Teasing the Korean

https://www.stereogum.com/2293122/100-year-old-sun-ra-arkestra-leader-marshall-allen-announces-debut-solo-album/music/

Freedom Now-We Insist, accompanied by live TV coverage on mute.

I think the entire first season and the second season through the solving of the Laura Palmer murder are fantastic, the best thing he ever did, along with Blue Velvet. The post-Laura Palmer episodes of season two had little David Lynch involvement.

The angriest - or Sangreyest - dog in the world!

😿 https://variety.com/2025/film/news/david-lynch-dead-director-blue-velvet-twin-peaks-1236276106/

If '70s U.S. TV scoring meets your criteria for "good," then yes.

This morning, I bought this and received the download link via e-mail instantly. Based on what I'm hearing thus far, I would describe this as a combination lush orchestral exotica with TV cop show funk beds, seasoned with synths, electric piano, and Latin percussion. Lots of moody dramatic passages along the way. It is stereo, but there is distortion on some tracks. It may have been mastered from Gil's personal copy. A few tracks with that dated, high-pitched synth "ping" sound that was in vogue on funk records circa 1980.

Late to the party. I only recently learned that California Soul by Tamba 4 was finally released. If you missed on the LP, you can waddle over to Qobuz and buy a lossless download. Also: I have the Tamba 4 version of "California Soul" on a bossa comp, and the first time I heard it, with the vocals, I thought it was from the Gabor Szabo/Gary McFarland album!

https://buysoundtrax.myshopify.com/collections/dragons-domain-records-1/products/gold-of-the-amazon-women-original-soundtrack-by-gil-melle Just listened to the audio samples. This is right up my alley.

Not jazz per se, but possibly jazz-adjacent, depending on your politics: Dionne Warwick complete 1960s Scepter singles, a 3-CD set. Every A- & B-side. Nearly all Bacharach/David (until you get to the final tracks) and nearly all mono (until you get to the final tracks). Lots of titles I don't recognize, generally the B-sides.

This album has eluded me, though I know the cover art. I will check it out. I generally like Russ Garcia's arrangements. In what way would you say the results are variable?

Love this album, but I never thought of it as a "with strings" album stylistically. Granted, it has strings.

June Christy - This Time of Year (Capitol, mono)

Stan Kenton/Ralph Carmichael - A Merry Christmas (Capitol, stereo)

Shearing (two versions), Billy May, Four Freshmen (recentish lineup).