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I think mine would be seeing Billy Bang in March 1988 in Edinburgh. I was very new to jazz at the time and really had no idea having not developed my jazz compass. This was probably my first modern jazz gig and I loved every second. The Queens Hall on that occasion poorly attended but Billy, Frank Lowe, Dennis Charles and Sirone gave an impassioned display which had me hooked on modern jazz. I think they must have been on a European tour during which they recorded Valve No. 10 for Soul Note. About twenty years later Bang was back in town with but with just William Parker. The music that night was perhaps even more extraordinary.
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On 5/3/2023 at 3:40 PM, Clunky said:
A couple of releases from Fundacja Sluchaj in Warsaw tempted me and arrived today.
first up ….
Carrier/ von Schlippenbach/Edward’s/ Lambert ——unwalled ——-(FSR22/2022)
beautiful sound . Music is challenging as you might expect but approachable in my view
Next up
Knuffke/ McPhee Quartet +1 ——-Keep the dream up——( Fundacja Sluchaj)
the two leaders are favourites, so what’s not to potentially like about them playing together. Fabulous, even if this is my first spin of this.
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11 hours ago, mjazzg said:
Mine hasn't arrived yet and I live about 2 miles from Mr.Confront. I will have to have words
Mark at Confront knows his onions, I wouldn't expect him top put out anything subpar. It's obviously beeen done in very close co-operation with AS also
Rather embarrassingly I’d not heard of Confront until an email from Jazz in Britain alerted me to this release. I now that Confront has been around for over twenty years! Some interesting stuff- mostly sold out ! .
Getting back to the Skid set I think it’s a model issue. Great selections , nice neat packaging, great sound , mostly unreleased and very good value too.
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19 minutes ago, sidewinder said:
What’s the sound like on this set?
A bit early to say, given it’s only just arrived but it seems a perfectly acceptable mix. Strikes me that only items of both interest and suitable sound quality have been accepted when this was compiled. Nothing on the earliest disc is lo-fi. I’ve skipped onto disc four and it sounds excellent ( 1980s)
11 minutes ago, Clunky said:Disc one of the Alan Skidmore set has mainly live recordings but a few studio numbers. The balance of instruments is always good with the general fidelity suffering just a little bit. And I mean just a little bit on the very earliest club date from 1961. I think they’ve done a great job
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Disc one of
Alan Skidmore — — A Supreme Love——( Confront)
Newly arrived six disc retrospective from Skid’s personal archive, mostly unreleased. Disc one has some tasty cuts his Dad, Humph, Alexis Korner, Dave Holland , Kenny Wheeler a.o.
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Archie Shepp ———Shepp a massy——-(Uniteledis)
RSD2023 French reissue (on coloured vinyl). Pretty vibrant quintet set in acceptable if slightly dusty sound. recorded 1975
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A couple of releases from Fundacja Sluchaj in Warsaw tempted me and arrived today.
first up ….
Carrier/ von Schlippenbach/Edward’s/ Lambert ——unwalled ——-(FSR22/2022)
beautiful sound . Music is challenging as you might expect but approachable in my view
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Charles Mingus - The Jazz workshop concerts 1964/5
Disc 6 the September’65 set which sounds a little ragged especially the opening number. Nice to have it nonetheless.
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23 hours ago, sidewinder said:
Repeated plays for this gem.
Too right. I know that I have bought a hit when it gets played through repeatedly without interruption.
currently spinning …
Karl Berger& Edward Blackwell——Just Play—-(Emanem)
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On 4/15/2023 at 4:19 PM, Larry Kart said:
Right -- McKusick was the leader.
these McKusick dates are superb...
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On 4/25/2023 at 8:30 PM, mjazzg said:
Welcome to London Royal Mail...
Mine arrived today. Sound is decent. The packaging simple but effective ( ie discs aren’t going to drop out) . Music and performance is suitably visceral.
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Yosuke Yamashita ---- Concerts in new jazz--- (JUP-4, Union)
Reissue of a 1969 live recording with the original Yamashita trio with Nakamura on the tenor sax. Brilliant.
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My copy has been in LA for past three days… who knows what it’s been up to.
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Sad news. I caught him live once in Edinburgh , mid 90s I think. Yoron Israel his drummer then. Great set. Major figure indeed.
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Masahiko Togashi/ Mototeru Takagi ——Isolation ——-(Nippon Columbia)recent reissue.
Drum/ sax + piccolo??. Can’t be sure of exact instrumentation as the liners are entirely in Japanese . nice nonetheless
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I've been trying to pin down exactly when I saw Wayne in concert. I saw him twice in the late 80s at Edinburgh's Queenshall and then "recently" at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh. I say recently but found on googling it that it was twenty years ago in 2003 ! One of the late 80s dates was April 1988. I found online a concert promotion flyer that reminded me that twenty days after seeing Wayne Shorter I saw Sonny Rollins, both in Edinburgh. Talk about tenor titans...
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24 minutes ago, Guy Berger said:
Listen to the music on Spotify or another music sharing service - that way NimbusWest gets at least some of the money.
NimbusWest should consider asking people to “donate” money for releases they’ve purchased….
That’s a good point about Spotify. I have toyed with giving them away to a local charity shop but that really just passes my moral problem to someone else!
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On 3/12/2023 at 7:20 PM, Clunky said:
Oh that's not good news. I hate being duped but I've got six of these boots. Not happy
I'm still struggling with what to do with the Outernationals I have already bought. It sticks in the throat inadvertently buying bootlegs. These do however sound good and are well pressed ( despite the claims that they are sourced from MP3 files). I recall chatting with someone at HonJons in Kingscross and I didn't get the faintest whiff of these alleged dodgy practices. Hmm...something to ponder on.
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On 3/9/2023 at 12:13 AM, romualdo said:
ordered my copy a couple of days ago (Matt has reserved a copy for me) he just told me that there is going to be an international sales button (on the website page) when purchasing - should be up today then I'll properly purchase
have you seen the warning on the Nimbus West site re the bootleg Outernational Sounds label - looks like they've been giving Tom Albach a hard time - sounds like a classic example of elder abuse
Matt has also posted this message on the Outernational Sounds Discogs page
https://www.discogs.com/label/1193697-Outernational-Sounds
"DO NOT BUY ANY NIMBUS “REISSUES” WHICH ARE ISSUED BY outernational sounds
These are unofficial BOOTLEGS, MP3 SOURCED
THE SO CALLED “CONTRACTS” THAT HARV AND CO CLAIM TO HAVE , WERE OBTAINED FROM A 93 YEAR OLD TOM ALBACH BY MISLEADING AND NEFARIOUS MEANS…. THERE STILL EXISTS LAWS ABOUT EXPLOITING THE ELDERLY, AND THIS IS 100% A CASE OF GROSS MANIPULATION AND EXPLOITATION OF AN ELDERLY COUPLE..
OUR LAWYER HAS DEFINITIVELY CONFIRMED THAT THE “CONTRACTS” HAVE NO LEGAL STANDING WHATSOEVER , AND THE MEANS BY WHICH THEY WERE OBTAINED WERE FIRMLY ILLEGAL (SENDING COURIERS TO DEMAND SIGNATURES FROM A 93 YEAR OLD MAN WHO HAS NO IDEA WHAT HES SIGNING.. its pathetic -THERE ARE REASONS WHY CONTRACTS OF THIS TYPE REQUIRE NOTARIZATION AND A WITNESS, THESE SO CALLED “CONTRACTS” HAVE NEITHER).. WE HAVE ASKED MULTIPLE TIMES FOR HARV AND CO. TO “CEASE AND DESIST” TO NO AVAIL…THO THEY FINALLY STOPPED HARASSING THE ELDERLY ALBACHS VIA INCESSANT PHONE CALLS -THEY KEEP CHURNING OUT THESE ILLEGAL BOOTLEGS, AND HAVE FAILED TO EVEN LIVE UP TO THE TERMS OF THE “CONTRACTS” THEY CLAIM ARE LEGIT.. HMMM, PRETTY WEIRD…
SO , IF THESE “CONTRACTS” ARE LEGIT AS THEY CLAIM, THEN WHERE IS THE COMPENSATION STIPULATED IN THE TERMS? NO ? OH AND HOW ABOUT THE MECHANICAL ROYALTIES OWED TO THE ARTISTS (as per the fake “contracts”)? NOPE, NOT PAYING THOSE EITHER?… FACT IS - HARV and his little scam label NEVER INTENDED TO PROPERLY COMPENSATE THE ARTISTS OR NIMBUS. HARV IS A CON MAN AND SINCE HE REFUSES TO CEASE REPRESSING HIS BOOTLEGS OF NIMBUS TITLES. WE WILL NOW BECOME VERY VOCAL ABOUT THIS BULLSHIT.
DON’T BUY outernational sounds BOOTLEGS"Oh that's not good news. I hate being duped but I've got six of these boots. Not happy
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An absolute titan. His music is forever new. Thanks
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Sad news , another giant gone.
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Olie Brice------Trio/Octet Fire Hills-------(West Hill Records)
New double CD from one of our number. Great sound from Alex Bonney. First spin of the trio disc suggests this'll be one to return to.
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There is significant overlap with the Austrian CDs. Both the recent LP sets and the older CDs have sessions not present on the other as I recall. The sound of the LP sets from Wallen Bink is really good.
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16 hours ago, Pim said:
Oh my…. Thanks so much for noticing! Mal did not record a lot those last years of the ‘70’s. Also: time to write a new review
this might turn out to be a good year for Mal Waldron fans. End of this year or beginning of 2023 Sam records will release an unissued trio session by Mal from 1970. Now that was one hell of a strong period for Mal!
Sam Records curate some really fine releases. Very much looking forward to that
What rock music are you listening to? Non-Jazz, Non-Classical.
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I've been on a long Talking Heads kick these past few months. All of the early albums have been in heavy rotation plus Byrne's work with Eno ("My life in the bush of ghosts" and more recently since it's release on RSD 2023 "The Catherine wheel").
I bought Remain in Light album in the early 80s and have always adored the track Houses in Motion