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missing "I have an original pressing" or "I reissued that."

Yeah, a friend of mine did this reissue. It's cool -- they probably overestimated demand because it didn't sell at all upon reissue. I'm sure stock is still pretty full. The Boscoe CD he put out, on the other hand, did quite well. This is the kind of stuff that the early/mid-00s reissue scene was known for, and Numero/Asterisk was part of that in a big way. I miss the days of really nice CD reissues with good liner notes. They're fewer and farther between right now.

I've never seen it on CD, but I have it on LP and it's super. Inter-Session is great as well.

yes, it was issued on Debut as Spirits and on Freedom as Witches & Devils.

amazing thread I missed the first time around.

Having spoken with her at length, she comes by her dedication honestly -- spent much time in First Nations communities of the Southwest working with native people, especially on the political/activism front. Too bad her music has been so little documented, but she is an excellent composer.

great record. Afro Algonquin, the group co-led by Mixashawn Lee Rozie (reeds, guitar) and his brother Rick Rozie (bass), is also fantastic.

yeah, it's rare. I bid on a copy many years ago via the old Paris Jazz Corner auctions... didn't win it of course.

cool -- I have no bass/treble controls on either of my amps. With the Snells I have in the main room hooked up to the Rega, the sound is great. I probably will use my old Creek with whatever new speakers I get in the small office zone. Still in the adjustment period of a new house and new areas for sound.

Bumping this thread as I'm in a similar boat to the OP, albeit 7 years later. I like speakers that aren't too harsh or tinny, as I mostly listen to LPs. Have been told to steer clear of Klipsch and Polk at around the $1000-$1500 mark, as they are low quality. Any advice? FWIW I am running a Rega amp and Music Hall/ProJect TT.

Huh. I like Pope as a saxophonist but he might not have found his footing at this early date. Still, interested in hearing it. What does the CD package look like? I fear the slim line throwaway cardboard that labels like Impulse have migrated to.

yeah, I have this LP and love it.

any updates on the sound of the vinyl version?

HA!!!

interesting. I have the original UK Polydor pressing which sounds really good. I also at one point had a Japanese King LP that sounded phenomenal, better than the UK though I prefer the look of the original gatefold.

I am still unsure about the ezz-thetics series and the partial repackaging/compilation nature of these CDs but I guess if it gets the music out there... a friend of mine swears by the remastering job on the ones he's picked up, but I've never been one of those people that buys every new version of a favorite recording. Anyway, hope that musicians and their estates are getting paid and this isn't just some EU copyright party. Only titles that looked necessary to me were the Coltranes.

I just rocked that on the television the other night, quite fun.

wonderful!

Yeah, that is very true. Glad to be in NY, although my former home state of Texas has actually been doing reasonably well, at least in the more urban areas. Dunno about rural spots, probably on par with other rural areas in the country.

admittedly I was rather sceptical that the US would be able to pull off what it has so far in this process.

all my Pharoah is in moving boxes. Would love to pull one out right now.

good news, Pim. Got my second dose of Moderna on Friday -- other than some soreness and fatigue, and a slight fever for a couple of hours yesterday, I'm fine. Glad to be vaccinated.

Baraka and Spellman did not give Dixon much space as he did not adhere to their conception of aesthetic/political radicalism. Of course he was radical on both counts, but at the same time impossible to pigeonhole. Sangrey pretty much nails it, though -- they picked musicians that fit into their agendas. Most critics do. It also took me a while to get into McPhee and Brötzmann but when I did...

PM me your email. I'm trying not to drive traffic to AAJ, and have reedited it anyway for future publication elsewhere.

fantastic.