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Next up: Azymuth - Telecommunication (Milestone, 1981)

I think so. Looks like they haven't updated their site in quite a while, so no mention of the Airto/Flora or Bartz records on the site. That said, they appear to be legit. They mention licensing and releasing recordings from the NDR archives. I would assume that's where the Airto/Flora and Bartz recordings come from.

NP: Steve Kuhn - Oceans in the Sky (Owl, 1990) with Miroslav Vitous and Aldo Romano

One of John Patton's best, IMO. I also love Jimmy Ponder's work on that record.

Looks interesting. Thanks for the heads-up on this, mjazzg!

You're welcome !!!

I bet that would be interesting to hear too. Good question. Hopefully, they're legit -- presumably from radio broadcast archives -- like the WDR Jazzline releases.

Just stumbled across this upcoming archival release: Airto Moreira & Flora Purim - Live at Jazzfest Bremen 1988 To be be released on May 7, 2021 in the U.S. Notes from amazon: Brazilian Latin jazz stars Airto Moreira and his wife, singer Flora Purim, pride themselves with a live album from 1988 and take listeners into their imaginative world of Brazilian/Latin jazz. Moreira and Purim were both members of the Quartetto Novo in the 1960s, alongside Brazilian jazz legend Hermeto Pascoal; Flora Purim even had her own TV program in Brazil. In 1967, the Moreira/Purim couple moved from Rio to New York. In the USA she played with Stan Getz and Gil Evans, he took part in some sessions for Miles Davis' album ''Bitches Brew'' and also played live in the Davis band in 1970 and early 1971, to be heard on the album ''Black Beauty: Miles Davis at Fillmore West'', among others. Afterwards, Airto Moreira belonged to Weather Report and Chick Corea's Return To Forever. In addition to collaborations with Billy Cobham, John McLaughlin and Carlos Santana, among others, Airto Moreira launched a breathtaking solo career from 1970 on-wards, with his wife almost always at his side. She also successfully released solo albums, often accompanied by greats such as George Duke, Stanley Clarke, Ron Carter or McCoy Tyner, and, like her husband, provided the Latin jazz elements on Return To Forever. From 1983 onwards, the Moreira/Purim couple released records together, and both also worked with Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart. On 26th October 1988, Flora Purim and Airto Moreira performed with their own ensemble at the Jazzfest in Bremen, Germany. Long-term companions such as bassist Bob Harrison, saxophonist and keyboardist Gary Meek and Brazilian multi-instrumentalist Marcos Silva shared the stage with the couple. A truly great ''accompanying crew''. Flora Purim: ''The Bremen Jazz Festival was among the top ten best festivals in Europe, and Airto and I were proud to be invited to be part of it.'' TRACK LIST: Struck by Lightning White and Black Dona Olimpia Colo de Rio Improvisation No. 1 & No. 2 I'll Be Here Garimpo Las Olas Fancy Talk Brazilian People

Airto Moreira - Struck by Lightning (Venture, 1989) with guest spots by Chick, Herbie, Stanley Clarke, and Mark Egan

Early Rubalcaba:

This again: Klaus Ignatzek Group - Jacaranda (Timeless, 1988) I only discovered this record a few weeks ago, but I'm really digging it. Claudio Roditi's presence is what drew me to it. Per discogs, Roditi made more than 15 records (!) with Ignatzek -- and I'd never even heard of the German pianist until recently. Many of Roditi's records with Ignatzek were trio recordings with Belgian bassist Jean-Louis Rassinfosse. I've already ordered one of those discs too.

Understood completely. I didn't assume that at all.

Yup. That makes sense.

NP via YT: Hermeto Pascoal & Grupo Vice Versa - Viajando Com O Som: The Lost '76 Vice-Versa Studio Session (Far Out, 2017)

Dub, I hear you loud-and-clear on the fact that LPs don't necessarily make sense for Mosaic -- especially from a financial feasibility point of view. OTOH, I think a huge part of Mosaic's appeal is the physical product. I think it would be difficult for them to migrate to a platform like Bandcamp. Again, older folks -- take me, for example! -- still really enjoy having something you can hold in your hands. You lose that with streaming or downloads. I think that's why Mosaic is sticking with CDs, despite the (relative) ascendance of vinyl.

David Murray - Ballads (DIW) with Dave Burrell, Fred Hopkins, and Ralph Peterson, Jr.

Yeah, I'm a bit surprised that they're sticking with CDs too. My guess is that this is due to the age of Mosaic's target demographic, which I assume skews MUCH older than your typical vinyl-buying consumer.

Timeless music, beyond category!

Gato Barbieri - Gato... Para Los Amigos (CBS Special Products, rec. 1981) Lincoln Goines, Bernard Purdie, and Guillermo Franco keep the rhythms at a rolling boil.

Paquito D'Rivera - Panamericana Suite (MCG Jazz)

Enrico Rava Quintet - Andanada (Soul Note, 1983)

Egberto Gismonti & Academia De Danças - Sanfona (ECM, 1981) LP 1 of 2 - quartet with Mauro Senise (as, ss, fl); Zeca Assumpção (b); Nenê (d, perc)

Oh wow! That's AMAZING. I wish I could have tagged along with you!

Eddie Palmieri - Vortex (TropiJazz) Listened to this CD last night and again this morning. It's primo Palmieri. and Dave Liebman - Ceremony (Chesky) Lieb sounds so good here, weaving through and over the rhythms laid down by this band. Special mention to Oscar Stagnaro for his filthy and scary electric bass work. His playing reminds me of Bennie Maupin's bass clarinet on Bitches Brew, the way it slithers around the the bottom of the percolating rhythms so mysteriously.