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I hope some day the Tübingen concert, from the 1961 European tour, will be cleaned up and released. I believe it's the only recording, of presumably four total, from this tour — the others being Bremen, Stuttgart, and Graz — that has not seen a digital release. The Jazz Discography Project lists eight titles from this performance, if "western Europe" is indeed the Tübingen set. Unique Jazz released a boot on vinyl. Here it is. The music is great; a fair amount different than the performances from the other cities.

Hat Hut already corrected it ... by coincidence?

Two excellent albums from the mid-50's on Swing/Vogue: Both were reissued in the short-lived "Jazz Connoisseur" series from Sony France. (The Hodeir isn't listed in that link, but it was indeed part of the series.) Think "Birth of the Cool," but with a more progressive bent. Hodeir was not afraid to diverge from tonal centers. The Jaspar title includes both "New Jazz, Vol. 1" and "New Jazz Vol. 2" — with arrangements by Hodeir. Some of the music on these albums reminds me of Bob Zieff's writing (from approximately the same time period) coming out of Boston. And if you explore that series (Jazz Connoisseur), make sure to pick up this early Solal effort: Also, if you don't have them already, you'll want the two Joe Harriott albums from the early 60's: Free Form and Abstract. Both albums are being reissued (at some point) by Hat Hut:

Turns out I had a ton of Amazon Rewards points, so I just pre-ordered. Can't wait to dig in after the release date!

Thanks for the heads-up. I watched the documentary a handful of years ago, and it'll be great to watch it again. I wonder if it'll ever be on DVD.

Georgia Anne Muldrow is playing The Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles this Fall, sharing the ticket with Brittany Howard. Should be an interesting show.

Some absolutely killer Michael Brecker solos on this set ...

Damn. Tight band ...

After the recent batch of Lee Morgan SHM-CDs, I wonder if this series (loosely construed as a "series") will now proceed artist-by-artist.

Woody Shaw sounds great on the sample from Understanding. Just when I was on a spending hiatus ...

Japanese reissue: August 11th.

Seeing reissue in Japan, August 11th.

Reissued in Japan on August 11, 2021.

Well said. I had the same impression. That segment was the highlight of the documentary for me. I did have one (small) gripe — they spliced up and voiced over Sonny Sharrock's solo! I wanted to hear it start to finish ... unedited! It looked amazing, but you could only hear snippets. Questlove gets my highest respect.

So ... Ravi has the "unissued" Seattle broadcast tapes? They've been bootlegged before (if I'm even talking about the correct recording), but an official release is most welcome. Very surprised that a Coltrane "Bootleg Series" hasn't been started much, much sooner, if that's what this indeed appears to be.

Agreed. Expecting something other than what the album has to offer.

The one review of this album on Discogs has got it wrong. This is an excellent free jazz album ... BUT you have to like albums such as Shepp's Live In San Francisco in order to get with the groove. Dulfer can play. No pretending. Shepp & Rudd must have smiled to hear it.

I just discovered this album today: Theo Loevendie: bass clarinet, piano, soprano saxophone Maarten Altena: bass John Engels: drums recorded March 19-20, 1967, Amsterdam Anyone here know this album? I'm surprised John Corbett has never included it in any of his reissues of rare European free jazz over the years. It certainly fits the bill as far as genre and time period. I've only heard one track on YouTube so far. He also has a 1970 album titled Mandela that looks really interesting.

With extra material hopefully! This was beautifully recorded, one of my very favorite Taylor albums. Everyone was "on."

Listening to "Sonnymoon For Two" off the Monterose album right now. I wonder if Sonny Rollins ever heard this version. It's eerie how close Monterose's playing is to Rollins here. Would be good blindfold material. Anyone else here know this album?

How Sun Ra Taught Us To Believe In The Impossible, by Hua Hsu

Finally seeing a compact disc reissue as part of Solid's Jazz Premium Seats series. Equally thrilling is the first (?) compact disc reissue of Hans Dulfer's Live In Paradiso: If you are a fan of Archie Shepp's 60's work, you need to own the Dulfer.

You have to wonder — what was the imperative for making new cover art?