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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.

Cannonball was really cooking in the 60s-70s. I don't understand why there haven't been any meaningful retrospective box sets or compilations of his work from this period.

Great find!

should we compare these with

Ehrlich and Hemphill from the Piedmont Center for the Arts, Worcester, MA in 1982.

Taylor Elgersma has signed with the Bombers. https://3downnation.com/2026/04/16/canadian-quarterback-taylor-elgersma-signs-with-winnipeg-blue-bombers/ https://www.cfl.ca/2026/04/16/bombers-sign-canadian-quarterback-taylor-elgersma/ https://www.cfl.ca/2026/04/16/why-taylor-elgersma-could-be-a-perfect-developmental-fit-for-the-blue-bombers/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/article/canadian-qb-elgersma-signs-deal-to-join-blue-bombers/

Long Play 2026 – Bang on a Can A lot of diverse programs with a significant number of jazz shows.

We had a good thread going on these a while back:

From August 3, 1956 to April 29, 1959, Prestige Records owner Bob Weinstock produced 21 sessions with an ever-changing group of 65 total musicians. The sessions were thematic and the iterations of musicians in their various groupings at the sessions were referred to as “The Prestige All Stars.” The albums were released under various titles... https://jazzprofiles.blogspot.com/2026/04/bob-weinstock-and-prestige-all-star.html

I love how so many of the late sixties/early seventies organ groovers featured then-current pop and soul tunes. These slow and sexy workouts morphing into head-bobbing burners are emblematic of why I love the genre.

Yes it incorporates an imo very good ADC. I now use the balanced XLR output of the phono preamp, but I used to use it with my DAC as at the time that had the best cabling. . . . The sound when routed to and from the DAC is very very close to the analog output I now use. Anyway it is this device, no longer made by PS Audio: https://www.stereotimes.com/post/ps-audio-nuwavephono-converter/ https://www.aspera-audio.com/pdf/manuals/NuWave-Phono-Converter-Owners-Manual.pdf

That Earland cut is spectacular!