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Excellent that you own the Arashi LPs. Agreed that the live performance would have been incredible. I went for the Takagi solo box. Couldn't sample any clips, but was persuaded by a few solo cafe performances I found on Youtube. Should arrive in a day or so.

You're welcome. The local paper initially printed a short and woefully inadequate obit. From what I've heard, they subsequently hired a freelancer to write a proper one. Thus the two-week delay.

Didn't Mosaic omit R&B-type material from the Black and White set "to keep it to a reasonable size"? That's the only explicit example that comes to mind. I wouldn't rule it out entirely (the Mosaic Contemporary series did a bunch of "smooth jazz" / "adult contemporary"), but strongly doubt Mosaic would go for it.

She did the arrangements, but did not play.

Melba Liston plays a big part in the Randy Weston Select. She could be a candidate in the "classic jazz" mold. Though this discussion is merely fantasy.

[Emphasis added] At this point of Mosaic's life cycle, "take a risk" is not operative.

That would have been a thread of epic length! 🤣

Listening to this intense album on Youtube. Not likely to find a recording.

Zuzana Růžičková's husband was a pretty good composer.

Wanted to listen to something upbeat, and this worked.

The latter being Silver World (or Ginkai) by Hozan Yamamoto and Masabumi Kikuchi (+ G. Peacock, H. Murakami)

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Dissent or Descent is on the Bandcamp Nimbus West page (download). Physical CD has been in/out of stock at Dusty Groove, currently out.

On the heels of the very recent 11/26/78 release https://www.nimbuswestrecords.com/shop-5/p/pan-afrikan-peoples-arkestra-live-at-iucc-62479-2cd-preorder Limited edition of 333, up from 250 for the 11/26/78

A local paper finally published a significant obit. Karl Berger, music pioneer: His mind and work will live on - Hudson Valley One

I looked on discogs, https://www.discogs.com/artist/164253-Ahmad-Jamal?type=Credits&subtype=Instruments-Performance&filter_anv=0&page=1 There was an album with Yusef Lateef as co-leaders and an album where he backed Shirley Horn on a couple of tracks

In-stock notices from DG are notoriously ephemeral. I can't tell you how many times I've clicked on the link in their notice e-mail, only to find the "Just Sold Out!" announcement. I try to preorder titles I really want from them.

I'm also very curious about these boxes. Getting increasingly interested, but they're significant investments. I'm more inclined to duos, but the material on the solo 5-disc set looks more diverse and is (on first impression) slightly more attractive. On the other hand, the solo set has multiple performances of several pieces, which may not be a plus.

[Emphasis added] Agreed, especially on non-Amazon sources. I prefer this kind of CD packaging, but have some qualms about the "remastering" in view of mjzee's comments above. Can live w/o alternate takes.