Woody Shaw: Little Red’s Fantasy (1976) Muse

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Pharoah Sanders: Thembi (1970) Impulse

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Selection: Astral Travelling (Lonnie Liston Smith) .  .  . Track List A1. Astral Travelling (Lonnie Liston Smith) – 5:48A2. Red, Black & Green (Sanders) – 8:56A3. Thembi (Sanders) – 7:02B1. Love (Cecil McBee, solo) – 5:12B2. Morning Prayer (Sanders, Liston … Continue reading →

Yusef Lateef: The Centaur and the Phoenix (1960) Riverside

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Selection: Revelation (K Barron) .  .  . Track List A1. Revelation (Kenny Barron) 06:02A2. Apathy 05:24A3. Ev’ry Day (I Fall in Love) (Fain/Kahal) 06:57 B1. The Centaur & the Phoenix (Charles Mills) 05:35B2. Iqbal 04:51B3. Summer Song (Charles Mills) 05:25B4. … Continue reading →

Eric Dolphy: At The Five Spot Vol1 (1961) New Jazz/ Esquire RVG

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Selection: Fire Waltz .  .  . Track List 1. Fire Waltz (Waldron) – 13:442. Bee Vamp (Little) – 12:303. The Prophet (Dolphy) – 21:22  Artists Booker Little, trumpet; Eric Dolphy, alto sax, bass clarinet, flute; Mal Waldron, piano; Richard Davis, … Continue reading →

Freddie Hubbard: “Blue Spirits” (1965) Blue Note/Tone Poet 2023

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Dizzy Reece: 4023 Star Bright (1959) Blue Note Classic Vinyl (2023)

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Graham Collier: Down Another Road – Stockholm ’69 (1969) My Only Desire (2023)

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Selection: Down Another Road  .  .  . Track list 1.Burblings for Bob13:402.Molewrench – Intro 00:133.Molewrench1- 3:004.Lullaby for a Lonely Child – Intro00:125.Lullaby for a Lonely Child 05:456.Down Another Road – Intro 00:227.Down Another Road 07:438.The Barley Mow – Intro 00:309.The … Continue reading →

Abdullah Ibrahim: Water From An Ancient Well (1985) Blackhawk

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Mike Westbrook: Love Songs (1970) Decca/ Deram

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Grachan Moncur III: Evolution (1963) Blue Note (updates on Ebay replica Blue Notes)

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Ultimate Audio Revolution!

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Remember the Cassette Revolution? Every few decades technical advances have claimed to improve the quality and convenience of music audio formats. After the ground-breaking unbreakable microgroove 33rpm LP, we saw the audio cassette, then the Compact Disc, and the Download, … Continue reading →

Leo Wright: Soul Talk (1970) Vortex

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Selection: Poopsie’s Minor (Wright) .  .  .  Poopsie’s Minor is a wickedly infectious rhythmic outing, simple blues structure with a hook in the tail. Gloria’s tasteful comping meshes seamlessly with Kenny Burrell’s chordal syncopation, forming a solid backcloth to Wright’s … Continue reading →

Sonny Rollins: BN LP 1542 (1956) Blue Note Deep Dive! (updated)

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A record collector Public Service Post. Some records are essential, Sonny Rollins BN LP 1542 is one.  Looking to upgrade to “an original”? Want to know when your copy was manufactured? Look more closely at the US Blue Note reissue … Continue reading →

Sonny Sharrock: Ask The Ages (1991) Hive Mind (2019)

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Selection: Who Does She Hope To Be? .  .  . Track List Promises Kept                       9:43Who Does She Hope to Be? 4:41Little Rock                  … Continue reading →

Joe Henderson: The Elements (1973) Milestone/Concord (2017)

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Freddie Hubbard: Backlash (1967) Atlantic

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Selection 1: Backlash (Pickett) . .  . .  Selection 2: Little Sunflower (Hubbard) .  .  . Track List A1. Backlash (Donald Pickett) 4:15A2. The Return of the Prodigal Son (Harold Ousley) 5:42A3. Little Sunflower  7:55B1. On the Que-Tee 5:47B2 Up … Continue reading →

Abdullah Ibrahim: EKAYA (1983) EKAPA

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Selection: Sotho Blue .  .  . Track List A1 Ekaya 7:40A2 Sotho Blue 5:40A3 Ntyilo, Ntyilo 4:27B1 Bra Timing From Phomolong 5:07B2 Ek Se Ou Windhoek Toe Nou 8:03B3 Cape Town 6:54 Artists Carlos Ward, alto saxophone, flute; Charles Davis, … Continue reading →

Cecil McBee: Music From The Source (1977) Enja/ Pure Pleasure 2022

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Selection: First Song In The Day (Hal Galper) .  .  . Composition by Hal Galper, “gifted bebop-rooted pianist with fluid and invigorating playing, solos distinguished by adventurousness and sophistication” (All Music) Recorded the same year by Galper with Japanese trumpeter … Continue reading →

Woody Shaw: Love Dance (1975) Muse

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Selection: Love Dance (Bonner) .  .  . Track List A1. Love Dance (J. Bonner) 12:37A2. Obsequious (L. Young ) 9:28B1. Sunbath (P. Stern) 6:33B2. Zoltan (W. Shaw) 6:48B3. Soulfully I Love You (Black Spiritual Of Love) (B. Harper) 8:13 Artists … Continue reading →

Mobley 1568 Shootout: Gunfight at the UK Corral

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Sorry, no original 1568, send me if you have one surplus to requirements, ha ha. Four “affordable” editions of Mobley 1568: King, Toshiba-EMI, Classic Records, and Music Matters Jazz, a four-way shoot-out which addresses the perplexed, cash-strapped collector and audiophile … Continue reading →

Pharoah Sanders: Tauhid (1971) Universal 2022

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Selection: Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt (Lower Egypt, extract) .  .  . Track List A1. Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt  – 16:12B1. Japan   – 3:22B2. Aum/Venus/Capricorn Rising  – 14:46 Artists Pharoah Sanders, tenor, alto sax, piccolo, voice; Dave Burrell, piano; Sonny Sharrock … Continue reading →

Clifford Jordan: Inward Fire (1977) Muse

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Selection: Inward Fire (Jordan) .  .  . Tracklist A1. Inward Fire – 6:40A2. Abracadabra – 6:41A3. The Look (Reece) – 8:12B1. Toy – 6:08B2. Buddy Bolden’s Call – 7:00B3. Eat at Joe’s (Reece) – 9:25 All songs Clifford Jordan except … Continue reading →

Wayne Shorter: Adam’s Apple (1966) Blue Note Classic Vinyl (2022)

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Selection: Footprints .  .  . Tracklist A1.  Adam’s Apple 06:52A2.  502 Blues (Drinkin’ and Drivin’) 06:36A3.  El Gaucho  06:32B1.  Footprints  07:31B2.  Teru 6:10B3.  Chief Crazy Horse 7:30 Artists Wayne Shorter, tenor saxophone; Herbie Hancock, piano; Reggie Workman, bass; Joe Chambers, … Continue reading →

Tubby Hayes: The Last Word (1959) Tempo

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Selection 1: If This Isn’t Love (Lane, Harburg) .  .  . Track List A1. If This Isn’t Love – Lane, HarburgA2. Easy To Love – Cole PorterA3. Whisper Not  – Benny GolsonA4. Autumn Leaves – Prevert, Mercer, KosmaB1. Too Close For Comfort – … Continue reading →

Lee Morgan: indeed! (1956) Blue Note1538 – King, Japan 1979

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Selection: Gaza Strip (Marshall) .  .  . Track List  A1. Roccus (Silver) – 8:18A2. Reggie of Chester (Golson) – 4:55A3. The Lady (Owen Marshall) – 6:47B1. Little T. (Byrd) – 8:23B2. Gaza Strip (Owen Marshall) – 3:56B3. Stand By (Golson) … Continue reading →