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Yeah yesterday in Utrecht it was an amazing experience. The addition of Anja Lechner works out perfectly. now onto this one: the cover reminds me immediately of the excitement I felt during the Arab spring revolutions. I really had a feeling something was about to change in the Middle East for a while. A year later I visited Egypt under Morsi and I already felt things weren’t turning out good. And if you look at those countries now: Egypt, Yemen, Syria, Libya…. It all turned out the wrong way. Even Brahems Tunisia is off worse now than under Ben Ali. It makes me sad. Brahems music suits excellent for that mood. Great record.

Ah that’s a shame (and probably a missed opportunity). Well there’s a few explanations for that choice though I am not sure any of them make sense… see them as a reflection of my seriously twisted personality 😜 1. when it’s not recorded analog but digital I do not necessarily want it on vinyl. I do know from experience (Vijay Iyer LP) that the ECM vinyl sounds great. 2. The music runs only 60 minutes but that means 2 LPs and standing up after every two songs… this kind of music makes me want to stay in my chair. 3. I own all of his other works on cd which leads to a weird neurotic satisfaction when it looks like this: oh and theirs a fourth reason as well: they didn’t bring enough vinyl copies which I found rather silly. It’s no secret vinyl is popular and I saw tens of potential customers walk away dissapointed.

Thanks for explaining!

Anouar Brahem, Dave Holland, Anja Lechner and Django Bates. It was a magical experience. The addition of Lechner on cello was an excellent choice and the interaction between Brahem and Holland was highly enjoyable. Immediately bought the cd and had it signed by them, standing in a queue like a Belieber for Justin Bieber.

Someone around could probably explain to me what those Braxton math like codes mean? His compositions are also titled in a certain manner. What’s the meaning behind it?

Ah that Noah Howard is a lovely live date. I believe it was reissued on cd lately right? Enjoy!

Everytime I spin this one I am amazed by its fresh and original sound. It sounds way ahead of its time. One of the most memorable jazz groups if you’d ask me.

Yeah I think I know what you mean. It’s hard to describe but the fact that it’s not all exactly balanced and that church feeling gives you the feeling you’re right there seeing them playing live. The multiple basses on some of the recordings also add up to that particular sound. And it all does sound very clear. Great stuff

Don’t know if you’re listening to them chronologically but if you are we’re exactly at the same disc 😇 I fully agree with you: worth every cent. Huge diversity between all the discs. Must say that this very one is probably the one I like a little less than the others from the series.

Yeah it’s the same trio as on Basra by LaRoca which is another favorite of mine. Farmer is such a different player than Henderson but it works with both of them. I am a little more careful with culling records from my collection. At this moment there are only about 5 or 6 on my list but not sure yet so haven’t put them down for sale yet. Repeated listens could really change your feelings about a record or even the artist himself. Now playing:

What a lovely record this is. Some excellent playing my Monterose as well.