[Nik Bartsch's Ronin Spring US/Canada tour]

It's such an idiosyncratic sound/style that I think many, many listeners will react similarly. Definitely an acquired taste

It's also got next to nothing to do with Jazz and whilst repetition is important I hear less direct influence from the Minimalists, as suggested above, but more from Techno and other dance musics - see the work of Moritz von Oswald, Alva Noto et al.

Live, it's hypnotic (or probably repetitively boring, depending on the listener!) and impressive that it's all done without samples/tapes etc

[Miles Davis Bootleg Series Vol. 6]

Cheapest on UK Amazon is currently £16.50. That's tantamount to giving it away...well not quite but you get my drift. Still haven't weakened

[Nik Bartsch's Ronin Spring US/Canada tour]

Great band and great live experience

[Miles Davis Bootleg Series Vol. 6]

Stop it with these positive first impressions, I can feel my will weakening...

[Otis Reddfing Dock of the Bay "Sessions"]

I'd buy that.

I only have 'Otis Blue' (probably like thousands of others) and could probably go and buy any other of his individual albums but 'Sittin'...' is such a musical peak (irrespective of genre) to my ears I'm intrigued by what else was happening in his musical world at that point. Yes,I may be suckered by the label promotion but sometimes I can live with that

[Billy Higgins]

and the Higgins and Lloyd duo album on ECM, 'Which Way is East'  is the sound of that friendship. A distillation of their work together on some of Lloyd's other ECM releases too

[What vinyl are you spinning right now??]

13 minutes ago, Clunky said:

Great minds.... I was playing this very title earlier today. Althea Young's vocals sounded particularly dreadful on this Liberty pressing, I don't recall is sounding as bad an the Mosaic set. Possibly because you can hear what she's doing more clearly on the LP. 🔥

it's not the strongest track in his oeuvre or on this album

[What vinyl are you spinning right now??]

making do with Larry in lieu of Johnny. He'll do, definitely

[What vinyl are you spinning right now??]

6 hours ago, The Magnificent Goldberg said:

It's on CD, as a twofer with his previous LP 'The soulful rebel' which is more like the usual Johnny Lytle kind of thing.

Here it is, on Amazon UK, for £9.21 new.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Soulful-Rebel-Peace-Johnny-Lytle/dp/B00BLZDBBI

MG

PS If you want the vinyl, you can get it from Discogs. £21-41, which is cheap for the quality of music you get. But it depends where you live and where the sellers are.

MG

Yes, thanks. I've been hovering over the Discogs LPs for a while but many aren't in great nick and postage from US etc...it'll be the CD in the end 

9 minutes ago, Clunky said:

Thanks for that Lytle recommendation. Ordered the CD , should be here for the weekend. The prices for the LP seemed OTT but a   silver disc will do fine.

If you don't get on with it let me know...

[Hubert Laws]

17 hours ago, mikeweil said:

Laws' solo starts at 1:30

that's tasty on many levels, not just the Laws solo. Thanks for posting

[What vinyl are you spinning right now??]

1 hour ago, JohnS said:

I don't think you should look for anything too deep in Lytle's music.   But some of it is quite uplifting. That's how I find it.  Plenty of others will differ.

I agree. Good time 'groove' music but then I'm a sucker for vibes most anywhere

16 minutes ago, The Magnificent Goldberg said:

That's generally right. But this one, 'People & love' on Milestone, DOES go deep.

It's a brilliant album.

Here's a track.

MG

I've wanted that LP for a long time. Pockets have to be quite deep too, sadly

[Buell Neidlinger RIP]

Just read this, entertaining

https://www.allaboutjazz.com/buell-neidlinger-from-taylor-to-zappa-to-the-carpenters-buell-neidlinger-by-clifford-allen.php?pg=1

I trust Clifford's OK with it being posted here. If not, apologies

[Australian Jazz]

If I were there I'd be looking to go to Nubya Garcia (creating lots of noise over here at the moment, whether justifiably or not, I'm not sure), the Kim Myhr and the Arkestra. I'd be thinking about Terri Lynne Carrington and Chris Dave.

Enjoy whatever you choose in the end

[So, What Are You Listening To NOW?]

 

 

[Buell Neidlinger RIP]

You can always rely on Williams to write thoughtful and informed pieces. A touching tribute

[What vinyl are you spinning right now??]

Alan Silva - Skillfullness [ESP]

[So, What Are You Listening To NOW?]

4 hours ago, sidewinder said:

If it is the QEH performance - I was there.

First half was a mesmerising performance of solo Hill. Joined by Archie Shepp in duo post-interval. Great show.

Me too. Magic evening, the duo with Shepp was better than I'd initially feared - I didn't see them as natural partners somehow. My mistake obviously

[What vinyl are you spinning right now??]

Charles Tyler - Eastern Man Alone [ESP]

 a recent purchase that knocks me out each time I play it, which is often at the moment. The use of cello and bass, no drums, is masterful

 

[What vinyl are you spinning right now??]

48 minutes ago, tomatamot said:

Steve Williamson - A Waltz for Grace. ( Verve 843 088-1 )

That's a good one.

Williamson has made a few live appearances in the last couple of years after many years seemingly away from the circuit. I hope he becomes more active still and records again

Johnny Lytle - The Village Caller [OJC Riverside reissue]

that's my Lytle's listened to. Need to get some more

[What vinyl are you spinning right now??]

Johnny Lytle Trio - Blue Vibes [Jazzland]

my copy's seen some action in previous lives. In fact, it sounds a bit like the above sleeve looks but amongst all the "atmospheric" background noise the music shines through gloriously.

Next up..

[Time to move on to a living artist - Dave Rempis]

Great read. I've enjoyed listening to him since Vandermark 5. 

[Buell Neidlinger RIP]

1 hour ago, sidewinder said:

Richard Williams?

Yes, of course (Sunday morning syndrome). Apologies to Mr Williams

[Russ Solomon passes at 92]

Tower, Piccadilly Circus opened until midnight for some time so you could leave a gig and head down there to stock upon whoever had just impressed. Also, more worryingly you could do the same after an evening in a central London pub - great fun but invariably an expensive exercise especially in the cold light of the next morning!

[Buell Neidlinger RIP]

Always enjoyed his musical contributions but also his pithy, informative and often humorous comments on a variety of posts on Richard Cook's Bluemoment blog. He was commenting there until fairly recently

[Shirley Scott]

Thanks for the Impulse suggestions