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How does this one compare to the four Minton's records, Tenor Scene, and the three "Sets", and to the Twofer with the same name?

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis & Johnny Griffin – Battle Stations (Prestige, 1963) Such an excellent date. Query whether it is the best of all the records that they did together. It's a high bar.

5 Spot for me. Hot stuff.

Seems like they're worlds away to me too.

I have a friend who is a big fan of City Pop and YMO. It's good music.

Louis Moholo / Larry Stabbins / Keith Tippett – Tern (FMP, 1983)

Just spotted one in the wild. Volume 2.

Dave Grusin, Lee Ritenour, Diane Schuur, Dave Valentin – GRP Live In Session (GRP, 1988) This one has one of the best write ups that Allmusic ever achieved: Start of review: "On this 1985 date, Diane Schur at least is interesting." End of review.

Playing Live At The 5 Spot.

Those comps are very good. Pp I wouldn't class myself as a fan of the genre any more than I would New Wave just because I like the singles. I find it slightly odd that it gets fetishised so much.

This thought here too. RIP.

Interesting. Is this the same as the Riverside record?

Face to face and Brown Sugar are both great records, but I think that the fire dries some of the grease into calorific crust. Here ‘Tis is pure lukewarm grease. The prissiness adds to it. Scrape it off the top and put it back in the tub. Thinking it through, perhaps Green Onions by Milt Buckner, though…

Lost on the other side of an ocean, but I always liked the idea of College Football. You have to get your lower league kicks somewhere.

Oh. I assumed it was an unknown solo record. Still, an excuse to listen to it again.

The Archie Shepp Deja Vu is good.

That’s a great record. Possibly the greasiest out there.

This is a good image. I may steal it. Which record’s this? I think that, with time, those A&M Montgomerys have gotten better. I’m a big fan.

I am reading one of his books at the moment. I remember going to an event in NY in 2006/7(?) at the Knitting Factory (I think) for one of his significant birthdays. Matthew Shipp played. I wish I remembered who else was on the set. I have tried looking a number of times but found nothing.

That makes sense.

I think this is pretty common, provided that you add in Miles Davis and stuff on Impulse!

It is interesting that sax / piano / drums is the OP's example of an unusual trio setting. There actually are not that many groups that play in that format, despite its allowing for pretty much everything, to my ears. The most exciting examples that I can think of come from the free jazz world, where the piano is not necessarily in a comping role. In contrast, the "sax trio" setting of saxophone, bass and drums is maybe a bit more well explored in the bop and bop-derived world. I would be interested to hear from any musicians on the forum, or anyone with an ear better attuned than my own, as to why they think that this set up is comparatively rare in a bop-derived / straight ahead setting. Does it present greater difficulties than e.g. a saxophone trio with bass instead of keyboards?

It sounds like it has been confirmed now. https://mobile.twitter.com/intlanthem/status/1562196045160845312?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet RIP. Very sad news given how young Branch was. One of my favourite artists in the International Anthem catalogue.

Jaimie Branch – Fly Or Die (International Anthem, 2017) Some bad rumours on social media tonight. Really hoping they're not true. This for me is the best record IA has released. Giving it a spin now.

RIP.