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Me too. I've never listened to a Blue Note reissue on the Blue Note label and thought "I'm not enjoying this as much as I could because of the remastering, and I've got almost all of the reissues from the late 40's- early 70's. If you want to hear music ruined by the mastering, pick up some of those Blue Notes on the Applause label. Sound like bad needle drops (which is probably what they are).

Is #7 Sonny Fortune?

1/13 sounds like a train wreck to me! The piano is fine, but the trumpet grates. 2 - sounds like a McCoy Tyner cut from something like Sama Layuca, but I can't place it. 3 - good for what it is, I'm not often huge on the islandish lilt thing 4 - also good for what it is, I'm not often huge on the moody balladish thing 5 is great for what it is. 6 - Has that 70's indy sound, John Hicksish sound love it, something like John Hicks 7 - tip of my tongue, know I have some version of this somewhere, thinking it may be a Kenny Barron comp, love this version 8 - also sounds so familiar and so 70's, Pharoah Sandersish 9 - I had ID'd this as Lloyd McNeill, one of my musical heroes! 10 - to me, overlong and underrehearsed. I'm not big on most trombone styles, just sort of do the JJ/Fuller/Moncur things 11 - feel of some of the earlier Elvin Jones work, love the trumpet player! 12 - Now this is a trombone style I'm more in sync with. Like the cut! Great BFT, thanks so much, can't wait for the reveals on 2/6/7/8/11/12, feel like I have most or all of them already, especially #2, makes me crazy!

agreed on both counts.

or the Ultimate Spinach - long live the DOA Bosstown Sound!

I have it - well worthwhile and sounds great.

The Bartz 'Home' on Milestone is excellent, as are the McLean sessions on Steeplechase. That list is like a freaking wonderland alternate universe. Here are some that really blow my mind. Also interesting to see names on there appearing much earlier than I think of them making their marks in the jazz world (Reuben Brown, Steve Novosel, and especially Dave Hubbard as a leader). Great stuff all around, thanks for sharing. Any way to get listings later than 1967? 12-4-66 HERBIE HANCOCK, piano; RON CARTER, bass; WAYNE SHORTER, tenor sax; FREDDIE HUBBARD, trumpet; JACK DEJOHNETTE, drums (Famous Ballroom) 6-26-66 ELVIN JONES, drums; DOLLAR BRAND, piano; DONALD MOORE, bass; FRANK FOSTER, tenor sax 6-5-66 McCOY TYNER, piano; JOE HENDERSON, tenor sax; JACK DEJOHNETTE, drums; HERBERT LEWIS, bass 4-17-66 JACKIE McCLEAN, alto sax; CLIFFORD JARVIS, drums; LARRY WILLIS, piano; DONALD MOORE, bass (Crystal Ballroom) 10-17-65 CHARLES LLOYD, tenor sax; GABOR SZABO, guitar; ALBERT STINSON, bass; PETE LaROCA, drums 8-29-65 GRACHAN MONCOUR III, trombone; BILL BARRON, tenor sax; BUTCH WARREN, bass; STOMP SAUNDERS, drums; LENNY GRAZIER, piano 8-22-65 JACKIE McLEAN, alto sax; CHARLES TOLLIVER, trumpet; LARRY WILLIS, piano; JACK DEJOHNETTE, drums; WILBUR LITTLE, bass 7-11-65 ROY HAYNES, drums; WAYNE SHORTER, tenor sax; ALBERT DAILY, piano; LARRY RIDLEY, bass 6-27-65 CHARLES LLOYD, tenor sax; LOUIS HAYES, drums; SAM JONES, bass; JOE ZAWINUL, piano 5-23-65 HERBIE HANCOCK, piano; RON CARTER, bass; TONY WILLIAMS, drums; SAM RIVERS, tenor sax 4-11-65 GRACHAN MONCOUR III, trombone; CHARLES DAVIS, baritone sax; GARY BARTZ, alto sax; GUS SIMMS, piano; BERTELL KNOX, drums; WILBUR LITTLE, bass 4-18-65 ARCHIE SHEPP, tenor sax; TED CURSON, trumpet; MARION BROWN, alto sax; JOE ORANGE, trombone; REGGIE JOHNSON, bass; MARVIN PATILLIO, drums

I wish someone would reissue Gary Bartz's wonderful "Home" album, originally on Milestone records, recorded at the Left Bank in 1969. Bartz/Woody Shaw/Albert Daily/Bob Cunningham/Rashied Ali. Now that's an interesting group.

I love some of those Elvin Jones albums. And McCoy Tyner's "Extensions" is one of the two best albums he ever did (along with "Sahara") to me.

Just finished listening to the Coltrane. Sounds great to me, no hesitation embracing it. Seems like it would have been a fine sequel to the 1962 'Coltrane" album.

Pure playing, I do also, but Shorter wrote some great music. I prefer Shorter with Blakey myself, which will also bring me some grief, I'm sure.

Understood on the music. Agreed it does not sound overtly "religious". OTOH, also does not sound like anything I'd ever listen to in full. I don't really ever listen very much to vocal music in other languages (understand that may be my loss in many ways, but listening to something is opportunity loss of not listening to something else with the finite listening time we are each accorded in life). But yes, what a joyous, beautiful album cover! Can't look at it without breaking into a big smile! Thanks for sharing both.

Don't want to get into a spitting contest (I'd lose badly anyways), but yes, it would. There are certain musical conventions that are brought to play on 'Amazing Grace' that aren't on Aretha's other music of the period such as the mass choir backing, the style of organ playing with the sustained chords, etc. and the compositional style is of an older time.

What Jim said on the Shepp. Nice to see it includes the CD bonus material. It's due out on July 31, which must be why it's not listed on amazon.com. The McLean is a nice economical pickup for latecomers, having Jacknife and Demon's Dance included.

Assuming you mean the "Amazing Grace" set, and the lyrical content does clearly dictate the musical form on that to me.

Very nice! I have never seen a listing for that set. Are there other Impulse sets in the same format?

Not aware of that one (Shepp) - do you have details?

How much do the alternate takes add to the experience? Strange that they all have almost the exact same lengths as the master takes, is it that tightly scripted?

Will continue on the lookout for cuts 2,6,7,8,10,11,12, which are all kinds of wonderful.

So glad for you to have that! Seeing him live 20-25 years ago was a great experience. The Live in Poland DVD is wonderful, especially the 30 minute "Cry of Hunger", which is so moving.

Love your BFT's, we are wired so similarly for our tastes! #9 is "Salvation Army" by the amazing Lloyd McNeill from the 'Treasures' album. #2 sounds like a cut from early 70's that I certainly have and have enjoyed, but I'm having trouble ID'ing it. Will live in this BFT for awhile and be back with more. I know I've heard/own some of the others, too.

What else has come out recently? Also, what is the best place for us in the USA to acquire this title, which I am very interested in?

Start with the first three Impulse's (Monastic Trio, Huntington Ashram Monastery, and especially Ptah, The El Doud, which has Pharoah Sanders and Joe Henderson) and with Transfiguration. How is that stuff compared to her earlier recordings? Does the religious content overwhelm the music?

Is this the big 6-CD box set?

$23.48 on ebay. It's worth it if you like the earlier Impulse albums without the strings (Ptah. Monastic, Satchidananda). I love them. She plays organ throughout on Transfiguration, and Workman and Haynes each do their awesome thing, Originally a 2 LP set, so lots of music,