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Perhaps connected to https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2025-09-11/jazz-head-at-kennedy-center-is-the-latest-firing-at-the-beleaguered-arts-institution

Immanuel Wilkins - Blues Blood [Blue Note, 2024] Such a great listen, I always thank @jazzbo as I listen to it for his championing of it. I was very lucky to see a truly marvellous concert by Ganavya this week. Wilkins guested on just two tunes but made a big impact.

Credence Clearwater Revival - Willy & The Poor Boys What a great album. Reacquainted after about 30 years following listening to a radio interview with John Fogerty. I remember hearing CCR when I was about 15 and they (alongside Bob Seger) epitomised what this British suburbs boy thought America sounded like 😀 I soon learnt it sounded like a lot more too!

Yes, I can hear that. And, yes

That's great to hear, two musicians I really enjoy so good to know they work well together. Now I just need them to come to London together, both are here often individually so there's a sllther of hope.

Thanks, fingers crossed. I only ever get VAT requests prior to delivery, held until paid. Never retrospectively, don't like that idea at all

I think it was probably this 2003 tour. I saw the London show https://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/may/23/jazz.artsfeatures1

This is my reaction too. Even PoD, which I should know backwards the number of times I've heard it, reveals new delights every listen. Thanks, I didn't know of this. There's been a couple of very good UK bands playing Hill repertory recently, not yet recorded though.

Two gems

Did you go direct Mosaic route or Jazz Messengers?

We most certainly do. The Boris Tax has certainly affected my purchases from Europe, oddly often making US purchases better value. I feel your US based pain folks

Rolf Kuhn - Streamline [Vanguard, Austria 1956]

That's good to hear as I ordered it yesterday

Thanks for the reminder on this, I need to buy it

👍

I'm definitely going to follow up on 'Hammer, Roll and Leaf' simply as it has Gouband on. I saw him a few years ago play an astonishing set on stones with Evan Parker. I don't know the other two but look forward to hearing them. I'll be getting the new Shifa too. Still yet to catch them live which is unforgivable considering they play London more than anywhere else

Confront seems to be consistently good at the moment. I'm enjoying these https://confrontrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/the-duke-of-wellington https://confrontrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/pozna-appropriate-density https://confrontrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/clastic https://confrontrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/around-the-square-above-the-hill And one not from them https://nivuniconnu.bandcamp.com/album/embrace

Oh yes, definitely having read that. Enjoy it if you can get to it

I don't know Jessica but I'd be knocking the door down to see what Moran and Mills conjure up 2025 Artist-In-Residence Jason Moran and Jeff Mills with special guest Jessica Care Moore

The Kollektief are one of my most memorable live experiences and I never really found the LPs to live up to it. Not sure I tried this one though

Great

How is it? Up to expectations I hope

No, not at all. The debate reared it's ugly/beautiful head several hours ago as I knew it would when I started the thread. Anyway you're starting a whole new debate, old v new vinyl sq!!

so it took 14 hours for "the great format debate" to enter the thread this time round, we're slacking, surely not getting tired of the debate...

Looks like Muse are now getting the deluxe reissue treatment. Vinyl only by the looks of things, please don't shoot the messenger... https://youtu.be/_wFWH4HgvK8?feature=shared