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I thought SI effectively died years ago, within a year or 2 of ceasing physical publication (my sister used to work for the parent company). The current incarnation is "name only" / smoke and mirrors and couldn't really have fooled anyone with a financial background. I grew up with SI, and back in the old days ('60s through '80s that I recall), it really had a lot of quality journalism and featured some prestigious authors, though the touted photos mainly seemed to be retouched. I even resubscribed for a few years in the oughts (due to $10 annual subscription), but it became clear that the traditional magazine could not survive in the Internet era and was struggling for direction. I dug The Sporting News back in the day, occasionally purchased though never subscribed, but that seemed to (effectively) bite the dust before SI. Many old media names no longer bear resemblance to their ancestors...outside sports, Forbes is a good example. No longer a sports fan to speak of. Agreed that The Athletic seems quality, but I just don't care enough about the underlying events to subscribe. When I played hockey and was a serious fan, I subscribed to The Hockey News for a few years in the '90s. Had to google, but that publication still seems to exist. Amazing! Presumably devoted Canadians keep it going. 👍

Yeah, definitely John Taylor, who really has a touch on electric piano. I somehow forgot to mention that above, even though it's the only real clue I had. Oh good grief, I own the (fairly recently acquired) album...a few hours ago I pulled it off the shelf and thought of checking the tracks while at home (now at work), but didn't follow through. 🙄

Received this a couple of days ago. The whole thing is now on Bandcamp so dumbass commentary from me isn't necessary. 😉 https://orgmusiclabel.bandcamp.com/album/the-found-tapes-live-in-los-angeles

I loved the original series, saw some of the original broadcasts as a child. Was overall disappointed by the Night Gallery series, though I watched much of it. Passed completely on the '80s revival because I assumed it couldn't be anywhere near the original.

Given that you like the Satie piece mentioned in OP, Mompou is a good recommendation. I think that Howard Skempton might work, though I haven't listened for a while. Many of his pieces are short. I rather like his piano music, though there's a question I've never been able to resolve: is it "deceptively simple" or just "too simple"? Here's one of the better-known:

Funny...I was listening to an obscure Japanese disc, and the tune "My Love", attributed to Bob James, sounded classical and really familiar. youtube It's of course (despite the weird attribution) from Bernstein's Candide, which Bob James included on his debut album. Youtube ...don't laugh, Bob James was once a serious jazzist who studied at U of Michigan with some heavy avant-garde classical composers. Now I have to listen to my recording of the Bernstein.

@sidewinder: nice tune, seems familiar but I can't place it. Could be expectation bias, I'm thinking "British jazz" from '70s or '80s considering electric piano. The tenor (who is perhaps not the leader) seems to have some Trane influence, suggesting Alan Skidmore (since I listened to his box set last night), but I'm likely off on all counts.

@randyhersom: of course I'm very fond of this one, Youtube link By about 45 seconds in it's kind of a gimme, but I always enjoy hearing this soloist (not the leader here).

NYT has serious paywalls. For many sites you can view paywalled links in "incognito" (Chrome) or "InPrivate" (Bing), etc. tabs. That generally doesn't work (well, maybe once) in NYT and others of that nature. I already shell out serious $ for 2 journalistic news sources: Bloomberg (financial and intl news) and The Economist (intl news), plus a pittance for local journalism...sympathise with the Times but the budget is not unlimited and I don't care about The Athletic.

I never liked the piece overly much and have pretty much heard it enough. I have a token recording (out of a sense of obligation) which I haven't played in years. But I found the article irritating and pointless, abandoned it after a brief scan.

Considering the LP market (and prices paid for special editions) I can understand any editorial decisions made in that context. 🙂

They have some reasonable looking recordings, though jazz seems to be a minority category. I am puzzled by the number of Sun Ra offerings, and wonder whether those were done in collaboration with Sun Ra LLC, the Irwin Chusid entity that I consider the gold standard of Ra reissues. The one I looked up did not make any such claims, which would not be a plus.

I wonder about provenance, legitimacy, etc. as well. But I have quite a few live RRK recordings of that vintage, so the bar for me to add another is pretty high. Definitely would need to hear significant clips.

Good chance I'm in. I like JW and have a number of albums. Of her large discography, trios seems to significantly outnumber ensembles with horns, so this is welcome. [Added] I'm not sure what to think about "liner notes by Scott Yanow"... 🤔 most of his Allmusic reviews seem to be telegraphic / mailed in, though his opinions and tastes are often similar to mine.

Shipped today, so I will find out soon.

I burned some time investigating this and could find nothing. At his age (82 or 83?) album not likely IMO. This 2022 interview alludes to a recording in the works, fwiw. https://www.uncut.co.uk/features/interviews/herbie-hancock-interview-140341/

Recent Japanese acquisition that has really impressed. Takayanagi's Angry Waves.

Agreed. Someone on the board (inclined to say Chuck but memory fails) reassured me on that front at least a couple of years ago.

[Emphasis added] Good points, +1 on closing paragraph

RIP and respect for the magazine, label and contributions to music. No comment on the elephant in the room beyond "it influenced my feelings".

Definitely enjoyment and upbeat energy on a dreary semi-snowy day. As great as Horace is and as much as I enjoy his music, occasionally I can get the feeling that his albums are kind of over-arranged, if that makes sense. But today I just had fun! Next a mini-Stitt binge, details TBA if I get the energy.