Rabshakeh

Dogon A.D. by Julius Hemphill (Mbari, 1972)

George Lewis (the other George Lewis) and Douglas Ewart - Jila-save! Mon.-the Imaginary Suite (Black Saint, 1979) A long time favourite of mine that seems to belong to a musical genre all of its own.

Just finishing revisiting this: Nice Guys by The Art Ensemble of Chicago, on ECM. Not my favourite AEC by a long way, but the Jarman tracks in particular are still great. I still don't understand how it sold like it did, given the sometimes ferocious contents.

Lars Gullin - The Artistry of Lars Gullin (Sonet, 1958)

Saturday Celeste.

Sabu - Jazz Espagnole Sah-boooo!

Damon Lock's Black Monument Ensemble - Now (International Anthem, 2021)

Just finished with the Creative Construction Company's Muhal (as it is called on my version). Despite being a huge fan of everyone involved, I'm never sure whether I am in love with this one. In my opinion, it is a bit transitional for everyone involved.

A lot of good music on that one. I'm a bit obsessed with Shirley Collins, a great English folk singer who was Alan Lomax's girlfriend at the time of his next trip on from this one. She occasionally tours giving talks, mostly focused on her trips with Lomax. If you ever get a chance to see one it's highly recommended. She's a very serious figure in the English folk world in her own right too.

That’s a classic scene.

What have I started?!

Yes! Another good one. For some reason. It hits me on my Stanley Turrentine nerve, which is quite different to the Miller stimulus complex, but it is still good.

Nice. I don't know this one. It looks well worth exploring. It was the shot of neat Sanborn first thing in the morning that got me started.

The Panther and the Lash, by the “other” Clifford Thornton (America, 1971) I’d like a word with whoever designed the cover for this. Clifford Thornton’s work really stands out in the mass of 1969/70 era Paris records on America and BYG as being just that bit more cohesive and special.

Bob Moses - Buttersuite in the Ozone

Don’t worry, Rooster. I know a great music forum which I would be happy to recommend to you. Once you’ve bought your new system, you’ll find it a really fun place to hang out and argue about which Blue Note audiophile reissue series you prefer, over and over again.

Roscoe Mitchell Art Ensemble - Congliptious (Nessa, 1968) A new purchase. I got tired of waiting to find it in the wild, so just bought it on Discogs.

Martial Solal - À Bout de Souffle (1960) Motivated by the Jazz Modernism in Europe thread.

An odd one to buy early. It took me about ten years to realise how unusual the playing is compared to what was happening all around at the time. I'm a great evangelist for it, since it seems to have slipped from the public eye recently, and Garner doesn't have much name recognition these days.

One of the first jazz records I owned, as it was and is a favourite with various influential elders in my musical life. Currently listening to: David Sanborn - Voyeur (Warner, 1981)

I had no idea that these Harriotts even came out in the US. Does the fact that they are more easily found mean that they sold in the US? I'm tempted at the idea of improved sound on vinyl. I've always thought the digital versions sounded quite flat.

Great one!

I remember once reading a satirical article somewhere that joked about how even serious football heads who spend their entire summer break jonesing for a fix, and getting excited about friendlies will still not bring themselves to watch Olympic football. The English football season kicks off next weekend. I think I'll hold out for that.

Evan Parker Trio & Peter Brötzmann Trio - The Bishop's Move (2004) Now on: The Bill Perkins Octet on Pacific

Anthony Davis / James Newton Quartet - Hidden Voices, on India Navigation. This was such a great group.