Knowing what's considered "essential" and what someone might like are two different things.
When I had high school friends over to listen to stuff in my bedroom,
Coltrane's Ascension, for example, was just noise, but Kulu Sé Mama
was always considered kool and "listenable." Same thing with Pharoah:
Jewels of Thought or Karma? Yeah, boy! Black Unity? Not so much...
I had a guy give me his copy of Expression back in '74 because it was too far out.
I'm calling him after over 45 years on Tuesday.
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