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For those interested in the roots of ska, rocksteady, and early Jamaican music in general, I highly recommend checking out Dub Store Records. The label is based out of a store in Tokyo, and has a website. I'm not sure if they're still operating, but many of their releases (besides the numerous 45 singles) came out on compact disc in the 2010's and are terrific. One compilation I recommend is Kentone Ska From Federal Records: Another excellent "dub" instrumental record is Errol Brown's Orthodox Dub. (For Bauhaus fans—you'll hear where they got some of their inspiration.) Anybody else here familiar with Dub Store? Their discs are fairly expensive and mostly out-of-print, but ImportCDs still carries a fair amount.

Weasel's Kid Mess of Blues Live At Count Basie's Just You Wait

Really enjoying this one today: This thread has some good reading from 15 years ago.

Going off on a tangent here, but I can't get enough of this album recently:

I checked the credits for Station '70, and it's also a 23 minute disc. First track is "Thursday/Gradually Projection" (18:36); second track is "Jha/Mass Projection" (4:48). Recording date is June 18, 1970 (track 1), and "May or June" 1970 (track 2).

Eastern Moods

I think you're right. I have that disc but haven't spun it enough. Do you have Station '70 and Live At Jazzbed? Both are Masayuki Takayanagi albums, but Abe's on both. Some of Abe's most focused work in my opinion.

I find I spin these two Turrentine albums more than his small group recordings. Musical and fun!

This is becoming one of my favorite Bill Evans albums.

Agreed. The sound isn't good on the digital file I have, and yet the music is so overwhelmingly amazing that I sometimes think the sound is great.

Agreed.

Sidran is an anagram for Nardis.

Bubble gum. And fun.

This is an excellent album. Recommended. Dusty Groove stocks it often.

The full album can be listened to here.

Here's what I think a complete Live At The Half Note, 1965 would look like (corrections welcome): March 19, 1965 "Chim Chim Cheree" (20:16) "Impressions" (21:58) March 26, 1965 "One Down, One Up" (27:40) "Afro Blue" (12:44) April 2, 1965 "Creation" (23:11) "I Want To Talk About You" (15:26) "Afro Blue" (5:40) May 5, 1965 "Song of Praise" (19:39) "My Favorite Things" (22:47)

Oh yes. Takeo Moriyama is replaced by Shota Koyama however. Montreux Afterglow Hot Menu Vol. 2 of "A Figure Of" used to be up on YouTube but I can't find it. It features percussion by none other than "Pecker."

Truth. For the On The Corner box set (which of course is not live), I put together my own single disc "compilations." It made the listening far more enjoyable and easier to absorb. That's not as easy to do with live sets though. Amazon has a single disc 1973/1975 Live In Tokyo comp (a boot) that is $4.95 to download. It's called Electric and Brutal. That's a good place to dip one's toe into the (electrified) water.

2-disc set. Extended solos. While I like Kowald a lot, it's Hemphill's playing that is the highlight for me. Sound is somewhat distant but clear.

Live At Kassiopeia This album is so good it hurts. Seemingly effortless brilliance.

I love this track so much that I'm still listening to it in the car. Why on earth it hasn't seen any sort of official issue is beyond me. I think it may be Coltrane's greatest solo.

The Yamashitas are wild in the best of ways. I don't know Rhapsody, however. I wish they would have included Frozen Days or Up To Date instead.

These are the albums I've held on to from this period. They still hold up. This last album more so for the sidemen. Pianists are Kenny Kirkland, Herbie Hancock, and Larry Willis. Kirkland's ballad "Dienda" is a gorgeous composition.

30 Japanese Jazz titles reissued. Some are fairly rare. I believe it's the digital debut of Yosuke Yamashita's "A Figure Of"—both Vol.s 1 & 2.