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Two of today's arrivals, quite a contrast Various - The RCA Victor Jazz Workshop, The Arrangers [RCA/Bluebird]. I've read posts that are very positive about this over the years on this board so couldn't resist for £5. I'm now positive too and then... Joseph Jarman - As If It Were The Seasons [Delmark]. Simply stunning

Big thumbs up for 'Love Dance', one of my favourite Shaw's, right up there. Also, 'Bright Size Life', one of the few albums where I enjoy Pastorious (yes, I know...)

Shirley Scott - Blue Seven [Prestige]

Yes, very happy to listen to most of it - Phillip Glass, Penguin Cafe Orchestra, Leonard Cohen, Suzanne Vega, Nick Cave, Hilliard Ensemble, Neil Young, Terry Caller, Massive Attack many of whom I knew and liked before we got together... less keen on all the Bob Dylan but then I have always been very agnostic on that front

First trip out for some physical record shopping, all LPs. It was a good feeling to chat with the staff and flick through the racks again

Simply stunning version of one of the greatest songs ever written. You've never heard it like this before

Any excuse to get the LP out. On my copy Brackeen's very front and centre to me; yes Jenny-Clark's prominent too but that's a very good thing in my book. Read that and thought, really with so much more to come from him as a leader? Then I sat back and thought long and hard, maybe just maybe but I'm very very fond of some of the later VV / On Broadway recordings where I think it all cohere's to near perfection for a late-career flourish. And then there's the EBBB...and the trio with Rava and Bollani. Too many favourites

There's lots of discover with Vesala. Drummer from Finland who ran a band called Sound And Fury for many years. One of the best live experiences I had, only saw them once though. A number of albums on ECM, all of which are very good, unique sound which many would lazily categorise as ECM Nordic Jazz, I wouldn't. Great depth to his music, obviously European rather than American in influence. Much of it was orchestrated/written by Iro Haarla but she's uncredited. A very fine musician in her own right.

If we liked everything the first time we heard it it'd be a lot less rewarding world, that's for sure

And maybe some preconceptions about the label played their part too back then? We hear what we think we're going to hear sometimes, the noise gets in the way stone cold classic in this house, always has been, always will be

Seven by my count Kenyatta, Abercrombie, Motian, Vesala, Lande, Garbarek, Andersen. It's no surprise to me that Mr G has such great taste

I have all of those apart from the Lake and Lande. I should have taken part...I may have identified couple. As a big fan of Mr Gonzalez's music it's interesting to see what he chose. Off to find the two I don't own now

Runs screaming for the hills, and that's not the Andrew

Another vote for all of those Shepps.

Brother Ahh - Sound Awareness [Manufactured Recordings reissue] Brother Ahh - Move Ever Onward [Manufactured Recordings, reissue] ideal balm for a day where everything feels sh*t. Thank you Mr Northern

Joe Harriott - Chronology 1968-69 [Jazz In Britain] Another good one from JIB, the two Harry South Big Band tracks really stand out

Good old HJ, tempting me away from my hard earned yet again. I listened to some online samples and wasn't immediately struck but Charig always piques my interest so will probably weaken.

Some thoughts from the estimable Mr Williams https://thebluemoment.com/2020/07/13/eddie-gales-ghetto-music/

HJ definitely shipping as I know to my lockdown cost! I've only previously been to YoYo when it was Cosmos, Low Company and Love Vinyl. I had a good online experience with World of Echo so will visit them, I came across one online in Mare Street market and I think there's one in Clapton I remember reading about. I suspect there's more. How about you? Is it a locality you get to often? I recall you posted about YoYo The whole shift east has me needing to reacquaint with everywhere east of Dalston. Used go there thirty years ago but not so recently - no tube 😃 They are cropping up everywhere, there's even one just round the corner in Wood Green now , who'd have thought it!

It's a very nice pressing too. Other Treaders have been reissued on vinyl too. Evan P 'with Birds' and a Tchicai. Treader seems to issue in fits and starts, presumably when John Coxon fancies a project

Nice that a post-lockdown shop had it readily in stock and just waiting for you. I've not done a physical shop yet, I need to see if Honest Jons are open, also a couple of shops I happened upon online in Hackney (aren't they all nowadays).

Another loss, such a shame. The BNs definitely work for me. I first really noticed him on 'Unit Structures'

Vol.7, loved it, bought copies as gifts for two friends and left it too long to get myself one. One day.

My thoughts almost exactly. It's almost a Impulse Greatest Hits. I wondered whether the Woods, Klemmer and perhaps even the White are the 'obscure' hooks for those sitting on the "I've got all this already" fence. Mind you, I don't think we or our ilk are the real market here. This will shift to people discovering Jazz and wanting to dive into a renowned label and all power to their elbow for doing so and to Jazzman for providing the opportunity to them.

I know a few folk here follow this series. Here's the latest https://spiritualjazz.bandcamp.com/album/spiritual-jazz-12-impulse