kestrelblazer
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If only my record-room still looked that tidy
We planted Liquidambar 'Worplesdon' about 20 years ago and at this time of year you really get a most beautiful leaf drop.
October 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
We planted Liquidambar 'Worplesdon' about 20 years ago and at this time of year you really get a most beautiful leaf drop.
This Pharoah Sanders live CD is a real stunner. There's a version of 'Ole' on here that gives me goosebumps.
October 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
This Pharoah Sanders live CD is a real stunner. There's a version of 'Ole' on here that gives me goosebumps.
I can hardly believe I took this photograph only 3 weeks ago. We sit under blankets of an evening now.
October 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I can hardly believe I took this photograph only 3 weeks ago. We sit under blankets of an evening now.
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October 4, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Photographing Phlox paniculata Barci, our best Phlox, and was delighted to see a Hummingbird Hawk Moth. We often have them in the evening, but I've not seen one flying during the day.
August 30, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Photographing Phlox paniculata Barci, our best Phlox, and was delighted to see a Hummingbird Hawk Moth. We often have them in the evening, but I've not seen one flying during the day.
Nobody told this Ipomea, or the Begonia, that they shouldn't be growing out of a gap in the paving.
August 30, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Nobody told this Ipomea, or the Begonia, that they shouldn't be growing out of a gap in the paving.
Rosa 'Raymond Carver'.
August 30, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Rosa 'Raymond Carver'.
I usually select a record I want to listen too and that suggests another, and so on. This weekend I just randomly pulled out some records to play whilst I was in the kitchen. These be they. I'm hardly ever near my 'proper' record player these days; like everything else it's most unsatisfactory.
July 13, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I usually select a record I want to listen too and that suggests another, and so on. This weekend I just randomly pulled out some records to play whilst I was in the kitchen. These be they. I'm hardly ever near my 'proper' record player these days; like everything else it's most unsatisfactory.
I just bought this. Pat Thomas, Mark Sanders, Neil Charles, and the very underrated Cleveland Watkiss. This stuff is the heppest of the hep man! My God am I going to enjoy this. Such a great label, tremendous Tubby Hayes stuff.
jazzinbritain1.bandcamp.com/album/dark-d...
jazzinbritain1.bandcamp.com/album/dark-d...
Dark Days, by Neil Charles
11 track album
jazzinbritain1.bandcamp.com
July 7, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I just bought this. Pat Thomas, Mark Sanders, Neil Charles, and the very underrated Cleveland Watkiss. This stuff is the heppest of the hep man! My God am I going to enjoy this. Such a great label, tremendous Tubby Hayes stuff.
jazzinbritain1.bandcamp.com/album/dark-d...
jazzinbritain1.bandcamp.com/album/dark-d...
iPlayer Ken Russell's 'Scottish Painters' doc about The Two Roberts in their £1 a week Suffolk studio. Usually referred to as 'forgotten' they were a terrifically interesting pair. Roger Bristow's book, 'The Last Bohemians' has the full story- as much as could be found.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
BBC Arts - BBC Arts, Scottish Painters by Ken Russell
Allan McClelland narrates this 1959 film from the Monitor series
www.bbc.co.uk
July 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM
iPlayer Ken Russell's 'Scottish Painters' doc about The Two Roberts in their £1 a week Suffolk studio. Usually referred to as 'forgotten' they were a terrifically interesting pair. Roger Bristow's book, 'The Last Bohemians' has the full story- as much as could be found.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
Enjoying the sound of the extremely loose compositions on this tape. I may just fill the bedroom with sand and knock up a campfire- I'll okay it with Claire first, obviously. Get it while it's fresh.
infomation.bandcamp.com/album/the-li...
infomation.bandcamp.com/album/the-li...
The Living Rainbow & Friends, by The Living Rainbow & Friends
11 track album
infomation.bandcamp.com
July 4, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Enjoying the sound of the extremely loose compositions on this tape. I may just fill the bedroom with sand and knock up a campfire- I'll okay it with Claire first, obviously. Get it while it's fresh.
infomation.bandcamp.com/album/the-li...
infomation.bandcamp.com/album/the-li...
Some Penguin Modern European Poets. Probably picked up quite a few of these at Skoob Books when it was in Sicilian Avenue. Osip Mandelstam 85p. Yehuda Amichai was a highlight. Another world, another life.
July 4, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Some Penguin Modern European Poets. Probably picked up quite a few of these at Skoob Books when it was in Sicilian Avenue. Osip Mandelstam 85p. Yehuda Amichai was a highlight. Another world, another life.
Ela Laboriel 'Sin Final' ('Senza Fine) a jaunty version on the Mexican Musart label. Peggy Lee does it best and her version is quite the most beautiful of them all, but this little 7" is still a treat. A version of 'Call Me' on the A side so it's win win. #nowplaying
www.youtube.com/watch?v=71Sg...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=71Sg...
July 2, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Ela Laboriel 'Sin Final' ('Senza Fine) a jaunty version on the Mexican Musart label. Peggy Lee does it best and her version is quite the most beautiful of them all, but this little 7" is still a treat. A version of 'Call Me' on the A side so it's win win. #nowplaying
www.youtube.com/watch?v=71Sg...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=71Sg...
Doing a spot of Afro-Rocking in this kitchen- temp 85 of our UK degrees.
July 1, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Doing a spot of Afro-Rocking in this kitchen- temp 85 of our UK degrees.
Mossy Tapes delivering the goods again.
mossytapes.bandcamp.com/album/dedica...
mossytapes.bandcamp.com/album/dedica...
Dedications, by Sullow
2 track album
mossytapes.bandcamp.com
June 21, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Mossy Tapes delivering the goods again.
mossytapes.bandcamp.com/album/dedica...
mossytapes.bandcamp.com/album/dedica...
Today it's the ironing so Arsenio Rodriguez is spinning on the kitchen floor. It's exciting stuff but there are also some deeper ballads which I especially like. I also have a bread pudding in the oven and it's my good fortune that Claire cares not for bread pudding. It's all mine! #nowplaying
May 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Today it's the ironing so Arsenio Rodriguez is spinning on the kitchen floor. It's exciting stuff but there are also some deeper ballads which I especially like. I also have a bread pudding in the oven and it's my good fortune that Claire cares not for bread pudding. It's all mine! #nowplaying
Cal and Stan keeping me company during the dreary business of washing-up. Also in the group 'Scotty' La Faro, Billy Higgins, Vince Guaraldi and, please, lets hear it for Eddie Duran on guitar. Lid down after the photograph, of course; I'm not mad, you know. #nowplaying
May 26, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Cal and Stan keeping me company during the dreary business of washing-up. Also in the group 'Scotty' La Faro, Billy Higgins, Vince Guaraldi and, please, lets hear it for Eddie Duran on guitar. Lid down after the photograph, of course; I'm not mad, you know. #nowplaying
In God's name when is someone going to make a solo Octobasse record? It will need to be on 360gm vinyl and probably a 4 record box-set. Also needs to cost around £540.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=12X-...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=12X-...
Up Close With A Curator: Octobasse
YouTube video by MIMphx
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May 17, 2025 at 2:06 PM
In God's name when is someone going to make a solo Octobasse record? It will need to be on 360gm vinyl and probably a 4 record box-set. Also needs to cost around £540.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=12X-...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=12X-...
Frank's only LP and one which Rare Groovers used to dig for the track 'Safari'. For me the two Ari Brown compositions are where it's at and Ari himself was not the most prolific cat on the block. Henry Threadgill's on here too. We all like Henry don't we? Frank should have recorded more #nowplaying
May 13, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Frank's only LP and one which Rare Groovers used to dig for the track 'Safari'. For me the two Ari Brown compositions are where it's at and Ari himself was not the most prolific cat on the block. Henry Threadgill's on here too. We all like Henry don't we? Frank should have recorded more #nowplaying
When I hear the words 'Pump Organ' I reach for my wallet- CD natch, but there are records for you millionaires at old style prices actually.
benmcelroy.bandcamp.com/album/elkwort
benmcelroy.bandcamp.com/album/elkwort
Elkwort, by Ben McElroy
9 track album
benmcelroy.bandcamp.com
April 29, 2025 at 3:04 PM
When I hear the words 'Pump Organ' I reach for my wallet- CD natch, but there are records for you millionaires at old style prices actually.
benmcelroy.bandcamp.com/album/elkwort
benmcelroy.bandcamp.com/album/elkwort
Absolutely timeless vocal music, from the Ivory Coast, with Balafon and Kora accompaniment. I've always thought the music sounds just how the cover looks: light, airy, rooted in time for all time.
April 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Absolutely timeless vocal music, from the Ivory Coast, with Balafon and Kora accompaniment. I've always thought the music sounds just how the cover looks: light, airy, rooted in time for all time.
I strongly suggest you pick up the new Tubby Hayes Quintet 'Antibes 62' CD from Jazz In Britain while there are still 8 available. Firstly it's the Tubby Hayes Quintet, secondly it's the Tubby Hayes Quintet live, thirdly...you don't need a thirdly, you shouldn't even need a firstly.
April 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I strongly suggest you pick up the new Tubby Hayes Quintet 'Antibes 62' CD from Jazz In Britain while there are still 8 available. Firstly it's the Tubby Hayes Quintet, secondly it's the Tubby Hayes Quintet live, thirdly...you don't need a thirdly, you shouldn't even need a firstly.
"Having Amina perform and record my compositions for piano is a pleasure beyond description. The shapes she has given them, for me, are definitive". Amen to that. Amina Claudine Myers 'Poems For Piano. The Piano Music of Marion Brown'. #nowplaying
April 19, 2025 at 7:16 PM
"Having Amina perform and record my compositions for piano is a pleasure beyond description. The shapes she has given them, for me, are definitive". Amen to that. Amina Claudine Myers 'Poems For Piano. The Piano Music of Marion Brown'. #nowplaying
Pleased that our hedgehog made it through the winter- appeared three days ago. Ignore those dates and times I'm just to idle to reset the camera after changing the batteries.
March 27, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Pleased that our hedgehog made it through the winter- appeared three days ago. Ignore those dates and times I'm just to idle to reset the camera after changing the batteries.