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Both very good in very different ways. The Roscoe is "musical pointillism" if I were sat in Pseud's Corner. Very deliberate use of space/time, lots of single notes from saxophone and/or the percussion. All sounds very organic. I haven't enjoyed a RM release as much on first listen for ages. I knew Mortazavi from his last solo album so was intrigued by the addition of beats. Works really well and is short and sweet at just over 20 minutes. It's on Tidal and Spotify. I do like the Navarro/Holmes a lot despite it always sounding too short or unfulfilled in some way. What makes you of it? The

Congratulations to you all! so that's why you were going to be busy... Mal Waldron, surely or has he absorbed enough of that already in the womb?

Ice cream, Hemphill, all good then

I don't have it....hmm. Hope UCLH did their magic, they tend to in my experience

Anthony Braxton - Seven Compositions 1978 [Moers Music, 1980]

Nice. Did you make it to Columbia Road accidentally?

I assume you saw this review. https://londonjazznews.com/2021/10/04/keith-tippett-weekend-bristol-beacon-st-georges-bristol/ I also got a review from Bev (A Lark Ascending) that confirmed how moving the event was

Lovely. Saw them perform it at Kings Place

Kochi - Wishes [East Wind, 1976] Kikuchi, Hino, Liebman, Mtume, Grossman, Lucas, Foster and Jackson hitting a very Milesian groove

Polly Jean Norma Jean Jean Cocteau

Is that album worth getting? Line-up certainly suggests so but I can't work out if it's a live recording and therefore potentially not great SQ

Marshall Allen's 97 and he recorded and released an album with the Arkestra last year

Smiley Culture Joseph Hill Mason Mount

LPs 7, 8 & 9. Such a great set, puts you right there

I remember buying that when it came out. Good times.

Tyshawn Sorey - Pillars IV [Firehouse 12, 2018]

That makes a lot of sense. They said their next stock was due end Nov and would be 1500 so worth keeping an eye on Accidents do happen...

Stenson The Necks or The Knack?

Just found the card they gave me 'VDS', only web presence is Instagram. Had a good few hundred all Japanese stock. Jazz, Funk and other sections I didn't look at. Jazz was 50s through to new releases. Two I bought are NM, looked a pretty good set up. I stumbled across it whilst killing time after picking purchases up from WoE. They had the Texture Sextet which I have been after for ages.

World Of Echo and another on Columbia Road. The second is stocking Japanese imports exclusively and is split with a wine retailer.

Yes indeed. saw them play it live. Speake deserves a higher profile. I'm not even sure how he got that ECM date really. Me too now

As this seems to be turning into a bit of a Prince thread...I'm happy to say that I thought at the time, and still do, that he was a major talent producing some great albums - the run from 'Dirty Mind' through to 'Lovesexy' was one of the strongest of the time. He wrote some great songs, just try listening to 'Parade'. I was hearing and buying these as they came out and I always thought 'Purple Rain' was the weakest of that fine bunch though. Back to 80s Jazz, really looking forward to the blog as it runs through from the time I was starting to listen to Jazz from about 80/81 (hope that album's in the list )

Yes, I suspect as much. I read that BN have posted the cover on one of their social feeds with a 'watch this space' message so they probably want to tease it up a bit more