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Dusty Groove is currently offering a Japanese pressing of the vinyl It's About Time for $35. I don't know if that's a good price or not.

Volume 4

So Hat Hut is no longer Werner. That's news indeed. I reached out to Melanie Imhof (the new owner of Hat), and she promptly wrote me back. It sounds like she and her husband (co-owner) are figuring out how they're going to move forward with the catalogue they've inherited. My impression was that they're going to focus on new recordings for the immediate future, and address their back catalogue after they've come up with a reissue plan. In the meantime, it looks like Werner—via AlAy—is going to issue Ayler concerts on compact disc. It'd be cool if he could find/issue the Don Ayler session made for Amiri Baraka's Jihad label: Donald Ayler (t), Noah Howard (as), Don Pullen (p), Reggie Workman, Sirone (b), Muhammad Ali (d) [unknown titles] • New Jersey, March [1968 or 1969]

💥 👏 Really nice. I hadn't heard it!

My two favorites: I envy a listener who gets to hear them for the first time! Edwards was so classy...👇

Yes, I'd agree with that. The disc in question, by trimming radio announcements and applause, fits the 2-disc Verve/Impulse package onto one disc. No editing of music. I'd guess that Ravi is at least aware of "Creation." If there are any plans for its "official" reissue...is anyone's guess.

Almost as fast as snail mail! 😁 But pretty speedy compared to John Cage. 🫠

Iberian Waltz

Out Front

Heckyeah. I think Lateef's playing a Berg Larsen mouthpiece. 🤔

Almost three years behind, but just now listened to this. 👉🔥👈

A cursory internet search tells me that this one was first: Then this one: And a third cover! Singin' The Blues

Introducing Memphis Willie B. BAM. Hard Working Man Blues And this album, containing one of the funkiest saxophone solos EVER. (On "Money's Gettin' Cheaper.") Thank you, Clifford Scott. Evenin' Blues