David Ayers Posted January 24, 2021 Report Share Posted January 24, 2021 1 hour ago, mjazzg said: Ordering physical from Poland has just got very difficult in the UK Nightmare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabshakeh Posted January 24, 2021 Report Share Posted January 24, 2021 It always makes me happy when this thread comes back to life. Not so much my wallet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted January 27, 2021 Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 (edited) Another nice issue from Oto https://www.cafeoto.co.uk/shop/somegoodnews/ You will need to like your vocals improvised but then I think Elaine Mitchener can do little wrong Edited January 27, 2021 by mjazzg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabshakeh Posted January 28, 2021 Report Share Posted January 28, 2021 On the subject of the Butcher/ Lehn/ Shipp Tangle record, there's a new duo album on RogueArt between Shipp and Evan Parker called Leonine Aspects which I have been enjoying and would recommend. It's not a million miles away from the interplay between Shipp and Butcher. I'm not that familiar with Parker in this sort of setting, but his approach is similar to Butcher's, and less like his own solo or group work, to my ears. I think it works well. Nice work coming out on RogueArt at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olie Brice Posted February 12, 2021 Report Share Posted February 12, 2021 Thought I'd let people on here know - I've just released the 2nd album on my label West Hill Records, an improvised quartet with Paul Dunmall, Percy Pursglove and Jeff Williams. I'm really proud of this one - apart from anything else Paul and Jeff have been really significant figures for both Percy and me, and this tour was the first time they had played together - was great to be able to make that happen. Hopefully everyone reading this thread knows Paul Dunmall... Percy Pursglove you might have heard in Barry Guy's Blue Shroud band and Jeff Williams with the likes of Lookout Farm, various Bley/Lovano/Getz/Konitz bands, toured with Clifford Jordan, Art Farmer, etc etc... Recorded live at Cafe Oto... you can hear or buy it here: https://westhill.bandcamp.com/album/palindromes Squidco will have physical copies in the US very soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Reynolds Posted February 14, 2021 Report Share Posted February 14, 2021 Not all recent but the batch of Tony Bevan CD’s I received recently are uniformly fantastic. Two trios with John Edwards & Sunny Murray - and two Bruise group improv recordings - one with Derek Bailey and one without. Love his playing - especially on the bass saxophone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabshakeh Posted February 14, 2021 Report Share Posted February 14, 2021 5 hours ago, Steve Reynolds said: Not all recent but the batch of Tony Bevan CD’s I received recently are uniformly fantastic. Two trios with John Edwards & Sunny Murray - and two Bruise group improv recordings - one with Derek Bailey and one without. Love his playing - especially on the bass saxophone. Is there one in particular which you would recommend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Reynolds Posted February 14, 2021 Report Share Posted February 14, 2021 48 minutes ago, Rabshakeh said: Is there one in particular which you would recommend? Bruised with Derek Bailey - 3 long improvs - stunning abstract stuff - right in my wheelhouse I stepped on a Bee (trio with Sunny) has Bevan only on tenor while The Gearbox Explodes has a bunch of bass sax - so get the latter which is a live date with more extended playing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabshakeh Posted February 14, 2021 Report Share Posted February 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Steve Reynolds said: Bruised with Derek Bailey - 3 long improvs - stunning abstract stuff - right in my wheelhouse I stepped on a Bee (trio with Sunny) has Bevan only on tenor while The Gearbox Explodes has a bunch of bass sax - so get the latter which is a live date with more extended playing Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Д.Д. Posted February 15, 2021 Report Share Posted February 15, 2021 Both of the Bruise(d) albums: https://tonybevan.bandcamp.com/album/bruised https://tonybevan.bandcamp.com/album/bruise-with-derek-bailey are phenomenal really. I am listening to them all the time since I got them a couple of months ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Reynolds Posted February 15, 2021 Report Share Posted February 15, 2021 37 minutes ago, Д.Д. said: Both of the Bruise(d) albums: https://tonybevan.bandcamp.com/album/bruised https://tonybevan.bandcamp.com/album/bruise-with-derek-bailey are phenomenal really. I am listening to them all the time since I got them a couple of months ago. Only listened to the one with Bailey. It’s incredible. It’s got the Mark Sanders peak dynamic drumming that made me fall in love with him many years ago. The mix of the other odd instruments is sublime and creates drones organically (I hate using that term but I couldn’t think of any other way to describe it). It’s shocking that this music is 16+ years old. Sounds more like the best stuff that’s been recorded over the past 5 years or so on Relative Pitch, Fundacja & Astral Spirits. I guess Bailey’s legacy is strong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverM Posted February 15, 2021 Report Share Posted February 15, 2021 (edited) 17 hours ago, Steve Reynolds said: Bruised with Derek Bailey - 3 long improvs - stunning abstract stuff - right in my wheelhouse I stepped on a Bee (trio with Sunny) has Bevan only on tenor while The Gearbox Explodes has a bunch of bass sax - so get the latter which is a live date with more extended playing Thanks for presenting these records, just bought two of them. Edited February 15, 2021 by OliverM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabshakeh Posted February 15, 2021 Report Share Posted February 15, 2021 The non-Bailey one is pretty incredible too. Along with the bass saxophone and Sanders' drumming there's the soup of electronics and steel drum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunky Posted February 18, 2021 Report Share Posted February 18, 2021 A couple of nice Dutch CDs landed the other day Komen & Gaan - ICP Septet (ICP066) - just spinning this, as with most ICP releases it'll take some time to sink in Mij een Biet ! - Han & Guus - Han Bennink/Guus Janssen - improvised pieces by and large - not quite as playful as Groet from a decade ago but plenty to like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Reynolds Posted February 21, 2021 Report Share Posted February 21, 2021 Red Trio 10 year Anniversary with Celebration band will be a recording I will return to often. Much to hear here with many of my favorite lesser known and somewhat well known musicians on hand for the concert/recording. Love having Butcher & Amado with the lesser known trumpeters. Plus all the additional string players make subtle yet intriguing additions to the music. Something new yet gracious and traditional in this EFI and small form improv influenced music. Restraint and control with appearances of high energy happening when it was meant to happen. glorious first listen the last 2 days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabshakeh Posted February 21, 2021 Report Share Posted February 21, 2021 44 minutes ago, Steve Reynolds said: Red Trio 10 year Anniversary with Celebration band will be a recording I will return to often. Much to hear here with many of my favorite lesser known and somewhat well known musicians on hand for the concert/recording. Love having Butcher & Amado with the lesser known trumpeters. Plus all the additional string players make subtle yet intriguing additions to the music. Something new yet gracious and traditional in this EFI and small form improv influenced music. Restraint and control with appearances of high energy happening when it was meant to happen. glorious first listen the last 2 days Thanks Steve! I love the older RED trio records with some of the collaborators here and was sizing this one up. I'll take the plunge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted February 21, 2021 Report Share Posted February 21, 2021 I've just plunged off the back of your recommendation too, Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabshakeh Posted February 23, 2021 Report Share Posted February 23, 2021 (edited) Thumbs up from me for the recent Voluptuaries record on Leo by Brandon Seabrook and Simon Nabatov. It's a really nice one if you fancy something free improv-ish, but with a bit of heart. Nul points for the font choice on the album cover though! It's on Bandcamp with some tracks available for streaming. Edited February 23, 2021 by Rabshakeh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted February 23, 2021 Report Share Posted February 23, 2021 5 minutes ago, Rabshakeh said: Thumbs up from me for the recent Voluptuaries record on Leo by Brandon Seabrook and Simon Nabatov. It's a really nice one if you fancy something free improv-ish, but with a bit of heart. Nul points for the font choice on the album cover though! It's on Bandcamp with some tracks available for streaming. Thanks for the tip, two artists I haven't treally listened to. After all these years, Leo's graphic design team is still as quaintly inept as it's ever been...shoestring exercise, I realise but it does make me smile. Similarly with FMR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunky Posted February 23, 2021 Report Share Posted February 23, 2021 Recent landing from Poland Cecil Taylor ----- Lifting the bandstand----(Fundacja) Live quintet recording from Tampere 1998 with Paul Lovens, Tristan Honsinger a.o. I have a hard time evaluating CT discs and where they fit into his output but this is very well recorded and isn't short of excitement - but then when does he ever come up short. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmce Posted February 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 (edited) Listed under Upcoming Releases at ezz-thetics: (Hopefully the albums will be presented in their entirety, of course) Edited February 24, 2021 by colinmce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 39 minutes ago, colinmce said: Listed under Upcoming Releases at ezz-thetics: (Hopefully the albums will be presented in their entirety, of course) Wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabshakeh Posted March 2, 2021 Report Share Posted March 2, 2021 (edited) Currently listening to, and enjoying, B.C. by Jan Klare. It's one of a run of solo saxophone records that's that came out last year (although it was apparently recorded in 2019, back when it was still normal to have non-solo records...). I don't know anything about Klare. I have checked my collection and he doesn't play on any records that I have. Does anyone know anything about him, or have any other records of his (leader or sideman) to recommend? Edited March 2, 2021 by Rabshakeh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Д.Д. Posted March 5, 2021 Report Share Posted March 5, 2021 I'm sure everybody's mailbox is exploding from bandcamp Friday pleas today, but here is the one that should not be missed: full Balance Point Acoustics (which, actually, includes not just BPA titles but a lot of Damon Smith recordings on other labels such as Astral Spirits, NotTwo, Rastascan, etc.) - 69 (!) albums in total - offered with 90% discount, which comes to less than $50. Scroll to the middle of the page: https://balancepointacoustics.bandcamp.com/album/bpa-6-song-for-chico Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ayers Posted March 5, 2021 Report Share Posted March 5, 2021 21 minutes ago, Д.Д. said: I'm sure everybody's mailbox is exploding from bandcamp Friday pleas today, but here is the one that should not be missed: full Balance Point Acoustics (which, actually, includes not just BPA titles but a lot of Damon Smith recordings on other labels such as Astral Spirits, NotTwo, Rastascan, etc.) - 69 (!) albums in total - offered with 90% discount, which comes to less than $50. Scroll to the middle of the page: https://balancepointacoustics.bandcamp.com/album/bpa-6-song-for-chico Cool - but, how do you know it's bandcamp Friday? I never get the emails... Meanwhile, I'm enjoying this - Not the book, the record. The book is OK too. And yes, the case is cracked. That is the price of art. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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