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Judging from the cast, it must have been! But I stopped watching TV in 2010 and never saw any of the series.

I just logged into the forum to start a thread. Thanks for getting one going. RIP. Sad loss, sorely missed indeed. I've gotten out of touch with popular culture, but I loved the old SCTV shows, which is how I got familiar with her. Plus more recently the "mockumentary" films Best In Show, Waiting for Guffman, A Mighty Wind.

Dusty carries such Japanese books occasionally. On one blurb I read a while back, they claimed that intrepid buyers could use their phones to translate the Japanese text. I don't see that claim in the above blurb, but it still might be possible. 😉

I just found out about this compilation that was released last Fall. Seems to be a Cherry Red release, which are generally excellent. It has a chunk of Morricone's avant-garde work plus some other interesting material by Berio (incl Sinfonia w. Swingle Singers!), Nono and Maderna. Doesn't fit into the budget right now, but on the long-term wish list.

Will be there weather permitting. A snowstorm prevented me from getting anywhere near the last Tubby's event. 😢

Therein the Liszt.

RIP. More sad news...lots of passings recently.

This eagerly awaited set just arrived in US: Ordered this on the basis of forum recommendation:

First release of archival material. Not a reissue, but this seems like the best place to post it.

His son Kyle is a jazz bassist iirc.

I like this set a lot. But for many of the works included it's the only recording I've heard, so I can't pretend to rank it vs. alternatives.

+1

That reminds me. I have a box set of Julius Katchen playing Brahms solo piano works that I like but haven't listened to in ages. Time to dig it out (of wherever I left it...).

True. But more like almost half a century at present. An older/superannuated list seems much "safer". From both writing and "discovering" points of view. 😁

I like the list from a (latecomer and relative newbie in the field) listener's perspective. Being somewhat of an old fart, I find the writing somewhat cringe-inducing. IMO pretentious to a degree and a certain amount of collector's "flexing" as I think someone put it above. Granted that's just my taste, and the enthusiasm is definitely a plus.

So many good British reissues these days I can't keep up. Something totally random:

Here's another album which, judging from the Youtube page, might have been released via CDBaby:

There's a Nimbus West album that could use a reissue. Funny cover. Apparently RK drove a bus. Here's an interview:

You're welcome, John. I fear looking like a shill for "Da Bahstids" (with whom I am not affiliated 😉), but I truly use them as a major source of info on upcoming releases. In addition to spending piles of money. The album is indeed on youtube, I'm going to listen tonight!

There's a Rickey Kelly album (presumably reissue or archive tapes) forthcoming on Jazzman. I saw it on the DG "Coming Soon" page: https://www.dustygroove.com/item/242843/Rickey-Kelly:My-Kind-Of-Music

Inclined to agree. Plus, the piano sounds out of tune (though that's not rare in clubs) and the sonics are not great (as might be expected from the tape source).

After reading some of the Black Saint / Soul Note thread:

Sometimes I'm Blue with Kim Parker also falls somewhat short of the best Mal IMO. 😉 On the positive side, Seagulls of Kristiansund is close to the best Mal and Andrew Hill's Shades is awesome. Lester Bowie's The Fifth Power is very good. Yes. Those Cyrille albums with Ted Daniel are killer. Shout out to Nick DiGeronimo (bass) on a couple of those. I like the Henry Threadgill Very Very Circus Spirit of Nuff Nuff.

I listened to one (the singleton at bottom of the page) so far. It's not bad. Electronica just isn't high on my list of priorities, so I'm in no hurry to decide on these. Which probably means I'll miss out, no disrespect intended but so it goes.