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  2. Best Live Boxed Set?

    in Mosaic and other box sets...

    Posted

    3 minutes ago, Pim said:

    Coltrane's Village Vanguard Box set is my favorite probably. There's not a single bad note at that set. It's one of the few sets where I really don't mind the fact that there are four takes of the same track on it.

    That's a good call 

    I'd also add a vote for Peter Brötzmann's two sets '3 Nights In Oslo' and 'Long Story Short'

  3. What vinyl are you spinning right now??

    in The Vinyl Frontier

    Posted · Edited by mjazzg

    18 minutes ago, Pim said:

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    Fascinating record from a Hungarian group recording with John Tchicai. I hear influences by Albert Ayler, Abdullah Ibrahim and Pharoah Sanders. Some free passages, spiritual jazz, free improvisation and compositional music. Pretty adventurous stuff. I’d call this my 2024 discovery for now.

    Perhaps some prejudice of me but I did not expect a 1983 record from Hungary to sound so good!

    Maybe they already know it but I am pretty sure this is the league of @mjazzg@Rabshakeh@soulpope and perhaps also @HutchFan
     

    Nice one. Yes, I have it and was equally pleased when I bought mine. Haven't listened to it for a while but shall dig it out

    Whilst talking about Tchicai, have you got this one @Pim? Not to be missed

    https://www.discogs.com/release/4984604-John-Tchicai-Charlie-Kohlhase-Garrison-Fewell-Cecil-McBee-Billy-Hart-Tribal-Ghost

  9. Modern/Avant New Releases: A running thread

    in New Releases

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    22 minutes ago, T.D. said:

    Sorry, I was referring to my Belgian classical purchase.

    I checked (my most likely suspects: DMG, Squidco, DG and Forced Exposure) yesterday and did not find any US dealers stocking the Ahmed box. Although Dusty Groove showed an upcoming 2-LP set on Astral Spirits (iirc) that might be a subset of the box.

    The Astral Spirits is not a subset. Different concert, from Glasgow.

    I bought my copy from Seymour Wright in person the other day and had a very pleasant short chat with him. He was very pleased with how both the box set and the AS double LP have come out.

    I haven't listened to the LP release yet.

     

  10. Modern/Avant New Releases: A running thread

    in New Releases

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    9 hours ago, T.D. said:

    Based on the bandcamp site quoting price in Swedish Krona (SEK), I assume Sweden.

    I initially stopped there, BUT on review the shipping fee is actually quite reasonable, although I expect the effective exchange rate (net of credit card or Paypal surcharge) to be less favorable than quoted:

    "that’s $45.69 USD, plus $9.59 shipping for United States."

    That's less than I paid and I collected it from Café Oto!

  13. What live music are you going to see tonight?

    in Live Shows & Festivals

    Posted

    11 hours ago, Rabshakeh said:

    Saw James Brandon Lewis last night at the Vortex, with his touring Quartet of Aruán Ortiz, Brad Jones and Chad Taylor. 

    Not a group that I like that much on record but I found them very absorbing live, particularly Jones and Taylor. As is often the case, music that can seem a little wandering on record makes sense when you can see the players in action.

    Chad Taylor's always good

    I can't seem to get Brandon Lewis, all a bit blustery

  18. Wadada Leo Smith

    in New Releases

    Posted

    I bought the String Quartets as a leap of faith as much as anything else as I don't ordinarily listen to the format very much at all.

    As a big WLS fan I thought why not. They've definitely repaid my listening and give an enlightening perspective on his other writing. Without stating the obvious they sound to me very like WLS music and I'd say any fan of his would find them an interesting listen. There's variation and development across the set although as mentioned above the guests aren't providing a lot of that.

    How they compare to others' string quartets I'm not qualified to comment.

    I didn't buy 'Emerald Duets' as I already have a lot of WLS in duet but would love to hear the Bennink.

    As for ' Chicago Symphonies', I think I'm a bit of an outlier in finding that set a little underwhelming, maybe expectations were too high given the line up.

    I'm very excited about the mention of an Amina Claudine Myers collaboration. I'll buy that one.

  24. What vinyl are you spinning right now??

    in The Vinyl Frontier

    Posted

    57 minutes ago, mjazzg said:

    To be honest I haven't really noticed either way, my expectations are never too high with ESP. I need to relisten

    Listening to the Base now @Pim. It sounds pretty good I have to say

    12 minutes ago, kh1958 said:

    At the Shabaka Big Ears concert, my preferred seating at the Bijou Theater (a balcony above the right side of the stage) was blocked off and reserved for some "VIPs." So I went to the Balcony on the other side. I assume it was for Andre 3000 and his entourage, who also was performing at the Festival. The theater was kept very dark throughout the concert, so you could not see who it was, and at the end of the concert when the lights came up, the VIPs had been safely escorted away (whew!).

    I have tickets for Shabaka in London in a few weeks but the Barbican venue doesn't have boxes so Andre 3000 will have to slum it with the rest of us in the unlikelihood he turns up 😀

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