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I'd add that if anyone has any idea what was played, whether or not it was recorded, that would also be of interest.

Thanks for the help. Not surprising re: Ra and Carter. Strange that nothing from Ayler or Shepp survives in the vaults, but shit happens. I've been dealing with enough tape issues in audio preservation classes that I guess it shouldn't be a total surprise.

Jesus YES! Also Heavy Soul... there's a reason Hans Dulfer named his label after Ike's date!

Just hearing of this now. Jesus.

I was just thinking about whether any more of the artists' sets (assuming there was more) were recorded at the Village Gate for what became the New Wave in Jazz LP on Impulse!. I know there's a 24-minute Moncur track and a take of "Plight" on an Impulse! comp titled The New Breed (which I also have), but am wondering whether there are other tracks by Coltrane, Shepp and Ayler. Also, as I understand it, Ra and Betty Carter each played sets. Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Wow.

The Prestige is really cool-looking. Always liked that one.

Probably won't happen, but I hope I'm wrong! Of course, a person could use that link above to have it on CD®. No, wait! It's a download! Along with School Days from 1963, Sortie might be Lacy's best from the 60's. It's indeed a shame it's not better known. If I could write a check for, say, $15.99 to Irène Aëbi to have this as an actual CD, I'd do it in a heartbeat. She's sitting on so much un-reissued stuff that it's probably overwhelming. And FWIW, I would rather see the UMS Lacy archive delve into weird '60s groups than live extras from the Saravah period, as good as that shit is. I used to have doubles of Sortie, but traded one for Groupcomposing and a couple of Surman records... thought it was a deal at the time!

Noah Howard - Black Ark - (Freedom Polydor orig)

I had the India Navigation LP at one point (the Munoz, not the Pharoah), and didn't feel the vibrations. But hey, I got a thick skull.

Sortie is dope. It was issued on GTA and reissued on International Polydor (with a different cover). Both are not "cheap" by any means, which I would say demands a proper CD reissue!

Ah. Thought that was what you meant. I've heard some stories too.

Re: the Mobley 1568, 500 copies isn't that rare in eBay terms anyway.

Nor was the reserve met on Dusk Fire, at over $650!

"bombed out" meaning?

Walt Dickerson - Impressions of a Patch of Blue - (MGM orig) Familiar platter on this board, I am sure! Great band - Bob Cunningham, Roger Blank and, oh yeah, whatsisname on piano/harpsichord.

I think they're a great combo, esp. if you mean by "aggressiveness" an aggressive flow of ideas, which Howard definitely brought out in the Reverend. On deck: Frank Wright - Your Prayer - (ESP orig; this one's for Songer!) Ted Daniel - Sextet - (Ujamaa orig)

Noah Howard - Space Dimension - (America) w/ Wright, Few, Ali and Art Taylor!

Case in point: nearly all of the America LP jackets (tho the Shorter and Emergency are pretty damn ruff).

AFAIK, the first gig was at the 2001 Vision Festival. Not sure what's happened for them since then, but I was at that one and it was pretty great. The only problem was that they did an encore - a shorter set would have given me all I needed. Any more and it got a little tired... I'm all for a blowout, but it would've also been nice to hear them play some "tunes."

Yeah, tell me about it. It's one of my favorite Marion sides, precisely because it's totally unhinged... Bennink is like a scrap-heap being thrown down the White House stairs! Considering that it's the same vintage as both New Acoustic Swing Duo and the Loevendie/Altena/Engels trio Stairs! (Artone [& Bennink got his bag more from Johnny Engels early on, then incorporated Milford]), the shit that MMH unleash is not surprising, and quite welcome. Strange that the CD issue pairs it with only half of the Creative Improvisation Ensemble LP. I especially like the original Porto Novo cover:

Marion Brown - Porto Novo - (Freedom/King, with the original jacket's photo) Maarten Altena, Han Bennink in 1967...

I saw that band several years ago. Serious business.

I see this from the Firehouse 12 Website: Wednesdays: Pabst Blue Ribbon bottles $1.50 Not exactly highway robbery, mind you!