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That's pretty much my take too. First and only listen for me too. Somehow I tend to like the ideas behind his music more than their execution and this is the same. I like the premise of ditching the saxophone soo definitely to take on a new direction. This has more immediacy than the Andre 3000 album(s) I think, more complete in conception and execution. It suffers a little from having too many different players which means it doesn't quite sit together as a whole though. An album of the Moran quarter would have been very 8nteresting. I like the vocal input more than I thought I would That said it's very listenable and I think will merit return listens. But I will still go to Yamamoto when I want to hear shakuhachi.

Thanks, didn't think to do that

Indeed...although I couldn't find a stream so you were one step ahead. Did you buy it?

And I think I know why, a certain Instagram sale perhaps... What is this? I'm intrigued

Kayhan Kalhor And Toumani Diabaté - The Sky Is The Same Colour Everywhere [RealWorld, UK 2023] Stunning followed by first listen to Shabaka - Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace [Impulse, 2024] I love 'Nuovi Sentimenti', and others I have always have enough interest to them to survive successive collection culls. The discography is such that I never can get an overview of it though, a real grasp.

Nice one, such a good album and such a good feeling when you snag a long sought after

Evan Parker & Barry Guy - 'So It Goes...' [Maya Recordings]

Glasper's a fine Jazz musician on the evidence of the few times I've seen him live. His music has always been informed by contemporary R&B and Hip Hop since his earlier albums and he has moved more into those areas on recent releases. He's widely acknowledged, not sure he's often called a genius, by a younger audience for creating music and facilitating others to do so in a contemporary take on an R&B/Hip Hop/Jazz crossover. I"d be surprised if his music is widely appreciated on this board, a place that doesn't really embrace, with a few exceptions, contemporary music where Jazz is influenced by Hip Hop and contemporary R&B. So, not a genius but an important musician in my view.

Or perhaps the message doesn't resonate 50 years on as it might have then? Gaslini wasn't afraid of a statement or two. I have one album recorded for a student movement record label of a 70s university concert. Not sure if it was during a sit in but it certainly has that feel.

The danger of holiday high spirits...many have done a lot worse I'd suggest Playing here: Ahmed Abdullah Quartet - Liquid Magic [Silk heart, 1987] Forgotten how joyous this is, Brackeen, Favors, Fielder with the leader.

Bet that's good. One I'd pick up if I ever see it

Ronnie Scott b.Ronald Schatt Ahmed Abdul-Malik b. Jonathan Tim, Jr

I'd forgotten I've got that...as yet unopened

Great, thanks. I have that somewhere, will listen for Spaulding

Which albums would you suggest? Save me ploughing through, thanks

Looks like a pretty healthy lineup to me. A good number of younger artists featured to illustrate that Jazz is an evolving and vital art form. Some non-Jazz artists to pull in the curious who may then connect with some of the Jazz acts thereby helping to maintain and increase the genre's audience. Some Jazz adjacent artists who use Jazz to inform their music, showing the influence of the genre we all love. Nice all round programming by McBride I'd say

Extraordinary post, factually incorrect apart from anything else.

Time machine please

I finally found a copy of Blas's 'En La Universidad' and I'm really enjoying it. Just hoping that some of you might know what other releases he can be heard on playing in this manner. Looking at Discogs it appears that releases under his name around this one are more aimed at a different audience, pop covers etc He's been discussed on this thread but only about the Universidad LP Thanks

Pan-Afrikan Peoples Orchestra - Live At I.U.C.C. 4/27/80 Sounds a bit raggedy on this one but the music makes up for it

Yes, it is really good. Looking again and I think that's pressing faults on the Clark. I'm really enjoying your old copy of Archie Shepp at the moment!

Archie Shepp - Attica Blues Big Band [Blue Marge, France 1979]

They might be a pressing fault. Are they raised? If so might be worth very gently seeing if they're just something stuck on. I've had success removing such detritus a few times but it's not normally as much as I think I see in your photo. I'm now playing 'The Angels of Atlanta' because you mentioned it elsewhere. What a great album

That's the one where AB plays piano, I have often wondered about it Another new box set here. Lorraine pieces played by a saxophone quartet https://idischidiangelica.bandcamp.com/album/sax-qt-lorraine-2022 This thread is about the Mosaic, no? I thought @tranemonkwas referring to the Anthony Braxton Tristano set, but I could have misinterpreted

I didn't know about this reissue, great news. Thanks for posting it