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Probably my favourite of the group's.

Is there a thread anywhere on this forum discussing what a good jazz library might include? I.e., the canonical jazz texts and/or personal favourite jazz books? For listeners and students, rather than musicians. It seems like there should have been one already. I've tried various searches and can't find.

Snap!

Thanks.

Is there a place to find the lists for other decades?

Whilst we are on euro-improv greats, Steve Beresford turns 71 today too.

Chicago Octet / Tentet (Okka, 1997) by Peter Brötzmann and co, in honour of the big man's birthday.

Incredible. Happy birthday to him! The last gig I went to before the pandemic was Peter Brotzmann, Masahiko Saroh, Takeo Moriyama, Pat Thomas, John Edwards and Matana Roberts at Cafe OTO. In September 2019, about a thousand years ago. Let's hope there are many more.

I like the sound of that. I had a listen to a couple of them. I moved away from hip hop a while ago, but whenever I jump back in I'm surprised at how far everything has advanced since 2008 (roughly when I stopped listening). It feels like in beat-making terms stuff went stratospheric once Kanye, Dilla, MadLib etc. had fed into the mainstream. It's funny to think how excited I used to get about stuff that really doesn't stand up now.

Jacques Coursil's Black Suite (BYG, 1971)

Great. I'd never come across the term "beat tapes" until now, but the concept makes sense. I listen the jazz mostly at work (it's instrumental), along with stuff like J-Dilla (same logic), so I may try some of those.

What did you go for?

Now on Night Fire (Black Saint, 1981) by the John Carter Quintet. Possibly even better than the Roots & Folklore records that came after? I know those well but I'd never listened to Night Fire before now. It has a similar feeling, like the listener is watching an unfolding chamber drama. Roberto Miranda on bass is just incredible.

I've heard the first. I'll check out the second of those.

Currently enjoying revisiting Kulack 29 & 30 (Hatology, 1998) by Ellery Eskelin.

I've plugged for Artlessly Falling by Mary Halvorson's Code Girl, which I haven't heard yet, and taken a punt on Pat Thomas and the Locals' new Play The Music of Anthony Braxton. I'm always happy to support Pat Thomas, who never seems to get many breaks. The Coronavirus and lockdown seem to have pushed him to record a bit more. Or perhaps OTO is just offering him some more recording opportunities to replace the three or five hundred gigs he would have otherwise played for them last year...

Resurrecting an old thread for exactly the same reason as the Original Poster: I'm listening to The Cape Verdean Blues and I'm struck by how colourful the drumming is. Apart from the two Silvers and the one Carmell Jones record, are any of his other performances notable? Did he record with Stanley Turrentine and Shirley Scott? Are any of his leader dates any good?

Fantastic! The Landry reissue is great news. I love Solos.

Damn! I have it coming up as released '81 for some reason.

Noice!

Without wanting to repeat the comments above, I am so up for this.

Currently listening to, and enjoying, B.C. by Jan Klare. It's one of a run of solo saxophone records that's that came out last year (although it was apparently recorded in 2019, back when it was still normal to have non-solo records...). I don't know anything about Klare. I have checked my collection and he doesn't play on any records that I have. Does anyone know anything about him, or have any other records of his (leader or sideman) to recommend?

Shame. Very sad. My favourite output of all the Wailers.

Nice. Thank you. Does anyone know anything about the writer?

All three thumbs up! Having a lot of fun at the moment with last year's Of Things Beyond Thule, Vol. 2 by Joe McPhee, Dave Rempis, Tomeka Reid, Brandon Lopez and Paal Nilssen-Love. Definitely a record that is as good as if not better than the sum of its parts. If you like any of those players, I'd recommend it.