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Red Records put this one out without any advance hype AFAIK. I'm in, of course, and I'm sure many others here are also.

Yeah, Earland, JH Smith, Lonnie Smith, Reuben Wilson, etc. I play Earland's "Happy Cause I'm Going Home" in heavy rotation to cheer myself up.

That Earland cut is spectacular!

I was never really a fan of the label despite some intriguing looking releases. The whole often seemed to be less than the sum of the parts, inadequate preparation, less than stellar sound and mixing (I know Cliff referred to no multitracks).

Stunning stuff:

Thanks for sharing. I like Cole (and Pepper, of course!), but am not familiar with this album.

Disc 2 of this. Got a "dented box" version of the 8 CD set very cheap on Ebay. Not for the casual fan, but this stuff has always been in my blood, and this is a fascinating listen if it has the same level of meaning for you.

Have a blessed birthday!

I was playing volleyball about 10 years ago on a concrete court, fell reaching for a ball, and have a plate and 10 screws in my left wrist from the resulting fracture. That was my retirement from participatory sports.

How is it? I'm a moderate fan.

I'm 71, married 33 years this year. Retired at 66 following being laid off after 40 years when Cerner downsized to sell to Oracle (I'm thankful I missed the circus of horrors that has been, and my severance package was twice what the current Oracle packages are for the 30,000 employees they dumped to fund betting the house on AI). For the first time ever, I paid someone to shovel our driveway and clear our walks following an especially bad snow storm here this winter. Thankfully, we're able to still be pretty active as needed, and our house and lot are not particularly large at all. I still mow my own lawn, etc. Biggest unexpected twist to retirement is helping to raise our eight year old grandson (who is awesome) - he and his mom live with us. Thankful for each day of health and clarity I'm granted, and trying to invest the time and energy well. My mom is still alive at 92 and I help care for her also, so I'm seeing the effects of aging through her, but also how she is handling it with grace.

Utterly Glorious. Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks have never sounded better.

I've only seen her once - she opened for somebody (may have been Ted Curson) at one of the amazing concerts Leo Gadson produced at the Ethical Society back in the late 70's (see picture for some of the shows - I was able to attend the McLean, Juju, & Curson, and wish I had made the others. The Juju was very poorly attended, but a great show). She was like 20 years old when I saw her, but already played beautifully.

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Same here.

Listening to first cut on Amazon Prime. At least that cut (Pepi's Tempo) is heavily in the Miles Agharta/Pangea mode. I might spring $7.74 for the download, won't be paying $35-40 for the vinyl.

Vastly superior remake compared to the original on 'Infinity Is'

1 – Excellent cut, great swing and energy, no guesses. 2 – Another very nice cut, positive funk factor! Julius Hemphill with Abdul Wadud? 3 – I hope they put him out of his pain soon. No thanks. AEC? 4 – Back in the groove. Classic stuff. 5 – Now I like this a lot, where #3 annoyed me. Dewey Redman? 6 – Way better than #3, worse than #5 to me. It’s OK, grows old to me. Three free cuts out of six total so far? Dan Gould will not be amused! 7 - Love this, a cut that gets past my head to my soul. Can’t wait for reveal, and sure hope I have it on the shelves somewhere (or if not, that I can remedy it soon). Master players. 8 – My wife was very fond of Bosco cartoons as a child, but this one is not for me. 9 – Also not for me. World music, I guess. 10 – Get on the good foot! Plays great in the background, smooth as can be. 11 – Cut #4 from this, much better known from the soundtrack of a movie I’ve never seen. I’ve never really connected with this singer. What a varied BFT, thanks! 7 is sublime, 2, 4 and 5 of definite interest. 1 and 10 also winners in my book.

Actually four more (Groovin', Comin' On, Cool Burnin', Boppin'), all five condensed onto three splendid Prestige CD's (Lonely Star, Stairway to the Stars, On A Misty Night) and the whole Roulette thing is a mystery.

Give me Sid Barrett Pink Floyd, and especially give me pre-Lamb Peter Gabriel Genesis. Rush does nothing for me. THIS is the album I keep coming back to 50+ years later:

And he was right, but I would have bought them.

They actually had four albums. Their first, 'Neptune', came out on Cobblestone, then 'In My Youth', 'Rebirth', and 'Motherland' followed on Muse after Cobblestone reverted to Muse. I agree that 'Rebirth' is the pick, but all are good albums, and only 'In My Youth' saw CD issue. These albums would have made a nice Mosaic Select back in the day.