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How do they know? These are pretty obscure areas, which you presumably have well covered. My family won’t even buy me things from an Amazon wish list for fear of getting it wrong.

Are you buying these for yourself or are you getting them separately from various niche Christmas gatherings?

Just a great haul. That Klaus Weiss has such a bizarre cover. I like the idea of Eddie Henderson dressing up as Lee Morgan for the photoshoot.

Someone to bring out this profound song's moody and slow moving inner core.

In a bizarre twist, my Spotify Wrapped this year has informed me that my most listened to tune is "Cicale" by Italian disco pop artist Heather Parisi from 1981. https://youtu.be/ylpijz53PZk It is just this and then hundreds of jazz tunes.

I like the idea of Vijay Iyer and Avishai Cohen (or whoever) trying to unload a stolen flat screen. It's too ridiculous to think about, really, isn't it?

Sure. But "happy music" hasn't dried up. Why are so many modern piano trio and solo record so moody? It's not true of the saxophone or guitar stuff. And let's be honest - modern piano trio music is hardly particularly up to date, whether happy or sad.

I don't remember the smoke. I remember a Greek metal guy in an Impaled Nazarene t shirt right at the "front" (this was before they were picked up more widely; everyone there was into metal first and foremost, and there weren't many people) starting the gig fist pounding and shouting encouragingly "play the metal!!!!", and then falling asleep on the stage in front of the amps, despite the hellish noise, whilst his empty glass moved purely as a result of the vibrations in a parabola away from him, then back towards him, and then just shattered. It was a great gig that probably damaged me for life.

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No. Or of him. With which would you start?

I guess that the flip side of this question is, what happened to the major non moody acoustic piano stylists? Even Jason Moran and Vijay Iyer, who, on the basis of the above, do not appear to have much of a link to e.g. Mehldau, are pretty dour. It feels like not only the influence of Bud Powell, Red Garland and Bobby Timmons etc has dried up completely, but also the interest in playing colourful or joyful music on acoustic piano. Then again, perhaps I’m missing some obvious examples.

Arthur Blythe - Blythe Spirit (Columbia, 1981)

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Jabbo Smith & His Rhythm Aces Featuring: Ikey Robinson And His Band

Just finished: Alexander von Schlippenbach - Pakistani Pomade (FMP, 1973) Now on: Wynton Marsalis - Standard Time, Vol. 5: The Midnight Blues (Columbia, 1998) Wynton with strings works, I think. I enjoy this one a lot more than the other more well known standards sets that he did in the 1980s.

Wow. Looks good. I'm with you on the first. I find that he tends to meet expectations at best.

This is one of the Maybecks to which I tend to return. I am often disappointed in Turrentine records, but then there are some that I think are just magical, such as this. I saw them when they first came to London (I think). One of the most memorable gigs of my life. I was so impressed. I think they gave me a hernia.

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Basically. Not a real term. But it's a great pub in summertime because it opens right up, and the pub (I.e. the council) is fairly relaxed. Good in winter too. Those two, along with the excellent Hand and Shears at the other end of Smithfield, were my standard pubs when I worked nearish to there. Sadly I'm now in the Bishopsgate/Shoreditch border, which is a bit of a dead zone.

There's still the Jerusalem Tavern. I find it tend to go there in the winter and the 3 Crowns in summer, largely because, juke box or not, it's really a pavement pub.

Which record would you start with? Your recommendations are always worth following up.

Hello, Does anyone have a recommended book on jazz in the 1940s? I.e., a book covering one or all of: the birth of bop, the NY and regional scenes of the day, the NO revival, perpetuation of swing, birth of R&B. I've seen a couple around: Deveaux, Gitler, but I'd be interested if anyone rates one in particular. Obviously most jazz histories touch this period, including the really useful Bob Porter, but I'm looking for something that feels specifically with this time. Thanks

I am interested in this idea. Does the family know that the box had already been purchased? I had no idea they were still going. Erst seems to have vanished from the consciousness. Other than the Leandre that you mentioned elsewhere, did any of this interesting sounding haul stand out?

Thanks! There is a great recent episode of WBGO's Jazz United podcast that covers Christmas jazz. Worth a listen.

As is often the case with music from this era, I had missed this record, and its accompanying volume under Chick's name. This is a real challenge to set. I think it would send my partner into a total panic!