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John Butcher – Away, I Was

Angelika Niescier – Chicago Tapes A good one.

It is amazing that this is one of the last of the old message boards still going. There was a stage about ten years ago when the kids were romanticising the early days of the internet with their message boards.

Same.

Purgative stuff.

Just realised that Moody was on many Gillespie records from this era.

Dizzy Gillespie – Dizzy Goes Hollywood This is unexpectedly great. A lot of it is down to the interplay between Gillespie and James Moody. Can anyone think of other records that had them both together in a near co lead role?

Just watched Steve Coleman, with Jonathan Finlayson on trumpet, Rich Brown on electric bass, and Sean Rickman on drums. The gig was at Ronnie Scott's. Some very good tunes, which really made me realise how much Coleman in practice owes to his elder namesake Ornette Coleman (even if he himself maybe prefers comparisons to Charlie Parker). But the band lost the audience quite badly in the last quarter of the show with some ill judged audience participation. It was quite a harsh turn.

Forgetting impersonation, I have started getting suggestions for AI prompted playlists. They are... insufferable. Here is an example (best viewed pre-shower, because you will want to wash yourself after): "Kitchen Contribution Prompted by Spotify Generate Songs for watching someone cook while you bring playful, flirty, and slightly smug vibes. Prompt Make me a playlist for watching someone cook for you, because I don't cook - like, at all. My only job is to bring the vibes, and the music better make up for the fact that I can't boil water. It should sound playful, flirty, and a little smug. Focus on songs you think I would like." And this is the garbage that it generated. Substantially worse than any algorithmically generated playlist. And there are lots of these.

Roach Om – Universal Expressions - Poetess Does anyone know anything about this record? Even the identity of the poet? She's not the greatest poet but it is very interesting to hear a jazz poet from this period take her lyrical approach, which is really quite different to most poets working in this area at the time. I had heard somewhere that the band might be Juju. Not sure what that is based on.

Does anyone have any recommendations for Mr. Rodrigues on record? Seems like a formidable discography.

Unknown Artist – Persuasive Jazz Album One Streaming this. I had never heard of it before. According to the internet it is possible a tax write off label that produced very generic jazz covers on a no royalties basis. There are 25 records of this stuff.

Johnny Hammond – Don't Let The System Get You

Strange career, Slagle. One of those guys I almost never see mentioned, even here. I mostly know him as Steve Kuhn's saxophonist, but I know he actually did quite a few leader and co-leader dates.

How does it sound? I am sorely tempted.

Anthony Braxton – Five Pieces 1975

Sadly I don't own it. Very streamable though.

Brew Moore – Brew Moore This is the only Brew Moore record I have heard that really explains the cult status of Brew Moore to me. C'est un corkeur. Encore un corkeur. I bought a copy of Jazz Goes College in Eastbourne a year or so ago and my wife was giggling all the way home that I had bought a Brubeck record. I get my own back every time I put it on and she invariably says how much she loves it and asks me what it is.

It does have a high hit rate. I know there are lots of fans on this forum. The ones that I have enjoyed most have been: Bobby Watson, Vincent Herring and Gary Bartz - Bird at 100 Buster Williams - Unalome Joe Farnsworth - Time To Swing Joe Farnsworth - In What Direction Are You Headed? Orrin Evans - The Magic of Now Something Else! Featuring Vincent Herring - Soul Jazz Vincent Herring - Preaching to the Choir This shallow, but I also really like the high gloss photographs on the covers.

Little Walter - Hate To See You Go

Candy Dulfer - Sax-a-Go-Go Early Candy Dulfer is a bit of a surprise to me. I'd only heard her later records, by which time she'd aged into boring smooth jazz proper. Whereas I really did enjoy my first listen this. Sort of Acid Jazz Jazz. Influences seem to be David Sanborn, 1980s Miles Davis and Prince, etc. It is very very commercial pop jazz and there is the drum machine, but she has an unexpectedly forceful saxophone tone.

Yellow Swans – Going Places

Dieb13 / Pure / Siewert – Just In Case You Are Bored. So Are We. Dieb13 / Pure / Siewert – Just In Case You Are Bored. So Are We.

I never really got into Mehldau. His reign seems a long time ago, now.

It is quite a weird topic for a thread. Lots of white alto players out there. Lots of black alto players too.