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the only one of those I have is the Strata-East though I have seen the other two online (not in person). The Strata-East is great. There's an incredible oral history of Mr. Griffin in the third volume of William Parker's Conversations book on RogueArt. I transcribed the interviews and it was quite an intense process! He has led a fascinating life.

Damn, hope this gets resolved.

Excellent album. I wonder if the liner notes say much more about Callins -- Jeff Crompton did some research on him (Can't recall if they knew one another or not) and it seems like several people here also encountered him in life. It always irks me when reissues talk about how "unknown" or "mysterious" someone is, and the reality is that the label or whoever just didn't go around asking people to tell the story.

Holy cow! That is WELL DESERVED.

Incredible album. JohnS was at one of the UK performances. Haha -- I don't have Sposin' but it's one I'd like to get. The album with Brownie is great. I used to have a spare Japanese copy I would've just sent mjazzg. Think it got dumped when I did some pre-move pruning.

Excellent album -- been after an original for some time, may just have to settle for the reissue.

Oh yeah, I remember watching that some years ago -- it was available on DVD at one point. Interesting doc.

Yeah, I was aware -- going to pre-order for sure. Can't wait.

came here to say just that!

dang. That's too bad.

Marion Brown "Le Temps Fou" (soundtrack for Marcel Camus' Un Été Sauvage)

Original recordings were done in Paris by Pathé Marconi, licensed in the US by Nessa Records. I believe EMI still holds the rights but I am sure Chuck could fill in the details (and has elsewhere on the board).

Ah, that's too bad. RIP.

Jack Black's entire schtick comes from Mr. Loaf. Must be quite a sad day for him.

Reece & Curson did a fine album together with pianist Claude Williamson's trio. Reece was very fond of the Paris Reunion band. After him, Nat Adderley came in -- another contrast with Shaw, and maybe that was part of the point. The Shaw-Hubbard albums also call to mind, at least on paper, Night of the Cookers with Lee Morgan and Freddie. Apparently both Shaw-Hubbard dates were reissued in 1995 on CD though I have not seen that version.

yeah, I'd rather spend the time and my remaining ear functionality listening to things I haven't heard before.

Bummer! RIP

I'm with you... these are expensive high end reissues so the market isn't necessarily for "new discoveries" but rather audiophile folks. Have and cherish my pre-Fantasy LPs, which sound great and look just fine.

yes indeed.

correct. Polydor Blood (Paul Bley in Haarlem) is a different beast.

HELL YES

Damn, so sorry to hear about this. My condolences.

nice one. I have the Japanese issue on Victor.

I thought this might be of interest to some of you here... we just got the finished/edited video back over the holidays. Mods, if you want to move this to another subforum, that's fine -- wasn't sure where it fit best. -- In November 2019 I put together a recording session and small private rehearsal/concert at Brooklyn's Scholes Street Studio for my dad's 75th birthday, featuring him on piano (and compositions) joined by esteemed bassist Ken Filiano and drummer Andrew Drury. He has been performing and writing music for decades but this was his first time working in New York with "city cats." I'd been listening to Ken and Andrew separately for years, but seeing them link up in alto saxophonist Alan Braufman's group (with Cooper-Moore, piano and James Brandon Lewis, tenor saxophone) sealed the deal. Before November 9, my dad hadn't played with either musician and the resulting trio was a rousing success. It was my hope that this event would spur another concert or two in New York in 2020 -- a festival was sketched out, among other things. COVID-19 had other plans, of course. Nevertheless we were able to get the recordings remastered by Ryan Edwards for eventual CD release, and videographer/engineer (and venue co-owner) René Pierre Allain edited and synced the video so that visual documentation of this momentous concert is now available for anyone to watch. Initially we were not sure whether to have it filmed but I am very glad that we did. Part one of the concert is here and part two is here. The music was performed as one continuous set but I elected to split it so that it could be viewed in chunks. A few tracks have been edited out as we were unable to get a satisfactory master take. As for the CD, whether we do it ourselves or an interested label wants to get in touch (hint hint!), the wait won't be too long. And hopefully we can get my dad back to New York for another performance in the future, once things are a little less hairy. Enjoy!

yep.