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Nat Adderley - Hummin' (Little David Records)

Jon Appleton & Don Cherry - Human Music (Flying Dutchman reissue)

That's a nice one - I've got it with a different cover. A little while ago: Ornette Coleman - Who's Crazy (Affinity) Yes, that Glenn album is a really fine one. With Hank Jones on piano as well. Has this ever been reissued in any format?

Tyree Glenn - At The Embers (Forum)

Pete La Roca - Basra (Blue Note Reissue)

Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Prepare Thyself To Deal With A Miracle (Atlantic reissue)

Sonny Fortune - Serengeti Minstrel (Atlantic)

Gerry Mulligan's Nex Sextet - Idol Gossip (Charoscuro)

William Parker has a new book "Conversations" released on RogueArt with a CD: http://web.roguart.com/shop/album/id/47?symfony=8599f6ed84f488cb1281b88f39d9a790 Should be some interesting interviews there.

Guardian has a list of 10 of the best jazz books selected by Reggie Nadelson: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/may/18/reggie-nadelson-top-10-jazz-books

McCoy Tyner - Song Of The New World (Milestone)

Joe Albany - Portrait Of An Artist (Elektra)

Here's a couple of more links with the book reference list: http://blog.sensitiveskinmagazine.com/2011/professor-sun-ra/ http://homepage.uab.edu/moudry/sunra171.htm

Second round of vinyl order: Hannibal Marvin Peterson -- Children Of The Fire Pete La Roca -- Basra Rahsaan Roland Kirk -- Prepare Thyself To Deal With A Miracle Sonny Fortune -- Serengeti Minstrel

More vinyl: Art Tatum -- Works Of Art Jon Appleton & Don Cherry -- Human Music Sun Ra -- Lost Arkestra Vol 1 Sun Ra -- Soul Vibrations Of Man

Is this quite obscure, and how is it?

I think you'd like The Other Side of the Sun, or at least the version of "Space is the Place" from that album. It originally came out on Sweet Earth, if I remember correctly, but I've got a CD reissue from Universe. No idea how easy or difficult it would be to get these days. Astro Black should be checked out as well. Groovy stuff.

Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Bright Moments (Atlantic)

Sonny Red - Out Of The Blue (Blue Note Reissue)

Quite a few, in my opinion. Here are six, off the top of my head: 1. Discipline 27 II 2. The Soul Vibrations of Man 3. Astro Black 4. The Antique Blacks 5. Voice of the Eternal Tomorrow 6. The Sound Mirror These are all very solid Ra albums in my opinion. (Some Ra records can be aimless unless you're a hardcore fan.) Atavistic was on schedule to reissue Continuation, but it never materialized. Anyone know what happened? Between the Unheard Music Series and Art Yard, Ra reissues are still trickling out. Of the six titles listed above, I consider Discipline 27 II a true Sun Ra classic. This one is trance-like at times. I go with this list, and would add "Universe In Blue", "Unity", and "My Brother The Wind, Vol.1". The latter has seen a vinyl reissue a couple of years back. "The Antique Blacks" was released by Art Yard on CD and LP last year: http://www.flyglobalmusic.com/fly/archives/europe_reviews/sun_ra_the_antique_black.html http://lightintheattic.net/releases/459-the-antique-blacks http://boomkat.com/cds/245287-sun-ra-the-antique-blacks 'The Ridiculous "I" and The Cosmos Me' must be one of the better song titles ever.

Dorothy Ashby - The Rubaiyat of Dorothy Ashby

Roland Kirk - Rip, Rig & Panic

"West Side Soul" has newly been reissued in an updated edition by Delmark: http://www.delmark.com/delmark.615.htm This is a record that is worth every penny and more. Now you can also get the t-shirts: http://jazzmart.com/product/delshirts.htm

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