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The Shepp that John B skipped, and both "Certain Blacks" and "with Fontella Bass" from the AEC would fit that bill nicely. The Rudd is pretty straight-ahead, too. The Shorter and the Lacys are probably the most 'out,' but not much more so than the Wright... And yes, Jazzbo, I did see the ESPs. Ellis Marsalis kinda threw me for a loop, but the Ayler and Ra stuff sounds great!

Y'know, I always liked the original covers, but now seeing the reissues and their splotchy funk in the stores, they actually do look really nice. It is kind of hard to believe that this is getting such heavy treatment, but I'm glad they are. Now if someone would just do the BYG and ESP back catalogs right...

Holding it in your hands...

Peter Lemer "Local Colour" on ESP, with the great lineup of John Surman and George Khan on reeds...

And perhaps the Pat Patrick record on Saturn? big on "Barrage."

Here's the deal. He's on the first ESP LP as it was originally pressed, but for some reason when they did the ZYX CD, they replaced Maupin's track with an unreleased bit and kept the titles the same. Listening to the CD, it's obviously the Shorter tune and the band with Shorter (i.e. no Maupin), but I can't say for sure what's up other than they probably recorded with Maupin on a different day and that master was lost. Good to have both the orig. LP and the CD for that reason.

Every time I listen to side two of "Babi" I'm healed!

That is Karlheinz' son, right?

Howard Riley "Discussions" (Opportunity) Before that, Tony Oxley "February Papers" (Incus)

Just Music - ECM Forgot what a racket these mofos produced!

My understanding is that these were unauthorised, but no retailer seems to be doing anything and Ra's estate is in enough of a shambles to make putting a halt to it impossible. You'd be surprised how many reissues are boots, though I think that most of the Atlantics were done by Rhino if not 4 Men w/Beards.

I saw one at Treehouse; I was gonna get that and the Charlie Feathers set (which I had on CD but my ex-girlfriend swiped it). Revenant does do a good job; that Dock Boggs LP set is gorgeous. Expensive, but worth it... But yeah, if there's extra stuff, count me in.

Hi there, I was fingering the Revenant 3LP box of Montmartre material (Lyons/Cecil/Murray) and trying to figure out whether to get it. Obviously, my assumption is that there is another LP's worth of extra music on there, but I want to make sure this is the case before picking it up. Otherwise, I'm fine with what I have already (amazingly enough). Thanks!

There's a great record on Broadside of protest music by the Rev. Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick and Jimmie Collier called "Everybody's Got a Right to Live." One I immediately think of, anyway. Other than that, well, all those jazz records I have...

Cecil, Alex von Schlippenbach, Schweizer, Mengelberg, Aki Takashi

I would generally say that most of the records I return to over and over are live recordings.

We'll just sorta ignore the Art Blakey date from 1964, and anything before that. Huh. Simmons told me it was Hicks' first recording, but I suppose he could be wrong...

Brandon, I think those Getz-Tjader sets have different tracks between the two of them. Fingered 'em both at one point, I think.

I'm a little suspicious of all the electronic stuff that was mentioned earlier, but I see now I have to get serious about Vesala and Aaltonen at the very least. Thanks!

John Hicks made his first appearance on the Sonny Simmons LP "Staying on the Watch" (ESP, 1966). He tears it up on that one, for sure. Apparently he was so young that his dad sat in on the session to make sure no funny business happened.

The Great Concert of Chas. Mingus (America), LP 2. You'll be pleased to know, Sidewinder, that this follows a cranked-up jam of Surman's "How Many Clouds Can You See?". Traded my Westbrook RCAs; maybe I should find 'em and give 'em another shot.

Sealed Valdo? Shiiit...

I'd like some recommendations too, for sure. Always been curious about Aaltonen, and have heard a little Vesala - he's a great drummer. Maybe someone will reissue the Brotzmann-Aaltonen-Kowald-Vesala record, Hot Lotta, which I've heard is mind-blowing. Any sites or people that you guys recommend?

I suspect it's a version of Alan Shorter's "Mephistopheles" that appeared on the ZYX reissue. It's a heavy, heavy track and for some reason appeared with the wrong title "Exhibition," which was the Bennie Maupin piece that was supposed to be there.

Well, I'd say you couldn't find me at Starbucks, but I just had one the other day. CT