Thanks! Good to know. It should be out there as you know :) Wonder if Clifford Jordan's Glass Beads is in print these days.
I also never knew that Art Ensemble of Chicago's soundtrack to Les Stances a Sophie had been reissued on vinyl at some point. That Fontella Bass opening vocal track floors me every time. When, to me, the group locked into a funky groove, it is really special. Yes, a long career of complex and ancient-rooted music from the various configurations of the group when they decided to play together is cool, but this, this is a banger across all genres.
It is kind of astounding that Malachi Flavors, Lester Bowie, Roscoe Mitchell, Joseph Jarman, and Famoudou Don Moye - the core - were all together in one group. I mean each of these guys had amazing solo careers to differing degrees later, but man, what a palette of sound. I would have loved to see them live at their peak in one group. Alas, three have passed ...