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French label is going to release a Larry Coryell live gig from 1976. I'm not sure, what is it gonna be like, but the track list suggests we will have 3 acoustic tracks (I guess duets, as there is another guitar player in credits) and the rest is the final incarnation of Eleventh House. We've got only vague samples, one below on YouTube, and a peculiar one on Facebook, where someone is struggling with taking off the seal (also it looks like the vinyl jacket is pretty thin). No CD announced, sadly. Previously unreleased, this incandescent live performance by Larry Coryell, recorded on July 24, 1976, at the Riviera '76 on the Paul Ricard circuit at Le Castellet – a legendary Formula 1 Grand Prix venue – has resurfaced from the INA archives. Conceived by Michael Lang (co-founder of Woodstock), the festival aimed high. Coryell unleashed a dizzying fusion of Hendrix and Coltrane. Smoky amps, mystical tension, collective trance. Fully remastered, this rare document captures the raw power of a timeless moment. CRYSTAL CLEAR VINYL, LIMITED TO 3,000 COPIES WORLDWIDE. https://www.facebook.com/reel/824860567051044/

Anybody bought this? I guess it's a typical Cherry Red quality, but I'd like to hear what's the quality of BBC sessions and learn something about the booklet. Anyone?

Whats wrong with Zev?

I'm wondering how the master-transfer will sound like. On Porter Records anthology "The Complete Recordings vol. 1" it's a bit mushy and distorted here and there.

Any idea if those tracks are actual recordings from Middle Earth, or rather studio music "from the era"?

Yeah. Also - he did mention in his autobiography that he was jealous of the popularity and commercial success, which his former musicians gained. Minnie and Songs of Landa sounds a bit like searching for something up-to-date-ish and laid-back.

Morrison was also featured on this weird 4rd entry of Bootleg Series, "At Newport 1955-1975". On CD3 there is a live version of "Mtume" from New York, July 1st, 1975. Minnie is interesting, the softest of all tracks from 70's Miles discography. For me, it's a closure of the 1969-1975 era, showing new direction, that could be clearly heard on the bootleg with 1975-1976 session. And speaking about Morrison, on that sessions there are few takes of "Songs of Landa", another easy piece, and it was co-written by Miles and Sam! I've got mixed feelings toward this stuff. Part of me would like all of it to be officially released and professionally described, the other part thinks it's too trivial for Miles, it feels too much like some of his colleagues that turned commercial in the latter part of 70's. Although maybe this anticipated a bit more easy-going, groovy pieces like "Jean-Pierre"? Anyways... I keep my fingers crossed for any 1971-1975 live box 😁

There is so much more to cover... More of the Jarrett-Bartz band. A separate boxes for 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975... I mostly wish we will hear more from those final electric years. It's incredible that - knowing Miles's physical and mental health were deteriorating - the music from Agharta and Pangaea is so incredible.

"Language of Coltrane and early Ornette Coleman" still sounds pretty free to me. But maybe it's just a dream-talk from my side.

Gato Barbieri - Standards Lost and Found 2 The previous entry was a Buenos Aires 1961 concert, so a very, very early period of Gato. Now we will get a 1968 recording during his Italian period, so we can expect a crispy free-jazz session

Same. Incredibly record, I was blown away with this album.

I'm so happy they're issuing those albums also on CD's. Hope the price would be reasonable too.

Those Farrell's albums are the bomb. Canned Funk is great, but Penny Arcade is 10/10 to me. From that list "Forecast" by Eric Gale was always a disappoint one. Great crew, great year, but the music is weird - but in a good, tripy way.

Originally both Nuits albums were spread over 2 LP's total. Now there are 6, so there will be hell of a new music. What an orgy it's going to be!

It's Renneissance Records, they have released Berkeley 1972 gig last year and it's on official McLaughlin's profile: https://www.instagram.com/p/C-I5bSFuMw7/ Through so many years there was absolutely nothing officially released from the archives besides Montreux 1974/1984 and expanded 1973 gig on Columbia Collection. On the other hand, there were dozens of pirate CD's - the one above looks exactly like one of them (really bad cover, really bad font), but it seems they get along with John somehow. Exactly on December 31st 1973. He was fully devoted to MO at that time, touring with his band days and nights. Band with Santana was made purely for several gigs.