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I have seen McLean, Hayes, Dexter, and Jimmy Heath.

Yes. Trip Records was a strange and mysterious reissue label, ugly grotesque album covers, horrible vinyl and should quality, but some really interesting music by some of my favorite artists that I otherwise had never seen or heard of before. I totally agree with your analysis of Shepp during this period, and with your esteem for Beaver Harris. I saw that group live at the Foxhole on Penn's campus, and they blew me away, especially Harris. I also saw him a couple years later with George Adams/Hannibal Peterson at the Ethical Center, same reaction. This, to me, was Shepp's prime period, good as his earlier work was.

T That's a GREAT album, especially the ultimate recorded version of "African Drum Suite", desperately in need of CD release

For the uninitiated. Can't stress enough how brilliant Callier's stuff with Stepney and with Richard Evans was.

Me, for sure. Love what he did with Terry Callier and with the Rotary Connection, among others.

Start with "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore", one of the greatest moments of 60's Pop music thanks to Walker's majestic vocal (and it started life as a Frankie Valli B-side, oops!) and a #1 in England (top 15 or so in USA). Go from there to the other two monster smashes (in the UK) by the Walker Brothers, "Make It Easy On Yourself" and "My Ship is Coming In". Next, go to either deeper Walker Brothers (if you're hooked, I can help you on the Walker Bros.) or to his early solo stuff, from the late 60's/early 70's (others can help better on the roadmap starting there).

I remember how turned off I was back in the day when these two great singers went "commercial", but as I sit here listening to some of the Bridgewater Elektra material, produced by Stanley Clarke or George Duke, I realize how good those recordings sound to me through a different paradigm. Glad Bridgewater has followed her different paths, and thankful for ALL the work of both of these artists.

Thank you for that lead. I was not familiar with that version (apparently the original recording), or with Radcliffe at all. You're right, it's a wonderful record. The Walter Jackson is also stunning. Even more gut-wrenching (for me, at least) than the Radcliffe or Walker versions, especially considering Jackson's life.

My ship is coming in...RIP. (this hit #3 on the UK charts, tanked in USA for some reason I've never been able to fathom) The ultimate performance of the most sophisticated anti-Vietnam-War song ever written. Stunning.

If it were Blue Note or Prestige from the 50's, it would be "Pimpin' and Primpin' "

HutchFan, best wishes for a speedy recovery! Here's what I spent my evening watching/listening to (2CD/DVD set - highly recommended):

I highly recommend those Mosaics at those prices!

Their pre-orders don't get there the day of release, like Amazon, but they arrive within a few days.

What I tend to do is leave my Amazon pre-order in place, and not pre-order from Importcds, and watch the price on Amazon close to the release date and make a decision which way to go.

They have gotten more competitive. I noticed I was buying from them frequently on ebay. Their direct website often has different pricing than their prices on ebay, in both directions. My experieces with them have been good, and I have bought many hundreds of CD's from them.

Just checked, much lower price on importcds ($14.04 + $2.98 shipping vs. $19.98). I'll likely end up cancelling my Amazon pre-order. https://www.importcds.com/live-in-basel-1980/8435395502372

They smile at you honey, sometimes they want to take your money.

Me too, thanks for the heads-up on the CD version!

Wish it were that easy. I'm not really set up for vinyl at this point, and they don't seem to be available on CD or digital.

Familiar with her work done with ex-husband Sonny Simmons. What else by her? I know she led a couple of dates with Carter Jefferson, et al, but I have never heard them.

I think I like his playing a lot and love his writing, and am not sure how to separate them sometimes. I'm sure Freddie Hubbard has to rate #1 for me in pure playing (favorite, I am not qualified to select "best"). And I really like Hannibal Peterson. Hannibal and Tolliver play more like Coltrane than like the usual trumpet players to me. I also really liked the VERY early Wynton Marsalis playing with Blakey. Hope that last sentence doesn't get me shamed off the website .

That's also my understanding. I believe I have everything else he did as a leader on CD.

I also like it a lot. Perfectly listenable as long as you don't expect more than that.