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  1. 6 minutes ago, jazzbo said:

    They can do wonders with needle-drops today. The new Pharoah Sanders supposedly sounds amazing for example. Must be . . . A I. :)

    Is that new Pharoah really a needle-drop? On the dedicated thread I saw "remastered" a couple of times, plus assertions that artists retained India Navigation masters.

    But I haven't paid a lot of attention. I'm going for that release regardless. Got rid of the turntable long ago, so if needle-drop is the only option...

  2. I have the Dusty Groove CD reissue. Nothing in the package says whether or not it's a needle-drop. The only notes are reproductions of the original liner notes. The only credits on the (new) tray card graphics are the musicians, no sound man or engineer.

    So I suspect a needle-drop. I haven't listened for a while, will play it tonight and evaluate sound.

    Sounds very good to me (no audiophile, though I listen on a decent system). If a needle-drop, they did a great job with it.

  3. 8 hours ago, clifford_thornton said:

    Don't forget this one:

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    also issued later with this cover:

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    It's a bit more straight ahead than We Got a New Bag. Iberian Waltz isn't that out -- and I think it's probably their best.

    Thanks. I haven't been able to track this one down, but it's on the list.

    Does CM play any unusual instruments on this recording? My original post may have been a little misleading: I like the nagaswaram on the other 2 albums.

  4. 1 hour ago, mjazzg said:

    They sound great, which albums are they?

    Definitely this one (CM only listed on as, but see cover image):

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    Although similarly not credited, I get the impression at least tracks 1 and 4 on this album also have nagaswaram (ditto on the cover photo). It's a fine album at any rate, with essentially the same personnel except for Togashi(!) on drums.

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  5. 5 hours ago, Niko said:

    Masao Yagi plays Monk and The Ginparis Compilation are the first two that come to my mind... and those joint Sadao Watanabe / Charlie Mariano records... Bossa Nova in Japan was clearly the domain of Watanabe it seems, quite a few albums there...

    If you want straight-ahead, perhaps exercise a degree of caution with the Watanabe/Mariano albums. I have a couple on which Charlie Mariano goes into his Indian bag and plays some nagaswaram. Not unpleasant, but perhaps not what the OP had in mind. The bossa titles should be safe.

  6. 7 hours ago, felser said:

    Correct.  Craft continues and heightens Concord's disgusting money grab.

    I dunno.

    Business-wise, I have a suspicion that Concord overpaid for all those old catalogs and views the vinyl resurgence (bubble? 😉) as a chance to recoup some of their losses. Can't blame 'em in that respect.

    I have no interest in Craft and wish Concord would do something more appealing with their portfolio, but...truth is that I long ago wrote off Concord, figuring that'd never happen.

  7. On 9/30/2023 at 9:21 PM, felser said:

    I'm in, eventually.  I own these already, but like the mastering and packaging on these sets.

    Me too. I may preorder through importcds this weekend. Amazon only shows LPs, DG is taking preorders at higher price.

    [Added] I didn't make it clear above that the box is 6 studio albums.

  8. Not that long ago, Leo Records was advertising some kind of liquidation / going out of business sale. There's a thread on the forum somewhere. So I'm puzzled.

    It shows on discogs as a 2023 release, but no offerings. I'd expect offerings pretty soon.

    Squidco is sometimes a good source, but I drew a complete blank there and their search engine doesn't even recognize Amina Claudine Myers as a possible leader. 

     

  9. Thanks, I really enjoyed the music (with some qualms about #2) but didn't have anything to add to the main thread.

    Following the "forum visitor" hint, my guess for #5 was Frank Kimbrough, but I couldn't come up with an album/track.

    Have to explore the Solal! Also a fan of Deuchar.

    Jarrett was obvious but I didn't have a track.

    I have the Yamamoto/Yamashita/Togashi "Breath" and it's very good. But I slightly prefer "Ginkai" or "Silver World" (both titles sometimes used) for a quartet recording with Kikuchi/Peacock/Murakami. Youtube here

    I really should have gotten the Yamamoto/Berger and (especially) Schneiderman. Excuse is that I've never heard those particular recordings. Weirdly, I ran down a mental list of NY-based boppish pianists who might have appeared on #13, but inexplicably spaced Schneiderman and consequently drew a blank. 🙄

  10. 4 minutes ago, felser said:

    This is definitely supplemental to that box rather than a replacement for ti, especially given the annoyances of the BBC announcers (thankfully given their own tracking, so you can program around them), but there's some great stuff on this one also, and it's different enough from the Torrid Zone box. 

    Thanks, good to know. I'll leave it on the want list and hope for a compelling offering.

    I enjoy the Barbara Thompson BBC box and don't have any problem with those BBC announcers...they must get more air time on the Nucleus set.

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