Rabshakeh

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?

It's a great video. Exactly the sort of thing I'm looking for. Who is the drummer?

That's great. I was vaguely worried that the Dorseys wouldn't get a look in. What are the Harry James records.with which to start? There's been a lot of discussion on a couple of them.

Evan Parker Electro-Acoustic Ensemble – Memory / Vision (2003)

Okay. I like his playing but I don't like the composition. It is a bit folk/metal adjacent 1990s crowd pleaser. I'd like to hear him in other settings.

Akosh S. Unit – Imafa

Got it, thank you.

What’s the significance of 1947 specifically? Wikipedia says Universal is right.

It's a great piece.

Lionel Hampton And His All-Star Alumni Big Band – Newport Uproar!

Luckey Roberts & Willie "The Lion" Smith – Luckey & The Lion: Harlem Piano (1961)

I should add that I love the fact that there is a jazz record called "Sweatin' with Hamp". I would like to buy two copies just to send to Brad Mehldau and Vijay Iyer.

Thanks! Those look really interesting records. This Mayer is the closest I've heard of him to a leader so it was interesting to hear. I'll dive in.

John Mayer's Indo-Jazz Fusions With Larry Adler – Indo Jazz Fusions I never really thought of Stan Sulzmann before, although I've seen his name on a number of British jazz records from the era. Did he have any good leader dates?

Joe McPhee With The Bill Smith Ensemble – Visitation (1985)

This is absolutely great, and I look forward to it! I similarly often find myself drawn to the fill in the story where I think the generalised narrative has ignored or obscured what was going on. I tend to find that the music that sits in those gaps is easily the equal of whatever was going on elsewhere.