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That's good to hear as I've just bought a copy of each

Circle - Paris Concert [ECM] I was interested to discover elsewhere on the board today that there are two other live Circle albums about which I knew nothing

It astounds me every time I listen to it. I've not owned it for long but I'm sure it's not just novelty. It sounds so fresh and vital. It's one of those few albums I have where I always find it difficult to choose what to play next - often silence is the answer for a while I have this board to thank for discovering Togashi. Initially a post by Jeffcrom of "Spiritual Nature" then subsequent posts by your good self and Homefromtheforest have kept the fire stoked

Open Sky - s/t [PM Music] David Liebman - Sweet Hands [Horizon A&M] the former has dated less than the latter and now... Masahiko Togashi Quartet - We Now Create, Music For Strings, Winds And Percussion [JVC] which sounds bang up to date

Another interested party here. I can't seem to find a personnel listing, who's in the band?

Open Sky - s/t [PM Music]

You may...thank you

Beautiful album

Funny that because until this LP I too hadn't really been grabbed by anything of Liebman's. I came to the Open Sky LPs through Bob Moses. Have you found anything subsequently that has consolidated the cool and original Liebman view? I'm thinking I might explore a bit more

I need to catch up with that band - there's so much good Brotzmann about at the moment. In the same batch there's an intriguing release by The Motion trio with Rodrigo Amado and Gabriel Ferrandini with a cellist, Miguel Mora who I don't think I've come across before

Open Sky - Spirit In The Sky [PM Music] this trio - Liebman, Tusa, Moses - is a recent discovery. Some good playing from all three on this.

1982 at university, summer's afternoon, listening to music in a friends room and we just finished listening to some of Nick Drake's Fruit Tree boxset when someone put on Liberation Music Orchestra's Ballad Of The Fallen. The sheer emotional heft of the music, its rootedness (Charlie's bass I realise now) and the tunes were like nothing I'd heard before ( Haden's writing/Carla's arrangements) - all that marvellous brass. Upon reading the sleeve and recognising the political content - we were very aware of the situation in El Salvador and Nicaragua at the time - it all fell into place. Songs from the Spanish Civil war resonated with recent readings of Orwell and Laurie Lee .Until then Jazz had meant little to me, a few Ben Webster and Art Tatum records of a friend's father. Ballad Of the Fallen opened up so many new avenues down which I continue to roam inquisitively

Here's a must for all Leandre fans http://www.nottwo.com/copy-of-mw-box6 I wish they'd stop releasing all these very good boxes at Not Two. Not enough time, space or money ...

I can see why looking at that line up! It's worth the trip just for Globe Unity alone let alone Lehman's Octet, a Risse big band, Ronin and a big band (how is that going to work?) and then to top it all the incomparable Matana Roberts performing a tribute to the incomparable Pina Bausch. It puts the upcoming London festival to shame for it's original programming

Yeah saw that on Discogs. Also the Quintet session 4 Januar 1970 - copies available but again at a price

Home of champions now....Dikeman Noble Serries Trio - Obscure Fluctuations [Trost]

I think the Parker is marvellous and as you say very obvious why he regards it so highly.

I do love that top photo - WLS appears to be playing air guitar! Sdaly time difference works against me for the live stream- bet it's great

Another fan of the Berger duet. I find I enjoy Perelman more in sessions which aren't standard quartets. I saw him duet with Shipp and it was great live, less so on CD I thought. As for the Leo contract - I've always thought Leo artwork, almost without exception, looks like it was a skimp job. I also love the idea that a Leo release will get airplay on a "reputable radio station" to the extent it's worth bothering with

Just Music - s/t [ECM] finally snapped up a copy. Very glad I did - just my kind of music (sorry...) Clunky - think I know your source for the Dyani

I listened to some online and I can hear what you say thanks to all for all the suggestions so far. I'm intrigued by the Sinatra date (might get that one played whilst the family are about). I'm going to be Norvo busy I can see

this morning's arrival Bobby Naughton- Solo Vibraphone [Otic] sounding mighty good so far

Thanks

Oh well, another listen required. Tracks 5, 7, 9, 11 are really doing it for me, must be something about odd numbers today 9 is naggingly familiar all round great listen, thanks for putting it together

Is track 5 Japanese?