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The Just Music LP was released privately and rereleased by ECM as #1002. I knew there'd be one other somewhere

Steve, Have enjoyed much of your enthusiasm over the years, yet your descriptions of musicians and some of the comparisons made are like weight lifting or drag racing competitions. "she isn't the best musician in the trio" is a bit over the top and a bit silly really. especially as when I enjoyed the trio live I certainly perceived a band based on sharing and understanding not competition

Glad to see Dawn of Midi releasing a new disc on a relatively high profile label in Thirsty Ear. Their first "First" was a lot more musically imaginative than the title. opportunity to hear here http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2013/07/30/listen-to-dawn-of-midis-new-album-dysnomia-premiere/

a gratuitous Jazz reference for today - Stan Getz's 'Sweet Rain'

Yes, someone. I thoroughly enjoyed "Super sad true love story" and on the evidence of that one I'll read others. i found him a very acute writer pinpointing some of society's pricklier questions but as you say with great humour. I read him as a very American writer, I'm not sure why just a tranatlantic distanced view I suppose.

Didn't know about that Dwight Andrews. Line up intrigues

That's a shame. I'll always have fond memories of listening to 'Naturally' as a teenager. He had something that was very him and no one else managed to reproduce

Yes, both volumes are essential. Thought you may say that! second volume's in the post I absolutely love "around 6", but I'm a huge fan of both Kenny Wheeler AND Edward Vesala so it's a no brainer for me possibly my favourite Kenny and I like a lot of them a lot

Bill Dixon - Considerations 1972-1976 [Fore] first time listen - revelatory stuff

Seems his health problems may not be improving. London gig in November just cancelled "EFG London Jazz Festival regret to announce that, for health reasons, Sonny Rollins has had to cancel his Royal Albert Hall concert scheduled for Monday 18 November this year. His office have issued the following statement:- “Earlier this year, Sonny began to experience respiratory symptoms that affected his playing. His doctor prescribed rest and a course of treatment that he hoped would eliminate the symptoms quickly and would enable Sonny to resume his performance schedule. Although Sonny has made good progress, his symptoms are unfortunately not completely gone, and he is not yet at the point where he can physically perform a concert at the high level that has always been his standard. Last week, in consultation with his doctor, Sonny decided that he needs to devote the remainder of this year to rest and the prescribed therapy in order to address his current health issues. Therefore all concerts scheduled for the remainder of 2013 have been postponed. Sonny is determined to get stronger and hopefully return to performing in 2014” Get better Mr Rollins

Yes indeed. The McPhee is a 'must buy' for me. I'm intrigued by Jim Black's presence in that Trumpet and Drums line up but as a Peter Evans agnostic I think I might pass. I was just listening to some intriguing samples over at Squidco of the Susana Santos Silva & Torbjorn Zettererg also a recent Clean Feed

John Lindberg - The East Side Suite [sound Aspects]

very close to the top of my 'to buy' list. Is it as good as I suspect it is? Yes, it's absolutely wonderful. I was lucky to score all of Lyons' Black Saint LPs as a lot on eBay some years back. They're all very strong, but this one and Nuba (with Cyrille and Jeanne Lee) are the best of the lot. It really is almost like a CT Unit with everyone else stripped away. Well, OK, maybe circa '66, less so the unrelenting late 70s stuff. Thanks, that description of CT Unit strpped away does it for me. I'll definitely be on the hunt. I know Nuba and like that a lot Theo Jorgensmann quartett - Straightout! [euroPhon]

very close to the top of my 'to buy' list. Is it as good as I suspect it is?

only a history teacher........Lambert, maybe?

RIP Herbert Morgan

watching it might

Spoken like a true Scotsman. If only. At least that would give me a chance to vote for independence

My only hope is that by the time he reaches the throne this country will have come to its senses and there won't be a throne to occupy. He can then call himself 'King' and swan around the Med like the the Kings of Greece and Yugoslavia do as an embodiment of an outmoded institution of privilege and inequality.

ECM also chose to reorder the tracks IIRC It's possibly unique (ready to be corrected) in the ECM catalogue as a reissue of sessions recorded by another label. I believe Eicher was keen to make the music available as he felt it represented what he was hoping to achieve with his label. I, for one, am very grateful to him for doing so

No blue sky or sun in London yet!

The Hampel's a cracker if anyone's wavering, jump

All changed now!

Another good day's cricket today. Advantage Australia. Bell needed to make a big hundred really

today's new arrival. sounding very nice on the first spin