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PM sent on Teddy Edwards - It's About Time (Fresh Sound) $7

I remember hearing a story about Art Blakey being with a very young band of his in the studio. It was not going well because the young players were nervous, and he told them "If you play a wrong note, play it loud, and then play it again, and they'll think that's what you meant to play". And I saw Javon Jackson spend a whole show with the Harper Brothers (Penn's Landing in Philly, circa 1989) where he seemed to be doing exactly that.

PM sent on Miles Davis & Gil Evans - Complete Columbia Studio Recordings 6CD Metal spine $25

New Under $27 shipped from Amazon.com resellers now. Mine was $23.77 + $2.99 shipping from Avatar Music.

Power to the Multiple Canyon Lady People Elements at the Lighthouse in Japan!

I'm a big fan of the live album with Leon Thomas. Also of what he did for Gato Barbieri on the 27 minute title track of 'Swiss Suite'. And Danny Moore is pretty great on that album, too.

REISSUED Spacey improvisational ECM PIPE ORGAN music!

I love the conception of the title track on "Free Form". He had quite a career.

Spacey improvisational PIPE ORGAN music!

Understand that there is zero "jazz" content to this release. If Jarrett the classical guy is appealing to you, go for it.

If we're changein the rules to include live cuts, then Billy Harper's 31 minutes of "Cry of Hunger". And Lee Morgan "Absolutions" from 'Live at the Lighthouse'.

Muhal Richard Abrams - Young at Heart (29:20).

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I don't argue that, but who are we around here to smirk about "very narrow and specific genres"? I bet they soundly outsold someone like Randy Weston both back in the day and on reissue. And it really is spectacular stuff for that genre (which I happen to really like).

Me too.

The classic of the genre. Not to be missed if you have any interest at all.

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Another I remembered: Lee Morgan - Capra Black (the premier recording of the Billy Harper classic).

Charles Sullivan - Genesis (17'') http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Pp4MGxkXrg

And who were no doubt the inspiration for "Loving You Lots and Lots" by the Norm Wooster Singers from the 'That Thing You Do' soundtrack. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlAFhl8IXzY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxKVTGCrreE

I'd be interested, but not at $125.

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PM sent on the Ammons/Stitt and the Getz

Two reasons for me. 1. Pharoah Sanders 2. The Jimmy Garrison bass solos. I tend to just hit "eject" when the Coltrane solos are done on that album. I do fine with the Sanders-led albums on Impulse (even like 'Tauhid' quite a bit), but what he was doing with Coltrane on a lot of that stuff, ('Meditations' being the one exception I can think of), especially the live albums, is just incomprehensible to me. Boy, did poor McCoy Tyner sound spoofed by it all on "Live in Seattle". And don't get me started (again) on 'Om'.

Looking at the Hoffman board discussion, I think I'm with you on this. Sun Ship is, to me, the fulcrum point of the Coltrane discography, where he stood for the last time on the diving board, just before he dove off into the ether. But I don't think I will pay $25 for rejected takes and studio chatter.