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Thanks! A track from one of his 8 Bold Souls albums was included in a (fairly) recent Blindfold Test, and got my attention.

Not technically a reissue, but previously unreleased from the Hat archives: https://mikewestbrook.bandcamp.com/album/the-piano-in-the-room-and-the-blues It's on the "new" AlAy label https://www.alay.ch/ (Note the "non-competition agreement" disclosure that pops up on the alay link 🧐)

I don't consider that unusual by DG standards. I often check their "CD Deals" page and find a variety of Blue Notes, Prestige, OJC, ... Here's a link to today's (12 Mar 2026) deals, many from the above labels on the first page: https://www.dustygroove.com/new-cds-under-9

Dusty and cdjapan both indicate the preorderable discs are SACD, which explains the high price. My bad.

Available for preorder: 4000 yen per disc ($25.38) at cdjapan, $30.99 apiece at "The Bastards". If I needed more reason to pass...

I bought that a few years ago and think it's great. Relistening to this recent Jazz in Britain acquisition:

Damn. He's pretty good! I'd been unaware of his classical piano training, though after watching the above I Googled and found out.

I've always been puzzled by PD vendors' assertions of "Remastered", when they certainly don't have access to the source tapes, etc. On the other hand, I've seen claims here on the forum that some of Werner's (ezz-thetics) PD reissues really do have improved sonics. So perhaps wizardry can be performed from needle-drops or CD-drops.

I assumed the F got dropped from Fractals, and that seems to be correct. The actual album is Saxophone Colossus. https://www.isrbx.me/3138221225-sonny-rollins-fractals-of-blue-remastered-2025-hi-res.html

Mike Osborne (UK) is a favo(u)rite of mine. Just discovering this thread...had always assumed Strozier white. 😨

Two excellent finds!

Griot Galaxy Live at the DIA

Reissue of Aketa's Disk release. Despite the weird cover, it's fun listening and definitely interesting.

A few discs from this box set of electronica/musique concrete.

Not as radically microtonal as the Ben Johnston quartets. Very listenable. There is a more recent set by the eponymous Haba Quartet on Neos, but I only have this old one on Bayer.