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Terrific. I remember seeing Protein Man on many occasions

Zoh Amba - O Life, O Light vol.1

I missed them due to COVID too but did see them, for the first time, about 5 years ago. One of the most memorable gigs ever. They were everything and more that I was expecting That I can understand

Jeff Mills & Rafael Leafar - The Override Switch [Axis, 2021]

I always thought that it was a case of 'the truth will out". So stoned he said what he believed rather than hold back. Can't really see how any intoxicant can generate thought processes of such length and depth, they just removed his inhibitors. Anyway, we're agreed the man's a first rank idiot at the very least and probably not worth the effort. Apologies for derailing the thread. I need to restrain my automatic reactions when it comes to Clapton.

I couldn't give him a pass for the racism. His comments were disgusting and vile and he went on at some length which points to the fact he'd been thinking and developing those thoughts for a while, no off the cuff, throwaway racism here (not that that would have been any more forgiveable) This at a time when the far right were very visible on the city streets in the UK and tensions really didn't need stoking. https://ultimateclassicrock.com/eric-clapton-rant-rock-against-racism/ Only good thing about it was it sporned the Rock Against Racism movement in the UK. Ironically I was listening to 461 about that time. Needless to say I haven't done so for a very long time. His recent pronouncements just go to show good guitar (never bought into the God accolades) playing doesn't require a brain Apologies if this post is deemed political, feel free to delete if so mods

Terrific listen

Liz Truss Pablo Held Joel Grip

Kenny Burrell - Guitar Forms [Verve, 1965] followed by Kenny Burrell - Asphalt Canyon Suite [Verve, UK 1970]

I've dug out my copy of what I think is the '85 reissue. Not the best sound but not noticeably poor. The "announcements" are muffled and off-mike to an extent but once the music kicks in it's pretty front and present with noticeable foregrounding to the soloing instrument which does make the rest of the band sound a bit homogenous and distant. Music's great of course. The Pure Pleasure reissue has a couple of very positive reviews on Discogs for what that's worth (not a lot really)

I've used Spotify, Tidal, Amazon and Qobuz and my impression is that each of them have sometimes, but not consistently had more than one version of an album. I don't think any are consistently listing multiple versions and sometimes even if they are it's not always apparent which version is which. The 'cataloguing' of their catalogues is not their strongest point. Just did a check on Qobuz for Henderson's ' Page One' ( just the first title that came to mind with multiple issues) and two versions appear, one dated 2017 which digging deeper is a 90s release and the other is helpfully only referred to as 1963. On Tidal there are four versions all dated 1963! On the credits of two it mentions who mastered it so you could maybe work out a release date from that Both platforms highlight the mastering quality e.g. HiRes, which seems to be the big push in streaming. I will say that I haven't actively sought out particular issues of a release. I use streaming for more casual listening.

How is that one?

Still on the fence if only because there's so much of it. Posts like this ease me closer to getting off the fence though

I thought 'Blues For Memo' from 2016 was really good. I'm not generally a fan of piano/sax duos so passed on the Takase. He was impressive on a more recent Kahil El 'Zabar album. Yeah, with Jaimie Branch too. Intriguing pairing that I can't wait to hear

Now that's a question. Not knowing HutchFan's suggestion (and I'm always very happy to take note of those) , would say 'Prepare Thyself To Deal With A Miracle'. Packed with great playing maybe not with a live intensity but certainly with consummate facility. My absolute favourite RRK is 'I Talk With Spirits' but that disqualifies itself for many as a flute album. Essence of Kirk to my ears. So that's two single albums

Selene Saint-Aime - Mare Undarum [Komos Records, France 2020] Startlingly good. At last a vocal album to play after Jeanne Lee's 'Conspiracy', different but with a resonance

I'd be interested to hear the thoughts of his sister Gabrielle who has done so much to preserve his legacy and that of their mother, Molly

Absolutely agree about those trio albums. I saw them perform the first one at Ronnies

I'm certainly appreciating it more listening now.

Here's a contributor comment posted on the Discogs page for the album. Interesting... " I love this album. Though I have heard it described as a "rare, critical miscue" and not "wild" enough for some tastes, its polish and atmosphere are quite wonderful to me and neither make the music any less complex. Gavin Bryars has written about Carla Bley as his favorite composer and he explains it much more eloquently than I. With credit to Mr. Bryars, here are his words, "Many people were dismayed - and Manfred Eicher was one of them - when this band evolved into the sextet (electric guitar, bass guitar, organ, piano, drums and percussion) via a couple of transitional albums: Heavy Heart 1983 and Night-glo of 1985, which had the magical yet prosaically-named track Rut. Ironically, some record stores, especially those with eccentric classification systems such as the FNAC chain in France, started to place her work at this time in the "fusion" section because of the music's mellifluous façade and its superficial resemblance to that genre. But this is a similar mistake to that which was made in the early 1960's when some writers almost dismissed the Bill Evans trio as "cocktail music". Beneath the deceptively smooth surface, in both cases, is a music of great toughness and rhythmic subtlety (even at very slow tempi)." So there you have it. Randos on Amazon, "serious" jazz folks, and merchandisers trying to package music for easy sale...just digest Mr. Bryars words a bit and you will begin to appreciate this album more. "

I walked out of a gig by that band. Not something I'm overly proud of and I don't think I'd do so now but back then I wanted "real" Carla Bley music and didn't appreciate that's what I was getting...ho hum

Grant Green - Grantstand [Blue Note, Japan 1992] Doug Watkins - Soulnik [Prestige, Japan 1974] Julius Hemphil Quartet - Flat-Out Jump Suite [Black Saint, Italy 1980] and beforehand, this new acquisition. With thanks to @Rabshakeh showing the way Buddy Collette - Man Of Many Parts [Contemporary/Vogue, UK 1958]