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Seán wrote:

Aleg wrote:

Again an evening with my favourite jazz musician

You have good taste sir.

Thank you, sir.

Will see him together with Dave Holland in Amsterdam, coming November.

Getting excited already.

Think this is very special, Miles electric jazz funk hendrix whatever it is period takes a bit of effort but very worthwhile imho.

Classic!!!

tony wrote:

Think this is very special, Miles electric jazz funk hendrix whatever it is period takes a bit of effort but very worthwhile imho.

So glad you like it, Tony. Have you heard Ornette Coleman's Dancing in your Head? Wonderfully inventive music. I think it's out of print at the moment but it's well worth tracking down.

Golden sound for a golden autumn morning.

mcq wrote: So glad you like it, Tony. Have you heard Ornette Coleman's Dancing in your Head? Wonderfully inventive music. I think it's out of print at the moment but it's well worth tracking down.

Thanks again Paul for the suggestions will try and hunt that one down on CD. Pangaea is excellent also. Have some of the other stuff Dark Magus etc on DSD so will have to wait a little longer before I can hear them.

Two beautiful albums by the Tord Gustavsen Quartet.  The addition of saxophonist Tore Brunborg was an important one, developing the tonal palette of the group sound still further and, in hindsight, emphasising just how important the transitional Restored, Returned album was to Gustavsen.  It looks like Marcin Wasilewski is broadening his group sound in a similar way, having supported Norwegian guitarist Jacob Young on his recent (excellent) album, Forever Young, and the imminent release of his band's fourth album, Spark of Life, which sees them working them with Swedish saxophonist Joakim Milder.

Listening to John Abercrombie's most recent two albums for ECM.  It's been a relief to see Abercrombie back off from his effects pedals and experiments with guitar synthesisers to concentrate on straight jazz guitar playing because the man is one of the subtlest guitarists around and he really shouldn't play around with that gorgeous pure tone of his.  These are two wonderfully understated albums, which respectively draw upon Joe Lovano and Marc Copland, that repay the listener's close and undivided attention in order to fully appreciate the unshowy nuanced playing that is on display here.  Very, very satisfying listening.

Discovered this after watching American Hustle. 'Jeep's Blues' is brilliant but Paul Gonsalves tenor playing on 'Diminuendo In Blue And Crescendo In Blue' just takes you to another place. Have to check it out on vinyl!