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Well it was definitely a precursor and crossover into Acid Jazz. Started around the great Jazz Revival that brought Courtney Pine, Steve Williamson et al. I suspect may even have been bubbling under in the club scene prior Here you go, not Blakey but Tommy Chase perhaps, but definitely IDJ I didn't dance...

Harish Raghavan - In Tense [Whirlwind Recordings, 2022]

My memory, a bit hazy, of the Jazz Dance movement in London is that there was a very good dose of Jazz involved. Groups like I Dance Jazz danced to Blakey's Messengers and similar hard bop, some Pharaoh tunes were big too alongside some more Latin influenced Jazz tunes. This was the first time I saw dancing to Jazz as a fairly common occurrence in the Jazz Cafe, Dingwalls etc

I saw Chance live and would agree with that assessment

Yes, I agree. Lots of pretty disastrous housing developments in the style here too but also some that are now enjoying a re-evaluation. A style that certainly divides opinion, still.

Saw him a couple of times with ICP, great musician His first name is misspelt in the thread title, 'Tristan'

Certainly some of its optimism Brutalism undergoing a major re-evaluation in UK. I'd say it was a style that followed but is distinct from Modernism as a style

I remember that too. The Blood Ulmer album of the time was often found amongst post-punk collections

That's probably my favourite of them all. 'Christmas from a hooker in Minneapolis' is genius, pure Waits. I think I began to lose interest because the rock element began to predominate a bit more.

I know them all up to the end of that trilogy, then I stopped being so attentive

I know, they've been pushing it on Instagram, I've stayed away...so far. I agree, the selection has been top notch

A big favourite

Dead ones...

I usually don't mind the 45rpm reissues, I have a few of the Blue Note Music Matters that sound great, but I'm not sure I want to break up the continuity of the music on this album anymore than just the once on a 33rpm LPs I have (two different pressings). Or not at all, as on my CD. That said, I'd love to hear what this sounds like

Not yet she doesn't, I'm holding you in reserve!

Fine album, an early one in my Jazz listening. I hear you about him, I think Ulmer is all kind of different but also rooted in some pretty deep tradtion. Fascinating musician. Wish I had seen him live sometime.

Joe Henderson - The Elements [Milestone, 1974] and before John Haycock - Dorian Portrait [Second Thoughts Records, UK 2023, 2nd pressing] Sound tactics @HutchFan, my partner's even stopped raising her eyebrows...but if she does I'll just show her @Pim's recent post about his Japanese delivery 🙄

Thanks for the tip off.

I've found out more about the film but not about the soundtrack, streamable here if you are at all interested https://cinedelic.bandcamp.com/album/gangsters-70

Egisto Macchi - Gangsters '70, ost [Cinedelic Records, Italy 2023] I'd love to know more about this soundtrack. Some great free-ish Jazz throughout. Only person credited other than Macchi is Walter Branchi which was a recommendation in itself. Paging @Teasing the Korean, any ideas? Purchased solely on speck off the description on Honest Jon's website.

Harry South Big Band - Presenting [Mercury, UK 1966] So good

The only time I've seen Harper. Thanks to Gilles Peterson who arranged the great night

Thanks a lot

The seller has three others so these may be just the first instalment

The first Japanese issue, I think