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Nice. Been rewatching old Miami Vice episodes; his music is all over that show, of course.

Wow. I think I've only seen him in groups, though he always takes an unaccompanied solo somewhere in the music.

looks like the extra material is a 40 minute duo with Togashi -- wow. Surprised that didn't make it to LP back in the 70s but go figure.

yeah, the BFT got me ponderin'. oughta get the CD of Grüne, I guess! hadn't dusted either of these off in quite a while.

Hirokazu Yamada duos with Mototeru Takagi and Motoharu Yoshizawa -- Kozan -- (Tiara Company, JP orig) now on to: Keiki Midorikawa -- Grüne Revolution -- (Offbeat, JP orig) excellent duos with Takayanagi on one side & Satoh on the other

Takagi doesn't (or didn't) play alto afaik and the track was missing Sakata's drive/relentlessness -- heard a little Kawashima before but not much. Will listen further.

Hell of a tenor sound...

similar cover art, that is for sure!

Don't know about old, but 49 here and things aren't what they used to be. I got seriously back into exercising during the pandemic, first running and then cycling (my obsessive passion as a teen and twentysomething -- was a racer then). Initially it was to lose some weight I'd gained moving to NY and eating/drinking too many meals out. Now it's kind of its own other thing. Soreness feels different now and recovery has taken more primacy. Needless to say I go to the gym and lift weights, where a lot of teens and twentysomethings work out. They're often calling me "sir" and holding the door -- guess I look old to them! fogies-in-training, love it! 😂

Many happy returns on your birthday / weekend / year. And glad to see you back in the mix!

Wow, RIP -- what a legacy.

👍🏼👍🏼

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the old days of Hat were much easier to follow. Now, not so much! Westbrook is indeed very much alive, at least the last time I checked... at least the Ayler I mentioned above is in very good sound, considering the source material. Folwell and Harris/Graves really pop out of the mix, and I didn't hear any extraneous mastering artifacts. Very little mud.

FWIW the Reference: Albert Ayler CD is pretty fucking excellent.