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Lee Newman said:
It’s all hipster level poetry to describe a new sound and technique. A bit of word vomit. You probably got the gist of it despite the wordiness of it all.
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Skipping some parts, I read "it's a weird sound that evolves into an even more weird sound that lasts just over two seconds".
 
Lee Newman said:
It’s all hipster level poetry to describe a new sound and technique. A bit of word vomit. You probably got the gist of it despite the wordiness of it all.
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Yup, but "poetry" is generous. I was going to translate it as "pretentious and wholly uninformative shit" about someone playing saxophone. It reads like the kind of thing VMP would publish in one of their listening notes books and then be so proud of that they'd use it as a pull quote on the album's webpage.
 
Lee Newman said:
It’s all hipster level poetry to describe a new sound and technique. A bit of word vomit. You probably got the gist of it despite the wordiness of it all.
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Skalap said:
By the way, it's on Revelation, sixth issue of We Jazz magazine, and is about Pharoah Sanders technique.
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grendel627 said:
Yup, but "poetry" is generous. I was going to translate it as "pretentious and wholly uninformative shit" about someone playing saxophone. It reads like the kind of thing VMP would publish in one of their listening notes books and then be so proud of that they'd use it as a pull quote on the album's webpage.
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Yeah, it's disappointing to know it's in We Jazz Magazine as, generally, I've been quite fond of what they've done so far, but this is just unnecessary and stupid.
 
Skalap said:
Great articles on Black Jazz label and South African jazz scene under apartheid. Lot of names and records to search for. I purchased the other issues and subscribed for the next four.
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Im up to date with them now but on holiday next week so saved the latest, Shadow Shapes with Dorothy Ashby on the cover, for the trip. I really rate them as a magazine, really great articles. I just wish they were a bit more affordable...
 
Selaws said:
Im up to date with them now but on holiday next week so saved the latest, Shadow Shapes with Dorothy Ashby on the cover, for the trip. I really rate them as a magazine, really great articles. I just wish they were a bit more affordable...
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20€/£ seems to be the new standard for this kind of magazine, Wax Poetics is in the same price range. I agree that it's still quite expensive though, thankfully they are only issued every three months. Articles are for most of them interesting and wrote by specialists (not necessarily in the best way though, as I noticed while reading Pharoah's article). They also promote some of their releases which is quite acceptable. I now nothing about the Finnish jazz scene so it's a good introduction.

I was after Issue 2 with John Coltrane as it's shown OOS on their Bandcamp. I sent an email asking if they had leftovers, they were very friendly and said they still have some in their offices. So I'll have the complete set very soon.
 
I recently picked up the Art Pepper RSD box set from a couple of years back for about $60, including shipping, and thought that it was an amazing deal.
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But I was just adding it to my discogs and saw this listing for a new copy from an experienced seller for a litle over $30 shipped. I'm really enjoying the set and would highly recommend someone pick it up at this price.

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Anyone listen to this? Just stumbled upon it completely out of the blue but I'm really impressed by the quality of the compositions and improvisation here. Super duper good stuff two tracks in.

 
Selaws said:
Im cross posting this from Fresh Grabs as im sure a few of you will be interested:

Andy Hay – Children Of The Sun (Private Pressing, 2023 Limited First Pressing)

I had to take a photo of this one in isolation as its just so incredibly impressive. A while ago (maybe during lockdown) I saw a British jazz musician, Andy Hay, on Bandcamp that self-released a record with hand painted covers. I stupidly didnt give the music a listen and passed on it. The other day I saw Andy had posted another album on bandcamp and I was blown away by what I heard. I put the order in and a treasure trove of goodies turned up. In addition to the 2LP's it also includes a hand painted cover (each one is therefore different but fits the theme, an additional wall art painting, a booklet of 'liner notes' and comments from the group, and a personalised hand written message of thanks from Andy. THIS is a musician that clearly takes pride in his craft, WOW!!!

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This is lovely.
 
The Nimbus Collective : Live In Lotusland - 3lp Set (£70,80!!!)

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Featuring Nate Morgan on piano, Jesse Sharps on reeds, Danny Cortez on trumpet, Rickey Kelly on vibes, Joel Ector on bass and Derek Roberts on drums. This music was recorded in Santa Barbara in July of 1987. Since the passing of the great pianist/composer/bandleader Horace Tapscott, the Nimbus West label has continued to document the underground L.A. jazz scene that Mr. Tapscott was once at the center of. A number of great musicians who once collaborated with Tapscott, like Jesse Sharps & Nate Morgan, have recorded albums as leaders on Nimbus West.
 
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