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I'm a bit behind the curve. Mr Ottaviano I think has a new one out but when I went looking I only came across this duet with our man in Oxford. Released in 2022, I recall looking to get it in the UK without success at the time. It's a beautiful love letter to Mingus covering only his compositions.

I listened to a clip the other day then got completely side tracked looking up Rachel Musson as she was a new name to me. That lead to other things and forgetting about the new disc. Corrected now- ordered

Fine album. I have the same issue which isn't as iffy as other CBS pressings from that time. I was passing an Oxfam charity shop probably a decade ago and saw it in the window. Needless to say I parked up..

Listening to this rhapsodic duet. Mr Hawkins has recorded quite a number of duet albums to date. This has a real delicacy with intricate and rather beautiful lines from piano and flute.

Usually from Presto music (UK based)- they can be a little slow though to get new releases. Shamefully this one came from Amazon

Always partial to the Intakt imprint this one slipped my notice , mainly on account of not recognising any of the protagonists. My error was corrected by scanning a few end of year lists on Freejazzblog where this issue by Anna Webber featured. Very fine music indeed Anna Webber ---Shimmer Wince----(Intakt CD 407/2023)

Now playing. Super fast service from Honest Jon’s. Beautifully produced music in all ways possible

I've succumbed and just order this, damn you......

The Conversation (OST) Trunk - a very listenable soundtrack

Sad news. A great talent.

another curse of Brexit ... I recently paid VAT twice on ordering and to get DHL to deliver. It was darkroom materials from Dublin. Over a month later I'm still waiting to see if I'll get the second set of VAT back.

the other arrival from FSR has turned out to be equally as good Herberer/Fonda/Hertenstein-----Remedy Vol. 2------(FSR 12/2023) A quite playful trio set - trumpet/bass/drums. I really like this .

I'm holding my breath. I wasn't charged duty either but I've known to receive these charges later. It's only ever happened when Mosaics have arrived by courier services. I noted that the full value of the set was declared on mine unlike all previous Mosaic shipments over the past thirty years.... The music is superb and I'm only on Disc One. A real triumph of set by Mosaic.

Recently I had an attempt at an LP clear out. This was on the pile for possible onward movement.Once I listened to it I realised that it was a keeper. Better sound compared to the Bird in Paris set , but that too was a keeper.

Nicely done issue of this music. Grant's live dates add something. The two sets offered up by Resonance a few years ago are very good too.

A friend returned from a trip to Tokyo with a couple of things for me. One was this.. Yosuke Yamashita------Montreux Afterglow----(Frasco) 1976 date

Very sad news. He championed the music and put it out there. Thanks and RIP

Ernst Raijseger & Alan "Gunga" Purves---------Cellotape & Scotchtape-------(Data) 1981 Beautiful duet. I was lucky enough to catch Gunga guest recently with Playtime quartet. He was born here in Edinburgh but seems to have spent most of his career in Amsterdam. His style is very reminiscent of Han Bennink.

I couldn't immediately lay my hands on my copy of I:ToSG but looking at Cinedelic's reissue of Togashi's "Speed and Space" it states that it's licensed from Teichiku Co. Ltd. Label reproduces original (?) Union label and has Japanese OBI ! This reissue also has great sound and on the face of it appears legit.

I've not heard it on mine either...

Interesting I haven't heard Tristano in Masayuki's sound ...only the that of an angle grinder. Kidding aside his music on "Tread on sure Ground" is very fine. Cinedelic Italy have reissued this on vinyl (Juno, Soundohm etc). Pressing is excellent IMO and way way better than I was expecting. Cool JoJo sounds positively mainstream from the clips I've heard by comparison.

Corto.alto-------Bad with names ---------(New soil) A very cohesive set of ambitious music. Jazz definitely, some hip hop , plenty of uncategorisable music. Sounds new

I'm still waiting on New Soil. I'll probably pick up two or three from this list.. Action, action / Medina/ Dialogue

A couple of CDs arrived today from Fundacja . Took a wee while to get here but it’s always worth the wait. first up a quarte recording with two from this parish Karl Evangelista ——What else is there ——-( FSR 11/2023) featuring Alexander Hawkins .

Sylvie Courvoisier----Chimera------(Intakt) Arrived a a few days. I've been listening to disc one on repeat. It offers a very different sound to other releases I've heard by the leader. Beautifully spacious recording with a floating cerebral feel but much more visceral than a typical ECM session. Unusual line up with two trumpets , piano, vibes , guitar, bass, drums. Interesting stuff.