I love you Milford graves!!!

https://jasonmoran.bandcamp.com/album/graves-moran-live-at-big-ears

The new Brotzman/Graves/Parker lp is predictably very good, the stuff with Graves talking to the crowd and singing on the fourth side is just fantastic

https://milfordgraves-blackeditionsarchive.bandcamp.com/album/historic-music-past-tense-future

rewatched full mantis last night, still such a pleasure

"A mind-body deal" can be purchased directly from the inventory press website. free shipping in the US + a holiday code i found on their instagram meant it was only $36

Thanks! the xpost New York Art Quartet album is all here:
https://newyorkartquartet.bandcamp.com/

Bandcamp also has MG's own sole ESP-Disk, Percussion Ensemble, with Sonny Morgan:
https://milfordgraves.bandcamp.com/album/percussion-ensemble

re: full mantis:

This video is currently unavailable to watch in your location

i wish I would've bought / downloaded / ripped this when i had the chance. anybody know how i can see it?

nvm, i figured it out.

by the way, the "mind-body deal" book is fantastic!

Also: https://jasonmoran.bandcamp.com/album/graves-moran-live-at-big-ears

new '76 recording from the Glover/Doyle trio:

https://www.strandedrecords.com/collections/newsletter/products/milford-graves-arthur-doyle-hugh-glover-children-of-the-forest-2xlp?mc_cid=de146c7992&mc_eid=ad2240ad80

Been trying to convince myself I don't need this. I need this, don't I?

It’s pretty great…

Prolly shoulda put this here.

LA Institute for Contemporary Art is hosting a Milford Graves listening party for a new album, and a screening of the film about him the next day at their Arts District location. RSVP required, and I don't know if any are left.

https://www.theicala.org/en/events/494-milford-graves-album-release-listening-party

This is the Children of the Forest release noted above.

And the film is Full Mantis

Interesting that the Corbett vs Dempsey reissue of the Complete Yale Concert from a couple years back made a point to note that the original master tapes were lost so they sourced from a mint condition original LP, yet the new Superior Viaduct reissue claims that it's sourced from the original master tapes.

Yeah, I think they might be bullshitting and hoping no one notices.

Unless...I mean, there's a chance that Graves himself didn't know where the tapes were, but that someone in his family found them after he died...but I think it would have been bigger news.

I have sent the following email to Superior Viaduct:

Hi!

Your website says that your Milford Graves reissues are "sourced from the original master tapes." The Corbett vs Dempsey CD reissue of the same recordings, from 2020, says, "The master tapes for both volumes of the Yale concert were lost. This reissue was culled from mint copies of the LPs, transferred and noise-reduced by Alex Inglizian."

Were the tapes found by another member of Graves' family after his death? What's the story here?

Thanks

I guess it would answer my question about whether I should upgrade my CvsDs

There's no way the tapes were miraculously discovered and they just failed to mention it in the copy. They are surely bullshitting just like every other record label does.

Also CvD are (imo) a trustworthy entity and I agree — if the tapes were suddenly found, that would be news and therefore worth mentioning

It's funny to me that record labels bullshit about stuff like that for artists that probably don't sell a ton - pretty low value false advertising.

I was under the impression these were just vinyl pressings of the CvsDs CDs, the SV website even mentions Corbett's liners, so it is weird phrasing at best. I'm betting they are using the word "sourced" in a very...er flexible manner.

"Once upon a time, there were master tapes for this album."

I got an answer from Superior Viaduct! The label owner says:

The tapes were found prior to Milford’s passing.

So if you were hesitant about buying, go for it, I guess.