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Just realized I didn't post any link to a documentary. Here it is. Simmons was indeed a last man standing.

Also not on Prestige, but good for after hours ruminations ...

Cecil Bridgewater's brother, Ron Bridgewater, played tenor saxophone. Didn't know that.

Did this quartet only make five records? Cecil Bridgewater: trumpet Billy Harper: tenor saxophone Reggie Workman: bass Max Roach: drums 1976 • September 2 Nommo 1977 • January 21 Live In Tokyo 1977 • July 27 The Loadstar 1977 • August 17 Live In Amsterdam 1978 • June 10 Confirmation Are there any more ... ?

Darondo Lives! Listen To My Song Spinning right now ... Ken Wins

True. Still looking for this on compact disc. Downtown Music Gallery's CDR's weren't so bad after all ... (though the mysterious Japanese edition would probably be better).

This has been viewed over 3.5 million times. Just as much as some Cecil Taylor videos.

Infinity Play "The Angry Young Man" first.

Looks like Elemental will be putting out a 2-CD edition as well.

Thanks for sharing that. Didn't know he worked in Los Angeles in the 70's.

Must be someone else then. Regardless, a good recording. This album deserves to be better known. In the documentary posted above, there's a short clip where Simmons himself gets out his vinyl copy and talks about it. Oddly, Brewster's documentary makes little mention of Barbara Donald. The scene where Simmons locates the pecan tree in Louisiana (and disturbing site of Jim Crow violence) from his youth is moving. Too bad Jonathan Horwich couldn't have reissued this album on International Phonograph, but what he did release is a small treasure.

San Francisco Chronicle

Okay, not Garland on Prestige, but I finally heard this record for the first time: Need to listen to it again. First impressions were ... didn't like the way Carter was recorded, and Red (coming out of retirement?) sounded a little different. Philly was like the Philly of the 50's: essentially perfect. Granted, these are first impressions. Need to spin again, and glad to finally have the date.

Discogs only lists "recorded at Contemporary Studios," but I wonder if Roy DuNann was the engineer (in 1969?). Lester Koenig produced. This is prime Sonny Simmons, but the album, in my opinion, really belongs to Barbara Donald. Some of her finest solos. The ghost of Booker Little smiled during the recording.

Sonny Simmons: alto saxophone Barbara Donald: trumpet Mike Cohen: piano Jerry Sealund: bass Bill Pickens: bass Billy Higgins: drums recorded July 31 & August 1, 1969 Contemporary Studios, Los Angeles 1. Rumasuma 2. Back To The Apple 3. Reincarnation 4. For Posterity

Any new leads on this evasive CD? It's currently the missing piece in my Paul Bley puzzle.

Discogs

Playing this one right now. Sound is so much better than on the old Black Lion CD. Bass is less muffled, stereo separation is cleaner. Peter Pfister didn't remaster this one; instead, one Michael Brändli.

Don't know that one — I will have to check it out!