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I've never seen that -- there are some very obscure Colette exotica recordings, it seems.

The Quintet -- Jazz at Massey Hall -- (Debut, DK)

I don't disagree -- think her small group works of the late 50s/early to mid 60s are the most intriguing. Then again, I've seen the orchestra live (recently) and enjoyed it very much, so... that's the most important thing, I guess.

Sweet! I could never find an original in condition that was satisfactory. Great album though.

http://salt-peanuts.eu/en-jazzlegend-ar-dod/

oh cool, thanks! ah -- looks like they spelled his name wrong, hence I couldn't find it.

this shop video is destroying my brain. Amazing.

Colours of Chloe still holds up strongly. I also like some of the stuff with Mariano and of course EW's early sideman situations with Wolfgang Dauner a.o.

heard from Torbjörn Sorhüs (Birka Jazz).

yeah, my friend Johan said the same thing -- it would be hard to continue without Harald, even if there are some other people who work there. That's a great photo of him, by the way.

and we're still "holding your drinks" over here.

The founder and owner of Andra Jazz in Stockholm, formerly the book/record shop Blue Tower, Harald Hult has died. Never met the man but I had hoped one day to visit Stockholm and rectify that. Seemed like my kind of guy and my kind of shop... http://matsgus.com/discaholic_corner/?p=111

well, guess Gearbox isn't under the EU anymore!

yep, apparently so. Trying to find video footage and it's not popping up, though it looks like set audio is downloadable from various places.

yeah, curious to know how he is doing.

ha -- well, when you hear Jamie unrolling duct tape and stuff like that, you know it was probably something to see.

The Bailey-Muir is excellent. Fascinating interplay, would've loved to have been there to watch it all go down.

A bit overshadowed by other losses in April, but saxophonist and actor Bob Feldman passed on (I believe) April 8 at the age of 79. He wrote me a very nice letter when I reviewed his Triplicity CD with Walter Perkins -- was able to catch the band (post-Perkins) at Cornelia St., and Bob was a very kind man as well as being a fantastic player. Wish I'd had more opportunities or made the effort to seek him out when I moved back to NYC. He was a practicing Buddhist so I am sure he was already at peace, but hope his travels are safe.

Peter Brötzmann -- 14 Love Poems -- (FMP, Ger)

The guitarist and composer passed last night at 69 after a lengthy battle with cancer. Was lucky to see him a few times; the most recent at a RBMA performance in Chelsea that was absolutely shattering. https://pitchfork.com/news/glenn-branca-dead-at-69/

Derek Bailey + Jamie Muir -- Dart Drug -- (Incus, UK)

under-heralded classic. Have the original pressing and it's a treasure. That Free America series should be brought out again -- they didn't get to every one, and there are some really great albums in that series.

Multiple Japanese CD reissues since, as well as a 75th Anniversary LP in the US and an EU LP edition as well (maybe legit, maybe not).

Yeah, I love that Savoy as well. I assume it's a matter of licensing through Warner/Atlantic, if they even have the tapes any longer. From what I recall of Dixonia it's not clear whether there are any additional recordings from those sessions. But alas, as much as I'd like to be a contractor for more of these types of releases on Now-Again, he's got enough other projects in the works that it's really hard to say what'll happen.

That's one of the strongest jazz albums ESP released.