"Bar wars" is the best album Gator ever made - and one of the greatest Soul Jazz albums by anyone - it has been issued on CD twice, but deleted now. "Y'understand me" was recorded by Black & Blue and is out in France on CD with extra trax ("Definitive B&B sessions" series). Brill! "Lockin' horns" has one side of Gator and one of Von Freeman playing with Gator's band (the third track is a tenor battle). Excellent!
Houston Person's "Wildflower" and "The nearness of you" are his best late seventies albums. "Wildflower" was reissued on CD but deleted now.
There's very little bad stuff here. The trick is to know what's available on CD - quite a few are. See the "Legends of Acid Jazz" thread. And look at the OJC catalogue.
I see he's added new LPs since yesterday...
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Thanks for the info. I do own Bar Wars. I've been trying to get as much Gator as possible, so i guess i'll look into "Y'understand Me'