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Darn! I finally signed up for Prime a couple of months ago, but out of habit I didn't check Amazon pricing on this. Oh well, lesson learned. 😞

Just ordered this from "the Bastards". Although I'm not familiar with the prior release, the lineup is self-recommending. I'm not so fond of some of Surman's more "ECMish" releases, but brief audition on Bandcamp was sufficient to reassure me on that front. 😉

This is a great album, my favorite by Ike. Even though it's two distinct sessions which aren't very similar.

(on Amazon Music, not physical recording)

Thanks for the suggestions. The March 25 batch doesn't show on CDJapan site yet. Some of the first 12 are still in stock, though. Hard indeed to believe no Frank Wright currently in print. 😢

Thanks for this info. This involves some work for me. 😁 How many of these do I want? If just a few, Dusty Groove is cheaper net of shipping; if above a certain number (which requires calculation and navigating the clunky CDjapan website), CDjapan winds up cheaper.

My subscription just expired (long story), so I can't access the article any more. Opening the link in an "incognito"/"In Private"/etc. window/tab often works, so you could try that.

RIP. This story about his funeral ran today: https://www.dailyfreeman.com/2025/01/27/mourners-pay-tribute-to-garth-hudson-at-funeral-in-kingston/

I once went to the Jazz Gallery at its original location (290 Hudson St.). It was a Frederic Rzewski solo piano concert.

I probably won't get it, since the rock/fusion doesn't really appeal, but will do some research before deciding.

I looked up the track listing on the Cherry Red site, and it's pretty eclectic. A lot of surprising (to me) rock selections. While I have a lot of the jazz selections on other recordings, there are many tracks I haven't heard. I don't rule out getting this eventually, though I will have to audition some of the unheard rock and fusion selections (which are not clear pluses).

I'm full up on "1980s live Arkestra set" recordings. Open-minded about other periods, but I can't afford* to buy all the flood of releases, so I selectively screen on Bandcamp. Oddly, I really enjoy the 1990 Mayan Temples, though. *Plus, getting old and realize that I've accumulated an absurd # of CDs and objectively don't need any more. 🤪

And one of the great album cover photos.

Very much agreed. Kudos to Sun Ra LLC and others for all the releases, but the flow has become extremely difficult/costly to keep up with. I can't afford to buy everything. Prefer a release of all unheard (by me) material to a reissue of something I already own with a couple of alternates/outtakes added.

While on the Paypal site, I did notice that they have a set of rules for "Donations" that seem more prone to levy fees.

Jim, FWIW I just logged in to Paypal and copied the following: Sending and Receiving Money When you send money (initiated from the "Friends and Family" tab of the "Send Money" flow) to, or receive money into your PayPal account from, friends and family without making an underlying donation or commercial transaction (that is, the payment is not for the purchase of goods or services or for making any other commercial transaction), we call that a "personal transaction". The rates relating to personal transactions are set out below. Sending domestic personal transactions Fee Table: Sending domestic personal transactions Payment method Fee PayPal balance or a bank account No fee Cards 2.90% + fixed fee Amex Send™ Account No fee Visa+ transaction to Venmo Visa+-enabled digital wallets No Fee Visa+ transaction to non-Venmo Visa+-enabled digital wallets 1.75% A minimum fee of 0.25 USD A maximum fee of 25.00 USD

I often use Paypal Friends and Family and it doesn't work like that. I send (say) $100, the payee gets $100, I pay exactly $100. The difference is that the money comes directly from my bank account rather than via other routes (say credit card).

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