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I've just plunged off the back of your recommendation too, Steve

Just found out from New World that a shipment of these is on its way to UK distributor Proper Music. Possibly of interest to European members too.

Thanks to Joe in the New World Records thread Still mining that furrow? I loved those two too. how are they sounding today? The Rosewoman on Soul Note is worth a listen iirc. When I'm back with my collection I'm going to follow your lead HutchFan

That Harris looks great, what a line-up to take on that music. Thanks for bringing it to my attention

Genius, pure and simple. Sometimes I listen to this and think it's better even than 'Astral Weeks' preceded by my favourite mid-period album and now I'm going to listen to that Eddie Hinton, thanks @soulpope

Thanks for the review, one to get it would seem

Memories, need to revisit. Thanks for the prompt

I'm away from home so can't listen to 'In Pursuit' so can't give you a comparison based on a recent listen, I'm afraid. The new one certainly stands alone as a good recording of a fiery set. Can't believe anyone into either musician won't enjoy it.

That's my favourite by a country mile. Desert island for me. I've listened to the Most this afternoon and really enjoyed it very much

Roscoe Mitchell & Mike Reed - The Ritual and the Dance not their first collaboration but a mighty fine one nonetheless. Reed's always been one of my favourite drummers

I've certainly read Steve Coleman talking about the influence of Hammond on his music, not inconsiderable if I remember correctly

It's a very good album, recommended to anyone who likes any of the three involved. there's a companion release without Drake but with Tatsuya Nakatani. Also very good but not blue

There's a lot worse ways to spend the day just a shame it had to mark a sad occasion. That second one we played to death when I was at university in the 80s

I love Kenny's sound. A great writer too. I miss seeing him play which I was lucky enough to do on many occasions in many different line-ups. Not that one though.

Listening to that now, hadn't heard about it

Perelman/Wooley - Polarity I'm always interested in Jazz flute recommendations, I'll be investigating this one now

It's great Perelman/Wooley - Polarity Mitchell/Reed - the ritual and the dance descension (Out of Our Constrictions) by Natural Information Society with Evan Parker

RIP indeed

Terrific. Just ordering a copy now

Download available, no CD. It's worth getting What did you make of it? I remember buying and being very excited, not least as it was difficult to get over here at the time and it was a dream line-up for me in my earlier Jazz listening years.. I listened to it again a few months ago for the first time in years and thought it sounded of its time but good of its time

Thanks for posting Le Gendre is an excellent interviewer and writer

Yep. Wilson, Van and EP. All artists whose music I hold in very high regard, all apparently have swivel-eyed tendencies. I'll continue to play their music but there'll be a bad taste. I was all set to buy the upcoming EP this morning but actually held back after listening to the Son d'Hiver clip (of which I thought the musical element was great) as I'm not sure I want to put money his way right at the moment. I'll probably weaken.

Well that completes my trinity of shame.

First they came for Van Morrison, then Evan Parker....two of my musical heroes. I knew of EP's Brexiteer views, he'd expressed them quite widely and he'd skated around his Covid views in a recent Vortex piece. I wish it wasn't so but there we are I sincerely hope so but these days I find nothing surprises me.

All of them were important albums for me at the time, and the subsequent Coleman and Osby's. I was just discovering Jazz beyond the big names and those JMTs sounded like nothing in Jazz or elsewhere that I'd heard before but at the same time I could hear the hip=hop and funk influences that made an easier entry. It has to be said that the Jazz-rap experiments were very of their time and sound so now. I'd add Cassandra Wilson's albums on JMT to the list as well, especially the first three. I don't often revisit them and when I do find the Wilsons probably stand up best. Gary Thomas, whatever happened to him?