Rabshakeh

That might have been an easier job.

Increasingly one of my favourite Pharoah records. Certainly my favourite of the Transversales.

What is he wearing?

Kids and wife love this one. Happy place music. Kids currently happily charging around and enormous fake castle playground, so they're good.

Thanks. Which are your favourites. I can use these as a threat if the kids don't behave.

I hadn't listened to them for ages. I forgot how good many of them are (although some are a bit snoozy). The decision to have the string players was a good one. What are the later ones that you're referring too? I mainly know the ECMs. Actually, listening through a couple of Best of the 1990s lists from randoms on the internet. They show up a fair bit, along with the endless Keith Jarretts.

Byard Lancaster – It's Not Up To Us Trying to get the kids into a better mood before a road trip to Leeds Castle

Evan Parker Electro-Acoustic Ensemble – Toward The Margins

Ralph Lalama & His Manhattan All Stars – Feelin' And Dealin' First time listening to this one and I really knocked me out, which these Criss Crosses rarely do. I'd be interested to hear more about Lalama. There's not much out there in the internet.

Fred Hersch – Songs Without Words (Nonesuch, 2001)

Barney Kessel – Bossa Nova Another record I assumed would be better than it is. So kitsch it could be a 90s band like the Cherry Popping Daddies overdoing it.

Larry Carlton – Strikes Twice

Jaimie Branch – Fly Or Die Fly Or Die Fly Or Die ((World War))

Amir ElSaffar – Two Rivers first listen to this, and really enjoying it. As with other records by ElSaffar, I wonder what he'd sound like playing on someone else's record as a sideman. He seems to be a really great trumpeter. I'd love to hear him playing e.g. label mate Henry Threadgill's compositions.

Ketil Bjørnstad, David Darling, Jon Christensen, Terje Rypdal – The Sea II Angry bathtime music.

Great news. Sorry to be a parameters dictator.

Stanley Turrentine – Have You Ever Seen The Rain

Pre-war. Pt pt.

World Saxophone Quartet - Breath of Life (1992)

Anthony Wilson – Adult Themes

Build An Ark – Love Part 2

I posted about him yesterday. Will definitely give this a listen.

Erik Friedlander – Block Ice & Propane

May ard Ferguson - M.F. Horn Two Ferguson's one of those guys who looks absolutely enormous in contemporaneous discourse and in historical recollection, but who makes no appearance in history books. I still struggle with all the squealing, but it's a pretty good record. What an ugly cover, though. I like #4&5 much better though, as I assume most people do.

With the clean shaved head?