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Yep

Hopefully this will https://rienakajima.bandcamp.com/album/1-may-2018 Title is 1 May 2018, under Nakajima's name, on Bandcamp

Yes, Sakata was pretty extraordinary. I'd not seen him before and had few preconceptions. This wasn't the fire breathing Sakata but a far more considered approach. A beautiful tone on both sax and clarinet, especially clarinet. Duo with what I think was some kind of no contact mic set up creating a percussive undertow. Then a trio with Rie Nakajima's small percussion and a poet reciting, in Japanese. Sakata also sang/ intoned and played bells. All quite spellbinding It was very reminiscent of this very good album https://rienakajima.bandcamp.com/album/1-may-2018

Enjoy that, I like Arbenz and used to buy everything Osby released. I nearly booked for it but decided on Sakata at Oto as this week's trip out. I wasn't disappointed.

Young people listening rapt to EP and PB, whatever next, that's Oto for you! Flippancy aside, I think you hit several nails squarely on the head. Alice as the most hip of the Coltranes is very apparent I think. I'm listening to Kahil El'Zabar at the moment. Someone else whose recognition levels in the east of Dalston population is high. Deservedly so, and I think a positive example of how a younger audience can connect to someone who's most definitely paid his dues, several times over and deserves the benefits.

Can't beat a good chip butty https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chip_butty

Consider me notionally expectant

Yeah, over here too

I'm enjoying this thread, possibly more than the notional book that @Rabshakehis writing on the subject A personal take, listening to Sanborn, The Crusaders and Grover in the mid-late 70s I had no concept of them as Jazz but as extension of War, EW&F etc. This was definitely "Soul Boy" music. (and this at a time when an initial exposure to A Love Supreme left me completely cold and befuddled). I now realise that they were very important early gateways to many years of Jazz listening and as such I request our esteemed writer gives them a chapter in his book.

Welcome aboard!

Where's Soulpope when you need him

The Cry was reissued by Craft https://www.discogs.com/release/31677476-Prince-Lasha-Quintet-Featuring-Sonny-Simmons-The-Cry Great minds think alike!

I enjoyed that more than I expected to

Universal message. RIP

That's sad, what a musical legacy