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No truer words could ever never be spoken. Truebladeeee, truebladaaaa, life goes oooon, ya!

Thanks for that, didn't know about the Colbeck - really too bad! As for the Threadgill ... not so sure it's such a great idea, I only got a copy of that disc last year (or the year before that) and it didn't seem too elusive. It's a fine album though, that's for sure!

Not sure ... hardly a musician can live from releasing CDs anyway, so why should that be an issue? People wouldn't spend 25 times more if they had more ways to find out, it would still only be the tiny top selling bunch that would actually earn much that way. Also, the information you're looking for is so hard to gather as there are hundreds and hundreds of labels ... and thousands of musicians who need a new disc every other year to get gigs and stuff (not that they earn money, often they actually pay for the disc - or get stacks of it as payment) but it's kind of a business card still, it seems (well, I can relate to that ... I preferrably buy physical product only, too ...)

The Pres was widely and in detail discussed in the Lester Young thread, beginning here: Not sure why that discussion has the disc qualify as "not mentioned"

Let us know what they ask for shipping if you do put in an order! And of course let us know if you find a better way to get it!

No they don't - I wanted to post that link first, but it says they only ship within Sweden.

this one might work: http://www.bokus.com/bok/9789173375603/jan-allan-minns-sitt-femtiotal/ english faq: http://www.bokus.com/cgi-bin/P_campaign_show.cgi?location=help_in-english

Just bought both Soul Notes (plus "Faces of Hope", too) from amazon.it - the real thing, and rather cheap. Not sure about shipping to the US. Also just bought "Les Trinitaires", went with some vendor, cost me a bit, but I think it's well worth it. Link to the Soul Notes on amazon.it (hope it works, straight one wouldn't even be displayed, for whatever reason): http://tinyurl.com/n5yfjur

The German label that nicely reissued "Alabama feeling" by arthur Doyle on lp a few years back had planned on reissuing the Black Unity lp but nothing ever materialized apparently due to objections from Abdul Wadud? I'm aware of their (past?) intentions yes, not sure how far they got and if there was an ultimate "no" though.

guess I'll just play it all through ... been way too long! @David: love the J.J. box, wouldn't want to miss it!

Oh, wasn't aware of that ... guess that's one of the shady techniques to obstruct proper reissues, too ... I'm not sure it's a classic by anyone's standards anyway (I know it's on that hippo free jazz rarities list, of course, but ...), but I like it a lot. There's also be the Black Unity Trio, "Al Fatihah" - but the same disclaimers apply there even more, I guess.

discs three, "Go" and "A Swingin' Affair" with the great Clark-Warren-Higgins unit ... this stuff's my bread and butter! Guess i got to get that King Jazz set, too!

Well you never know ... they're not Isipingo but the date may be off - seems at the BBC they never bothered much about stating any dates and with the files being "around" probably no one really knows the source and if the info is accurate as far as the date goes ... let's just wait and see. New Harry Miller is a feast, no matter what!

I'd be all for the Barron! As far as forgotten avantgarde gems go, there's also "The Sun Is Coming Up" by Ric Colbeck.

YAY!!!!! Hope you like it. MG So what on earth's that one anyway? I don't have eyes like a hawk and never saw the sleeve, so I'm clueless ...

It has to be more than is around ('t was on my blog) -- at least if there's no overlap with the Reel Recordings disc, that is. There's none as early as 1973 in circulation, to my best knowledge (but there are hoarders among the collectors/tapers/traders, so you never really know). The stuff I'm aware of that's NOT on the Reel disc and is from 73-76 is only this: Harry Miller Isipingo - 1976 Marc Charig (t), Malcolm Griffiths (tb), Mike Osborne (as), Stan Tracey (p), Harry Miller (b), Louis Moholo (d) Family Affair (9:58) Where Now Then? (9:53) Then there's two lengthy cuts by the Harry Miller Quintet from 1977 (also Beeb recordings), but the new disc looks like it won't have them (they're "Orange Groove" and "A Traumatic Experience", the band is Miller with Trevor Watts, Alan Wakeman, Bernie Holland and Louis Moholo).

Huh, really? No links and stuff there, no scans, just the discography as a protected PDF. Not the CD-Rom I got with my copy of the book (ther German edition, alas).

Saw Sheila in Vienna some six or seven years ago and she was magnificient ... doing three sets with the late Fritz Pauer's trio, and at the end, when I went to say thanks and shook hands quickly, she was astonished to hear someone remembered her Blue Note album (one very dear to me). Would love to hear her again!

Very cool, Chuck - any new Russell is good news ... the world's got every burp and fart of Slime Ivdsa in fake stereo, now it needs more Hal Russell! Will definitely want the Ira Sullivan, too - besides "Blue Stroll" I know him together with Red Rodney (the early stuff on Fantasy and Savoy/Signal, two Elektra LPs, and the 32 Jazz compilation from teh Village Vanguard) and on some intriguing sidemen albums with Lin Halliday, Eddie Harris, Roland Kirk, the aborted Blakey date, the classic J.R. Monterose Blue Note album. Intriguing musician, for sure!

Isipingo, 1973-76! http://www.amazon.co.uk/Different-Times-Places-Harry-Miller/dp/B00FEFJT1W

Great news! Alexander Hawkins just broke it to me a couple of hours ago

Hilariously fun concert, even though Darlene Edwards was a no show Thanks so much to the guys, Alexander, Taylor, Harris, and Dominic! Really enjoyed the music and had a great time having dinner with you afterwards :tup What I totally love about your music is how it allows composition and improvisation to morph into and out of each other seemlessly, how you mingle structure with freedom - and fill that freedom with, if I might quote that record title (a favourite title and a very good record, too!), inspired abandon. Love how you all let loose and still never lose ground. Also - of course! - love the african stuff you're adding, Ghana, ZA, whatever - the warmth really permeates your playing. And no grooves or simple riffs ever do restrict you, even though you don't have a problem to stick with it for as long as it's good. There's some qualities in that that are way too rare in contemporary jazz! You got a good thing goin'

The mind boggles! "West-End Girls Blouses..." I wonder if Darlene Edwards joined the fun,too?

Happy Birthday!

The mind boggles! Tonight will see the Convergence Quartet.