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Bumping this as I recently purchased "Music To Listen To Red Norvo By" on a whim and I'm thoroughly enjoying it. Much of the discussion on this thread until now seems to have been about his earlier recordings. I'm interested in any recommendations or thoughts about recordings about the time of "Music To Listen..." . I'm wondering about "Ad Lib" with Buddy Colette and The RCA Victors "In Hi Fi", "Plays The Blues" or any other sideman dates of a similar feel to "Music To Listen..." I'll definitely check out the Farlow/Mingus thanks in anticipation

Looking forward to it. I just know this is going to be an expensive listen

Keith Jarrett - Arbour Zena [ECM] I often listen to this just for Haden's bass playing on side 1. A masterclass

Bob Moses - Visit With The Great Spirit [Gramavision] Jackie McLean & The Cosmic Brotherhood - New York Calling [Steeplechase]

Fantastic! Now I don't have to worry about paying £350 for it

Prince Lawsha - Firebirds Live At Berkeley Jazz Festival, volume 1 [Birdseye] Famoudou Don Moye/Ari Brown - Live At The Progressive Arts Center [L'Orsa Maggiore]

I thought this might be of interest to some https://thebluemoment.com/2016/10/26/the-house-of-buddy-bolden/#comments

Looks like a great line up, enjoy and then send them to London please

Bob Moses - When Elephants Dream Of Music [Gramavision] George Russell - The African Game [Blue Note] 80s big band afternoon, Maybe Hemphill's could be next edit to add: Julius Hemphill Big Band - s/t [Elektra Musician] of the three the Russell sounds by far the most dated

Peter Brotzmann Octet - Machine Gun [FMP]

Full Blast - RISC [Trost]

Looks intriguing. To my shame my knowledge of poetry could fit on a postage stamp but I've ordered a copy of this to hopefully shed some light on the darkness

thanks, that may just swing it (pun unintended). I've found an available copy

How does the NDR disc stand up to the others?

Ordered my copy of the Parker. I saw him perform with Toma Goubard a few years ago, it was fascinating music. The Giuffre will be next despite having the Stuttgart and Bremen Hats

Roscoe Mitchell - Conversations [Wide Hive}

and I completely understand why now . Bit pricier than JHR but as clean as a whistle which is very useful with music as intricate as this Now... Nakama - Before The Storm [Nakama Records]

Thanks for posting. An interesting listen indeed. Glad he liked the fireworks analogy as it worked for me too. As a non-musician I fear some of the nuance of his thoughts passed me by. That idea of having composers in the band so they can inhabit the spaces provided by the compositions provides a new way to listen to and understand his work. Now I'm just going to have to buy the Parks disc

David Holland/Derek Bailey - Improvisations For Cello And Guitar [ECM] extraordinary stuff

Brotzmann/Parker/Drake - Song Sentimentale [OtoRoku] I was there for one night of the residency. This is a marvellous souvenir. Is this Brotzmann's best rhythm section? Quite possibly

I think it's a bold effort of contemporary large unit composition. Maybe not an unqualified success perhaps but unsurprisingly the playing's impressive - it's a hell of a line up

I found the initial impact was strong. The choice of material was interesting and I was very pleased that both "Alabama" and "Blue and Green" were approached somewhat tangentially and not just run through. As a big fan of the original "Serpentine Fire" I thought this version was just great and as unlike EWF as could be but still paying tribute. I liked the "atmospheric" nature (but then I'm a big ECM fan) but I tend to prefer that to straight ahead run throughs. I also thought that Garrison's use of electronics works well. I've not paid a lot of attention to Coltrane but I like what I hear on this. Having said that I haven't revisited it too much - there's a feeling that it has quickly revealed its secrets and I know what I'm going to get - but of course that's just me. I need to listen to it again, soon

Jim Pepper - Comin' and Goin' [Antilles] first listen in many a year. A certain datedness in some of the instrumentation/arrangements does not obscure the strength and passion of Pepper's music.Glad to reacquaint

Thanks, interesting story. I'll check out his appearances under Youngstein

That's sad, I didn't know that. In fact I know next to nothing about him other than what's on the sleeve notes. I picked it up because of Bobby Naughton connection. I was pleased I did, it's a strong listen with some memorable bass playing amongst other positives