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Good interview, although, in classic Iverson style, it ignores the last five decades entirely. You would think Shorter retired after he left Miles Davis and never recorded again.

I should get that Barefield. I was listening to him on Sound and Space Ensembles (which has been on repeat over here for a while).

A real lack of Moondoc out there.

"Whoa. Uh oh, spaghetti-o! Now we’re talking!" Great opening line.

Strangely highly regarded though. Scandinavian sophistication.

That's a great post. Semi-classical.

Wiebelfetzer – Live (Bazillus, 1971) A lot of fun streaming this murky little Swiss number. Now moved on to: Roscoe Mitchell Quartet - In Walked Buckner No actual Thomas Buckner on this record. Hunh.

Anthony Braxton – This Time... (BYG, 1970)

I mean... It is pretty cancellable. I'm not surprised. Just surprised to come across a 32 year old who's really into something I had imagined to be of the long ago past.

Roscoe Mitchell – And The Sound And Space Ensembles (Black Saint, 1984)

Paul Gonsalves Quartet – Boom-Jackie-Boom-Chick (Vocalion, 1963) My birthday is coming up, in case anyone wants to buy me this very reasonably priced LP.

I second this. From the moment it starts you know it is going to be good.

Do you know the other Morgan record called Retribution Reparation? That's a really good record.

Why the double Mulligan?

Bought 20% in a sale.

The Brecker Brothers – Return Of The Brecker Brothers (GRP, 1992) It's an excellent record.

This sort of stuff is so far away from George Howard and Grover Washington that it is really a different genre. Treacly Disney jazz for sale at the supermarket.

Michel Portal · Léon Francioli · Pierre Favre – Arrivederci Le Chouartse (Hat, 1981)

Interested to know what those who know this era better than I regard as the key recordings, where there by Mitchell or by his peers.

The George Shearing Quintet And Orchestra – White Satin (Capitol, 1960)

Ed Summerlin / Roger Ortmayer – Liturgical Jazz: A Musical Setting For An Order Of Morning Prayer (Ecclesia, 1959) Just streaming this. I expected it would be some hyper-serious 60s oratorio thing, but exactly it has some good writing and solos. I know nothing about Ed Summerlin but on the basis of this taster I'd be interested in more. Elysian Spring – Glass Flowers (Despa, 1969)

Just finished: Not my favourite of his, but lots of good bits. Now switching it down a bit:

I like this one a lot. Very smokey stuff.

Bu Pleasant – Ms. Bu (Muse, 1974)

Serge Ermoll's Free Kata – The New Language Of Music, Vol. 1 (Free Kata, 1976)