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I wouldn't say it's not worth checking out, at least. It grew on me. Reviewed it for AAJ if anyone's interested.

I talked to another label about that and from their perspective it wasn't going to be affordable/profitable. Others here might know more specifics, but I would be surprised given Milford's dissatisfaction with ESP "then" that he'd want his music on that label "now." The music itself is very good but not very well recorded (not that that's stopped anybody).

They ARE in the reissue game. Stollman is at the helm. I gripe but then again it's great to see this stuff out and getting decent distribution/press, and the ZYX licensed issues, Calibre/Get Back "licensed boots," etc. are long OOP anyway. Still, uncovering some of the archived material in a creative way would be nice. If repackaging is their MO, I'd like to see something like a "College Tour" boxed set with music from Ran Blake, Patty Waters, Burton Greene and Sun Ra. As far as new material, the best thing they've done IMO is the Talibam! CD.

Just got my copy from Pedro - looking forward to a spin as well!

I'm going to hire chewy as my record scout. Original UK?

I like it. Masterpiece - no, but enjoyable and considering the paucity of Lasha's work on CD... Seems like ESP could have just plopped a single disc of more "College Tour" Ra out there and people would have happily bought it. Contrary to what is espoused in liner notes, the "Sgt. Pepper's of jazz" it is not.

One of my favorite records ever. Original vinyl was on Bija, ESP licensed the tapes way back when though it didn't actually appear on ESP until the CD era. Strange, especially when the Ra Nothing Is... CD w/ extra tracks is still in print as a single. They just keep re-ordering the tracks.

I don't even know that one, would like to. The Howard came to mind because it is another ESP-Disk from the same era. Cool record from '63 with Don Cherry, Clifford Jordan, Charles Moffett et al. Very scarce custom-label thing that doesn't circulate much. That Judson Hall date is certainly the better of the two Howard ESPs though ultimately his non-ESP sides (Sun, Altsax, etc.) are a bit stronger IMHO. & if ESP reissues the Marzette, hopefully they get the track order right this time. Calibre and ZYX both fucked it up.

I'm free!

With a cover shot by our own brownie!

Tapscott - Flight 17

Or the Lasha/Simmons session "It Is Revealed."

No takers on the Collier or the Askew?! Don't sleep, folks!

There goes the neighborhood...

Happy Belated! Sounds like it was a fun time!

Just bought the 2CD Bethlehem set today, found in the used racks down the street from my house. Looking forward to giving it a listen.

Kate Bush - Lionheart - (EMI USA)

What, the Garrett List isn't filled with sample-ready grooves?

Happy Birthday! I always enjoy reading your thoughts and blog posts!

Yeah, Nicole Mitchell is awesome. Whatever happened to Adele Sebastian?

I'd like to hear those duets. "Old Dog Braxton" was a constant rejoinder when I hung out with AB last year. Wish I could make it to the 65th B-day concert.

I still have yet to sit down and listen to these records, though I am intrigued. Kevin Shea is one of my personal favorite "young drummers" on the scene, and Peter Evans is a force to be reckoned with as well. Shea's work in Talibam! and Sexy Thoughts might not be for the faint of heart but I think it's excellent.

Burton had some interesting stories about LSD and the music scene published in his book of memoirs, Meditations of a Musical Pesty-Mystic (Cadence Jazz Books). It's a fun read.

The sculptor and multi-disciplinary artist Louise Bourgeois has died at 98 - someone who I thought would be with us well past 100. Story here.

Ted Curson: "LSD Takes a Holiday."