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Still on the fence. No doubt it looks great but I'm unconvinced that what little text there appears to be is going to be too revelatory. If not it's just then a nice coffee table book of LP covers, nice enough but how often consulted

I was looking at Quick-To-See Smith's work online yesterday after a couple of mentions here. Looks very interesting. Can't see any of it travelling here but we can live in hope. Wiley we have had some

Glad you enjoyed it Dan!

😂 you'll not be disappointed, I'm sure... That is interesting. I often feel like it sounds as if Sonny is the least comfortable of the group with the music. Not that he doesn't make interesting contributions. £3.50 from Mole according to the sticker, would've been '82 or so

Turning the heat up, it's cold today Milford Graves - Children Of The Forest [Black Editions, 2023] one of the albums of last year

Sorey easily sold out 150 capacity Cafe Oto for two separate performances on the same day recently, one piano solo the other in duet with pianist Pat Thomas. I'm actually surprised they're not performimg in a larger venue, with the cachet of that album crossing over to a number of audiences and I'd see that selling well in London let alone home turf. Either way, I'd love to be one of the 200

Two very different but equally good exhibitions this weekend Hiroshi Sugimoto's photograhy at the Hayward Gallery https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/art-exhibitions/hiroshi-sugimoto and then, George Baselitz sculpture at The Serpentine https://www.serpentinegalleries.org/whats-on/georg-baselitz-sculptures-2011-2015/

Sonny Rollins - East Broadway Run Down [Impulse, UK 1976 RE] A big album in my early Jazz listening. I'm never sure these days how successful it is but it sounds good today

Haven't thought about that album for a long time

That really did make me 😂. Such a long and complicated history we have with our northern neighbours, beautifully summarised right there

I didn't know this, thank you. Will definitely be getting it when it turns up over here

This is now explained in the edited first post Dates are now in the edited first post

They are all very good to my ears. The more recent are a bit more focussed, some others can sprawl both in numbers of players and time (see Rogue Art 2CD release for example). Having said that one of my favourites is an early one, the first https://www.discogs.com/master/143927-Exploding-Star-Orchestra-We-Are-All-From-Somewhere-Else Mazurek is a fascinating artist who I've been following for about 25 years now. He performs his compositions in so many configurations from solo (great when on trumpet, a lot more challenging when solely electronics) up to the ESO.

Classy third stream works for me. Now to find a copy. I can't imagine it was a huge seller at the time which may account for it being so few and far between

I hope that's recorded Tyshawn Sorey's playing his interpretation of 'Members...' at the moment

Thanks

Oh no, please stop...

Back to the album, the Stonehenge side is online and is terrific. How's the other side compare?

Great, thanks. I see it's 'name your price', moral dilemma time ...

Bought on the strength of another of hers. Bit of a punt really

Always wondered what the mystical three vertical chalked lines represented That's one I would really like to find. Online prices are currently £125 and upwards so it will take a decent month or a very weak moment as it stands circa 1980, camping there at the Solstice with a few hundred others for the free festival. More drugs on sale than the entire chain of Boots had on sale, an innocent student didn't know what to do...

Thanks, I'll have a look for a stream

What's that apart from admirably minimalist cover design?

Fred Frith & Susana Santos Silva - Laying Demons To Rest Anna Webber - Shimmer Wince Henry Threadgill - The Other One

Some very good performances on this recording of a Tippett memorial https://pigrecords.bandcamp.com/album/a-celebration-of-keith-tippett Digital or Blu-ray