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Off to search for that recent quote of yours about being ruthless and unsentimental when it comes to clear outs...going soft? I nearly bought that album this week

It's the sitting on the fence that's so annoying

My copy comes with scratch on the title track for added vintage authenticity... It's a fine album

Booker T & The MGs - Green Onions [London Records, UK 1964 RE]

Two good players

New recordings now up for order https://pmpmusic5.bandcamp.com/album/anthony-braxton-trillium-x Trillium X which has its own short thread already, here https://www.organissimo.org/forum/topic/92713-anthony-braxton-trillium-x/#comment-1906053 And, the first Thunder Music recording https://www.schott-music.com/de/anthony-braxton-50-years-of-creative-music-no783376.html I've ordered the latter and I'm seriously thinking of taking a leap into his opera work with Trillium X

Shame that's subscriber only, I would have gone for it as a one-off purchase

Pat Metheny Group - Travels An album now loaded with meaning for me. Really? I am surprised at that Just the title alone makes me want to investigate this, so off I go to do so

Whispy...?

Your previous post of this prompted me to have it as a soundtrack to a very stressful all night journey. It was just what I needed, thank you

There was a very good overview of Butcher's recordings in the Wire recently, written by Seymour Wright. It highlighted how little I'd really heard, this being a case in point. I saw him in a trio over Easter and his playing was superb, so controlled and without embellishment. Can you have saxophone haiku?

Yes Japanese Jazz gets talked about a fair bit on the forum I'd say. There's at least one dedicated thread. https://www.organissimo.org/forum/topic/76926-japanese-jazz/#comment-1412116 Also the "listening to" threads often feature Japanese musicians as leaders and in bands. Gets played a fair deal in this house too

One of my favourite BNs, Moncur is such a great writer and player. I have an original but like it so much I may be tempted by the TP. Also, a great cover

Is that the Tone Port? How is it?

Me neither, always wanted to

The Makathini is a good call and I'd hazard a guess that @felserwouldn't find the chanting offputting It was your championing of them the hooked me in, thank you. I'm hoping Wilkins in particular plays London soon

Sure is! Sample it here https://ayler-records.bandcamp.com/album/the-box-set-highlights-digital-edition

Immanuel Wilkins - 'The 7th Hand' Better than all of those She was married to Lyons too, for what that's worth if anything when it comes to their musical relationship

I think England need to tie Sir J up tight for the next 18 months at least, with apologies to Lancs fans

Seconded on Wilkins and Ross, good players, ambitious writers. I sometimes feel they're ploughing a narrow furrow but they're both relatively young still and have bags of potential. If you approach without thinking you're going to hear Jackie Mac or Bobby H but a very contemporary, as it should be, take on the music then there's lots to like. Hard bop heaven it ain't... When it comes to Wilkins maybe start with 'The 7th Hand' rather than the more recent 'Blues Blood's which is more vocal heavy, very good notwithstanding that

Such a band. Chico's groups were just so consistently good in that period

That's a very good album

£45 to import one, ouch!

Listening to 'Warm Wisdom' now, right up my street. Sadly no copies seem to have crossed the Atlantic.

Bingo! Check the album https://www.discogs.com/release/27677148-Aja-Monet-When-The-Poems-Do-What-They-Do Very strong, I think