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Music's good too....another from that list?

Fataka for London/UK improv. Never fails (yet)

Yes, so do I. Recent purchase. Always liked the trio and the addition of Williams just seemed a good fit. Would love to see them live

The Scorch Trio & Mars Wiliams - Made in Norway [Rune Grammofon]

Having realised they were limited - the two Audio One releases "The Midwest School" and "An International Report" from Vandermark and cohorts. Also, Scorch Trio & Mars Williams - Made in Norway [Rune Gramofon]- wanted some more Williams and thought this could be a winning combination

The Grip - Celebrate [slowfoot] Finn Peters (as, fl); Oren Marshall (tba); Tom Skinner (d) the influence is there in the band name and instrumental line up. the music is very good

I thought "The Age of Wonder" a gripping read throughout. Marvellous book. I'm reading something very different now James Baldwin - Tell Me How Long The Train's Been Gone

Alan Shorter - Parabolic [Verve] thanks to the new Alan Shorter thread

Damn! I need that! Sound samples sound good......... Amazon.uk aren't stocking it... does anyone have a UK/Europe site where it can be ordered? Intakts do normally find their way eventually onto Amazon.Uk I find. No other source locally that I've found for the label though. Have InstantJazz got it? Always worth a look

Prevost quite often plays the hell out of drums in London. In fact I'd reckon he plays as often these days in the more "Jazz" style in trios, quartets etc (ref. 'remarkable saxophonists') than AMM perform together. His Quartet (with Tom Chant) releases on Matchless have I always thought illustrated this side of his playing in contrast to AMM. I've seen Vandermark with Tilbury and Wachsmann where Tilbury played very un-AMM music too. Check out his trio with Edwards and Sanders for a 'louder' Tilbury. It may well be that the KV trio with Prevost and Tilbury isn't so much AMM + Ken but a far less minimal meeting. On the other hand it could well be the former - and that, I guess, is the joy of following consumate musicians like these

Tempting indeed. I'd stopped buying KV releases because I din't listen to the loads I had but that first box is making me think again

I've got that Jonathan Richman too. I haven't thought about it for years, "Roadrunner once...."

Happy Birthday MG May it be flled with African Soul Jazz sounds ( and a trip to Spillers!)

Jackie McLean - One Step Beyond (Blue Note/Liberty] love this LP not least because of Moncur. Really need to find a 'Destination Out' next to go with it

Archie Shepp - The Cry Of My People [impulse/abc]

Archie Shepp - For Losers[impulse/abc] a mixed bag but as always a signature sound. Side 2 is especially powerful

Can i put my hand up and admit I don't understand this but would like to as I've enjoyed following this discussion thus far David, is it possible to explain the phrase "stabilised music" to this layman in layman's terms? And also to elaborate a little on the phrase "what is heard represses what is not heard". Don't worry if not and I realise it's a bit of a thread diversion. I'll look forward to reading a response in the morning by which time the discussion will have lost me even more

Best show i saw her play was a trio with Mark Sanders and I think, Ollie Brice on bass. She'd beeen to NY for a bit and came back for a short tour. On tenor she was knock out - I'm glad to see Ubu also heard a Henderson comparison because that's what I heard that night. Someone who didn't need to hurry to a crescendo but constructed a solo with precision and aplomb - she gave herself space and time to say something and she had things to say. Since then I've enjoyed the Paradoxical Frog and Catatumbo albums, blown a bit hot and cold with the anti-House ones (too dense? too long?) and would very much like to hear the Zurich concert, after a brief sample on spotify, and the duet with Rainey. I'd love to hear her live with Halvorsen. The Haste tour that's happening now does indeed seem an intriguing prospect

Late to the party but that's a great review Steve. I'd veered away from this band because I'm agnostic about Malaby (forgive me, Steve ) but this review really makes me want to hear them if only on record I couldn't agree with you more about the impact of hearing Halvorsen live - she's phenomenal and needs to come over here again soon

Bobby Hutcherson - Components [blue Note} I think side 2 might be my favourite Blue Note complete side (please note the 'might' ) Cecil Taylor - Conquistador [blue Note]

Ha ha, "hammy," I like that! Sorry, could not find a smaller photo of this album.

Frank Wright Quartet - Uhuru Na Umoja [America]

Sam Rivers - Hues [impulse/abc]

Thanks so much for posting that. I just love Threadgill's soundworld and I'm pleased his music's been presented like this To a non-musician it seems devilishly challenging music to play - with HT there seemingly more so

Stone cold classic