Strata-East: The Legacy begins

[felser]

If the contents of the digital sampler indicate what recordings they have rights to, then it would appear that there's some good news (Harold Vick!, remastered Billy Harper!, we maybe finally get a full digital release of the first Piano Choir set, some scarce Bill Lee-related albums become available) and some bad news (no Mtume, Keno Duke/Jazz Contemporaries, Sonny Fortune, Charles Sullivan, Cosmic Twins, Charles Davis, Juju, etc.).  We shall see, and give thanks for what we do get. @JSngry , thanks for the insight on Mack Avenue.  I always thought they must just be another Concord based on their releases which I am familiar with, but now know better.

[JSngry]

Worth remembering that Strata-Eadt was actually on offshoot of Strata, which was a Detroit label whose own releases are highly overlooked today.

Also - some of these SE records were either owned outright by the artists or else reverted back to the artists.

Mack Avenue is also a MAJOR sponsor, underwriter, and talent provider of the Detroit Jazz Festival. So they ain't Concord.