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Selaws said:
These are all very different albums but I have always found that I "lose myself" quite easily listening to:
- Alabaster DePlume - To Cy & Lee: Instrumentals Vol. 1
- Isaiah Collier & The Chosen Few – Cosmic Transitions (inspired by A Love Supreme but give it a go anyway)
- Alice Coltrane Featuring Pharoah Sanders And Joe Henderson – Ptah, The El Daoud
- Ill Considered – Live At The Crypt

All fun stuff.
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Love this Alabaster record. I'd add Shabaka Hutchings' albums with the Ancestors or Sons if Kemet to this list. Also Yelfris Valdés "For the Ones".
 
duke86fan said:
i think the same could possibly be said about the idea of "any electric miles album" working as a record to listen to... because though they are great something like on the corner or get up with it is a bit much for people
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definitely electric miles was a sea change for sure
 
MikeH said:
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yeah...those curation guys have some cool records, but BBE physical product sucks ass....literally every record is warped beyond. its a hard pass on anything coming from this label until someone acknowledges their very series QC problems. there are too many other records to buy.
 
bornard said:
yeah...those curation guys have some cool records, but BBE physical product sucks ass....literally every record is warped beyond. its a hard pass on anything coming from this label until someone acknowledges their very series QC problems. there are too many other records to buy.
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Oh man, maybe it's an international thing with them getting warped in transit?

I picked up most of the BBE J-Jazz series when it first started up (first 6 albums and first 2 comps) and never had an issue with any of them. Although maybe the quality has dropped in the past 10 releases and I haven't had chance to see the difference.
 
This might be a bit of a niche one, but Jazz In Britain has released pre-orders for their latest book by the British music journalist Duncan Heining. It focuses on six British jazz composers Michael Garrick, Mike Gibbs, Barry Guy, John Mayer, Keith Tippett and Mike Westbrook.

jazzinbritain.co.uk

*PRE-ORDER* And Did Those Feet … Six British Jazz Composers by Duncan Heining (Includes two CDs of previously unreleased music not available separately) from Jazz In Britain

*PRE-ORDER* And Did Those Feet … Six British Jazz Composers by Duncan Heining (Includes two CDs of previously unreleased music not available separately) from Jazz In Britain
jazzinbritain.co.uk jazzinbritain.co.uk
 
bornard said:
yeah...those curation guys have some cool records, but BBE physical product sucks ass....literally every record is warped beyond. its a hard pass on anything coming from this label until someone acknowledges their very series QC problems. there are too many other records to buy.
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I’ve been spared but I’ve also gotten most from them while in London. They did have bad QC during the pandemic though from what I heard. Forget if they were using Pallas or optimal
 
Selaws said:
Oh man, maybe it's an international thing with them getting warped in transit?

I picked up most of the BBE J-Jazz series when it first started up (first 6 albums and first 2 comps) and never had an issue with any of them. Although maybe the quality has dropped in the past 10 releases and I haven't had chance to see the difference.
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While I’ve had my share of heartbreaking vinyl experiences — so far BBE hasn’t been one for me. That’s a bummer @bornard.

Can I introduce you to a club called VMP? (I kid, I kid…. I’ll show myself out…)
 
HuddieLedbetter said:
While I’ve had my share of heartbreaking vinyl experiences — so far BBE hasn’t been one for me. That’s a bummer @bornard.

Can I introduce you to a club called VMP? (I kid, I kid…. I’ll show myself out…)
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nice one Huddle!
yeah, im in the middle of warp returns from VMP as well, literally the only part of these records that touch the platter is the spindle hole...ive stopped buying BBE completely, but couldn't pass up the Masaru Imada Planets, which I bought from amazon, but unfortunately, I only got to open it yesterday as been living out of the US for over a year...so can't return....VMP at least asked how they could help, I sent them videos of the vinyls not touching the platter
 
bornard said:
nice one Huddle!
yeah, im in the middle of warp returns from VMP as well, literally the only part of these records that touch the platter is the spindle hole...ive stopped buying BBE completely, but couldn't pass up the Masaru Imada Planets, which I bought from amazon, but unfortunately, I only got to open it yesterday as been living out of the US for over a year...so can't return....VMP at least asked how they could help, I sent them videos of the vinyls not touching the platter
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Yikes - though with VMP many have found their customer service to be pretty terrific in responding. Good luck - and welcome back to the US!
 
MikeH said:
Next two OJCs leaked. Art Blakey - Caravan and Bill Evans/Cannonball Adderley - Know What I Mean. Craft is also putting out a Wes Montgomery 3 LP - complete Full House recordings and

Charlie Parker /Dizzy Gillespie/Bud Powell/Charles Mingus/Max Roach - Hot House: the Complete Jazz At Massey Hall Recordings (3 LPs)​

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That Evans and Cannonball is a fun record. Glad it'll be more readily available for people who don't own it.
 
Does anyone have any recommendations on Barry Harris or his trio? I've been streaming Chasing the Bird and really enjoying it. Plus it's fun to get into someone from Detroit.
 
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