It feels like the dust has now more or less settled on what has been, for me, one of most enjoyable reissue runs of recent years: the reissue (in some cases, first issue) of records by Horace Tapscott and his various peers and students on the West Coast, many of them on Nimbus West, and latterly on Dark Tree.
I can't speak for the rest of the board, but, given that I was pretty much unaware of all of these records 10 years ago, it has been a real pleasure to discover these.
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The 2CD release under the artist name 'Nimbus Collective' called Live In Lotus Land is mighty nice! (Tangent: I file this under 'Nate Morgan', because he seems to be the leader on the date, best as I can tell, iirc.)
The Nimbus Collective – Live In Lotusland (2010, CD) - Discogs
I especially want to highlight the vibes player, Rickey Kelly -- who I think really, REALLY shines (on Lotus Land). I'd LOVE for Kelly's sole Nimbus leader-date to be released on CD (specially on CD), as I do