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I don't know. To my ears, those early Chicos sound choked by being too "progressive" (in the 50s jazz sense). It's a subjective view that I'm sure is wrong, but I'd have liked them a bit more relaxed and a bit less artificial. Bongo heat is a good call on a grim Monday afternoon. I'm feeling the London greyness seeping into my bones today.

Mark Stryker (of this parish) made an interesting point a few days ago on twitter about how jazz critics polls in the last few years seem to be increasingly skewing away from inside / straight ahead / mainstream jazz and towards more 'outside' stuff, when compared to the strikingly mixed / miscellaneous choices in the 1980s. I think it is a point that is particularly noticeable this year. Even the Jazz Times poll set out above skews heavily avant (albeit a sort of mainstream-ised version of it). Of the top ten, eight fall into the avant garde bracket. I'd be interested to see how it compares with the readers' poll, when it comes out.

I mis read the post. My apologies. I definitely think that the service is worse now. Presumably either some licensing arrangements have lapsed or recent advertising is getting in the way of core functionality. Similar for Tomtom's and, I think, even for Google, which is noticeably worse at finding results than it was five years ago.

I struggled with it a little too. I need to give it another go. Great cover.

That looks interesting, particularly as a complement to the Mingus autosexography.

A Nice Day is such a great Buddy Collette record. Really beautiful playing and over the last year it has been moving to the front of my personal favourite choices for west coast records. I think I'd previously had him in my head as the interesting soloist on those early Chico Hamilton records that I don't much care for, but in more natural settings he's just wonderful. The above discussions seem fairly muted - I'd be interested to know whether the board has moved in a more Collette friendly direction since these early discussions. Also, a lot of interesting looking but long defunct links in the thread above.

Have you tried Shazam? A bit shaky these days, but still tends to work for jazz.

If it's anything like the YT stream, I know what you mean.

Did I heard that was getting a rerelease sometime? It's on YouTube, but I'd like to know what it actually sounds like. (Assuming that the tapes are better quality.)

Irene Schweizer - Hexensabbat (FMP, 1978) Reissued and up on Bandcamp. Just great stuff. I've been mixing early Schweizer with Tippett's groups this morning in a heady piano cocktail.

Sad news

Diverse is the word. RIP

Lester Bowie and Phillip Wilson - Duet (Improvising Artists, 1978). New purchase today. First day out of quarantine. From Sounds of the Universe on Berwick St in Soho. A surprise hit with my wife.

Denman Maroney - Fluctuations (New World, 2003)

When's the next 'drop'?

Currently still in quarantine and trying to watch my first non Disney film in over a year: Husbands by John Cassavetes. Naturally the 1 year old is also watching it.

Ditto on the Snake Oils. I think I like them more even than the 80s stuff.

Carla Bley - Tropic Appetites (Watts, 1974)

Jesus wept.

Edsel Gomez - Cubist Music (Noho, 2006)

James Williams - Alter Ego (Sunnyside) ,

Have you read The Perfect Spy? I watched this one at school in English class. I remember really enjoying it. About three years ago, I remembered it and decided it would be a good film to watch with my wife and mother in law when she was staying with us over the Christmas period. I'm not actually sure that it was such a good film for that purpose. My mother in law still talks about it. At least it was an education for her too, I guess.

Is today the first "not Bandcamp Friday"?

Okay. Understood.

Bobby Previte Quintet - Bump The Renaissance (1986)