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IIRC, the CD's were available through a Black Jazz website, and I think I bought the Carn CD's (and maybe some of the others) that way.

Me too. "Upendo Ni Pamoja" and "Funky Serenity", especially the first one, are my go-to Ramsey Lewis albums.

NIce cover. Don't think I've ever seen it before. As mentioned, do have that great CD. "Appointment in Ghana" is a big favorit of mine.

And I was in college and went whole hog for it. Never bought "No Energy Crisis" because I had so much of it on original albums by that point. The On Tour was nice because that material was not on other albums. Love the Klemmer cut especially. Impulse was the generally available label to buy then. The classic BN's were largely out of print by then, though they could be found in cut out bins and used stores.

Impulse did a great job of it themselves 50 years ago. This was the set which jump-started me in the music, and it can still be had for under $10:

Well, first off, anyone really into this sub-genre is gonna own basically everything on there. Second, a couple of strange choices. Not sure how "A Taste of Honey" by Phil Woods jumps out as "spiritual jazz". That being said, nice series, and there is a lot of really wonderful music on this set.

I think I've heard of that one.

That sax distortion is what I hear. I will try a different player but do not have any high end equipment.

Both, of course!

Thanks Lon, the Scorsese and "Don't Look Back" really show that also. I realize I am largely taken with the myth, and the reality may be deflating.

My apologies if this has been discussed in the past - what do people consider to be the essential books about Dylan? I just finished the Griel Marcus "Dylan 1968-2010" collection of his writings on Dylan, and have read the Robert Shelton "No Direction Home" and Dylan's own "Chronicles" and have the "Lyrics 1962-1985" book. And I have a couple of others laying around - "The Bob Dylan Scrapbook", "The Bob Dylan Companion", Hajdu's "Positively 4th Street", Heylin's "Behind The Shades (Revisited)" , Ricks's "Dylan's Visions of Sin", all collected in used/outlet book store shopping trips through the years. And I have McGregor's "Retrospective" on the way. And several videos including the deluxe "Don't Look Back" and the Scorsese "No Direction Home", which I have watched. What am I missing that I need? Which of the unread ones I have are or are not worth my time? BTW, love the new "Rough and Rowdy Ways"!

'Sightsong' is one of my favorite Abrams albums, along with 'Young at Heart/Wise in Time' (for the solo side, my favorite solo piano ever) and 'Spiral: Live at Montreux' (which desperately needs CD issue).

It's a unique entry in his canon, with that vibes player on it.

Also had fine recordings by Teddy Edwards, Howard McGhee. Hampton Hawes, Curtis Counce, Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Sonny Rollins, Cecil Tayor, Joe Gordon, Gerald Wiggins. Sonny Simmons, Prince Lasha, Harold Land, Woody Shaw, Chico Freeman, Ray Brown.

RIP. This is the track that always hit me:

They work great for novices but have limited use beyond that. I've bought 3 or 4 of their rock ones. Was happy enough playing them once (and the price and booklets are exemplary) but don't realistically see myself returning to them. When I was new to the music in the early 70's, Impulse had a 3 LP set called "Energy Essentials" which turned me onto a lot of great artists and albums. It wouldn't do anything for me today, but was a landmark experience for me then.

And I'm shocked to see Cherry Red on the list. I'd bet there's more than meets the eye on some of this (isn't there always).

My favorite composition by each of them. Maybe Willpan's Walk by McBee?

Just thinkin', wouldn't Nathan Davis have made for a great Mosaic box (or at least a Select, which I prefer as a format anyways).

Color me insanely jealous. Three of my all-time favorites.

But you sure do need a CD of Revelation! The PD label renamed themselves to "Reel To Reel".