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Last night, Tyshawn Sorey trio at Café Oto, Sorey with Aaron Diehl and Harish Raghavan One of the great Oto nights, a performance for the ages. Over two hours, uninterrupted improvisation from a trio of truly superb musicians. Better words than mine describe it here https://thebluemoment.com/2025/02/11/tour-de-force/

Mine too!

Yeah, Mazurek on IA is only a very small part of an extensive catalogue and not necessarily the best part at that. The Chicago Underground Duo and associated ensembles take some beating in my view. The hard bop albums have something to do with a sojourn in Scotland or similar, very sketchy memory of reading that somewhere.

They're celebrating the 11th anniversary this year so had put in some hard graft before they became the next "new" big thing. I bought their first release the Mazurek solo album but the McCraven 'In the Moment' was 2015 and the one that really kick-started their profile I'd say.

That Jeff Parker was one of his best I'd say Just realised I'm listening to an IA album as I comment on them, Dezron Douglas

Still a steady release schedule, some interesting, some less so, as always They seem now to be releasing albums by artists from within the stable. Leader dates by artists that have previously been on other's albums or new combinations of previously recorded artists.

They were an absolutely invaluable resource for me at the time. Each new edition greeted with much anticipation.

I'd forgotten that, made quite a splash on release I remember. I must give it a listen.

I might just do that!

So you're not be wanting mine then...😃 Very pleased it's all turned out well. Enjoy the music!

Thanks for the reminder, just put my copy on. Must be 5 years since I heard it. It's sounding great

A favourite, I have two copies!

Nik Bärtsch's Ronin - Spin [Ronin Rhythm Records, Switzerland 2024]

I'm afraid not, too long ago and possibly too much alcohol involved on the night!

Kullhammar, of course, my mistake. He's good too

Agreed. That's run by Per Texas Johansson isn't it? He's very good in many different settings. Nacka Forum are an old favourite too

I used to listen to a lot about ten years ago so I'm behind the times now. From back then I'd suggest Atomic and each of the players from that band own leader dates. Also Paal Nilsson-Love Large Unit Definitely second Angles, in all its various sizes. More recently, Stahls Trio Organic Pulse Ensemble Oira Pena Superposition

Just back from 'A Complete Unknown' which I thought was pretty all round excellent I'm a Dylan agnostic so went with an open mind and no preconceptions about him as a person. Excellent performances by the main actors involved. I thought Chamalet was vocally very convincing, and Monica Barbaro as Baez was too, perhaps a little less What I really liked was that it made the music exciting, be that solo acoustic in a cellar or the electric performance at Newport.

There's lots more to discover by her too, all of it's good. Her more recent Snowy Egret band plays beautiful music

I had some very good news this week so treated myself to the Sam reissues. The Delmarks in my discogs cart would've cost the same as one Sam so it's wilful extravagance and I don't care a jot!

Never seen that cover before. Great album

Same issue for me

Here's hoping it ducks under the customs net on the way in.

I bet that's interesting I'm trying to decide which of my Circle LPs survive the next cull, this is the most likely. As a group they never seem to reach the sum of the parts and I tend to struggle with Corea

Great album, well worth the investment