A cast of the best of the West Coast 1962 and some great tune choices. In that Capitol sound.
June Christy “Big Band Specials” Capitol cd
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Fred Moten, Brandon Lopez, Geald Cleaver on vinyl, and sounding mighty fine. Vinyl copies of this are relatively scarce. There may still be one at Redscroll. Reminiscent of Gil Scott Heron, Moor Mother, and a pared down Irreversible Entanglements.
Here is the track list from Discogs:
The Abolition Of Art, The Abolition Of Freedom, The Abolition Of You And Me
BJenkins
B Jenkins
The Faerie Ornithologie
James Baldwin
Laura Harris
Surfacing
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Haven’t played that in years! Next up…
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Heading off in a different direction with Sassy and the Count on a 1966 Roulette reisuue, kicking off the set with Perdido:
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A personal favorite, well I’ve a soft spot for Sonny Clark in general. I just looked and I have several copies including the Classic and a Music Matters 45er. Unfortunately none of them are on hand 
An interesting lineup, all acoustic…
TONY BUCK: drums and percussion
JOHN BUTCHER: saxophones
MAGDA MAYAS: piano
BURKHARD STANGL: guitar
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Every time I see that Basie/Vaughan cover I hear in my head “If I were a gate I’d be SWINGING!”
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Incredible jazz for the time, and great sonics that in my system improve with every upgrade. A fine example of an early CD Release that needed no improvement.