RSD April 2026

[rostasi]

https://substack.com/home/post/p-194528027

[Kevin Bresnahan]

I'm up for the Henderson date on CD. My days of buying new vinyl when there's a CD option are slowly going away. I already have too many LPs that I don't have room for.

[clifford_thornton]

shop here sold out of the Cecil before I could get over there... drat. If anyone has a line on a copy I would be appreciative!

[Ken Dryden]

I've enjoyed the Yusef Lateef, Mal Waldron, Ahmad Jamal, Bill Evans, Michel Petrucciani immensely. I have been impressed with disc 1 of the Henderson, I haven't yet played the Cecil Taylor set.

[AllenLowe]

On 2/4/2026 at 2:43 PM, clifford_thornton said:

The Annie Ross is pretty cool. 

Looks like the Cecil is from Paris and not Maeght (as I'd been told) and I will definitely pick it up despite my aversion to the liner note author.

I won't mention any names but Phil Freeman is a know-nothing, with a vengeance.

[Rabshakeh]

10 hours ago, AllenLowe said:

I won't mention any names but Phil Freeman is a know-nothing, with a vengeance.

He's a classic jazz entrepreneur/critic. I don't mean that in a positive way. But I don't dislike him like you do. I would follow one of his recommendations over a recommendation from someone like Chinen. I think his special skill is at least finding out when music has a pulse, which is pretty rare for younger professional jazz critics these days.