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I also don't understand these critical attitudes and all the "market logic" and "customer" talk. They are people in a small to very small business and everybody agrees on the importance of what they have put out. I believe one should recognize that and let them the time to think things over adjust and adapt in the best way for them and the rest of us.

Maybe the recent 2CD comp on Frémeaux has some of those tracks on disc 2: https://www.fremeaux.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&category_id=64&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=1697&option=com_virtuemart

Absolutely! Also good story about the English drummer on disc 2 in the liner notes.

According to Jean-Jacques Birgé (see link below in French, picture from there) who was involved in the record, Nato is to release in the fall an album of unreleased tracks featuring Jacques Thollot and one taken from the concert given at the Java after his passing. Very excited to see this! Even if you don't read French, you can have a look at the musicians involved here: https://blogs.mediapart.fr/jean-jacques-birge/blog/100717/thollot-extenso

De rien! Philippe Robert is working on a volume 2 to come out in 2018, and will probably bridge a few gaps, the most obvious being no women in vol. 1.

Pierre Mariétan - Rose des vents

I would say the situation is mixed here in Paris. I'm 31 and have been going on a regular basis to jazz related concerts for five years, much less regularly before where I used to see more live rock. Some very commited older jazz fans always get the front seats and rarely miss a single concert for big names in free improvisation. But there is also generally a group of 20-30 year old people that come later and stands or sits behind, who might be less knowledgeable about the music's history but who enjoy it just as much. Some of them are musicians, others come also to hang out. The prices are more than reasonable for younger audiences, generally from 5 to 15 euros per concert. At one time, groups like Sonic Youth had an influence in bringing a part of their audience to jazz and there came a lot of dedicated fans out of that stream. I agree though that the conservative aspect of some jazz halls and current traditions can have a repelling effect, it is also the most visible part for people who have only a vague idea of the dynamics of the music. I started going to concerts when I discovered places like the Instants chavirés and stopped thinking that jazz was at the rue des Lombards to give a parisian example.

I went to the Whitney Biennal during my visit to NYC in May and confirm it was some of his new music. One can read about it here: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/13/arts/music/kamasi-washington-whitney-biennial-harmony-of-difference.html It was fun to have a dark room with jazz being played in the midst of what was mainly visual art.

Very sad to read.

Cecil Taylor Unit - Akisakila

Steve Lacy - Sortie Quartet with Enrico Rava, Kent Carter and Aldo Romano, 1966

Mingus - Debut rarities vol. 3

Wadada Leo Smith - Kabell Years 1971-1979 Disc One

Ordered and waiting for this one! Sound excerpts are excellent.

Music of Morocco: Recorded by Paul Bowles Disc 3 - Lowlands

Afric Pepperbird is recommended! 1967!!!

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Discovered thanks to Clifford's BFT Now on track 4, "Substance II", which develops on the tune of traditional "Santa Lucia" and then a succession of popular melodies.

Last night started off with: ...then:

fascinating interview!

Thanks! Unfortunately didn't go to Brooklyn this time, we stayed only one night and that was in Queens, Elmhurst to be precise, and loved the neigbourhood especially the great food. As for NYC Jazz Record, your series of interviews there has been great. I still read it even from here in France, even though going through the actual paper in parks or the subway was nice! We went to the movies on the first day of the Vision festival, the 5:30 schedule with documentaries on Cooper-Moore and longer one on Charles Gayle and the Sound Unity Festival. Less people there than I would have expected but we were in good company, Henry Grimes came to the screening! Another highlight from the rest of the trip was the fantastic top floor of the Washington National Art Gallery: the Rothko and Barnett Newman rooms. Great works in abundance that are not very common to see in Europe. Thank you all for the advice, I am keeping the references for further visits.

Any idea if this documentary will be playing in Europe? (and wondering the same about the Lee Morgan film). I second the thanks for the Pharoah tracks, great to hear!