Ezzthetics is based in Switzerland, which is not a member of the EU. Reputedly Switzerland copyright laws do not align with the EU copyright laws such that Ezzthetics can legally remaster (from lps, of course) and reissue music that is in Switzerland's public domain.
Re record stores in Dublin, I was in Dublin last fall and visited 3 different used stores. Found some cds but not records. Interestingly, there are two Tower Records stores in Dublin.
Saw this announced on FB:
https://ceciltaylor-bam.bandcamp.com/album/flashing-spirits?fbclid=IwY2xjawKZB_pleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETBuRU9GZGtrdlRJWmd2V3ZKAR6PFsk0Q0Yw57ldDqIkzUTD3JVxxSrZJ0uWfO81g1Hj08gTtXu3IDSI7yPUeA_aem_xb1Uikvdnw3mqReVt52upA
Back of the cardboard cover states: "Expanded edition! from new source material plus two unreleased tracks ... Recorded Live! at The Ladies' Fort, 2 Bond Street, NYC."
I have an extra new, unsealed copy if someone is intereste-just pm me.
You are both welcome. I recall really enjoying that chapter because George provided more information about that scene than I had read elsewhere. It may have been the only chapter that I understood
Its been a few years but as I recall there is a chapter in George Lewis' book on the AACM devoted to that time period in Paris. I remember thinking that was the best part of the book.
This reviewer comments on sound: https://ukjazznews.com/art-pepper-geneva-1980/#:~:text=What Geneva 1980 lacks in,unexpected and enthusiastic packed house.
Saw the Chris Jonas Quartet in Troy NY last night. Great Show. Apparently he has videos to go along with the music that were not able to be shown in last night's location but will be shown in Saugerties. He is in Brooklyn in a couple days.
Didn't see this mentioned before.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djHqkSRVSn8
Same concert but with danish introductions:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur76D_Gen1Q
RE: John Tchicai Anybody Home? Two years ago I was in the Faroe Islands. Stopped at the Tutl Music Shop in Torshavn-unfortunately Kristian Blak was not in.
February 27-March 1. Three nights of solo piano and the Northampton (MA) Center for the Arts. Matt Shipp, Greg Burk and Sylvie Courvoisier (Ned Rothenberg joined her for one tune on clarinet). Great stuff.
Slim still involved in the business? I have bought from Cadnor within the last couple years-something on amazon as I recall. No problems and I would do so again. Think they are just trying to get rid of whatever is still in inventory.
According to CDJapan information, the pianist and bassist on "Sendai" are different from those musicians used on "Live in Tokyo". "Sendai": Michel Graillier on piano and Ricardo Del Fra on bass. "Live in Tokyo": Harold Danko on piano and Hein Van de Geyn on bass. John Engel is listed on drum on both cds.
Later this month, Solid Records in Japan is releasing Vol 1 of a Baker concert from this date. Vol. 2 is planned to be released in January 2025. CDJapan has both discs: https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/searchuni?q=Chet+baker+sendai
Apparently, this is the first time this music has been released on cd.