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Awesome record -- the original sound isn't all that great, but it is HOT.

Will definitely check this. Also enjoyed watching some footage on YouTube of Rodrigo Amado's new/ish group with von Schlippenbach, Flaten, Gerry Hemingway.

yeah, all those Noord sessions are hot stuff. Glad you enjoyed the interview! Re: Hinze, he's in fantastic form on Dick van der Capellen's "The Present Is Past," released on Relax in 1967. https://www.discogs.com/release/7000631-Dick-Van-Der-Capellen-Trio-The-Present-Is-Past It's an excellent and little-known Dutch avant-garde jazz record. And I think the Mariano is good, too.

yeah, good starter copy until you find one with the book and whatnot. Herbert was such a fun person to talk to. Wish I could've seen him live.

nope, dunno the seller -- the record set is hard to find. Occasionally it pops up on google searches but not that often. Excellent album. I miss Herbert.

Not sure if this is the copy for you, but if you can find a decent example of this set, it'll be well worth the change: https://organicmusic.jp/en/products/yonin-no-kai-developments-of-japanese-traditional-music-1 not on discogs.

Yeah, Perry is excellent. Thanks for the tip!

guessing games are fun. Keeps the brain active whereas having everything at your internet fingertips feels too easy.

Really good article. It's a very special LP -- glad I got it when it was relatively cheap, but even more glad it's getting renewed attention.

the Jazz Pour Tous jacket is what I thought the op meant -- some 60s OCORA LPs and earlier Barenreiter Musicaphon titles are like this. Common for, yes, getting the maximum amount of text and photos into a gatefold package. And the tipped-in liner notes do tend to come unglued over time. But those Charles Duvelle photos are well worth looking at, really fascinating.

I'd think those later Earl Hooker LPs on Arhoolie would fit the bill. Hooker is weird and awesome.

I have a vague memory of this. Then again, do any of us really understand what goes on here?

Well, I'll definitely be at your next Bar Mitzvah!

Yeah, I have that on LP -- it's a trip! Expanded Yamashita Trio with butoh dancers -- would've been a sight to see. If you like McPhee solo you'll enjoy this. It's beautiful.

Wait, I know I've been at some of your NYC gigs! It must be because I am so short that my presence goes unnoticed.

yeah, I've done the same -- cheap in the bins, and always good. The only ones I could not connect with were the Nonet albums but I could easily be convinced to try again!

Damn, what an amazing life & person. RIP.

Yup.

I like his Japanese sides with Sadao quite a bit, and with Toshiko. Beyond that I haven't really gone too deep. The date with Hinze is excellent.

Just landed yesterday -- looking forward to giving it a spin, along with those Nadja releases of Abe, Takagi, and Yoshizawa. Been working on a big writing project and in a week will finally have time to listen to stuff I'm not writing about!

That is a good obit, although the misspellings of artists' names are a bit frustrating.

yeah, I mean, that's the thing -- we all act like the internet is going to exist "forever" in the way that it currently does. Doubtful. Websites go belly up or are suppressed in favor of those that garner more ad traffic. If you want to keep something for reference decades on, you'd better have a physical copy. And yes, I am an archivist by profession.

Stivín is rad. Those System Tandem LPs are very, very good.

Totally. I've listened to (I think) all of my LPs, but not all of my CDs. So there's still much to discover.

looks like that is a "no." writing about music is a skill for sure. I do like reading what certain individuals have to say about releases that I might be interested in buying. And as someone who has done record reviews, I know that my opinion will change over time, or at least the nuances that brought me to a certain conclusion will change. That's part of the fun of appreciating art.