#NowPlaying Cecil Taylor - Live at the Café Montmartre Top : OG (Debut Records, Denmark 1963). Bottom : UK pressing (Fontana, 1969). With Jimmy Lyons (alto sax) and Sunny Murray (drums).
#NowPlaying Roscoe Mitchell Creative Orchestra - Sketches From Bamboo (Moers Music, Germany 1979). Roscoe Mitchell playing with a large ensemble (19 musicians including Anthony Braxton, Dwight Andrews, Leo Smith, Kenny Wheeler, George Lewis and Pheeroan Ak Laff).
I've learned recently that a second volume of the book "Freedom Rhythm & Sound - Revolutionary Jazz Original Cover Art" had been published. Here are the 2 volumes along with Soul Jazz Records' excellent compilation (2 x 2 LP) "Freedom Rhythm & Sound - Revolutionary Jazz & The Civil Rights Movement"
I love 60s John Coltrane bootlegs… This one, recorded in Europe in 1962, is titled "Blue Train Live On Mount Meru (Volume One)" and Coltrane is not even credited. The other members of the classic quartet are. This copy does not even have the colored cover registered in Cogs.
#NowPlaying Mal Waldron - The Call (Japo Records, Germany 1971). Two side-lond tracks, w/ Mal Waldron on electric piano. Very unusual album ! Glad I finally have the German original of this record 🤩 Drums: Fred Braceful Electric Bass: Eberhard Weber Electric Piano: Mal Waldron Organ: Jimmy Jackson
I have two copies of this record. On the right : the first pressing with white cover, bright yellow labels. On the left : the second pressing has more orange yellow labels and a slightly darker cover.
#NowPlaying Music Inc. : Impact - Recorded Live at the Domicile (Enja Records, Germany 1972). Flugelhorn: Charles Tolliver Piano: Stanley Cowell Bass: Ron Mathewson Drums: Alvin Queen
#NowPlaying Hank Mobley - Hi Voltage (Blue Note, US 1967). More classics on this Sunday afternoon, with Hank Mobley on the turntable 🎶
#NowPlaying Hank Mobley - Workout (Blue Note, US 1962/1966 repress). More classics on this Sunday afternoon, with Hank Mobley on the turntable 🎶
#NowPlaying Andrew Hill - Compulsion!!!!! (Blue Note, US 2026 Tone Poet series). Another classic on the turntable 🎶
#NowPlaying Donald Byrd - Black Byrd (Blue Note, US 1973). A few classics for the weekend, starting with this one 🎶
#OnTheTurntable Alice Coltrane - A Monastic Trio (Impulse!, US 1968). With Pharoah Sanders, Jimmy Garisson, Rashid Ali & Ben Riley. I love this album.
#NowPlaying Nat Birchall - Afro Trane (Ancient Archive Of Sound, UK 2022). Nat Birchall plays all the instruments on this homage to John Coltrane.
#NowPlaying Can - Monster Movie (Liberty, Germany 1970). One of my favorite non-jazz records! Bass: Holger Czukay Drums: Jaki Liebezeit Guitar: Michael Karoli Organ: Irmin Schmidt Vocals: Malcolm Mooney
#NowPlaying Don Cherry - Blue Lake (Byg Records, RSD 2026) Don Cherry - pocket trumpet, flute, piano, vocals Johnny Dyani - bass Okay Temiz - drums
#NowPlaying The Tomeka Reid Quartet - Dance! Skip! Hop! (Out Of Your Head Records, US 2026) Tomeka Reid - cello Jason Roebke - bass, cassette Mary Halvorson - guitar Tomas Fujiwara - drums
#NowPlaying Buster Williams - Pinnacle (Muse Records, 2026 RSD edition) THE 2026 RSD record I didn't want to miss 😊
#NowPlaying Abdullah Ibrahim's 'Water From An Ancient Well', a 1986 album that I omitted in my previous post.
I haven't really had the time to process the news of Abdullah Ibrahim's passing so I'm pulling out my collection of his albums and picking a few records to listen to on this sunny and hot afternoon. Mannenberg and now The Journey on the turntable. Great stuff! RIP 💔
Delmark A.A.C.M. Jazz series #mauricemcintyre #anthonybraxton #josephjarman #freejazz #delmarkrecords
#NowPlaying Amirtha Kidambi's Elder Ones - New Monuments (We Jazz, 2024). Amirtha Kidambi: Compositions, Vocals, Harmonium, Synthesizer, Effects Matt Nelson: Soprano Saxophone, Effects Lester St. Louis: Cello, Electronics Eva Lawitts: Bass, Effects Jason Nazary: Drums, Modular Synthesizer
#NowPlaying Herbe Rouge (S.C.O.P.A./Invisible Records, France 1978). Herbe Rouge was part of the "Rock Music Liberation Front" (Front de Libération de la Rock-Music) with other French groups like Komintern or Lard Free. Great French prog with a touch of madness !
#NowPlaying Art Pepper Meets The Rhythm Section (Contemporary Records, US 1957 mono) A timeless classic to start the day. Art Pepper (alto sax), Red Garland (piano), Paul Chambers (bass) & Philly Joe Jones (drums).
#NowPlaying Barney Wilen and his Amazing Free Rock Band - Dear Prof. Leary (MPS, Germany 1968). Fun one. With Barney Wilen, Joachim Kühn and Aldo Romano.
