I have this box set since a couple a months ago and this is a really worthwhile box set, beautiful packaging again by Dust-To-Digital. And so much great music that you can listen to it for pleasure at any time of day.
Sun Ra - Unity (Vinyl)
Sun Ra - Space Probe
Sun Ra - Wake Up Angels
Art Ensemble of Chicago - New Guys (Vinyl)
Art Ensemble of Chicago - Urban Bushmen (Vinyl)
Matuso Ono - I Saw the Outer Limits (Vinyl)
Chocolate Milk - Action Speaks Louder Than Words (Vinyl)
William DeVaughn - Be Thankful For What You Got (Vinyl)
The Louvin Brothers - Handpicked Songs 1955-1962 (Vinyl)
V.A. - Traveling Through The Jungle Negro Fife And Drum Band Music From The Deep South (Vinyl)
John Coltrane - Coltrane Plays The Blues (Vinyl)
Pinch And Shackleton (Vinyl)
V.A. - Music From Saharan Cellphones (Vinyl)
V.A. - The Original Sound Of Cumbia The History Of Colombian Cumbia And Porro LPx3, Part 1 (Vinyl)
V.A. - The Original Sound Of Cumbia The History Of Colombian Cumbia And Porro LPx3, Part 2 (Vinyl)
The tag feature over at WeenieCampbell is a great way to find information on favorite artists and other stuff:
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Unfortunately, the longer he's out, the more believable it becomes.
As I said before, I really love post-1995 era Bowie (better than all his 60's/70's/80's output combined), and I'd love it if he'd come out with more.
Any especially favorite albums?
Some bios that I would want to read:
- Buster Smith and the Tenor Sax sound with stories of playing with Lester Young and being a mentor for Charlie Parker
- Jack Teagarden from the early days to the final great Verve albums
- Oscar Pettiford as a leader and sideman