Vaudevillian

A new one by Mira Melford ('s trio). Guess I'll just post the review since it sums it up pretty nicely: https://www.freejazzblog.org/2025/08/myra-melford-splash-intakt-2025.html Increasingly, I find myself liking large portions of Intakt's output. This one is not an exception. Free yet quite "bouncy", as the reviewer puts it.

Thank you for this! https://vandermark1.bandcamp.com/album/new-industries I've been listening to this the past few days, on repeat. (the studio disc). I guess that, for me, it hits the sweet spot between "free" and "groovy", which is what I tend to like most. Any recommendations along the same lines? With or without the involvement of Ken Vandermark, recent or not.

How are you liking it? 🙂

https://eremiterecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-ancients LOVE, love, love this album. Free jazz for the feet, not just the head. Highly anticipated so this is not exactly a BREAKING NEWS post, just wanted to second it.

Is anyone intrigued by the latest Painkiller album? I quite liked the original stuff but I don't know whether this is just a nostalgia play or a legitimately good set. https://www.soundohm.com/product/samsara-1

Anything in particular you'd recommend? I'm still partial to the latest one...although I do get the criticism about it being quite basic. I don't know, sometimes I like stuff like that. A palate cleanser, maybe? (wasn't my interpretation of it the first time around but that could be the explanation, in hindsight)

https://tidal.com/browse/album/377193662?u Darius Jones - Legend of e'Boi Think I saw this mentioned on the FreeJazz blog. I've been enjoying it on repeat for the past few days.

https://www.freejazzblog.org/2024/05/barry-guy-blue-shroud-band-all-this.html Latest one by Barry Guy. Did anyone listen to it yet? In the comments section they are clamouring for a 5-stars rating.

Just wanted to second all the [Ahmed] hype, it's truly gorgeous music. It swings and hits you and yet it remains quite experimental in nature. Bought the digital download which is quite reasonably priced (you are getting 5 cds's worth of music in FLAC format so, with a decent DAC, you get the same experience you'd have with the box set; ok, minus the physical pleasure of owning it).