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Various-Jazz+-+Brothers+And+Other+Mother

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What a great package, along with the second set. I have made a few cdr compilations from the Savoy sets.

The music is great but the transfers/mastering leaves a lot to be desired.

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Harry Miller - In Conference [Ogun] w. Willen Breuker, Trevor Watts, Julie Tippetts, Keith Tippett, Louis Moholo

when a frontline of Breuker, Trevor Watts and Julie Tippetts get going it's a thing of wonder

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John Stevens' Folkus - the Life of Riley [Affinity]

What do you think of this one? Is it a collective/group performance with certain instruments featured on each track, or Stevens in duo/trio with various performers?

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Byard Lancaster - Funny Funky Rib Crib - (Vendemiaire/Palm, FR)

An original? Very nice! Always regret passing on a mint original for $100 because I had just bought the reissue LP...oh well :/

Yup. Ended up trading a boring psych record for it.

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Jackie McLean - Action - (BN Liberty stereo)

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John Stevens' Folkus - the Life of Riley [Affinity]

What do you think of this one? Is it a collective/group performance with certain instruments featured on each track, or Stevens in duo/trio with various performers?

It's a lovely album. It's almost exclusively Ensemble with featured players on particular tracks - stand outs for me would be Nigel Moyse on acoustic guitar, Paul Rutherford trombone and Simon Picard on tenor. It has some very hummable themes that do have a folkish lilt to them with a marching band motif from the brass heavy ensemble often showing through - but it's an English marching band from years gone by and in no way martial.

Listening tonight I've heard some connection to SME's Oliv but i can't quite pin that down it just seems to be the obvious LP to put on next.

If you like brassy ensemble playing, good tunes and fine solos I think you'll like it. It's probbaly the least 'out' Stevens LP I have but no bad thing for that.

and now playing....Spontaneous Music Ensemble - Oliv [Polydor]

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