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yes, that's what I did recall -- not necessarily go-to Dex but strong on all other counts.

Haven't dug these Dexters out in ages but thanks for the reminder. I recall them being really good.

I'd agree that it's not the best-recorded album but the performances, tunes, and overall feel of the record make it a must-have.

Ditto, one of Elvin's best in my opinion. Bought it sound unheard many years ago and it truly floored me.

Good and cheap -- Rena Rama, Maffy Falay, Björn Alke, Tommy Koverhult, Iskra, Förklädd Gud are all filed. Pretty diverse range of music from post-bop to very free. I think you need to check out the Club Jazz series too, inexpensive and interesting sessions. https://www.discogs.com/label/502546-Club-Jazz Rosengren is generally awesome... the Improvisationer LP mentioned above is strong, definitely not audiophile but worth checking out. Stockholm Dues is incredible, as are Notes from Underground and Fly Me To The Sun. Börje Fredriksson has a dedicated thread on here somewhere. He's great, sort of akin to Bill Barron IMO. Eje Thelin, like Rosengren, has a rich discography that goes from bop to avant-garde. I tend to go for the freer stuff -- GL Unit, Bengt "Frippe" Nordstrom, Staffan Harde, Göteborgs Musikvartett, Lokomotiv Konkret, Gush -- pretty interesting universe of free music coming out of the country during the 70s and 80s, and not just out of the Don Cherry-adjascent scene (although that is a big part of it).

Have a Japanese LP of this somewhere -- admittedly have always preferred the Blue Notes, Atlantics, and Impulses (not to mention his 70s JP run) but should dig this out to compare.

She's rad and the award is well-deserved.

Regarding Braxton, they're not mathematical equations but philosophical or spiritual diagrams. I don't really think about them too hard, just as an additional part of the music that's interesting to look at. Were I better versed in Braxtonia maybe I could pick them apart, but listening is enough.

I'm getting there, bit by bit.

people are still coming to terms with Cecil Taylor, Bill Dixon, and Albert Ayler so who cares if Miles' electric band takes them a minute as well. Interestingly, talking with Bill and Stephen Haynes helped me to really appreciate Miles' electric music beyond "jazz-rock fusion" and in terms of sound/orchestration, whatever the instrumentation.

ah, yeah that one I haven't heard. The Latin Jazz Quintet stuff is solid to good of course, some of it a bit too "mood" for me but it all depends on what you're looking for... I'm a fan of the Cobblestone album, which has a bit more "edge" to it in my opinion.

Yeah, I need this too -- have the LP and rips of the extra tracks, but would like it all on CD!

Ah, that's too bad. RIP.

Always liked your playing and writing, Allen, and here is no exception!

Always liked his playing -- I believe I reviewed one of his semi-recent CDs, Boplicity, for the New York City Jazz Record upon release. He was part of an interesting (probably ad-hoc) band with Chick Corea, Pete Yellin, Teddy Kotick, and Al Levitt that appeared on that weird Levitts family band LP for ESP-Disk'. The jazz components of that record are pretty good. The hippie kid stuff is not so much my cup of tea. RIP.

Had a ratty US pressing at one point that could deserve a clean replacement. Excellent music. Alan Braufman told me he also toured with that band around the same time.

CDs likely at a later date — different layout/packaging, etc.

Correct! One two-LP set and two single LPs. David Lee is on two of the three albums. Yeah, he definitely would've welcomed your visit!

the digital version does contain extra music too. my obsession with that record has been going on probably a couple of decades now... and hearing it from the tapes was a revelation for me.

yes, true -- the later stuff is excellent as well. Big fan of KW here, unsurprisingly.

I did a lot of work on these and they are finally coming out after many years of chipping away at the story... LPs dropping in November, digital in the weeks leading up. https://unseenworlds.com/products/dickie-landry-solos https://unseenworlds.com/products/dickie-landry-4-cuts-placed-in-a-first-quarter?variant=41765842059317 https://unseenworlds.com/products/dickie-landry-lawrence-weiner-having-been-built-on-sand Landry is a Louisiana native who co-founded the Philip Glass Ensemble and worked with Laurie Anderson, David Byrne, Robert Wilson, Paul Simon, and many others. These three (or four) LPs grew out of the conceptual/experimental art scene that Landry was a part of in Lower Manhattan upon his arrival there at the tail end of the '60s. They've been woefully out of print for decades and these authorized, remastered reissues (with liner notes by me) are the definitive versions. A fresh pressing of his LP Fifteen Saxophones, which Unseen Worlds previously released and I also worked on/wrote the essay for, should be out some time in the next year.

Ray Russell and Chris Spedding both had solo room in Michael Gibbs' orchestra at the beginning of the 70s. Graham Collier's bands often featured guitar, usually Ed Speight, the London Jazz Composers Orchestra had Derek Bailey in its early days (although more of a textural voice)... for that matter, Larry Coryell rips in the Jazz Composers Orchestra (US) silver box. Windmill Tilter, Kenny Wheeler's beautiful Fontana debut, has some great John McLaughlin, and Derek is on the Incus Records follow-up called Song for Someone.

yeah, I've heard this new pressing and it does sound awesome. Used to have an original but traded it away...

Yeah, it was -- not sure yet if payout has been affected, not that I've heard.

I think The Sea & Cake are better/more consistent live when it comes to that crew (5ive Style weren't around long enough). Seen them quite a few times as well. But Tortoise will always hold a special place... first few times I saw them knocked my socks clean off.