a bit distracted

Not McBee on #13!