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Still wondering who's playing that infernal guitar on track 8. Strings sound super tight and the player is plucking the hell out of 'em.

The entire collectibles/antique/art market is certainly rife with money laundering and fraud. Recent news here in the US documented how certain comic book conduits were fronts for big money collectors/dealers. Now, LP flippers make some cash, but it's nothing compared to the last 3 to 5 years of comic books. Those transactions make $400 Music Matters Blue Note reissue flips look like peanuts. US taxpayers now have to file 1099s (a certain tax form) on amounts over $600 collected through digital transfers. There's ways around that of course, and a certain amount of tax evasion goes on by regular folks all the time relating to similar gains, but a substantial portion of online sales are going to be affected by this new requirement. People who thought they had a good side hustle via online resale apps are going to get popped for amounts that make those transactions negligible in terms of any real economic benefit.

B sides and remixes from TI's latest album The Slow Rush. The modifications are definite improvements over the original songs IMO.

That Young Lions thing probably ruined all that for them, both from the artist's perspective and any major label's.

Puts a damper on any regular joe trying to resell records - or any collectibles (hell, or really anything of volume) - online. The $600 threshold is way too low and is pretty ridiculous. I think this is part of it, but labels probably run the numbers on product sales and peg each artist with the optimal price point for turning the quickest and highest profit. Hence Evans and Mariah get more copies than Ayler. I appreciate what Resonance does as I love their Rollins in Holland and some other Evans and Montgomery sets they did. But none of their LPs are AAA, so the runs on these things don't make much sense to me. Most of their titles are on CD and/or streaming platforms. No need to break necks or wallets to get these things.

You can't keep peppering the guy with questions without answering his first. That's just the way it goes.

So Rudi Mahall on bass clarinet then?

The two songs written by Wess are my favorites on that album. On last year's BFT I included Don't Come, Don't Call and the song received positive feedback. There's some excellent playing by everyone on that record.

I would bet it ends up on Ayler's Bandcamp page eventually.

Yeah, I use that whosampled site a good bit. DJs who mine for those samples and then craft a song around them are really talented.

Great selections! I haven't heard the Ammons LP you posted last but I'm sure it's a good one.

I love this one

Interesting information. Thank you.

These are fantastic

Two albums I've been enjoying as well.

Nice! I was tempted to say Maupin but couldn't find anything online to match.

I'm on board for it. Will be interested to hear of any differences between it and the bootleg floating around. I think it was Resonance's Rollins in Holland that had some edits, making the boot still attractive despite the official release.

Is it Ulrich Drecshler on clarinet for tracks 1 or 7?

In light of those Mitchell recordings, how about the Muhal Richard Abrams Orchestra albums such as Rejoicing with the Light, Hearinga Suite and Blu Blu Blu?

Chip is from '63 and is kind of the outlier among these as it's got Shirley Scott on B3. Bouncy beats and a different attitude from the other two. If you like B3 grooves then this would be considered a must-have. Natural and Memory are both from '64 and are solid sextet sessions that share Cranshaw on bass. Elvin is not so polyrhythmic on Mr. Natural and kind of plays it straight. Maybe that's because Barreto is there? I don't know. The track Shirley from Mr. Natural has a great vibe. I think Morgan & Turrentine play really well together on this album - doesn't really make sense that it was shelved but who knows what the deal was. Memory - Title song is pretty slow - probably too slow but otherwise it's a good record. Compositions are well put together and playing is cohesive. Niger Mambo is a short and sweet scorcher. Overall not as good as Mr Natural though.

Great quintet set from '69. Got it on the Mosaic and it was one that I enjoyed immediately. Speaking of which I'm due to revisit that box soon.

All Music's page on Third Stream albums: https://www.allmusic.com/style/third-stream-ma0000012292/albums I have the Giuffre Ezz-thetics CD () on that page and am familiar with all of the MJQ's they list (although it seem those albums were included simply because they're MJQ albums and not necessarily 3rd stream). I also have some albums from Ralph Towner (Solstice ) and Eberhard Weber (Silent Feet & Yellow Fields ) who are generally regarded as being 3rd Stream "influenced." They're also listing Johnny Richards and I can see that. I've got the Mosaic Select and while I barely ever listen to it, there are pockets within tunes included there that I enjoy. I wouldn't call myself a 3rd stream aficionado or fan. More of a casual...

I only have these Bennie Green records: Both are great listens

Interesting. Have been playing this one from Fred Anderson: No Brimfield though.

Love it. He's got the glow.