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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]

Yeah, I'm late to him but getting to know a few of his recordings now. I've liked everything I've heard so far from his 60s output They're well out of my league

Johnny Lytle - The Village Caller! [Riverside]

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]