Holdsworthian
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Couldn't agree more. I am so glad I found it last year at RSD.
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Selaws
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Yeah 100% its just a lot more subdued than on his standard releases.
It is a killer album, I have the first UK pressing and just listened to it again. People often forget that Lateef was a really strong sax player and this is a great opportunity to hear that side of him.
Holdsworthian
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Agreed. Will have to spin 1984 tonight when I get home from work.
Strong??! Lateef was a MONSTER tenor player, with a huge tone from his King Super 20 Silversonic tenor with a metal duckbill Berg mouthpiece for the edge. He could swing like crazy but get down to the blues and bring it home like no other.
The Impulse Lateef records, all masterpieces, are diverse but have a fair bit of that tenor, but two essentials are actually later on Atlantic - 10 Years Hence, a double LP live date, and The Blue Yusef Lateef - Speakers Corner reissue.
Before Dawn is a nice record. I have the 2007 Japanese 200g reissue, which sounds great.
There won't be many more AAA reissues for Lateef. The Impulse master tapes went up in smoke. Strangely, the Japanese never issued Lateef's Impulse and that would be a logical place to source a good condition, well stored second gen copy, but there aren't any. Some of the Atlantic records have merit, but many were screwed up by Joel Dorn's appalling bad taste. There will be less and less opportunities for AAA Lateef.
Until Stoughton can get back running up to speed, nobody can predict any release dates for releases that use Stoughton.
from_my_stacks
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Selaws
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I might have posted this too late as there are only 6 copies available, but Binker Golding has been teasing this release for a while now and it was finally released today. He posted a few 'practice' clips on his Instagram story and its definitely an experimental release which looks to be really interesting. Heres the link:
Poly-Rythmo
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EABS have repressed the wonderful Repetitions (Letters to Krzysztof Komeda) - it's selling fast and definitely worth checking out (@Mather think you said before you liked them but there were too expensive to look into)
I also picked up Alfa Mist's new one today on Bandcamp (as well as Edo Funk from Analog Africa and 4 Mars from Ostinato Records)
I also picked up Alfa Mist's new one today on Bandcamp (as well as Edo Funk from Analog Africa and 4 Mars from Ostinato Records)
agutierrezb
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Mexican Ropeadope signees "Bahía de Ascenso" just released a video of a new track, which I found to be very good:
They released their debut album on vinyl last year, and there are still a couple of copies left on their Bandcamp. I don't know how the shipping rates will be to the US or Europe, but I think it's worth checking out:
Today's Bandcamp Friday, so if you haven't checked this band out yet, I think this is a good moment to do so. These guys are really some of the best jazz musicians in the country. Some of them have played with the likes of Charles Lloyd, Victor Wooten, Billy Hart and Lyle Mays, so they def have the chops, but it's really their chemistry and approach to collective improvisation that IMO makes them a really cool band.
I bought this last week. I cannot wait to get it!
Selaws
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As much as I love Yazz's music (and im sure this is a gripe which shouldn't be directed at her personally) but I get pretty annoyed when her releases have statements such as 'strictly limited to...' and 'once its gone, its gone', only to be reissued later down the line. Her sets tend to be on the pricier side as they are and I personally have been in the position where I would have waited for the price to come down had FOMO not kicked in.
With that being said she is a phenomenal musician and this is a great release.
jamieanderson1968
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This. The new Daniel Norgren would cost my $70CDN shipped. It is pretty rare that the shipping is actually cheaper than the cost of the album.
kafunis
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I’ve got her previous album and the vinyl sounds shit, stick with the CD or just get the d/l.
kafunis
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Move to Australia.
Mather
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I'm not allowed back there after the.... "incident"...
from_my_stacks
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This one was all sold out by the time I checked this morning. Bummed to have missed it.I might have posted this too late as there are only 6 copies available, but Binker Golding has been teasing this release for a while now and it was finally released today. He posted a few 'practice' clips on his Instagram story and its definitely an experimental release which looks to be really interesting. Heres the link: