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HJ have it

I read the 'had' and was jolted by the fact he's no longer with us, thinking how I'd forgotten. Then checked and was relieved to see he is

How are you deciding what stays and goes? This is the sort of thinning I need to do

Christensen is very good at "heart"

Me too Fire Music!

I'm almost certain not but someone will now post that they have a cd copy...

I need to listen to Thelin more. Only heard one a good while ago that I really enjoyed

Thoroughly deserved. Completely agree with your description. The influence of diasporic elements in the current scene is its great strength I think. I like to think of them as today's Jazz Messengers filtered through 75+ years of immigration to London. They can play too. They also just seem genuinely good blokes and made a telling acceptance speech about the closing of facilities for youngsters to meet up as they did initially, at a youth club Their Glastonbury performance this year was amazing, even from my sofa. Typo in your thread title

Absolutely this. Astral Weeks changed my world too, still does every time I listen to it. The story goes that Van hadn't written the parts just told Davis to do what he usually did. Result, an absolute masterpiece. Even in you're not keen on Morrison have a listen for Davis alone

Jeanne Lee -Natural Affinities [Owl Records] New arrival, sublime. Big thank you to @Alexander Hawkins for including a track in a recent broken vase podcast

Yussef Dayes - Black Classical Music

So many great recordings he leaves us

I hear links to future compositions on Picecanthropus and East Coasting, mood but also structure but I'm no musician so that's purely a listener's perspective. I have a couple La Porta LPs I really enjoy

Yes, I agree. the group name and LP title sum it up nicely. I love this era of Mingus. With hindsight you can hear what's coming down the line but I think the era has merits all of its own. Herbie Hancock - The Prisoner [Blue Note, Germany 1970(?)] always been a favourite Herbie date.

The Charlie Mingus Modernists - Jazz Experiment [Jazztone, 1957] a Noir soundtrack if ever there was one

Just missed out on an LP of that. 'Visions' is a companion album, so I'm led to believe. Whether or not, it's very good.

Neil Ardley - A Symphony Of Amaranths [Regal Zonophone, UK 1972] That's a good surprise. I should revisit the poetry & jazz, it was a bit too rich a mixture for me 20 years ago and I haven't tried since

Thanks

That Taylor, eh? Quite the improv queen

A recent addition. It's quintessential Garrick with that British choral writing tradtion to full effect. My copy has the added bonus, to me, of all the musicians' autographs on the inside gatefold with dedications to "Derek" who was obviously involved in some way but isn't credited anywhere. I need to research who that might be. Any clue @sidewinder?

Garrick's Fairground - Mr Smith's Apocalypse [Argo, UK 1971]

Bet that's packed with whistleable tunes

British Progressive Jazz serve up another must for Collier fans, a real time capsule

Britain in black and white TV

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