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Circle - 2 Gathering [CBS/Sony Japan] a board inspired purchase. thank you whoever it was who posted about this (Jeffcrom possibly)

Frank Tusa - Father Time [Enja] more good music on this varied session

Thought the Westbrook fanclub might enjoy reading this appreciation. https://thebluemoment.com/2016/11/20/mike-westbrook-at-the-piano/ I loved the bit about how he's come across his piano style

John Patton - Memphis To New York Spirit [Blue Note] lovely stuff

Irene Schweizer, Maggie Nicols, Joelle Leandre at Kings Place three consummate improvisors presenting an hour of fascinating music. Unusual to see humour used so effectively

I was at one of the evenings from which the two releases are taken. It was a great evening of music and particularly interesting to hear Brotzmann respond to that trademark Parker/Drake groove. There's a track on the CD where Drake plays frame drum and Parker guembri and shenai which was a complete knockout on the night

Scorch Trio - Luggumt, {Rune Grammofon]. Second disc of XXX

Circle - 1 Live In Germany Concert [CBS Sony Japan] nice cover amongst other things

Pilz, Niebergall, Schmidt - Celeste [Trion]

eight tunes I don't think I've snowball's chance in hell of identifying but I'm having fun listening to them nonetheless

Keshavan Maslak, Han Bennink, Misha Mengelberg - Humanplexity [Leo] my belated intro to Maslak. This is good

Oh no, hope this isn't so Can the week get any worse?

looks like the " the effervescent hypnotic Evan Parker " has started his new career http://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/2016/10/31/get-your-vortex-jazz-club-t-shirt/

I didn't think this week could get any worse....but now it just has. In troubled times the poetry and beauty of Cohen's music was doubly reassuring and inspiring. A true great whose wit, compassion and apparent humility lifted him above the many of his, more celebrated, peers.

Van Morrison - Astral Weeks [Warner Bros/Seven Arts, UK 1st press] got it at last

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