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This one?

You can listen to the whole album here. Anyone here have the vinyl? James Newton sounds great.

Got this one out today. The Japanese version I have has six bonus tracks—all alternate takes with a bit of studio chatter. Man, Hartman's speaking voice is a lot different than his singing voice! The difference is kind of surprising. I didn't know that, in 2001, this album was reissued on compact disc: Anyone here have it? I've never heard it.

The outer sleeves. The Nagaoka variety I used to buy came in the dark purple packaging. I actually do have the inner sleeves that T.D. pointed to however. They're quite nice. I did go the eBay route in the end, but with a different seller. We'll see how they work.

You were right about sextets ...

That would have contributed to some great cover art.

Any guesses as to what kind of car that is? I wonder if it's Roy's. And just in case you haven't listened to the album in a while, or have misplaced it (I do that), here it is.

I used to buy Nagaoka plastic sleeves from either CD Japan or Dusty Groove, but neither place seems to stock them these days. Where do you all buy resealable sleeves? I use them for mini-LPs but also digipacks.

Thanks. Had never heard Chuck Manning before. Also .

Ahh, gotcha.

I didn't know this was being reissued. Too bad I don't really buy vinyl anymore. Might (?) have to make an exception in this case. This too.

I'm not sure, but that label and its music looks interesting. I wonder what the Zorn sounds like. The label I'm thinking of, if I recall correctly, used a single red dot for its cover art for a number of its releases. Argh—I usually have a decent memory, but I must be getting older. The Berkeley Amoeba at the time had a handful of these mini discs for sale. I can't recall if they were a European label or otherwise.

Aha! Though Sting needs to change his bow hold.

Nice story.

You wonder how many people actually listen to The Beatles that way. I remember that Sting 3-inch CD. My roommate had it! Isn't Sting bowing with a violin in his hand for the cover? I wonder if the Japanese market ever made mini-LP cardboard sleeves for 3-inch discs. That seems like something you might actually see in Japan. A lot of Vogue albums I have would actually fit on 3-inch discs because they're so short.

I just checked out that label on Discogs. Looks interesting. I didn't see a Braxton title on that label, but when I looked through Braxton's listing on Discogs (not that it's necessarily comprehensive) I also didn't see any listing for a 3 inch compact disc. I used to own a 3 inch disc on this label, purchased in 2005 at the Berkeley Amoeba Records. It was a baritone saxophonist (solo) who recorded in (I hope I'm remembering this correctly) a submarine. For whatever reasons I let the disc go, even though the music was good. I can't even remember the horn player's name. Yes, that and the different cover art. My roommate in college used to have a 3-inch disc of Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, I believe the unit with Bobby Watson.

Not a practical medium, but they were kind of cool. I don't own any, but remember them from the late 80's. There was a short-lived improvised music label (I wish I could remember its name) in the 2000's that released a series of 3-inch compact discs of solo performances. One of them was by Anthony Braxton. Anyone here have any 3-inch CDs? Do you play them? I guess they were a thing for a while (maybe still are) with Beatles collectors.

Dancing Graphics And then there's some record by a person named David W. Brubeck. And this one, somewhat reminiscent of Reid Miles:

If Bob Zieff made a bossa nova record in 1959, it might sound something like this: The whole album's only 23 minutes. You kind of have to listen to the whole thing to get the 20th century classical vibe. The harmonies are blowing me away.

I always liked this one. (Good album too.)

Blue Bogey Africa Calling (jumbled with the above album) This is what I most like about Gaynair's playing. Deliberate and specific ... without sacrificing swing.

Just read this interview while listening to The Will Come, Is Now. Thanks for posting it back in September. Boykins has always been one of my favorite bassists, ever since I first heard him with Sun Ra. When I list my favorites, however, for some reason I always forget to include him. Bad! Boykins' work on Steve Lacy's Capers helps to make that Lacy record my very favorite of his. The trio of Lacy, Boykins, and Denis Charles—man, I wish they'd been able to record in the studio as well. As far as Boykins' ESP date—it sounds like it could have been recorded in 1965, as opposed to 1975. I didn't know that Marzette Watts recorded it.

Some of my favorite Roland Kirk solos aren't on his own records. His work on Mingus's Oh Yeah! made that album one of my very favorites by Mingus. Likewise, Kirk's solos on Roy Haynes' Out of The Afternoon make that record essential. For consistency of solo work from his own records, I'd say that Domino, with all the bonus material, is a strong contender. My favorite Roland Kirk album has always been Slightly Latin. Kirk adds baritone saxophone to his arsenal + the voices on that album really work for me. Special mention—not because of his solos, but because of how much fun they are—for the single tracks "Hip Chops" and Kirk's cover of "Berkshire Blues." The parallel between Kirk and Jaki Byard, mentioned much earlier in this thread, is very apt. Kindred spirits in that they could easily gap generational music bridges without straining.

I'll look into that Walker set—thanks for the heads-up. I need to get out the Imperial recordings and re-investigate those too. This has me thinking about when there was an OBC (the partner to the OJC series) program. That's where I first experienced Lightnin' Hopkins. I still don't really know Spann. When I reach for blues recordings, I usually default to something on Yazoo, e.g. earlier recordings. Oh—and that Brown track above. Very fine.

• Charles Brown • Amos Milburn • T-Bone Walker • Otis Spann/Lightnin' Hopkins I have none of these Mosaics. Have the two aforementioned single disc comps (Brown & Milburn) and the 2-disc Imperial set by Walker, but I've never acquired the Candid work of Spann or Hopkins. I'd probably like it. I spun the entire single disc comp of Charles Brown last night. Something, for me, very soothing about that work. I can see how some might find it repetitious, but I find it slowly intoxicating, if that makes any sense.