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* Leclair: Sonatas (Holloway/ter Linden/Mortensen) (ECM CD) * John Holloway/Jaap ter Linden/Lars Ulrik Mortensen: Copenhagen 4-08-08 ...

I'm going to shut up about my Opeth obsession for a little while but I'll leave you with this super-high-quality video footage from...

I'll be back with more reviews next week (I hope). But in the meantime, check out this 1971 interview with Sun Ra, which also includes s...

* Miles Davis: The Complete Live At The Plugged Nickel (d.2a-3) (Columbia/Legacy 8CD) * Herbie Hancock Quartet w/Bobby Hutcherson: Th...

* Biber: Missa Christi Resurgentis (The English Concert/Manze) (Harmonia Mundi SACD) * Corelli: Trio Sonatas (Pinnock, et al.) (Archiv Produ...

Sun Ra & His Arkestra: A Quiet Place In The Universe (Leo CD) This one is a stumper. Half of the music was originally released in 1987 a...

* Vivaldi: La Stravaganza (Arete Dei Suonatori/Podger) (Channel Classics 2SACD) * Vivaldi: “Manchester Sonatas” (Romanesca) (Harmonia Mundi...

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This doesn't have much of anything to do with Sun Ra, but All The Notes , a documentary about the amazing pianist, Cecil Taylor, is too ...

* Monteverdi: Vespro Della Beata Vergine, 1610 (La Capella Reial, et al./Savall) (Alia Vox 2SACD) * Marais: Pieces a Deux Violes du Premier...

Pat Patrick’s Baritone Retinue: Sound Advice (Saturn LP) Pat Patrick had recently returned to the fold and in 1976, joined with Arkestra alu...

* Rebel: Violin Sonatas (Manze/Egarr/ter Linden) (Harmonia Mundi CD) * J.S. Bach: Violin Sonatas (Manze/Egarr/ter Linden) (Harmonia Mundi 2C...

This BBC documentary, Sun Ra: Brother From Another Planet , is fun but a little disappointing. It neither works as a compelling overview for...

* Buxtehude: Seven Sonatas (Holloway/Mortensen/ter Linden) (CPO/Naxos CD) * Vivaldi: The Four Seasons (Venice Baroque Orchestra/Marcon/Camig...

Sun Ra: WXPN-FM, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 12-25-76 (FM CDR) Sun Ra celebrated Christmas Day, 1976 by appearing on the Un...

* Buxtehude: Seven Sonatas, Op.1 (Holloway/Mortensen/ter Linden) (CPO/Naxos CD) * Buxtehude: Seven Trio Sonatas, Op.2 (Holloway/Mortensen...

Before we finish up with 1976, check out this television footage from Live At Montreux which recently turned up on YouTube:

* Hesperion XXI, et al . (Savall): Jerusalem: The City of Two Peaces (Alia Vox 2SACD) * Debussy/Ravel/Dutillieux: String Quartets (Juilliard...