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It's Lester Young's birthday today. Time for celebration!

Respect for "Om": http://improvisedsolo.blogspot.com/2010/06/john-coltrane-om.html Understanding "Om": http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=14286

This looks quite nice, fish taste! Eel taste: Whale taste: The Japanese truly like the flavors from the sea. Raw horsemeat ice cream: A garlic ice cream called Dracula: Yum.

I haven't heard this one, must check this out.

Back cover:

You just inspired me to buy a David Axelrod LP today. And the labels are beautiful.

Grant Green - Solid (Blue Note reissue)

Art Tatum - Works of Art (Jazzz Records)

"The Cosmic Explorer" is a favorite of mine as well! Both vol.1 and vol.2 of the Maeghts are real great Ra. This is a beautiful and intense album. Love the first song "Air".

When we talk about large box sets that Transparency has released in later years, this new one is quite comprehensive: The Eternal Myth Revealed More on this interesting box: http://thekey.xpn.org/2011/06/the-eternal-myth-revealed-volume-1-a-20-cd-box-set-of-sun-ra-rarities-due-in-july/

My list of 10 classic albums today would be: Jazz In Silhouette Lanquidity Sleeping Beauty On Jupiter Astro Black Unity Live In Montreux Art Forms Of Dimensions Tomorrow The Antique Blacks Universe In Blue Cosmic Tones For Mental Therapy When Angels Speak Of Love Guess that was about 12. Art Yard, Transparency and Atavistic have been the most active reissue companies in later years. Saturn Research releases many albums on vinyl. Evidence was the most active reissue company until about 2000. For a lot of details and information on Sun Ra albums you can check these two threads: http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthread.php?t=131759

This looks like an interesting session. Another very fine collaboration album with Andrew Hill:

More info on the set is here: http://www.normanrecords.com/vinyl/127251-sun-ra-the-mystery-of-being Seems like a French label: http://www.forcedexposure.com/labels/klimt.france.html

I have the Gus Cannon double LP on Herwin, great release. This label did some thorough work on their releases. This fella seems to have scanned the Herwin notes, though I could not find them at the site now: http://record-fiend.blogspot.com/2010/03/henry-thomas-ragtime-texas-complete_21.html.

That is right, you can try to send a mail to: http://www.allenlowe.com/contact/.

Cool! Thanks.

Muhal Richard Abrams - Spiral (Novus)

I like these boxes a lot. It's a way to get the original albums without alternate takes and stuff, and in fine packaging and sound.

Seems like the 4th box with the original Impulse albums is on its way at the 30th of August. Now released by Hip-O-Select. I have the three previous boxes, and will welcome this new release.