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Got to see a slightly different version of this wonderful all female group (Nicole Glover on tenor sax instead of Melissa Aldana) at Birdland in NYC last night. Yes I know that going out to a jazz club at this Omicron influenced moment is not the wisest thing to do but we were all very cautious at all times. Plus I’ve been waiting since their album was released to see them live.
Great show with lots of fantastic playing and wonderful and interesting arrangements. Truly outstanding.
GoGo Penguin again and again. Rob Turner, one of my favourite drummers, has sadly left the band (and I’m sure he’ll do great new stuff). But I’m looking forward to the new guy on drums - Jon Scott.
Chris McGregor is one of the most underrated jazz musicians, at on this side of the pond (I’m in the NYC area). Here’s one of my favorite McGregor recordings, might be a little hard to find and NOT available on either Tidal or Qobuz. Worth hunting down just for the Annie Whitehead trombone solo on the title track. Also Roon has McGregor appearing on a few Nick Drake recordings. Is this correct?
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I recommend all of Matt Halsall’s releases. They’re all very good and he’s a terrific musician.
Listening to these guys this morning.
Available on Qobuz. I doubt there is a bad Steve Coleman recording. Enjoy the ride.
I figured I would share this here, as Moanin’ is my favorite Art Blakey album! I just spun the vinyl before I went to bed last night!
Now I have to start listening to some of these recommendations!
https://www.discogs.com/digs/what-to-listen-to-if-you-like-moanin-art-blakey-and-the-jazz-messengers/?utm_source=Homepage&utm_medium=Discogs&utm_campaign=Digs_2021
Thanks for the original McGregor post after which I used Roon’s artist discography feature to find a few McGregor recordings available on Tidal/Qobuz that I was unfamiliar with. One of them, shown below is basically a Blue Notes record. The Blue Notes were a fabled South African jazz ensemble lead by McGregor and featuring several other great musicians who would find fame (well “fame” in the jazz sense) after they left South Africa such as Mongezi Feza (trumpet), Louis Moholo (drums), Dudu Pukwana (alto sax) and the great Johnny Dyani (bass). You can’t go exploring, and therefore enjoying, the music of any of these highly talented musicians.
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I’m not so sure that these recommendations are all that applicable to Moanin’ since they seem more like recordings that the store needs to get off the shelves. 
Well good thing I have Qobuz, Tital and Roon so I can listen to new stuff before buying it 
It’s getting near closing time here and this one fits the moment nicely…
Thanks Ralph! I will try to find that one.
Not a fan of Nick Drake though, so staying away from that even if the data is correct. 
I don’t know much about most of these musicians but I really like Johnny Dyani - I discovered him after hearing the track Magwaza on the Steeplechase edition of Jazzman Records’ Spiritual Jazz reissue series. I then listened to Witchdoctor’s Son and Song for Biko and really liked them both. More exploring to do!
Did a little more research and Chris McGregor is indeed the pianist on those Nick Drake records. The connection being the producer Joe Boyd, who produced both Nick Drake and a few McGregor records.
Speaking of connections, Johnny Dyani ended up in Denmark where he recorded several records as a member of guitarist Pierre Dorge’s New Jungle Orchestra.
This one is excellent but not available on Tidal or Qobuz:
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Here’s one that is quite good and is available on Tidal and Qobuz:
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Check out the track “A Rainbow Over the Bamboo Forest” for some classic Johnny Dyani.
By the way human driven, personally curated recommendations beat A.I. driven Valence recommendations any day of the week.
Roon Radio discovered this gem in my own library. I didn’t know that this album existed in my own collection until Roon radio played one of the songs on it! It was a CD that I inherited from my father and was ripped early in my process of converting to computer audio. I had never listened to this CD which is now stored in my basement. Thank you Roon Radio.