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Such a great record. ❤️

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Wow! So much amazing stuff here, @felser !!! I've hit the brakes hard on my spending lately -- after going a little overboard in the first half of the year. After seeing your list, I'm very much regretting my "No spending for a while" decision!

Earlier: Saxophone – Akira Sakata Bass – Adelhard Roidinger Drums – Takeo Moriyama Sakata plays gale force alto. . . and the same could be said of Moriyama's drumming. However, IMO, this album doesn't quite reach the same crazy-transcendent level as Yosuke Yamashita's trio with Sakata & Moriyama -- as heard on albums like Clay , Up to Date, and Chiasma. It's probably unfair to compare Roidinger with Yamashita, but the bassist's "voice" just isn't as forceful as the pianist's. As a result, I find myself missing Yamashita when I listen to Counter Clockwise Trip. So now I'm scratching that itch: Piano – Yosuke Yamashita Saxophone – Akira Sakata Drums – Takeo Moriyama Like Kip sez: "That's what I'm talkin' about."

More jazz from Finland: Heikki Sarmanto Big Band – Everything Is It (Odeon, 1972) reissued by Porter Records

Now streaming: Juhani Aaltonen, Esa Helasvuo, Teppo Hauta-aho, Edward Vesala - Jazz-Liisa 17: Live at Liisankatu Studios, Helsinki, 1973 (Svart)

I'm only just getting to know his music myself. Enjoying what I've heard, so far.

Beethoven: Late Piano Sonatas / Alfred Brendel (Philips) Disc 1 - Piano Sonatas Nos. 27, 28, 30 & 31

Now playing: Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 "Choral" / Karl Böhm & the Vienna PO with Gwyneth Jones, Tatiana Troyanos, Jess Thomas, and Karl Ridderbusch (rec. 1972) This is a GRAND reading of the Ninth -- and an old favorite of mine.

I was completely unaware of this stuff. I am in, most definitely. Thanks for the heads-up, @gvopedz.

Now spinning: Jan Garbarek - Places (ECM, 1978) with John Taylor (org, p), Bill Connors (g), and Jack DeJohnette (d) EDIT: Such masterful drumming by Jack. His propulsive drive makes this music go.

Sorry to hear this sad news. But I am grateful for all of the music he's given us.

Now: Earlier:

I've already added the LP to my 'to get' list. There's a sense of joy and PLAYfulness in their music-making that's palpable. Next up: Another DOOZY from '79.

Ooooooo-eeee. Yeah, man !!!

Next up: This album compiles music from two LPs that Montoliu made for Timeless: - Yellow Dolphin Street (1977, complete) - Catalonian Folksongs (1978, six of ten cuts)

Good deal. I'll investigate.

That looks interesting. What do you think of it, John?

Next up: Chico Freeman - The Outside Within (India Navigation, rec. 1978)

Now: A lovely session.

"Commas are characteristic of the decadent Western bourgeoisie, the kulaks of punctuation."

Fantastic! (pun intended)