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Chico Hamilton Quintet - s/t [Pacific/Vogue]

Indeed! How perceptive of you...if only I'd responded quicker there'd have been two others to accompany on its journey

Hal McCusick Quintet -s/t feat Art Farmer [Coral/Vogue] one of today's arrivals. Very good first impressions

Absolutely agree If an adult in a teaching/coaching/mentoring relationship with a minor feels they need to resort to physical violence they simply shouldn't be in that or any similar relationship with a minor

A talent indeed. I saw a very intense set by the quartet this year at Ronnie Scott's. Not a lot of finger poppin' but some very impressive playing. I've enjoyed his playing since his days with Steve Coleman and think his three leader dates up to A Rift all excellent, challenging but also accessible.I find A Rift quite dense and I hear the sombreness too - I've listened to it less than the others but your post reminds me to revisit it. I think it probably needs bit more attention from me. I wonder whether it's missing the variation of having another instrument in the frontline? His playing on Wolfgang Muthspiel's last ECM release is interesting to hear as the music is a big contrast to his own. Excellent though

Discographical info here http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Leaders/FrancisAl-ldr.php the only picture of the cover I can find is here you can also Al Francis on this Don Ellis album, which is where I first heard him. I'm not aware of any other appearances of his

Yes, it is. Purchased after a post of yours about it, so thank you. Finally found a copy in Europe

Al Francis - Jazz Bohemia Revisited [Lost Cosmic Unity]

Sanders is headlining a Coltrane tribute evening as part of the London Jazz Festival so I'm really pleased to hear these positive reports. looking forward to hearing him again

Howard Riley Trio - The Day Will Come [CBS] my first listen to this. What intensely involving playing throughout

John Cameron Quartet - Off Centre [Deram London]

I'd forgotten about that release. How did you find it?

A great trio, Gjerstad always delivers in my experience. Swell's attendance must have added something special.Glad to see PNL bought the T-shirt

Dave Burrell - High Won, High Two [Arista Freedom] w. Sirone and Bobby Kapp/Sunny Murray (and Pharoah Sanders on tambourine!) especially the West Side Story medley

I've got "Insight" on the way. And by way of contrast, now listening to Moholo/Stabbins/Tippett - Tern [FMP]. It always annoyed me that the CD reissue was incomplete so I had to rectify that. Lovely set. Stabbins is under recorded in the freer context which is a shame.

Rod Levitt Orchestra - Solid Ground [RCA Victor] enjoying this new arrival very much. Purchase in part inspired by the Levitt thread here from a couple of years back that Google turned up for me

Jaimie Branch - Fly Or Die [International Anthem] very impressive

Harold McNair - Flute & Nut [RCA]

Enjoy that, Steve. He's over in London in November so hopefully he'll be nicely in the groove by then...I saw Moholo-Moholo's 4 Blokes at the weekend. The most intense and joyous two hours of music I've witnessed in a long time

No! That's dreadful news. I had no idea he was unwell. Always regret never seeing Husker Du, listened to them a lot

Heiner Goebbels/Alfred Harth - Hommage/Vier Fäuste Für Hanns Eisler [FMP]

Thanks Hutchfan (still enjoying my Byards!)

Personal collections don't often reflect the required profile of public library provision.Certainly so fifteen years or so ago when I was on the receiving end of well intentioned donations. Certainly won't have got any more so in the interim with the slow fade of the CD

That might just have to be my entry point to Hino. The other two are big favourites. Thanks for highlighting it - just need to brush up on my non-existent German!

The American Jazz Ensemble - New Dimensions [Epic] Cecil Taylor - At The Montmartre [Fontana]