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Charles Tolliver Music Inc - Compassion [Strata East] This is just fabulous, first time I've heard Tolliver with guitar instead of piano.

Harold Vick - Commitment [Muse] all the way from King Of Prussia, thanks John!

I need to listen to these again. Soon I remember loving the Murray contributions at the time. It brought two of my early Jazz favourites together

Gil Evans - Gil Evans [Ampex] prompted by the Billy Harper thread

I bought that same edition a few years back. I had always wanted to investigate the novels as they have such a strong place in the city's cultural history. I struggled with the language of race in the first one and gave up. I often feel I should have persevered. I'll be interested to hear what you make of them. That was a right dog's breakfast. I saw it at the cinema. I remember the times well, coincided with my early years in London (Bar Italia!) and my early explorations of Jazz. Happy days indeed.

Wadada Leo Smith - Rosa Parks: Pure Love [TUM] Simply astonishing. Another beautifully presented release by TUM.

It's with Ekaya. More here https://store.gearboxrecords.com/products/abdullah-ibrahim-lp-pre-order

I don't have any originals. HJ take most of my salary as it is!

Happy Birthday Steve. Hope you're digging into that DKV set now

Marshall Allen ao - Ceremonial Healing [RareNoise] initial impressions suggest this is another winner from this label I agree, a very impressive reissue. On the back of this I'll definitely be investigating some others, starting with the Cyro Baptista I think

Listening to Mr Harper on Gil Evans' 'Where Flamingos Fly' right now. Highly recommended.

Don't worry, I am

Thanks, duly noted and entered on the ever expanding list

How is that?

I didn't realise, thanks

Larry Ochs - The Fictive Five [Tzadik]

And I have one of those red and white postcards from the postman...rather than a red and white box from out West Here's hoping for the other reissues

Now I could say something evasive but no, thanks for the correction. Back to school for me...brain addled by too much Free Jazz, perhaps? Meanwhile... Art Ensemble Of Chicago - Kabalaba [AEOC Records]

Globe Unity Orchestra & the Choir of the NDR Broadcast - Hamburg '74 [FMP] Easter egg to self, arrived today...I'd prevaricated over this for a long while. I shouldn't have, it's excellent.

Dembo Konte & Kausu Kuyateh - Simbomba [Rogue Records] thanks to Paul Secor for posting this and alerting me to its existence. Speaking of which, I'm missing his eclectic posts (always educational). Hope he returns to posting

I ordered a copy of Zeitgeist this afternoon

Thanks Alex. I knew about that one but had passed over it for some reason

That's where I saw it and purchased it. Love their stock selection but the bank balance doesn't I'm really looking forward to hearing the Warren - I've avoided listening to online samples. A game I play now and again so that the new purchase is fresh The Bird Curtis keep flying into view too but as of today not snaffled

Bumping this thread after listening to the honest Jons reissue of Coe and Derek Bailey's 'Time'. Coe is outstanding on this, well they both are. It's a thing of rare beauty It got me wondering, does anyone know of any other small group settings where Coe plays more freely?