Clunky

not being wild about Gabarek I bought this yesterday on the strength of Vesala and I'm not disappointed.

Sonny Rollins- The Alternative Rollins (RCA France)- amazing that this sat in the can for so many years. Excellent Rollins and by no means scraps from the cutting room floor.

Next up, Pat Metheny- 80/81- (ECM) Germany- by turns lush and by others vigorous. Nice one, even if I'm not a follower.

always thought this a strange name for this album, sure it swings but that's not what his music was about. Although he lead only 2 BN sessions both are excellent.

Cecil Taylor- Live at the Cafe Montmartre ( Debut ) Danish , mono, something excellent to start the morning and to go with my third coffee.

very sad . A very fine drummer.

Given that my photo of Chapin at the Glasgow Jazz Festival has been my avatar for the last 10 years, I guess you could say I like his music and will get this.

For whatever reason, I'm a fan of that one! Likewise

I hope he is comfortable and has those around him who love and know him.

As I wait for my set to arrive , can anyone explain why other European '64 dates weren't included. I know these have been extensively booted. Was it for that reason or due to who originally produced the shows/recordings. Are all those concerts included in set originally produced by/for Mingus ? I'm not especially bothered by their non inclusion merely curious.

I'd go for Tadd Dameron as arranger of any dream big band. Bill Holman would also be a good choice.

I prefer vinyl on the whole but the sound of the Fischer beats the original Pacific pressing that I own. These reissues are pretty much a no brainer because the standard of the whole product is so very high. I have the Novus West Coast Hot CD and one of the Carter/Bradford LPs and I'll be up for JHL's reissue of any/all of these.

all looks fine now, not sure what the problem was..

Chris Connor - Complete Atlantic Recordings- I suggested this a while ago and got a positive response but who knows...

Hmmmm. must be doing something wrong, I never see any threads returned when clicking on New Content or last 24 hrs , last 1 week etc.??

Charles Mingus - Complete Debut Recordings (Fantasy)- don't listen enough to this set , firstly it's huge and secondly the sound Q is slightly below moderate.

Jazz on 3 - LJF LIve from Ronnie Scott - recorded on Friday night, somehow I managed to lop off the last 30 mins of the show so by missing Ambrose Akinmusire. Luckily should have got it on my DAB albeit at a lower bit rate.

A sunny Sunday morning, first up George Cables -Cables Vision- (Contemporary)- electric piano dates it, but none the worse for that.

Maybe-could it really have been that long ago. I'm sure it was here , it was either in a Clifford Brown or Bennie Green thread IIRC. Possibly deleted , I couldn't find it either.

are these Kentonesque sides?

Thanks for that, Bill. Answers my query re: "Jubilant Power" as well! Snake Johnson - similar feeling to Jubilant Power -also recommended

From last years sale, a few thoughts for what it's worth LR 371 Conference Call (Ullmann / Stevens / Fonda / Bennink); Variations on a Master Plan; =very good , takes a bit of work to get into it LR 290 Gebhard Ullmann 'Ta lam zehn'; Vancouver Concert; LR 291 Dolmen Orchestra; Sequenze Armoniche; = still not sure , IIO it's not, lacks the humour, interesting CD LR 358 Simon Nabatov; Perpetuum Immobile, Solo Live;= a bit dull CD LR 377 Pago Libre; Phoenix; Live in Salzburg & Zurich; = enjoyed this excellent CD LR 415 Clarinet Trio 3; Ballads and Related Objects;= great CD LR 182 The Italian Instabile Orchestra; Live in Noci & Rive-de-Gier, 1991;= brilliant in parts and odd in brief parts- highly recommended CD LR 445 Mark O'Leary / Tomasz Stanko / Billy Hart; Levitation; = Stanko so 5 stars CD LR 539 Jan Klare / Wilbert De Joode / Michal Vatcher; 1000;= really like this replay it frequently CD LR 197 Braxton / Parker / Rutherford Trio (London) 1999= fine CD LR 422 Steve Lacy / Joelle leandre; One More Time;= another goodun for Lacy CD LR 193 Anthony Braxton / Evan Parker Duo (London) 1993 CD LR 197 Braxton / Parker / Rutherford Trio (London) 1993 CD LR 586 Simon Nabatov; Roundup; CD LR 260 The Fonda / Stevens Group; Evolution; = pretty conventional by the standards of the others here CD LR 301 The Fonda-Stevens Group; Live at the Bunker;= as for LR260 GY 5/6 The Sun Ra Arkestra; Live at Praxis 1984;= good Ra - fidelity acceptable CD LR 149 Sun Ra and his Cosmo Discipline Arkestra; A Night in East Berlin;= excellent Ra - fidelity , good enough- a few tape wobbles IIRC

recorded Oct.17th 1976. Nine piece including conga ! It's a while since I spun this but I recall it being pretty good writing , arranging and playing . Sidemen include Chris Woods (as), Nick Brignola (bs) Andy LaVerne or Jim McNeely (p) , Dave Friesen (bass)r Steve McCall or Bob Merigliano (drms) Sam Jacobs (Conga),

I've the Monk and the Getz sets and these sound great, pressing are excellent. I've a very soft spot for these recordings and have a hunch they could sound very good on LP. Tempted, I am.

Very sorry to hear this. I have always taken Curson's appearance on a set a very positive sign that it'll be worth getting/hearing.