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It looks like cancer got him, dammit. I guess it's a bit of a stretch to post here, as I don't think he ever hosted a jazz show on BBC and maybe never even guested on one. His thing was originally "alternative music" and then later "world music." I listened to him very regularly on his last stint on Music Planet and then the Kershaw Tapes. Always sad that his personal problems overshadowed his work by the end. I really appreciated his selections, even though he had a strong aversion to Fela Kuti, which I thought was a little odd. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/apr/17/bbc-radio-dj-andy-kershaw-dies-aged-66 I'm sure I have the Kershaw Tapes taped somewhere, and will have to dig them out. I likely have at least a few of his Music Planet shows archived. I was not aware that he had a podcast, so I'll see if those are floating around in the aether. He was the force behind two compilations: Great Moments of Vinyl History and More Great Moments of Vinyl History (perhaps ironically the 2nd compilation was also available on CD!) I'll listen to those as well.

Bill Callahan: Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle

Bill Perkins, consistently.

Nice. Been rewatching old Miami Vice episodes; his music is all over that show, of course.

Wow. I think I've only seen him in groups, though he always takes an unaccompanied solo somewhere in the music.

I've enjoyed the Clifford Jordan recordings on the label; don't notice the sound because I am not about that, but they rank highly in my book for two fantastic documentations of under-recognized players, Norris Turney and CI (Charles) Williams. Especially the latter because of the era of his prior recordings on Mainstream, he is not heard to such advantage as he is on the Mapleshade CD.

I have sort of lost track. Will there actually be a box set at some point? How many CDs?

When played on top level equipment Pierre Sprey's recordings sound as if the players are in your room. Just like the best Contemporary albums.

I found the later Claude Williamson piano trios to be very inspired.

there's lots of music of that type that I like a lot, especially when the second and third row of actors are included... basically, I have acquired many records that roughly fit the bill because I tend to buy anything with Frank Strazzeri or Mike Wofford on them... some favorites: Bob Cooper - The Music Of Michel Legrand - Vol.1 Bill Perkins – Remembrance Of Dino's John Tirabasso – Live Jazz At Dino's (Quartet with Frank Strazzeri, Putter Smith and Gary Foster) Paul Moer – Plays The Music Of Elmo Hope Don Thompson & His West Coast Friends – Days Gone By (with Monty Budwig and Mike Wofford) if you include people who missed their chance when West Coast Jazz was big: Chuck Foster Featuring Pete Christlieb – Long Overdue! (with Frank Strazzeri) Gary Lefebvre Quartet (with Leroy Vinegar and Frank Butler) there's, of course, more, including some nice 1980s and 1990s albums on Fresh Sound, and also some Xanadu albums that fit the bill (because they involve people like Dolo Coker, Monty Budwig, Frank Butler, Leroy Vinegar.... such as Home is where the Soul is by Kenny Drew or the Frank Butler album that features Jack Montrose...

As we know there is an lp previewing the Tiberi Tapes coming out tomorrow. There will be a Japan only cd release available at CDJapan on June 24th.

I've hardly ever looked actively for those latter-day recordings as in my (admittedly not comprehensive) experience they are often "plagued" by certain "updated" traits (not necessarily in the leader's playing but just as much with the backing musicians or the overall arrangements) that don't do that much for me. But one I've come to like is the "Dave Pell Octet Plays Again" set (Fresh Sound FSR-101) recorded in 1984. https://www.discogs.com/release/5582953-The-Dave-Pell-Octet-The-Dave-Pell-Octet-Plays-Again Straight-ahead jazz that retains a "modernized" Westcoast vibe and shows Pell blowing more than on some of his comparatively polite 50s records. Another one I enjoy from time to time is "Bill Holman: A View From The Side" (JVC-2050-2) recorded in 1995. https://www.discogs.com/master/829495-The-Bill-Holman-Band-A-View-From-The-Side But remember - I never explored those later works by West Coast artists in greater depth, so what I like may well be among the "also-rans" among other forumists' lists of favorites.

I only managed to hear about half of this yesterday as I was called away and never got back to the stereo (I have not been getting enough listening time lately!) So I’m re-spinning this and really enjoying it. Dave Holland “Dream of the Elders”

I just reserved me a ticket for Evan Parker solo in a small village church somewhere in Belgium. I must say this is a little dream coming true: seeing Parker playing solo in church.

IMO - no. Weren't the Norman Granz sessions rather different and more swing-mainstreamish in their concept and therefore intentions? At any rate Prestige involved a wider range of musicians (and styles), didn't they? I am not sure if it is totally fair to blame Bob Weinstock that much for lack of preparation, etc., as it happens in that Jazzprofiles text. But who knows - maybe some of those Prestige sessions are part of why those "blowing sessions" were dismissed (and sometimes even made fun of) by some jazz scribes and reviewers when the releases were all new in the 50s? (Though in fact Down Beat reviewers tended to fault some Blue Note releases for an all too loose "blowing session" setup too)

April 17 Jan Hammer - 1948

April 17 Han Bennink - 1942

Wilson Das Neves – Samba - Tropi

Does anyone have any favourites by the core players in the "West Coast jazz" category (Bud Shank, Shorty Rogers, Bob Cooper etc) from 1975 onwards? We had a nice discussion on the excellent Atlas records a while back but I would be interested in other recommendations. Probably for ease of use, it may be a good idea to exclude Art Pepper's obvious post prison leader dates.

April 17 Buster Williams - 1942 Met him with "The Leaders" in Göttingen, November 2,2007

A British group that never broke through, but they had a lot of energy and some pretty decent songs. This is probably their best.