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Somehow "The Clown" outtakes (take 24 to 47 I assume) survived. I hope Rhino issued this instead of lengthy interviews...

I am shocked as I have coincidentally been re-listening to Brotzmann's old work for the past few days. For Adolphe Sax, Machine Gun...incredible music. RIP.

My personal favorite is Little Benny Harris' "Little Benny" (aka Crazeology).

For some reason, "Longing/Love" from George Winston's album Autumn is very (I mean VERY) popular in Japan, and used to be played at least once a day on various programs on TV. It surely is a good song. RIP. https://youtu.be/BiDZeo017Gs

On a recently unearthed alternate take, Coltrane chants A soft taco supreme... A crunchy taco supreme... A taco supreme... “Where's the beer opener?" (the recording aborted)

Moriyama is still alive and well, playing drums with great energy. I think Moriyama (and Yosuke Yamashita)'s masterpiece in free jazz is Dancing Kojiki, but it may not be well known outside Japan. Starting with a fierce agitation (they recorded in the midst of the student movement demonstrations at Waseda University), an equally fierce performance follows. But my personal favorite is Hush-A-Bye.

RIP. When I first heard this lovely song a long time ago, I thought it was by Burt Bacharach or someone, but it seems to be Reuben's own composition. What a talented dude.

Earl Bostic was a monster. After a tough tenor duel (I guess by Arnett Cobb & Al Sears), the tough alto start blowing... Of the relatively younger generation that I have heard live, Bruce Williams and Abraham Burton seem to have an amazingly fat alto sound (when they were in good form). I don't know if that's the case these days.

I agree. All the songs are good, but I will never forget how excited I was when I heard "872" for the first time. On Mapleshade, Live at Ethell's is also good. If I happened to drop by a local jazz club playing this kind of music, I'd be willing to die on the spot. A Sweet Night Music. However, for some reason, the CD I have is missing one song, "Cal Massey".

Glad to see George Coleman is still alive and well. When I was in New York a few years ago, I had the chance to see his long time sidekick Harold Mabern at Smoke or somewhere, but I didn't go, thinking I'd just have another chance. Mabe passed away shortly after that and I still regret it. By the way, a live recording of Shirley Scott's performance at Left Bank was unearthed this year, and George blows a lot in it!

I believe this is a video from the same period as "Copenhagen Coda", but I had never seen it. The performance is not so bad, but he looks distressed and in bad shape.

Masahiko Togashi was actually a pretty good painter. Some of his jacket designs were done by himself, and a retrospective exhibition was held in 2004. I find it interesting that many excellent drummers are painters. https://twitter.com/parusminor33/status/1492372955372081154?s=20

It may lack a bit of authenticity, but I like James Hunter a lot.

Arrived on Spotify. Very good LBJS live as always.

This would be out of scope, but when I think of weird blues, this is what comes to mind. It even has Pete Cosey in it.

I have a lot of Mose Allison CDs. I like him, but I am not really an avid fan of his music. But somehow his records accumlated.

Others missing from this list as of 1970 but influential today include Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Eric Dolphy, Joe Henderson, and perhaps Chick Corea and Keith Jarrett (too young, perhaps). In a sense, they are all composers.

Come to think of it, this album made me realize how much I like Dolo Coker...Dolo was not a piano virtuoso, but he had a unique power. His Xanadu albums are all good.

AFAIK, there are more than 2 takes of Mingus solo piano recordings of "Wedding March/Slow Waltz" (11 min altogether). Each take is quite different. There are also fragments of the bass and guitar (Scofield?) practicing. If they call it "complete", I wish they would have released those as well.

In Japan, young jazz (or jazz-influenced music might I say) musicians attract a young audience. Jazz-themed manga and anime movies are also popular (Blue Giant was a hit). In the U.S., when I was in San Jose a few years ago, the audiences at shows by Robert Glasper, Kamasi Washington, Makaya McCraven, and Theo Croker were quite young. Perhaps jazz fans are polarized. There are those like Glasper and his ilk, whose music is more akin to the old days of Black Contemporary, and those like myself who still listen to Blue Note, "real" Jazz and the like from the 60's. Yeah, hello us granpas!

A lesser-known aspect of Sun Ra may have been that he was a full-bodied blues piano player. Sounds very authentic.

Since the Arkestra is, after all, an excellent live band (as was Duke Ellington's orchestra), it seemed a good idea to list 10 live recordings. Some of them are quasi-bootlegs, but the sound quality is relatively good. 1. Music From Tomorrow's World (1960) A good record from the Chicago era. 2. Nothing Is (1966) Bordering on hard bop and free. 3. Black Myth / Out In Space (1970) Sun Ra on MPS! 4. Intergalactic Research (1971) Adventurous. 5. What Planet Is This? (1973) Tremendous live performance from his best period. 6. Live in Paris at the "Gibus" (1973) King Porter Stomp! 7. It Is Forbidden (1974) Overwhelming. 8. Live at Montreux (1976) Great as an introduction to the band. 9. Sunrise In Different Dimensions (1980) Sun Ra as a pianist shines. 10. Love in Outer Space (1983) A good sample of his later years.

Walter Bishop, Jr. SPEAK LOW -- This was the first jazz record I ever heard and I still love it.

I'm not really familiar with his style, but if it is recorded ca. 1966, it might be Kirk Lightsey?

Wow, I thought I've heard most of Stitt outputs, but seems this is one of the very best! And I really have no idea who were in the rhythm section...John Young on piano? (a bit Ray Bryant-ish but not heavy). Most of streaming services provide this music.