Rabshakeh

I think this is one of their more underrated records. One of my biggest problems with the Hi Los is that their music doesn't have much place for rhythm. At least this one has to deal with a beat. Perhaps it leads to a dilution of their sound, but to my ears it is an overall improvement.

Was that from Atlantis? It's a great record. I'm very jealous.

Wow. An original?

Joe McPhee - Tenor

Alterations – Up Your Sleeve Again, promoted by the recent feature on Steve Beresford in the Wire. This clique of musicians really was up to something at that time. Fun stuff.

I always liked "The Bath of Surprise" by Steve Beresford and "Weasels Ripped my Flesh" by the Mothers of Invention.

Basil Mannenberg Coetzee and Lionel Pillay – Shrimp Boats

Roscoe Mitchell - Nonaah

Steve Beresford & Anne Marie Beretta – Dancing The Line No idea either. It was mentioned in the recent issue of the Wire, so I'm streaming it on YT.

Sam Rivers and Tony Hymas - Eight Day Journal

What are we saying is a big band? I have always operated on the basis of big band = >10. If a tentet is a big band then those Chicago Tentet records have to be in there. They’re fantastic. I don’t know those KV records. For me he is a Gerry Mulligan figure: I don’t care about his playing much but great writer and arranger and the stuff he’s on tends to just work better because of his presence.

The Charles Moffett Family – Vol. 1

Grupa Organowa Krzysztofa Sadowskiego – Na Kosmodromie Polish Van Der Graaf Generator.

Richard Galliano and Michel Portal - Blow Up

Charles Mingus - Cornell 1964

Ray Barretto - The Other Road

Ivo Perelman Double Trio – Suite For Helen F. Just finished on this one: Robert Farnon & Tony Coe – Pop Makes Progress

Roscoe Mitchell and Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble - Three Compositions: Live at Sant'Anna Arresi Nice idea and I like the Black Earth Ensemble, but I don't think the group is really right for the compositions.

Kees Hazevoet / Han Bennink – Calling Down The Flevo Spirit

Urs Blöchlinger – Cinéma Invisible

Ornette Coleman – The Shape Of Jazz To Come I think to an extent that first track dominates my own understanding of the record too. During the CD and MP3 age, which is when I was listening to the record most, the temptation to change midway through the second track was always quite strong. Yesterday I was really struck by how much more I enjoyed the whole record on LP.

Revolutionary Ensemble – Manhattan Cycles

I realised my error. Weep.

Ken Vandermark and Mats Gustafsson - Verses

I really like Emergency Peace.