A Mingus night at home, first Mingus Ah Hum and then this record, one of my favorite albums of all time.
#NowPlaying Charles Mingus - The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady (Impulse!, US 1963).
#NowPlaying Charles Mingus - The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady (Impulse!, US 1963).
November 11, 2025 at 8:22 PM
A Mingus night at home, first Mingus Ah Hum and then this record, one of my favorite albums of all time.
#NowPlaying Charles Mingus - The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady (Impulse!, US 1963).
#NowPlaying Charles Mingus - The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady (Impulse!, US 1963).
#NowPlaying Brick - Good High (Bang Records, US 1976).
November 11, 2025 at 11:05 AM
#NowPlaying Brick - Good High (Bang Records, US 1976).
#NowPlaying The Wild Magnolias - They Call Us Wild (Barclay, France 1975).
November 11, 2025 at 10:22 AM
#NowPlaying The Wild Magnolias - They Call Us Wild (Barclay, France 1975).
Celebrating Andrew Cyrille's birthday, born November 10th, 1939, with a small selection of his albums as a leader.
One of my many record collector rules is to pick up every album he plays on, when I can find one. I've never been disappointed!
One of my many record collector rules is to pick up every album he plays on, when I can find one. I've never been disappointed!
November 10, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Celebrating Andrew Cyrille's birthday, born November 10th, 1939, with a small selection of his albums as a leader.
One of my many record collector rules is to pick up every album he plays on, when I can find one. I've never been disappointed!
One of my many record collector rules is to pick up every album he plays on, when I can find one. I've never been disappointed!
#NowPlaying Sun Ra - Astro Black (Impulse!/Saturn Research, US 1973).
November 9, 2025 at 11:13 PM
#NowPlaying Sun Ra - Astro Black (Impulse!/Saturn Research, US 1973).
#NowPlaying Charles Brackeen - Rhythm X (Strata East, US 1973).
Charles Brackeen - saxophone
Don Cherry - trumpet
Charlie Hayden - bass
Edward Blackwell - drums
Charles Brackeen - saxophone
Don Cherry - trumpet
Charlie Hayden - bass
Edward Blackwell - drums
November 9, 2025 at 8:59 PM
#NowPlaying Charles Brackeen - Rhythm X (Strata East, US 1973).
Charles Brackeen - saxophone
Don Cherry - trumpet
Charlie Hayden - bass
Edward Blackwell - drums
Charles Brackeen - saxophone
Don Cherry - trumpet
Charlie Hayden - bass
Edward Blackwell - drums
#NowPlaying Mal Waldron - Blood And Guts (Futura Records, France 1970).
Recorded live at the Centre Culturel Américain, Paris, May 12th 1970.
Mal Waldron - piano
Patrice Caratini - bass
Guy Hayat - drums
Recorded live at the Centre Culturel Américain, Paris, May 12th 1970.
Mal Waldron - piano
Patrice Caratini - bass
Guy Hayat - drums
November 1, 2025 at 9:08 PM
#NowPlaying Mal Waldron - Blood And Guts (Futura Records, France 1970).
Recorded live at the Centre Culturel Américain, Paris, May 12th 1970.
Mal Waldron - piano
Patrice Caratini - bass
Guy Hayat - drums
Recorded live at the Centre Culturel Américain, Paris, May 12th 1970.
Mal Waldron - piano
Patrice Caratini - bass
Guy Hayat - drums
Just finished reading. One of my favorite books about Coltrane (and I've read a lot!)
October 31, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Just finished reading. One of my favorite books about Coltrane (and I've read a lot!)
#NowPlaying Junior Parker - The Outside Man (Capitol Records, US 1970).
October 31, 2025 at 5:18 PM
#NowPlaying Junior Parker - The Outside Man (Capitol Records, US 1970).
#NowPlaying Hamid Drake & Pat Thomas - A Mountain Sees A Mountain (Old Heaven Books, China 2025).
Great free improvisation by two masters.
Great free improvisation by two masters.
October 31, 2025 at 4:06 PM
#NowPlaying Hamid Drake & Pat Thomas - A Mountain Sees A Mountain (Old Heaven Books, China 2025).
Great free improvisation by two masters.
Great free improvisation by two masters.
#NowPlaying Globe Unity Orchestra- Live in Wuppertal (FMP, Germany 1973).
October 23, 2025 at 1:32 PM
#NowPlaying Globe Unity Orchestra- Live in Wuppertal (FMP, Germany 1973).
October 21, 2025 at 3:17 PM
#NowPlaying David Murray & Low Class Conspiracy - Vol. II : Holy Siège On Intrigue (Circle Records, Germany 1977).
The cover has a bit of water damage but the vinyl plays perfectly.
David Murray - tenor sax
Don Pullen - piano
Butch Morris - cornet
Fred Hopkins - bass
Stanley Crouch - drums
The cover has a bit of water damage but the vinyl plays perfectly.
David Murray - tenor sax
Don Pullen - piano
Butch Morris - cornet
Fred Hopkins - bass
Stanley Crouch - drums
October 21, 2025 at 2:13 PM
#NowPlaying David Murray & Low Class Conspiracy - Vol. II : Holy Siège On Intrigue (Circle Records, Germany 1977).
The cover has a bit of water damage but the vinyl plays perfectly.
David Murray - tenor sax
Don Pullen - piano
Butch Morris - cornet
Fred Hopkins - bass
Stanley Crouch - drums
The cover has a bit of water damage but the vinyl plays perfectly.
David Murray - tenor sax
Don Pullen - piano
Butch Morris - cornet
Fred Hopkins - bass
Stanley Crouch - drums
#NowPlaying David Murray - 3d Family : Vol. 1 (hat MUSICS, Switzerland 1978, promo copy).
David Murray - tenor sax
Johnny Mbizo Dyani - bass
Andrew Cyrille - percussion
David Murray - tenor sax
Johnny Mbizo Dyani - bass
Andrew Cyrille - percussion
October 21, 2025 at 1:09 PM
#NowPlaying David Murray - 3d Family : Vol. 1 (hat MUSICS, Switzerland 1978, promo copy).
David Murray - tenor sax
Johnny Mbizo Dyani - bass
Andrew Cyrille - percussion
David Murray - tenor sax
Johnny Mbizo Dyani - bass
Andrew Cyrille - percussion
#NowPlaying Music Revelation Ensemble - No Wave (Moers Music, Germany 1980).
James Blood Ulmer - guitar & vocal
David Murray - tenor saxophone
Amin Ali - electric bass
Ronald Shannon Jackson - drums & percussion
James Blood Ulmer - guitar & vocal
David Murray - tenor saxophone
Amin Ali - electric bass
Ronald Shannon Jackson - drums & percussion
October 21, 2025 at 8:00 AM
#NowPlaying Music Revelation Ensemble - No Wave (Moers Music, Germany 1980).
James Blood Ulmer - guitar & vocal
David Murray - tenor saxophone
Amin Ali - electric bass
Ronald Shannon Jackson - drums & percussion
James Blood Ulmer - guitar & vocal
David Murray - tenor saxophone
Amin Ali - electric bass
Ronald Shannon Jackson - drums & percussion
#NowPlaying Dewey Redman- The Ear Of The Behearer (Impulse!, US 1973).
October 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM
#NowPlaying Dewey Redman- The Ear Of The Behearer (Impulse!, US 1973).
#NowPlaying Guru Guru - Känguru (Brain, Germany 1972).
October 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
#NowPlaying Guru Guru - Känguru (Brain, Germany 1972).
#NowPlaying Art Ensemble Of Chicago - Live part 1 (Byg Records, Japan 1975).
Recorded on October 5, 1969 in Paris, with Fontella Bass. One long track split on the 2 sides 🖤
Recorded on October 5, 1969 in Paris, with Fontella Bass. One long track split on the 2 sides 🖤
September 29, 2025 at 11:56 AM
#NowPlaying Art Ensemble Of Chicago - Live part 1 (Byg Records, Japan 1975).
Recorded on October 5, 1969 in Paris, with Fontella Bass. One long track split on the 2 sides 🖤
Recorded on October 5, 1969 in Paris, with Fontella Bass. One long track split on the 2 sides 🖤
September 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
#NowPlaying Marion Brown - Duets with Elliott Schwartz and Leo Smith (Arista/Freedom, US 1975).
September 28, 2025 at 10:57 AM
#NowPlaying Marion Brown - Duets with Elliott Schwartz and Leo Smith (Arista/Freedom, US 1975).
Back from Nancy (France) record fair.
These are two of the records I brought back.
One of my collector rules : pick nearly every release I see on the Moers Music label. Even cheaper than Black Saint and great music!
These are two of the records I brought back.
One of my collector rules : pick nearly every release I see on the Moers Music label. Even cheaper than Black Saint and great music!
September 28, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Back from Nancy (France) record fair.
These are two of the records I brought back.
One of my collector rules : pick nearly every release I see on the Moers Music label. Even cheaper than Black Saint and great music!
These are two of the records I brought back.
One of my collector rules : pick nearly every release I see on the Moers Music label. Even cheaper than Black Saint and great music!
Back from Nancy (France) record fair.
These are two of the records I brought back.
One of my collector rules : pick every release I see on the Black Saint label. Still cheap and wonderful music!
These are two of the records I brought back.
One of my collector rules : pick every release I see on the Black Saint label. Still cheap and wonderful music!
September 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Back from Nancy (France) record fair.
These are two of the records I brought back.
One of my collector rules : pick every release I see on the Black Saint label. Still cheap and wonderful music!
These are two of the records I brought back.
One of my collector rules : pick every release I see on the Black Saint label. Still cheap and wonderful music!
#NowPlaying The Billy Cobham - George Duke Band : "Live" on Tour in Europe (Atlantic, Germany 1976).
September 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM
#NowPlaying The Billy Cobham - George Duke Band : "Live" on Tour in Europe (Atlantic, Germany 1976).
#NowPlaying Marion Brown - Geechee Recollections (Impulse!, US 1973).
Marion Brown, Leo Smith, Bill Hasson, James Jefferson, Steve McCall, Abraham Kobena Adzenyah, William Malone & Juma Santos.
Great record 🖤
Marion Brown, Leo Smith, Bill Hasson, James Jefferson, Steve McCall, Abraham Kobena Adzenyah, William Malone & Juma Santos.
Great record 🖤
September 14, 2025 at 9:41 AM
#NowPlaying Marion Brown - Geechee Recollections (Impulse!, US 1973).
Marion Brown, Leo Smith, Bill Hasson, James Jefferson, Steve McCall, Abraham Kobena Adzenyah, William Malone & Juma Santos.
Great record 🖤
Marion Brown, Leo Smith, Bill Hasson, James Jefferson, Steve McCall, Abraham Kobena Adzenyah, William Malone & Juma Santos.
Great record 🖤
#NowPlaying Marion Brown - Afternoon of a Georgia Faun (ECM Records, Germany 1970).
With Anthony Braxton, Chick Corea, Andrew Cyrille, Jeanne Lee, Jack Gregg, Bennie Maupin…
What a record!
With Anthony Braxton, Chick Corea, Andrew Cyrille, Jeanne Lee, Jack Gregg, Bennie Maupin…
What a record!
September 14, 2025 at 8:58 AM
#NowPlaying Marion Brown - Afternoon of a Georgia Faun (ECM Records, Germany 1970).
With Anthony Braxton, Chick Corea, Andrew Cyrille, Jeanne Lee, Jack Gregg, Bennie Maupin…
What a record!
With Anthony Braxton, Chick Corea, Andrew Cyrille, Jeanne Lee, Jack Gregg, Bennie Maupin…
What a record!