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Within the last two years the following have represented, or could play for the Catalonian National side - Pique, Bartra, Jordi Alba, Busquets, Fabregas, Xavi, Victor Valdes. And they are just the household names. Looking at the list here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalonia_national_football_team you'll see many of the current squad play top flight football in La Liga or elsewhere. They'd give both England and USA a good run for their many and some better teams too

how was it HutchFan? I've tickets for next month's visit to London

Air - Air Song [WhyNot/Trio]

I'd have to add Spain to that list - Xavi, Iniesta, Ramos, possibly Busquets and Puyol. But of course like so many of the better, but not comparable, English players none of these tested themselves in foreign leagues (a personal and completely arbitrary test that I like to think helps identify some of the traits 0f the really good players - the willingness and ability to adapt and learn from alternative tactics/approaches/footballing cultures) - not surprisingly if you're playing for that Barca team. FWIW my "world class" criteria is that they'd get picked in a World squad of 18 of their contemporaries. France certainly has a current team that could mature with a number that fit my classification. Kane's undoubtedly a class act (and has an excellent coach at Spurs). I'd really like to see him ply his trade in La Liga or the Bundesliga and then come back a more rounded player to lead England to World Cup glory in 2022!!

Okay Temiz/Johnny Dyani - Witchdoctor's Son [Yonca/Matsuli reissue] lovely job done by Matsuli making this affordable again

It's because we invented the game and won the World Cup on the only occasion we had home advantage which just went to prove our entitledness was preordained by the sporting Gods. The fact that we've failed to produce even one world class player, one who can produce at home and abroad, in the last decades is of course irrelevant.

try living with it...no apparent cure or palliative. At least the England national side is doing a good job preparing us for our life of disconnectedness. The other "Home" nations as we like to call them at least play with some verve whilst losing or not in NI's case Meanwhile, back with football. Glad to see the mighty Royals, Reading FC, finally remembering how to win; away at Leeds, even sweeter. Yes, there is football outside the Premiership here in the UK

I resisted buying the album...maybe a mistake. Giacometti was an exhilarating show edit to add: there's a very good Spotify playlist to accompany the exhibition. Lots of obvious choices but a few less so(to me at least) and obvious or not they sound good together

finally made it to "Soul Of A Nation, Art In The Age Of Black Power" at Tate Modern fascinating show, opened my eyes to a good number of artists that I'd never heard of.

John Coltrane - Cosmic Music [Impulse]

Makes sense that Gilmour should be the regular drummer if the sextet's an expansion of the trio, I guess. I've only seen Sorey once, with the Lehman Octet, and he took the roof off the Vortex that night. I see Sorey's the artist-in-residence at this year's Berlin Jazzfest. Should bode well

Just noticed that Gilmour's now listed as playing with the sextet on Friday when I'm due to see them. I had been looking forward to seeing Sorey but Gilmour's a hell of a dep

Johnny Lytle Trio - Happy Ground [Jazzland] Walt Dickerson Quartet - To My Queen Revisited [Steeplechase]

This again. Can't stop playing it. Picked it up cheap, on a whim.It didn't look too healthy but a couple of cleans later and it's sounding really nice. It seems that the strings sometimes work in harness with the trio and at others almost against them but in both cases the results are very listenable

Thanks for posting this. I gave it a listen, stimulating album

Yep, I'm in. I appreciated what the label did with the Levin so will support them on this

that's a great album Interesting, thanks for posting this

Jack Wilson - Song For My Daughter [Blue Note]

Alice Coltrane - Huntington Ashram Monastery [Impulse]

or Whispering Bob? Channel 4 News just ended with a montage of Petty. I was surprised by that, didn't think he was that recognised to merit national news coverage.Maybe the producer watched OGWT too

I remember going to the shop to buy that album, getting it home, spinning it and thinking...Yeah! Played it endlessly

great, great shame, too young too. that first Heartbreakers album set a high standard. This is where I first heard/saw him. I can remember it like yesterday

Sorrow and bewilderment

this month's mail out from Leicester's finest (and that's not Claudio Ranieri). Quebec LPs at £200-£350 if you like ears and, now playing (not from Leicester) The Chico Hamilton Quintet - Plays Selections From Bye Bye Birdie - Irma La Douce [Fontana] I never fail to marvel at the groove of Chico's drumming, whatever the album

Ravi Shankar - Improvisations & theme from Pather Panchali [HMV India]