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Man, for the longest time I thought the Inner City LPs duplicated what was on the Celebrity/Beacon albums (which I have). OOPS! Need to grab these.

hand-painted Live at Yale has me shook... amazing collection, glad it's going somewhere that it will be appreciated!

Good to know it's legit. Yeah, my impression is that he is involved as a more "Western classical" pianist these days but I could be mistaken.

only heard part of this record but love what I've heard. Still on the hunt for an original but the world will probably be over before I find one at a reasonable price.

Thanks for reminding me of that Larry Young record -- it's been ages since I've had it down off the shelf.

Yes, the Larry Young. Intercommunal Music is excellent in my opinion, but also very, very out. Would love to hear that bonus CD of Vitet-led music.

newer music: https://larshidde.bandcamp.com/album/ancestors-wailing

Really wish I'd made the pilgrimage, even over the phone, to interview him. I bet he had some stories!

Have been given reports from Nathaniel Mackey, Peter Kuhn, and other collaborators that the great trumpeter Eddie Gale died last night at the age of 78. Eddie Gale Stevens, Jr., known professionally as Eddie Gale, worked and recorded with Sun Ra, Cecil Taylor, Prince Lasha, and his own groups, including the powerful late '60s combo Ghetto Music (which recorded two wonderful Blue Note albums). He was born (August 15, 1941) and raised in Brooklyn, and relocated to San Jose, CA in 1972. Active in churches and schools with a spiritual-educational and political-community bent, Gale's work has transcended both commercial and vanguard realms. He seemed like a very interesting person. RIP Eddie Gale, and thanks.

yeah, I have it as well as Jackie's Bag. Beautiful music.

Good ol' Ted Efantis... I remember the Jane Fielding thread quite fondly.

Great cover.

That Griffin LP is great. I have it under the UK Youngblood Records issue, titled Foot Patting.

Lovely set. This was the impetus for the Michael Cosmic/Phill Musra set on NowAgain.

This is really something. Gonna take a long time to work my way through it, as it should be.

Yep. RIP.

The Raincoats -- s/t -- (Rough Trade, UK orig) followed by Ronald Shannon Jackson & The Decoding Society -- Nasty -- (Moers, GER orig)

Fabulous set.

Indeed -- wanted to hear that stuff.

Looks like there will be domestic CDs of these on the Valley of Search (VoS) label as well.

wonder if we will see that planned International Phonograph box?

the LP was reissued just shy of two years ago, actually, but the CD is good news indeed. The Fire Still Burns should be available pretty soon on LP as well.

sick -- never saw that before, and I will certainly read it.