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I hope the album with Harper sounds better than it looks...that cover design?!

Tony Oxley - 4 Compositions For Sextet [CBS, 1970]

Costly trip to a new to me record shop, Atlantis Records

That's just about where I am too, without having seen him. I like that he is doing what he's doing and folk are listening but it just doesn't click for me maybe because I love all the influences so much.

That line-up works for me. No recording date, I'm guessing at least ten years old if not more

Thanks, Hutcherson was my main attraction so that's useful to know

Marvellous

Cedar Walton Don Cherry Vic Ash

I'm intrigued by that Forman. How is it?

Great, thanks for the link

A lot of those British rockers from that era were listening to Jazz in their earlier years so I'm not surprised really. I am definitely going to listen to Jazz Sabbath this weekend though

I didn't know that. not sure I heard too much Jazz influence but it's been a while since my Sabbath years That's just brilliant. Kudos all round, great story too

Some interesting releases appearing on this label https://britishprogressivejazz.com/ download only (don't shoot the messenger) The Don Rendell is very good and the Dankworth sounded worthy of more listens

Track 1. Just beautiful. I could listen to it all day. Not Sclavis, not Mirabassi, not Portal, not Trovesi. Sounds like something released on ACT Track 2. Bit too tricksy for me but I'd be interested to hear the album. Is that Lillinger on drums? Certainly busy enough to be him Track 3. bit too pretty for my liking and I like Osby generally. Is it with Vein? Goes on far too long Track 4. really interesting. I don't recognise anyone but will take a wild guess at Uschi Bruning who I only know from her FMP recordings with Petrowsky but I know she's done many more Track 5. this could almost be a Charles Lloyd ECM album but it isn't Lloyd and that's not Stenson I don't think. Whoever it is, it's very nice indeed, especially the piano trio. Track 6. Terrific. I definitely want to know who this is. Is that a Bauer at the end? Track 7. really like this too. I'm struggling to think of contemporary (it sounds a recent recording to me) European bass clarinet players except Joachim Badenhorst Track 8. Not for me, can't get on with that guitar. Other players sound good though Track.9 Sounds like something David Murray might have done but it's not him, is it? Outstays its welcome a bit at 10' Track 10. Just too much going on for my liking. Sounds like they're all getting in each other's way This is a great BFT. I really enjoyed the listen and liked all the tracks apart from Track 8 and Track 10. It mostly sounded European to me and I wonder if the theme is a label. Strong drummers definitely a theme too. As for guessing, why not. I know mine are way off beam but it's fun

All too true, sadly.

Genius

Thanks for posting that link.I love his description of Motian "He’s pulling sound out of the instrument rather than playing at the drum set. He was pulling sound out of the drums by his touch, the attack, the dynamics"

Works for me. One of my favourite musicians on one of my favourite labels. I watched that trio's livestream from the VV (I think) and they worked well together. Lots of nods to Motian, obviously.

Max Roach Quartet - Nommo [Victor, Japan 1978] finally splashed on a copy. Worth the wait

Great one. The Cyrille Black Saint/Soul Note box is 100% killer

That's Yugoslavia for you

Nice. What a triple bill that was!