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A Thread for New Jazz

The new Arve Henriksen and Harmen Fraanje, Touch Of Time got a couple of plays last night.
Very chilled, beautiful, spare playing - really looking forward to seeing them at Kings Place in November.
 
Theo said:
The new Nubiyan Twist album - Find Your Flame - is out (ish). Lots of white vinyl versions, but Rough Trade have a limited amount in purple:
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Hopefully one of those will be landing here today or tomorrow. Ordered ages ago! Hope it is as good, and as good sounding, as the first (double) album. Managed to snag a fully signed green copy of the first one, but there didn’t seem to be any of this one.
 
I’ve just looked at the playing times from the Nubiyan Twist and I’m not expecting this one to sound good at all. Six four to five minute tracks a side guarantees a low cut level and no dynamic range. Sadly all too often the case these days. Why they didn’t cut it as a double like the first one is beyond me. That plays for 13-15 minutes a side and sounds stunning. Such a great record.
 
Having ignored this thread for so long, I decided to start at the beginning, and this :

kjb said:
Charles Lloyd: Wild Man Dance - a live show from a few years ago released last year. In a tradition from both John and Alice Coltrane with a jazz quarter playing alongside two Greek instrumentalists - and sounds much better than that promises.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00TXW3OKO/?tag=pinkfishmedia-21
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Led to that:

Charles McPherson - Reverence

or here (for amazon.co.uk) link.

Well, it's maybe not "new" jazz, but it is recently recorded live session. Sounds like it was recorded in a small club, where you can see the musicians close up.
 
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Finally, a new Nubya Garcia album on the way, Odyssey. Cut across four sides and the track on Bandcamp sounds great. I was fearing she’d burnt out after Source as only remixes under her own name since then, though she was a substantial part of the London Brew project. Looking forward to this one…

PS I’ve actually paid total LOLprice for a signed colour vinyl copy from her own site (my white vinyl Source is signed too).
 
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Tony L said:
Finally, a new Nubya Garcia album on the way, Odyssey. Cut across four sides and the track on Bandcamp sounds great. I was fearing she’d burnt out after Source as only remixes under her own name since then, though she was a substantial part of the London Brew project. Looking forward to this one…

PS I’ve actually paid total LOLprice for a signed colour vinyl copy from her own site (my white vinyl Source is signed too).
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Yep same hear. Really looking forward to this release.
 
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Ouch! At least it ships with a free pack of incense ("while stocks last")
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I hadn’t even noticed that! To be honest that sort of thing bugs me a bit as it takes up space on the shelf, or you have to think of somewhere to put it, remember where it is, and remember it came with the record! I’ve a few bits just sitting around, e.g. a tote bag that came with the Nabiha Iqbal album, a big jigsaw piece that came with a Ezra Collective album, a book that came with a Plaid album etc etc. All makes it a better investmen, but you do need to keep it. An example is my 1st press of Pixies Doolittle has the poly carrier bag, even though it is folded up inside the sleeve it means I’d get top dollar if I ever sold it. The thicker stuff stands a real chance of being separated from the album over time. It seems like a new thing, in the past posters, booklets, bonus 7” singles etc all fitted in the sleeve!

I’ll always take a signed original copy over any other edition. That is the real collectable IMO, and I will pay more for it.

PS I want to see Nubya Garcia do well and grow in prominence. I think she has an amazing tone and phrasing, and I do like the funky modern cross-genre melting pot of the current London scene. This one needs to be a good album!
 
Tony L said:
I hadn’t even noticed that! To be honest that sort of thing bugs me a bit as it takes up space on the shelf, or you have to think of somewhere to put it, remember where it is, and remember it came with the record! I’ve a few bits just sitting around, e.g. a tote bag that came with the Nabiha Iqbal album, a big jigsaw piece that came with a Ezra Collective album, a book that came with a Plaid album etc etc. All makes it a better investmen, but you do need to keep it. An example is my 1st press of Pixies Doolittle has the poly carrier bag, even though it is folded up inside the sleeve it means I’d get top dollar if I ever sold it. The thicker stuff stands a real chance of being separated from the album over time. It seems like a new thing, in the past posters, booklets, bonus 7” singles etc all fitted in the sleeve!

I’ll always take a signed original copy over any other edition. That is the real collectable IMO, and I will pay more for it.

PS I want to see Nubya Garcia do well and grow in prominence. I think she has an amazing tone and phrasing, and I do like the funky modern cross-genre melting pot of the current London scene. This one needs to be a good album!
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I hope it's not a GZ special again - but I fear it will be.
 
Tony L said:
I hadn’t even noticed that! To be honest that sort of thing bugs me a bit as it takes up space on the shelf, or you have to think of somewhere to put it, remember where it is, and remember it came with the record! I’ve a few bits just sitting around, e.g. a tote bag that came with the Nabiha Iqbal album, a big jigsaw piece that came with a Ezra Collective album, a book that came with a Plaid album etc etc. All makes it a better investmen, but you do need to keep it. An example is my 1st press of Pixies Doolittle has the poly carrier bag, even though it is folded up inside the sleeve it means I’d get top dollar if I ever sold it. The thicker stuff stands a real chance of being separated from the album over time. It seems like a new thing, in the past posters, booklets, bonus 7” singles etc all fitted in the sleeve!
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Somewhere I have the air freshener produced to go with the Quinoline Yellow – LMW Motors 3" CD on Skam. It's double-bagged because even after twenty years the smell is so strong!

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gavreid said:
I hope it's not a GZ special again - but I fear it will be.
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It wouldn’t surprise me, but I do feel they have got a lot better of late. I’ve not had anything arrive scratched for a long while now. The problem with a lot of modern value is it is just too long so has no dynamic range. Stuff sold as single albums that needed to be a double. I guess that has always been a problem though, e.g. much of Miles Davis electric period is way too long per side and sounds better on CD to me. Go over 20 minutes a side and sound quality goes down the pan pretty fast.
 
Tony L said:
It wouldn’t surprise me, but I do feel they have got a lot better of late. I’ve not had anything arrive scratched for a long while now. The problem with a lot of modern value is it is just too long so has no dynamic range. Stuff sold as single albums that needed to be a double. I guess that has always been a problem though, e.g. much of Miles Davis electric period is way too long per side and sounds better on CD to me. Go over 20 minutes a side and sound quality goes down the pan pretty fast.
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More clicky than a set of castanets in a school music lesson usually.
 
I clean everything before playing which I suspect cures that, especially if it is a record that had that awful combination of paper or card inners, shrink wrap, and a crazy strong static charge. My theory is uncorrected the dust is held in place by the static charge and welded to the groove wall by the passing stylus! Maybe not welded, but stuck to the point it takes a bit of cleaning to get out. The combination of a Zerostat to help get the record out of the sleeve the first time and then a good wet-clean gives things a much better chance.
 
Tony L said:
I clean everything before playing which I suspect cures that, especially if it is a record that had that awful combination of paper or card inners, shrink wrap, and a crazy strong static charge. My theory is uncorrected the dust is held in place by the static charge and welded to the groove wall by the passing stylus! Maybe not welded, but stuck to the point it takes a bit of cleaning to get out. The combination of a Zerostat to help get the record out of the sleeve the first time and then a good wet-clean gives things a much better chance.
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I do too but the GZs are often blooming terrible. The recent Tom Waits reissues are worse than Island in the 80s. I posted an image of a needle drop of Bone Machine here...

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A new William Parker coming later this month. I like the groove on the lead track

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Heart Trio, by William Parker / Cooper-Moore / Hamid Drake

7 track album
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The limited to 600 vinyl edition is available via Amazon so you can avoid the Bandcamp transit costs and possible extra tax on arrival


But, annoyingly, the vinyl comes one track lighter than the CD - you have to get the extra track as a downlaod.

I think I may opt for the CD.


There's an interesting purchasing decision to make with formats. I tend to prefer the format the artist originally sequenced the recording around - this, for me, is where you get their intent. Leaving a track off so it fits a different format seems less desirable to me, although i prefer listening to vinyl.

The recent ( and very good) Ajoob Aftab record has the tracks in a different sequence on vinyl and CD/streaming which I found odd. It was clearly done to fit the tracks on 2 sides on vinyl but suggests the CD / streaming sequence was the one she'd sequenced when getting the material ready to release.
 
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Tony L said:
Finally, a new Nubya Garcia album on the way, Odyssey. Cut across four sides and the track on Bandcamp sounds great. I was fearing she’d burnt out after Source as only remixes under her own name since then, though she was a substantial part of the London Brew project. Looking forward to this one…

PS I’ve actually paid total LOLprice for a signed colour vinyl copy from her own site (my white vinyl Source is signed too).
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Me too 😁
 
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