T.D.

In memoriam Catherine O'Hara

From Jazz In Britain Quintessence | John Taylor with Stan Sulzmann and Rundfunkorchester Hannover des NDR | Jazz In Britain

Hadn't listened to this excellent one for a while.

Because I saw a DG blurb and just had to check it out:

I have that quarter-tone piano disc. I recommend this set (many samples at New World Bandcamp page): Thinking about this, likely to pick it up sometime (samples at Another Timbre bandcamp page):

I just ordered the Oliver Lake and the Dave Burrell / Sam Woodyard.

Thanks! I only have a Japanese import CD with microscopic illegible liner notes. Maybe I should buy the New World reissue for these excellent notes.

Shoji Aketagawa (with Hiroshi Hatsuyama), Nojiri No Tasogare This is weird but pretty cool and in the upper tier of Aketagawa recordings IMO, although his trademark vocalizing is loud and likely to turn some listeners off.

Exactly (emphasis added). I only know of his playing with Metheny.

Thanks. News to me. It'll probably get shown around here and I intend to see it.

"New" archival release: Marty Ehrlich and Julius Hemphill, Circle the Heart on Relative Pitch https://relativepitchrecords.bandcamp.com/album/circle-the-heart While on the bandcamp site, I saw that Ahmed's Giant Beauty 5-CD box set is getting a "third edition" repressing, ETA March 6.

True. That's what I most often did. Squidco looks the most reliable here if DG isn't offering preorder.

Physical CDs don't seem easy to buy [I assume you want CDs]. Squidco shows lots of titles. Price is $16.95 a CD. They have the Lyons, but prior titles in the series are not in stock. DG probably gets a few, but you'd have to act very fast, preorder if possible. Back in the day I used to buy from the label on eBay, but that (at least for CDs) seems NLA. Bandcamp has many titles, but physical CDs are 16 Euros + shipping from Europe so US outlets would be better if they have 'em.

Lightmen, Free as You Wanna Be

That is a superlative entry in the series!

On youtube:

Re. 12, Guy Klucevsek comes to mind as an accordion player with some classical overlap, but I've no idea whether he's included. I'm enjoying listening to this BFT so far, but expect not to have any IDs or even decent guesses.