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And not one -- but TWO cuts from Pete La Roca's Basra. Great album, definitely, but I don't get including fully 1/3rd of the tracks from just one album (2 of 6). And "Footprints" also doesn't make a lot of sense, if only because everybody's gonna have that one already (out of all the tunes on this set). I guess those are minor quibbles, though.

I send two CD's overseas back in December (from the US, to the UK), and could not believe that the cheapest shipping rate was over $20 (I think I paid around $23, iirc). There was no media-mail rate option at all, and what I had to pay was easily double(!) what I was expecting. I held my nose, and tried to forget what the price-tag was (what I was sending was effectively a gift, on my dime). Almost $12 per CD, just for shipping alone!!

Here's the track listing (below). I think I have about 90% of this stuff on CD already, but I will also probably pick up a copy since I've loved all of the previous volumes in this series, and it'll be interesting to see how the liners treat this material (their liners are often pretty nicely written). Also don't mind "voting" with my pocketbook for the continuation of this series, which I've loved. One VERY nice inclusion -- is the very last track, Solomon Ilori's 13-minute "Song of Praise To God", one of 3 long bonus tracks from 1964 which were previously exclusive to the expanded 2006 'Conn' of African High Life. 10 years ago(!) I started a whole thread about that extra session. It's more jazz-oriented than the regular full Ilori album, and I just love those 3 bonus tracks a ton -- VERY forward thinking, to my mind. Anyway, 3 cheers to the Jazzman compilers!! - for including one of them on this set new Spiritual Jazz set. It'll be interesting to see what they come up with for Vol. 10 (and I hope there are 10 more volumes after that too -- I'll buy every one of them). https://www.shinybeast.nl/item/471721/various_spiritual_jazz_9_blue_notes_parts_1_2.html 01. Bobby Hutcherson - Verse 02. Pete La Roca - Basra 03. Wayne Shorter - Footprints 04. Elvin Jones - At This Point In Time 05. Andrew Hill - Poinsettia 06. Eddie Gale - The Rain 07. Duke Pearson - Empathy 08. Bobby Hutcherson - Searchin' The Trane 09. Duke Pearson - The Phantom 10. Freddie Hubbard - Assunta 11. Joe Henderson - El Barrio 12. Jackie McLean - Plight 13. Duke Pearson - Cristo Redentor 14. Wayne Shorter - Indian Song 15. Hank Mobley - The Morning After 16. Pete La Roca - Malaguena 17. Freddie Hubbard - Blue Spirits 18. Booker Ervin - Gichi 19. Solomon Ilori - Song Of Praise To God You can also sample all the tracks here: https://www.juno.co.uk/products/spiritual-jazz-9-blue-notes-parts/714140-01/ The only one's I don't already have on CD are 2 of the later Duke Pearson tunes, iirc.

BTW (and just an FYI), I got the last 2 recent 'Takt Jazz' Hino titles (that I didn't yet have) in my last Dusty Groove order -- so (god help my pocketbook) -- that means I have all 7 of the new 'Takt Jazz' Hino CD reissues now, *PLUS* all 4 of the 'Deep Reality' Hino CD's too. My Hino collection (nearly all on CD) is really getting pretty large by this point, and includes about 85%(?) of his entire leader-dates from 1976 and before. After 1976 though, what I have is really kind of hit-n-miss. I'm not really sure I needed every last one of these titles, but there's always interesting material on nearly every one of them -- some more key than others, though, for sure. I'm thinking I may start a whole 'nother Terumasa Hino thread, to discuss all his leader-dates, in order -- one by one -- with as many different examples (mostly uploads from YouTube) as I can find. I think you can sample full-length tracks from about 70% of the first decade of Hino's leader-dates (1967-1976) -- but a lot of them aren't clearly identified on YouTube (but you can figure them out if you also have them on CD, in part from the track-times). Sometimes it takes searching on specific song-titles only (without Hino's name even). Or searching with his name in Japanese, i.e.: 日野 皓正. Such a thread would I figure be helpful/useful to those just digging into his output, since some of it can be a little tricky to sort out. Where I can't find uploads, I'll try and give some descriptive reviews, and of course others can chime in with what they think too. I think I have around 25 of Hino's leader-dates on CD, and maybe another 6-8 sideman appearances too. I'll have to list them all.

I just discovered that Eric Dolphy's "Vintage Dolphy" on the GM label, aparently ISN'T just a bunch of repackaged tunes from elsewhere -- i.e. the suprerfluous compilation that I sure thought it was all these years. I'll have to track one down now, probably, one of these days. So what OTHER "damn that sure looks like a comp I really don't need" releases have I been oblivious to all these years? Especailly with unique material either not available anywhere else (or not on CD anyway). Actual compilations are OK -- as long as they're especially interesting, and if they include otherwise hard-to-find material. Here's the details on "Vintage Dolphy" (and the line-ups and provinance of each track is slightly clearer than on the back-cover image below, though neither one is 100% clear). Mods: Feel free to move this into a different forum (other than 'Discography'), if appropriate. https://www.discogs.com/Eric-Dolphy-Vintage-Dolphy/release/1482588

Un mas...

Or that's the Reid Miles cover that looks especially like the inspiration for several of Patrick Roques' covers.

Lovely picture/lovely cover! Don't suppose anyone can find a pic on one in better condition?? https://www.discogs.com/Various-International-Jazz-In-Helsinki/release/5177057

Can't imagine this one hasn't already been posted, but here 'tis -- possibly again!

Glad you have the version with the two bonus tracks! - which really makes for a nicely expanded album w/ ~13 min of new material (none of which is 'just alternates' either) -- which also expands the about of Charles Tolliver in the known (recorded) universe too. That expanded "Virgo Vibes" release is really a nice document of a few things: The only(?) known intersection of Joe Henderson and Charles Tolliver (that I'm aware of, anyway). And a nifty smaller-combo version of Gerald Wilson's "In The Limelight" (which Ayer's had played on Wilson's own Pacific Jazz album "On Stage" recorded in 1965). WELL worth seeking out... https://www.discogs.com/Roy-Ayers-Virgo-Vibes/release/901369 NICE version of Tolliver's "The Ringer" too (with Joe Henderson) -- though not with Jack Wilson, but some cat named 'Ronnie Clark'. (Oops, I see "In The Limelight" is also one of the 3 tracks with 'Ronnie Clark' too, not Wilson.)

Maybe this is naive of me to say, but I think Pedal Steels seem half(?) more intuitive than harps. Of course I don't even play regular guitar, so maybe if I knew even a tiny bit more than I do, I might well not think that. Could also be that when I've seen Pedal Steel players play, it just seems more fluid and not as intimidating. Like I could almost imagine myself playing Pedal Steel, but sure as hell NOT harp.

Just ordered my copy last night from The Bastards, and really looking forward to it. Had Iron Man on yesterday morning as I got ready for work, and it brings back some fond memories of my earliest jazz listening. I think that very CD I played yesterday is one of the first 20 CD's I ever owned. I remember finding it (used) in Columbia, Missouri where the college choir I was in was in some sort of competition, iirc. I can't remember 100%, but I don't think I yet owned Out to Lunch yet even. I *do* remember recognizing the name Alan Douglas immediately (in the store, before I even paid for it), as I was a HUGE Hendrix nut my last 2 years in high school. Anyway, it's a about time this material got reissued in some sort of quality way. I never got around to picking up Conversations all these years, though I've heard it a couple dozen times online. So I've got that material to get into too. (I have had Ofher Aspects, though, a good 15+ years.)

There's a playlist of the entire release on YouTube too. Listened to most of it that way just this afternoon!

Seems to be some video footage of the same group / maybe the same concert?

Not sure if this promo-video has been posted here yet, fwiw...

Just dialing up the "Jim Crow" take from Other Aspects on Youtube while I'm at work, and damn if that isn't a counter-tenor. Heck, the liners to Other Aspects just might even mention that -- but for all these years, I always assumed it was a Mezzo or something or another (maybe a 1st alto, or whatever). But I never dreamed it was a male-alto (essentially).

Really?!??

FWIW, looking through the personnel for every album Wilson was ever on (before his BN debut), Bobby Hutcherson is the only musician (that I see) who ever specifically had leader-dates for Blue Note. There were a tiny handful of others who were sideman on various BN dates (Carmell Jones and Charles Tolliver were the only two I think I saw), but Hutcherson was the only one with more significant recording experience for BN.

I hadn't anticipated anything even remotely related to Other Aspects would be included on this newly expanded Iron man/Conversations set (aka Musical Prophet). It's not for everyone, and I don't listen to it all the time -- but Other Aspects is a really fascinating album. So does the version of "A Personal Statement" (which I'm only gathering from your post, jeffcrom, is an alternate version of "Jim Crow" from Musical Prophet)... ...does the version of "A Personal Statement" also include the opera singer? - who iirc, is a soprano? I can't remember if her name is known (the Wikipedia article for Other Aspects seems to think she's unnamed/unknown). If she is included in this new version of "Jim Crow" (aka "A Personal Statement) -- do the Musical Prophet liners identify her??

Probably not my first uncomprehendible idea like this. Bear in mind, I'm not steeped in Trane, so I'm admittedly I'm talking outside of an actual ear-informed area of knowledge (meaning I know my Trane history, better than I really know his music. I've heard a bunch of Trane from all eras here and there over the years. But it's all been scattershot, and NOT repeated intensive listening either. I've got all the Prestige material -- all three of those leader/collaborator/sideman organized sets. I *LOVE* the fluidity of Trane's sheets-of-sound type playing on so much of the Prestige material. But the material itself isn't as weighty; most of it not seeming or intending to be "bigger" statements. To my ears, on the Prestige material Trane's tone is lighter, and less "in your face"; less "insistent". The Atlantic stuff is mostly a bit weightier, certainly in Trane's tone -- more 'aching' at times -- like he's always reaching for things. I don't know how to describe it. It's also more rhythmically complex too (iirc), the Atlantic stuff -- his soloing specifically. Whereas the sheet-of-sound is more fluid. To be clear, I'm NOT trying to get into one being 'better' or 'worse'. "More fluid" is just a way of saying what I hear, not that it's "better". But I think(?) it would be interesting to hear that greater fluidity mixed-up with the type of material that Trane was playing with the his Atlantic quartet. I know (or suppose) that not all of his "sheets-of-sound" sound is abandoned during the Atlantic years -- but to my ears, the tone and weight in his playing is definitely different. I'm really talking way outside of my area of expertise here, I'll fully admit. Total respect for everything Trane did, but I never got bitten hard by the Trane bug (I'm afraid).

What's the orchestral date? I have to admit, I don't have a plethora of Dex in my collection. I may have to investigate the one with Benny Bailey too -- little by little I keep getting more Bailey in my collection, here and there, which always makes me open to getting more with him.

Trane's sheets-of-sound stuff from his Prestige days, really pushes a LOT of nice buttons in my brain. The performances aren't a epic in terms of scope, and arrangement -- but Trane's playing specifically is really wonderful. TOTAL sacrilege to say this, I realize, but I've occasionally wondered what a few of Trane's later Atlantic albums might have sounded like, with that earlier approach. Not pining for that, mind you, but just wondering what that would have sounded like with the more static harmonic contexts, and the McCoy/Reggie/Elvin trio backing him.

Has Steeplechase ever done any(?) compilations that draw from among multiple albums? -- for any artist? (If they have, I'm certainly unaware of it.) My sense is that darn near EVERY Steeplechase CD I think(?) I've ever seen, have all been single sessions all recorded on the same day (or maybe a couple days in a row). IIRC.

I also have a Braxton set that I really need to reinvestigate. It may be one I could part with, but I make no promises! I do know that I haven't listened to it nearly enough. Check back with me in a few months about it (feel free to bug me about it). If I do decide to let it go, it'd be under the same plan I detailed above for the Andrew Hill -- 100% of the proceeds going directly to the Board -- directly to Jim, via a donation towards keeping this place afloat (and I'd pay the postage to send it). And in the case of the Braxton, the book would be included (no autograph issues there).

PM just returned! Let me think about an asking price, and get back to you. I've long run out of shelf-space in our 1BR apartment, and I've been meaning to thin the herd (thin "the heard") for some time, and it's been a while since I donated.