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We’re back in a full lockdown here in the Netherlands. Still waiting for someone to admit that the vaccinations do not work as they had supposed to do… I took both shots for I was thinking it was the right thing to do. It probably was anyway but I am very disappointed about the whole situation right now. What worries me more are the rising tensions and polarization here. On one side we got a government that tries to make a vaccin mandatory… really guys mandatory? I’m all for vaccinations but making it mandatory violates the most basic human rights. there isn’t any logic in coming policy too. Plan is to give vaccinated people access to everything and to ban the unvaccinated from everything. That means that I as a vaccinated, could visit a restaurant with a fever, cough and running nose. A colleague of mine is unvaccinated: she needs to get tested first every time she wants to do something. So in this time, her visit gives the smallest risk. I could easily contaminate some people there because vaccinated people could still easily contaminate others. So who’s in the critical camp then? It’s the people that believe Bill Gates tries to get a chip in our system to meltdown our brains during the reset. And let’s not forget the network of pedophiles that are drinking baby blood…. Where is the moderate sound? It like you’re either pro vaccination or against it. Like you’re always have to be pro migration or against it. Pro environmental policy or against it. Mostly the truth is somewhere in the middle. I miss that sound from the middle very much. really guys, it’s like the worlds gone crazy. I am really worried about the future of my two boys

Not sure it’s what you mean exactly but when I think about broodiness: it’s a word that I used a lot on my Mal Waldron blog. Mal’s music is serious stuff and he could set an atmosphere that is hard to describe. But dark or brooding comes close to it. Some examples:

Speaking off Contemporary…. This one arrived in the mail yesterday. Fantastic session and again I’m hugely impressed by Barbara Donald’s playing. Incredible music, incredible playing. Soul Brother….

Rip mr Harris

Yeah I fully agree. Excellent sound.

I’ve got a 1985 US vinyl copy that sounds great. It is indeed a great session.

Go for it. It sounds fantastic

Yeah the sound is incredible!

Didn;t know much of his music but I really dig this one! Great big band playing. Reminds me somewhat of the stuff that Oliver Nelson was doing.

Must be a conspiracy

It’s on Spotify so fortunately I already have access to this fantastic music. But still looking for a physical format and then it’s vinyl I am looking for

Haha selfish of me! Of course a reissue would be great but I would feel a little goofy spending so much money on an original copy just one day before the announcement Also got my eye on a way too expansive vinyl issue of Max Roach ‘Members don’t Get Weary’. But I have a feeling it might get reissued soon. What to do, what to do….

Great news! Hope they are not going to do a reissue of Simmons’ Rumasuma for I just spent a lot of money for an original copy….

Ive written some articles for the Dutch wiki when I was around 14 years old. Stuff for some more obscure artists that did not have an entry. They were very, very subjective haha. I was writing stuff like: Red Callender is one of the most under appreciated bassists from the swing era and Tatum teamed up for he was one of the few bass players that could keep up with him…. I remember it has been there for a while for nobody was checking these kind of entries

Not sure he was the most innovative or explorative of sax players but damn he was great. Don’t know how to describe it exactly but there was just so much soul and feeling in his playing. He is among the guys that really got me into jazz. Late ‘50’s early 60’s is my favorite period. You know the bands with Hayes and Sam Jones etc. Great stuff.

I feel the same way. I was very excited initially when I bought them second hand on a cd/lp fair. Started listening with high expectations but was a little disappointed. Joe was doing more exciting things those years. It’s not bad. I mean hey: it’s Joe and Wynton! But I could live without them.

I really love this period of Trane and would love to hear more from it. Stellar Regions is desert island material for me.

Harper was in the Tolliver big band in the 00’s: he’s on Emperor March and With Love.

Wow they better record this stuff! Wish I could be there…. Billy Harper should take the tenor spot

On my list!

R.I.p. Just recently discovered him. Not a big flute fan but this guy was definitely great. I love his Washington Suite and there’s more on my to listen list!

Wow this is seriously uncool

Look Out is on the turntable now and it’s pretty freakin great it’s not that they are doing something extraordinary. It’s just that what they are doing sounds so damn good.

Yeah this thread should be removed and to be honest: you should be the one to remove it Simon.

Oh yeah I could see him do that. Thanks Clifford. I made a (pretty big) mistake I see now