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Sweet -- only one of these guys I've encountered is Luke Stewart, and he's awesome.

Maybe this has been said elsewhere, but Crouch had been pushing the music of Arthur Blythe, David Murray, Oliver Lake, and possibly Henry Threadgill (can't recall) until he decided to head 'uptown' and get in with the Marsalises. I think that the music of these players in the post-Loft era could really have gotten over in a more interesting way than the Young Lions did, a la Sonic Youth signing to Geffen. That's my perspective, anyway -- what could have been.

Branford did make a couple of David S. Ware records happen on Columbia. However, the label didn't promote them at all. That said, they got constant rotation at the college radio I worked for in the late '90s/early 2000s.

FWIW, Wayne also has a trumpet-playing brother, and his brother was/is a hair more interesting than Branford's.

Wow. I never had the chance to see Mr. Henderson perform in person, but love hearing him on record.

cool, I suppose that means you'll be offloading the original. I'll get right in line.

that seems right to me also. I would buy an LP version of the alternate "Grass Roots" in a heartbeat.

I like that extra material a heck of a heck of a lot.

Rodan, The Hat Factory 1993 https://rodan93.bandcamp.com/album/the-hat-factory-93

Indeed, great trio. Have the LPs shelved but haven't dug them out in far too long.

oh yeah, that album rips! never actually owned it so this will be a chance to rectify.

Ornette -- Free Jazz -- (Atlantic, orig US mono) just picked up a mono copy for fun, had never heard it this way before...

Ah, now my curiosity about the 3LP version has been sated -- guess there's no additional music on the release. I have the original LP, bought when you could still buy old stock copies for relatively cheaply, and it is indeed hardcore.

Indeed! In addition to graphic design she is also a rather well-known "pop" painter, sculptor, and creator of public art installations. Have read a few interviews with her; I'll try to dig them up.

I feel like I've seen the vinyl version of Sanders' Africa far less than the preceding three records in your post.

chewy does amaze.

Ballsy!

Yes.

aha, I did not know about that last concert falling apart. Bummer.

I saw him at WJF earlier this year (with Bartz and Co.) and he was outstanding, obviously having a great time and playing his ass off.

One of those outfits, like the LJCO, that I'll probably never encounter in real life.

Yeah, I've seen Miller play and enjoyed it, so this seemed intentionally weak and designed for a specific audience.

That's really the only Horace record I've totally clicked with, oddly.

Shit, that would be good to hear. I saw him not too long ago with Kahil El'Zabar and he sounded great.

Nikki Sudden & The Jacobites -- Robespierre's Velvet Basement -- (Glass, UK)