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Michel Petrucciani, Power of Three ( CD)

I've a CD with the corrected speed but am not sure I have anywhere near close enough pitch (or general hearing) to be able to tell the difference. Is there a corrected vinyl edition?

Thelonious Monk, Genius of Modern Music Vol. 1 ( Vinyl - BN Classic edition) I'm very much hoping Vol 2 will appear before the BN classics series wraps up.

Herbie Hancock, Speak Like A Child ( CD - part of the BN 5 Original Albums box set) I'm trying to convince myself the CD is easily good enough and that I don't need the BN classic that is out tomorrow.

Shabaka, Perceive it's Beauty, Acknowledge its Grace (Streaming via Qobuz) I wasn't sure about this when I first dipped in but am finding myself coming back for further listens.

I've tried to watch the film 3-4 times, hoping to find it is a neglected masterpiece but each time have had to accept it is really quite poor. The music, though , works as a standalone for me - and doesn't really have that much of an impact in the film Which has got me thinking of a list of...

Tom Waits, One from the Heart ( Vinyl) This is often rated as Waits' weakest record but I've always really liked it. Apparently Coppola wanted Rickie Lee Jones to be the female vocal but she refused as she and Waits had just split up. I'd have loved to hear that but Crystal Gayle does a fine...

Charles Lloyd, The Water is Wide ( CD)

Miles Okazaki, Work: The Complete Compositions of Thelonious Monk ( CD) Disc 3

Next up in this afternoon's immersion in Monk Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall ( CD)

Snap I read Youssef Daoudi‘s rather fine graphic novel / bio of Monk this morning and have subsequetly had Monk on for much of the afternoon. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Monk-Youssef-Daoudi/dp/1626724342/?tag=pinkfishmedia-21 Currently - Brilliant Corners on cd

Hal Willner, Stay Awake ( Vinyl) Dug this out for a play after reading the Bill Frisell book.

Having access to Qobuz via my phone certainly helped me enjoy the book even more. I've spent chunks of the last 2 days jumping from place to place - within Frisell's discography but also Paul Motian, John Zorn. Jan Gabarek, Joey Baron, Charles Lloyd, Marc Johnson, Dave Douglas, Jim Hall, George...

I've been reading Philip Watson's rather excellent bio of Frisell over the past few days. The hardback is currently half price - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bill-Frisell-Beautiful-Dreamer-Changed/dp/0571361668/?tag=pinkfishmedia-21 and using Qobuz to follow the music. I'd not heard many of...

Initially it's very funny but, as an ex Media Studies teacher, I do find it increasingly odd that we accept the authenticity of these clips. They are, in the main, performances designed to be shared and provoke a reaction. It's always worth asking some "who" and "why" questions. Who filmed...