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Ah yes. The runaway success TV series about a chef returning to run his brother's failing snackbar. I don't understand why they were so stressed out about making sandwiches.

There are probably hundreds...

Susie Ibarra – Folkloriko

In Lambeth?

It's good. The list is long, but I've got The Gift in there too, which I'm told is similar. It is good. Some bits are more impressive than others but the bits that are good are really good. Maybe I'm feeling generous but it is fun to suddenly have all these records to play with.

John Zorn - Bar Kokhba I have never actually listened to this one until now, despite its status as a modern jazz classic in some circles. I generally like Masada more than most Zorn, particularly live Masada, but something about the wider Masada project rankled with me. I find the approach to naming the tracks with seemingly randomly chosen Hebrew and Aramaic technical terms or names quite irritating for some reason. Anyway, enjoying this one today, at least in bits.

Those don't seem to be uploaded yet. Or at least most aren't. Seville, my favourite, is. What're your favourites? I have never really dug them, but interested to try again now they're out there to suck and see.

John Zorn – O´o (Tzadik, 2009) This one is very popular among reddit jazz fans.

I came to jazz through Zorn (more or less), but I find it very confusing why I liked him so much when I listen to his records now. There was something about it that was thrilling against the background of the 90s and early 00s music scene that no longer translates, or which has become too ubiquitous to be special without something else to make it stand out. It just seems a bit dilettentish to me from the point of view of 2023. Plus he decided he was more of a composer than a musician and I don't really like his compositions (not that I'm mad on his horn playing but at least with an alto in hand there was a will to chaos involved).

In honour of the return of Tzadik to wider availability, what records do you most like on the label and / or are most looking forward to listening to? Bonus points on the scorecard for later era Zorn, non-Zorn and more recent records that might have got missed.

I'll check that one out. Ditto on Zorn.

[Dances jerkily on strings, back and forth, in ghastly parodic imitation of a drunk rugby player singing 'Wonderwall' at pub closing time.]

Sylvie Courvoisier Trio – Double Windsor Another nice one from Tzadik. This time a piano trio that is inventive without sacrificing rhythm.

Why are you making me read about Noel Gallagher? I come to this place so that I don't have to.

Whilst I fully understand the business case for not having your back catalogue on Spotify, it did mean that I was not able to keep up with Tzaddik releases too, especially because they are CD only.

Not me! Thanks go to @unitstructures posting on the Modern / Avant thread.

John Zorn – New Traditions In East Asian Bar Bands This was my favourite Zorn record as a younger man. Not sure whether that is still the case, but nice to revisit it now that the Tzadik catalogue is streamable.

Thanks to letting us know. That's pretty big news. I don't think that this place is exactly a hive of Zorn fans (particularly compared to the rest of the internet) but Tzadik's absence has been felt. It is, or at least at one time was, one of the biggest labels for this kind of music, and it's been unfortunate not to have its catalogue streamable or even downloadable on Bandcamp. I very much enjoyed the Bobby Previte Miro record today. There are quite a few other records that I am looking forward to revisiting or listening to again.

Wadada Leo Smith With Milford Graves And Bill Laswell – Sacred Ceremonies

Bobby Previte – The 23 Constellations Of Joan Miró Now streaming this excellent recommendation from @mjazzg, courtesy of Tzadik's recent upload.

Was it just a Zorba tie in or something?

Electric harpsichord and Oliver Nelson arrangements. The sound of the Future.

I'm no expert but I like these: Adolphe Parillon - I Paint The Sky (Ce L'En Mo) Ka Leve – Ka Lévé Kat-Tet – Women Edmony Krater Et Zepiss – Tijan Pou Velo These are all on the jazz fusioney side. Not purist gwoka.

That's really funny. I quite like the record, especially the electric harpsichord. I presume it's on @Teasing the Korean's radar. I always wondered why he ended up recording it. What is the story?