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Masayuki Takayanagi - Free Form Suite (TBM, rec. 1972). Now moved in to Leroy Jenkins' The Legend of Ai Glatson (Black Saint, 1978). I reckon this might be the purest jazz violin (jazz fiddle?) record out there. I can think of lots of great jazz records with prominent violin solos or even lead violinist / composers (Billy Bang!), but it's hard to think of one where the pure improvisatory potential of a instrument is as central as on this record.

I find it interesting the way that some artists, like The Pyramids, have basically been rediscovered to fit what is now a recognised genre. It's not really a bad thing (unless you were hoping to get Black Jazz LPs for a decent price). But it is noticeable quite what a "commercial niche " it has become.

I had mistakenly thought that comp was part of the start of the peak. It turns out it was a decade after.

That's really interesting. Strange that it peaked in 2001 so clearly. I would have thought that with the recent crazes for Strata East etc It would have been at its peak now. I'd be interested to know what spiritual jazz might have entailed in 1925? Was it The Saints Go Marchin' On? Or was it just a bunch of spiritual jazz that people kept talking?

Slightly random re-up of an old thread, but does anyone have a feel for when the term "spiritual jazz" started to be used in this way? I don't really remember the term until around 2005. These days it's absolutely everywhere, and it's cultural visibility is having quite a big effect on what gets played, made or reissued and what doesn't.

Very sad. One of the real greats.

I'm not sure why I am surprised to be honest. His approach to percussion is so melodic that it might have been obvious in retrospect.

Tyshawn Sorey plays piano? Added it to the wishlist anyway.

Retribution Reparation by Nate Morgan has some good bassoon on it. Even weirder: Illinois Jacquet pulls one out for The Blues, That's Me!

It's been about as fun a working Saturday as could be expected.

The flute and double entendre album title seem to have been cropped.

Don't make me post the album cover. Please.

It is certainly difficult to re-package and re-commodify 12 CDs worth of standards and an 11 hour Blue Ray. That's certain.

Absolutely! The combo of him and Zenon really works.

Today's listening so far: Is there some documentary out or something? I've noticed a dramatic* increase in references to Henry Cow in the last week or so on social media. *A dramatic increase of 300% from 0 to 3.

As long as Yamamoto is better at keeping his top on than Herbie Mann, I am in.

Is this one how it looks? Full on jazz shakuhachi?

What about Riffs by Jimmy Lyons? From September 1980.

What do you mean by this statement - Both with respect to how a narrative about Braxton is likely to be repurposed (and by whom) and how a release schedule of this nature would defend against such repurposing? Do you mean that by releasing so many long records with so many extended versions of Standards Braxton plans to protect his legacy from similar attacks to those launched on his 70s work during the early 80s? (He can't play, Braxton can't swing, etc.?)

Ha! I did not know this at all.

Oh! I am not going off the rails. I knew I had received it.

Thanks!

I see. Thanks.

I have bad form with forcing well meaning onlookers to watch Seijun Suzuki films. My wife has learned to tolerate them.

Is the second the one with the chipmunk cheeks?