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Joshua Jaswon Octet - Polar Waters [Ubuntu, UK 2023] A completely new name to me when I heard a track on the radio last weekend. All our recent chat about British Jazz, here's a writer/arranger/player who sounds to me steeped in that tradition (even has a Norma Winstone-esque vocalist in the frontline) but at the same time presenting something modern and fresh. A real find

That was a special album for me when it came out. Such a great lineup

That's a really good album as well as a great cover illustration

I don't know 'So What' so I shall investigate immediately. I'm a fan of ' Breath' fwiw. Togashi and Yamamoto are a dream team for me

Someone really should do a blog on 70s music...

Just been surprised checking when 'Impressed With Gilles Peterson' released. 2002, I thought it was earlier. That release and the accompanying reissue of some albums featured on the compilation really opened my ears to that generation.

I saw Garrick in the early noughties doing a Sunday lunch pub gig in Herts. A trio, he played electric piano. I got the impression there was maybe three other people there who knew who he was. The rest just enjoyed their lunch... As someone who started listening to Jazz at almost the same time I'd agree. The Nucleus albums had had some cross over to rock listeners of my acquaintance before then, a lot more so than Garrick who I hadn't heard of in mid 80s. In the mid 80s we were having a 'London Jazz Revival ' which meant for me a lot of exposure for Courtney Pine, Steve Williamson, Andy Sheppard, Tommy Smith et al. My exposure to the Garrick's generation really only came with Gilles P's compilations. .

Never heard anything by him that I didn't like. A considerable voice. 👍

Finlayson seems to record rarely outside with Steve Coleman. I need to check again as I think he's good Two UK based players on that list, Ahmed and Jurd are doing some impressive stuff. I particularly like Yazz Ahmed.

I have that album, will dig it out tomorrow for a listen What a voice. Just the sort of thing I was thinking of when I started the thread

Fabulous

Lester Bowie - The Great Pretender [ECM, Germany 1981] Reacquainting myself with this gem. Thanks @Rabshakeh. Maybe 'All The Magic!' needs investigating again next. These were albums I listened to courtesy of my local library in the early days of my Jazz listening life so never owned them other than on long lost cassette recordings.

Yes,of course. Very impressed with her when she played with Braxton in London last year. I also forgot Ife Ogunjobi who breathes fire with the Ezra Collective

Thanks

Has Akinmusire recorded with Roscoe? I didn't realise. I really rated AA's first album on FSNT and then the next two BNs but have cooled since. I saw a quarter at Ronnie's pre Covid and that was intense Yes, she is such a great loss. One of the most exciting live experiences of recent years seeing Fly Or Die.

Charlotte Keefe Emma-Jean Thackray Percy Pursglove

Kyle Gann - No Such Thing As Silence, John Cage's 4'33" As recommended here ages ago by @JSngry. Early pages but seems very readable, thanks

Money on it that there's more Facebook users here than either of those platforms. I'm not one. I'm sticking with Twitter, I don't follow a large number, for the time being as I haven't noticed any significant exodus amongst those I follow. Though I think there may well be a tipping point in the not too distant future. Jazz Instagram is fun but sometimes can feel a bit like a manhood comparison site when it comes to pressings. Largely enjoyable space nonetheless and valuable for following record shops, discovered some nice stuff.

It's good to listen to him again, I have about twenty but none on Rogue Art which sort of shows when I disengaged

limbering up for @clifford_thornton's book now this one

Cheaper CD options on Discogs

My copy arrived today, already dipping in. Looks fascinating

Pan-Afrikan Peoples Arkestra - 60 Years [The Village, 2023]

Yeah, can't go wrong with ACM

Donald Byrd - Black byrd [Blue Note, 1973] Lester Bowie - African Children [Horo, Italy 1978] My favourite Lester I think. What a band!