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Mombasa - Tathagata [Wind Records, Germany]

That's a really interesting article. Good to see such in depth reporting too Here's one from over here https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jun/08/cricket-t20-world-cup-india-pakistan-new-york-super-bowl-on-steroids

On the 5 days, the joy of that format is the ebb and flow across the time. Only the most ardent, and there are plenty of them, fans would watch the entire match. I'd watch/listen (cricket and radio are a beautiful partnership) to 2/3 of a match if work/life allowed and I wanted to fully immerse. Bear in mind each day is 7 hours long. Attendance at international Test matches is costly £100-150/day (they sell out) in London so that restricts most people to one day, although some will attend more. Locally cricket is played by 18 counties across UK playing a 4 day and 1 day format, prices are cheaper but attendance a lot lower. This is why more user-friendly format like T20 has been introduced to secure new audiences and a financially viable future. As you suggest a 5 day match may come to an exciting conclusion anytime from about half way through day 2 so more folk will tune in then. Some of the most exciting finishes can be a draw on day 5! I once spent an admittedly drunken cross channel ferry trip to France explaining cricket to an American. He absolutely got it until I landed the bombshell that the four innings took 5 days. At that point, total bewilderment and another beer...

Have followed it to varying degrees since I was a kid, so for about 50 years. I get to at least a couple of day's international Test each summer (long format, very different to what you're watching - it takes 5 days!) Good to hear about the T20 format making inroads in the US. It's a relative new format designed specifically to appeal to new audiences. And USA team seem to be doing alright so far. India v Pakistan is probably the biggest cricket rivalry in terms of audience. England v Australia (boo!) the oldest.

Jazz Crusaders - Pacific Jazz Quintet Studio Sessions, disc 5 [Mosaic] Sound on this is great and the music so good. A set I should play more often.

Mark Hollis - s/t Genius

Thanks, fabulous album

The Brubecks Graham Haynes Marcus Gilmore, grandson of Roy. Are we allowing 3rd gen? Eric Mingus TS Monk Nas, if we're moving outside Jazz. Olu Dara's son Caspar Brotzmann Denardo Coleman Joshua Redman Clark Tracey Karen Mantler

Bought for a tenner in the same sale as Sidewinder... Whatever makes you think that 😄 kind of connected, bought my ticket for Tolliver celebrating Max as part of LJF, should be interesting to see him again. British band otherwise, looks like

Jason Roebke - Four Spheres

David Murray Octet - Ming Inspired by discussion in the Vinyl thread. First time in years, this was a big album for me in my early Jazz listening days

I hadn't heard about that at all. I've never been entirely convinced by PP's bona fides and this only adds to my feelings. I also never got on with their mastering of the SE and Nimbus West titles I bought from them, always a bit bright and loud for my ears.

I bet, I'd forgotten Han

Wolfgang Lackerschmid - Mallet Connection [pläne, Germany 1978]

Ensemble Fields Karner Klaffenböck - Inspiration Improvisation Intonation Tradition [Granit Records, Austria 1985]

I'll give it a spin. Schweizer with Leandre and Maggie Nichols was the most fun and humorous improv gigs I've seen. Not a lot of competition of the humorous front it has to be said, except perhaps Alan Wilkinson solo

Seeing her live on Sunday

Thank you both, added to the 'to buy' list

How's the sound quality on that?

Pleased to see it eventually arrived Prompted me to play the one disc I have yet to hear 'Nights On Saturn'

Orchestre National de Jazz and Steve Lehman at the Vortex Stunning concert, so much going on musically. Boulez meets Jackie Mac with Grachan and Bobby H, with some M-base in a big band with Murail and Grisey having a big say. Very original.

No, I can't. Have you looked in Atlantis? They often have some interesting stock additions on Insta but it tends to be more "World" music rather than what you're after but there have been blues, folk and country represented, not in great numbers mind.