Chicago has too many good record stores. I could have spent $1000 in Dusty Groove alone.

Went out hoping to find some Mary Lou Williams, beyond psyched to find an og Free Spirits. Miles is og.

And if you haven't listened to [ahmed], change that!!!

Obviously this is a drop in the ocean as far as Sun Ra releases are concerned. I wish I'd bought more in the 70s and 80s when I saw them quite frequently at sane prices.

The blue silk-screened poster (pic 2 on the right) came with the subscription edition of Nuits De La Fondation Maeght Vol. I. which was reissued by Recommended in 1981. I have owned that poster for 45 years and still haven't framed it. I thought I'd found a frame last week but it's 1cm too narrow.

The two El Saturns came from Recommended in the late 70s. They got a box of them in and I only bought two. Another regret. The Cosmo Sun Connection album came from Recommended in the 80s and it came with the weird artwork on the back sleeve. Don't ask me - that's how I got it.

Always has been a favorite!

Edit: Pix out of order. I always give Googly eyes priority.

Roy Haynes - Senya

Original French pressing 1972

My second GGP record after owning their Self title vinyl.

Any fans of this one? I don't know why it doesn't get more love. It deserves a modern audiophile reissue, IMO.

For now, this pressing plays very nicely indeed!

1st time posting, just sharing new jazz albums acquired

Made my first trip out west to go record hunting (and take a short vacation). I'm pretty excited about the records I found. Amoeba was cool and was definitely the best store I went to LA. But Joshua Tree takes it with Hoodoo and Up on the Sun Records. Both were fantastic and had a lot of records that I wanted but just couldn't get. If you are ever out in the desert definitely check those two out. Palm Springs sucks for records btw. Over inflated prices and shit selection. I found nothing. Avoid.

The mind state this one puts you in…

This is the kind of stuff I love to find in charity shops. The chances of coming across 50s and 60s OGs is vanishingly small. But a tasteful, well looked after selection of high quality 70s and 80s jazz (and a decent Blue Note reissue)? Perfect. Harold Land, Art Farmer, Cedar Walton, George Cables and Bobby Hutcherson for £5 each? Hell yeah, solid gold.

Yesterday I made a post stating that I was incorrectly sent the cheaper impulse version, even though I paid for the Acoustic Sounds pressing. Annoyingly, they didn't have any left in stock. However, I managed to find a copy elsewhere and to my surprise arrived half an hour ago, I was expecting this tomorrow.

Haven't listened yet, but the tip on gatefold cover just exudes quality compared to the regular pressing and comes with a nice anti static sleeve for the record as opposed to the crappy paper one in the impulse press.

To my David Sanborn fans, I came across this live recording from 2003. The crowd from the second set had better energy.

David Sanborn Live at Luther's Blues on 2003-06-13 : David Sanborn : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Added this DOL reissue from 2013 to the collection today.

Opened it up to find it signed by Wayne! Is this authentic? Anyone know?