Yeah, but you can't crunch an LP cover in one hand trying to get the darn thing out of it, can you? Some of these Verve LPRs are so cheaply made - however, I really do like those I have, for they were all unknown to me, and it's great they do release the music in some way! (Even if I'd prefer them with a bit bonus material and unedited versions etc.)
Back on topic: Soul Stream: check out the Giuffre Three album on Atlantic (it is also included in the wonderful Mosaic box). It features Jim Hall and Ralph Peña. As you are the funky kind of guy, you should really like it. Its sort of scaled down and rural funkiness is something that never fails to astonish me again. On the outside, that music is so different in style, yet if you really listen, it's just as funky as, say, Horace Silver's groups were.
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