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Really loving this record: Live performance of Ardley's Kaleidoscope of Rainbows from Oct. '75

Damn. He's pretty good! I'd been unaware of his classical piano training, though after watching the above I Googled and found out.

Spotify seems to have veered head on into gray-area ethics for the bottom line. Sucks because they have a better platform than Apple Music - but definitely poorer sound quality. But to me they both kind of suck for discovering new music which was surprising to me. The algorithms get pushy with the same suggestions over and over again. If you're after more discovery, I'd rec using Bandcamp. Stream-wise it's pricier than the other two with no audiobooks, no podcasts, etc. But it seems to be the most artist-friendly at the moment...?

I have no use for Spotify, period. They need to be sued into bankruptcy for false labeling of bad music that is likely AI-created slop. The fact that they don't require sufficient data to verify the music made available is legitimate is inexcusable.

Dang!

Poncho Sanchez “Afro-Cuban Fantasy” Concord cd

Mark Lindsay - 1942

Johnny Hammond – Don't Let The System Get You

Western analysis https://www.cfl.ca/2026/03/09/mmqb-one-key-off-season-decision-for-every-west-division-team/ ***** Top 5 pass rushers https://www.cfl.ca/2026/03/09/5-pass-rushers-who-made-quarterbacks-sweat-in-2025/ ***** Montreal analysis https://3downnation.com/2026/03/09/breaking-down-the-montreal-alouettes-depth-chart-after-2026-cfl-free-agency/ ***** Rules Changes summary https://cflnewshub.com/extra/recent-changes-to-canadian-football/

Have this, have not spun in a long time. Thanks for reminding me!

Spoiler: Sure seems that way (and not the first time I've read about AI slop proliferating on the platform) I finally opened a Spotify account last year, but most musicians I've talked to about streaming favor Apple, saying that the audio quality and musician compensation is better. (Apple's basic monthly streaming service cost is also two dollars cheaper than Spotify's.) I have no illusions about Apple being any kind of paragon of corporate virtue ("corporate" and "virtue" are pretty much antithetical anyway. Corporations are out to make money, period, and making even more money will always trump--er, win out over any kind of greater good), but do other posters have an opinion about the pros and cons of each service? Or others that are available?

Good stuff!

Me too! And also digging into Ian Carr's Miles Davis biography.

Bach - French Suites No.4, No.5, No.6 - Andrei Garilov

Duduka Da Fonseca “Samba Jazz Fantasia” Art Music cd Duduka’s first as a leader. With some great guests! John Scofield, Joe Lovano, David Sanchez, Claudio Roditi, Tom Harrell, Helio Alves, Kenny Werner, Romero Lubambo, Nilson Matta, Eddie Gomez, Maucha Adnet et al

Cornelius ‘Kees’ Hazevoet is a Dutch multiinstrumentist (piano, trumpet, clarinet) who has done thorough and extensive research on Don Byas. His discography and chronology in two parts is a groundbreaking source and reference for all-things Byas. He is listed as the main contributor in the acknowledgments section of the Chapman bio (btw, I am also listed 😜). I have exchanged a lot of information with Kees over the years. He is one the nicest and most generous researchers I have come across in my never-ending Tete Montoliu project. And he is a member of these forums, under the name of Caravan. And yes, Chapman has screwed up the right chronological order in some places. And he has also included some factual mistakes on the years spent by Don Byas in Spain and Portugal.