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Ooh. That's it. Good nickname. It did have me confused though. I also like Larry Kart's "limp and Keepnews-y". A perfect description.

I'm interested to know where other forum members might place Cannonball Adderley in their personal pantheons of saxophone Greats. This is judged on the sole category of your own personal perception of his "Greatness", capital "G" in comparison to his peers. In your opinion, is he right up there with Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane in the world spanning cosmic titans, or is he closer to sublunary greats like Hank Mobley, Yusef Lateef or Benny Golson? Really, I'm interested to know how people feel about Cannonball's place in jazz history. I am asking because he's interesting in that he's one of the most well known of all jazz musicians, but unlike his peers in recognition terms he is rarely discussed in ways that emphasise his "genius" (an overused term in jazz writing, but rarely for Adderley).

Sorry to ask a question about something someone said 16 years ago, but who is Teefsky? I've tried looking at the players on all the Riversides and I can't see anyone with a name that could give rise to a nickname like that.

Plum and Cherry by Basil Coetzee and Lionel Pillay.

Great artwork.

Very very good, I think. Solo saxophone covers of various tunes, including Nonaah. Roscoe Mitchell's earlier style (e.g. on Sounds) seems to be the obvious influence. Those earlier records of his are some of.my favourite modern jazz releases. I'm not sure why it has taken me this long to listen to this.

Just finished The Syndicate - Pezulu Now on: Mitsaki Katayama - First Flight And now, an excellent new release: Darius Jones - Raw Demoon Alchemy (A Lone Operation)

On no. I was dumb. I assumed it would be a venue.

What's LJF? Sorry if I'm dumb.

Josephine Davies' Satori - In The Corners Of Clouds (Whirlwind, 2018)

Dollar Brand - Black Lightening (The Sun, 1976) Such a great record. The title track really does stomp. Does anyone have any idea why these Al Shams / The Sun records have never been properly re-released, despite Brand's/Ibrahim's reputation? As far as I am aware, they are all spread out over various tacky compilations. Streaming this, but I would happily own it. Edit: Having checked, this one is actually not that hard to find on vinyl.

Anthony Braxton - Seven Compositions (Trio) 1989 (HatArt, 1990) Tony Oxley is absolutely fantastic on this.

I was going to ask this question but I see there's already a thread. In the almost 1 1/2 decades since this thread had life in it, have any of you identified any good new jazz podcasts? I quite enjoy Jazz United, which is a show hosted by Greg Bryant and Nate Chinen. Chinen is a known quantity, of course, but Bryant has a different perspective as someone who grew up in (in think) the early 80s in a community with active jazz fans, and has some different influences. Any others that people enjoy?

Bobby Hutcherson - Un Poco Loco (Columbia, 1980)

Yeah, my moderna number two wiped me out. I haven’t been that sick since I was in my early twenties.

Amazing how these guys can just ride a groove all day.

Derek Bailey, Fred Frith, Sonny Sharrock, John Zorn, Bill Laswell, Charles K. Noyes – Improvised Music 1981 (MuWell)

I'm a big fan of this one. Lester Young worship for sure but it is more than that. Attila Zoller, Wolfgang Dauner and Ronnie Ross – Night Bounce (Inmus, 2000)

Anthony Davis, James Newton and Abdul Wadud - I've Known Rivers (1982, Gramavision)

I think it is. Possibly a Yazoo comp if I remember right. I had it on CD a long time ago.

John Surman - Upon Reflection (ECM, 1979) More Pachelbel than Bird, at times.

Najee - Najee’s Theme (EMI, 1986)

Mark Weinstein - In Jerusalem (Zoho, 2015)

Dudu Pukwana, Chris McGregor, Johnny Dyani and Louis Moholo - Blue Notes in Concert A really superb release, from a 1977 London concert.

Thanks