Now try this album which is available on both Tidal and Qobuz
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Added this for later listening, thanks for the post 
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If you are looking for a rambunctious holiday, this 21 cd set on Qobuz will delight. Easy to argue that some of the earlier Art Ensemble recordings are better. But there is plenty to love here. The pdf booklet is worthy of inspection. Ancient to the Future.
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Rather than say “better” I would say that the earlier recordings are just as rewarding. One of my favorites from the pre ECM period is this live gem from 1972 which is available on Tidal and Qobuz. All killer, no filler.
Roon’s lame “share” function not working so here’s a screen shot instead.
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Ralph, you are are true jazz gem! As is Bap-Tizum. I also like Live in Paris a lot. Like Steve Coleman, hard to find a bad AEC recording that is not worth your time. I know I’m preaching to the choir…
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Now we are really getting down to business.
Here is Trovesi working in a large ensemble with some of his British friends (notes included for those Italian speaking jazz lovers). Not on Tidal or Qobuz, in fact the album is not even “identified” by Roon (does that mean that it’s not safe to listen to?):
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I also love Trovesi’s simple but oh so enjoyable music with Gianni Coscia… In Cerca di Cibo makes me dream…
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Why thank you. I’ve been listening to jazz for what will soon be 50 years, since my mind was blown by electric Miles Davis back in the early 1970s. Living most of my life in the greater New York City area means that I’ve been able to enjoy lots of high quality live jazz over the years, way too many to even begin to list. While I’ve always been a collector of jazz recordings, the age of digital music, file sharing and now streaming services has really brought untold riches to my ever expanding digital music library. And of course Roon just makes things so much easier for music and jazz fanatics like me.
As long as there’s no mention of KoB and any of those other tired jazz warhorses I will continue to post to this very enjoyable thread.
Giving this very interesting new release a listen as I write. Available on T/Q and really quite enjoyable. Not something one would hear on the radio or SiriusXM here in the US, yes even here in NYC. There’s so much excellent jazz coming from other parts of the world. Thank you Tidal and Qobuz!
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Just for context: walked into a club for a drink in 1975 in Bloomington, IN. I had never heard anyone play anything that might be considered jazz. Joe Henderson was playing which completely turned me around forever. Sat in on David Baker’s (Mingus trombone) outstanding Intro to Jazz course at IU. Hooked forever.
I’m following and listening to all of the recordings you suggest. Though Dean Trovesi will mean ordering from Discogs from Italy. Keep them coming, PLEASE! Here’s what is playing right now. I love Chico Freeman.
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Sometimes very worthwhile stories about jazz appear in an unexpected place. Here’s a really good article about Horace Tapscott. The article is pretty much spot on but misses most of Tapscott’s post Nimbus output, which is also very good and worth checking out. By the way when the author states that Tapscott was relatively unknown outside of south central LA he’s probably thinking about the always lame and 10 years behind the times Grammy committee since so many Tapscott trained jazz musicians were in New York City singing his praises that any jazz fan paying attention knew about Tapscott’s wonderful work by the late 1980s.
Horace Tapscott, Tom Albach and the Story of Nimbus West Records
Here’s one of Tapscott’s post Nimbus recordings that was very well received when originally issued, making many best jazz of 1995 lists. Available on Tidal and Qobuz, as are many other Tapscott recordings including several of the recordings mentioned in the linked article.
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Just looked at my vinyl collection and the two Tapscott LPs in my collection are sandwiched between Sun Ra and Cecil Taylor. Now how appropriate is that! And not only do I have two Tapscott records but both of them (Live at I.U.C.C. and Flight 17) are original pressings on Nimbus Records (before the name change to Nimbus West). As I stated above jazz fans who were paying attention in the 1980s and 1990s indeed knew of the amazing Horace Tapscott. Most likely I picked these records up during one of my visits to California in the 1980s or early 1990s.
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@Jazzfan_NJ - I want to say that I really enjoy reading your posts, you can tell when someone knows what they are talking about, and your recommendations often leave me just wanting more! So please keep them coming and thanks for all of your posts!
This is what I’m currently listening too. I enjoy Steve Reid’s sound and love listening to him!
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Thanks for your kind words. I really love being able to give recommendations, especially when there are people willing to give them a listen. And as I stated earlier, all too often these kinds of jazz oriented recommendation threads end up being filled with the same old same old KoBs, etc. After almost 50 years of intense jazz listening I really don’t need to be told for the millionth time just how essential KoB is since I kind of got the hint about 50 years ago. Anyway enough ranting, on to more listening.
Steve Reid is good and quite obscure recommendation and in the spirit of “six degrees of separation” here’s one by the great but underrated trumpet player on the Reid recording Ahmed Abdullah. It’s a wonderful record that is available on both Tidal and Qobuz
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Yes, Liquid Magic is a very good listen! I’ve been an Ahmed Abdullah fan for the past year or so since I ended up lost in Sun Ra albums and it branched off from there.
In light of obscurity and not the same old same old I present the Helge Lien Trio - Guzuguzu, this is a beautiful recording! The SQ and range on the album sound quite stunning to me, don’t mind my aging ears!
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Thanks David! This one is new to me and that’s hard to do when it comes to jazz 
Fortunately it’s available on Tidal and Qobuz so I will be giving it listen shortly. Happy Holidays!
Here’s something I picked over the Christmas holiday and it is very nice indeed. Sad to say that it’s not available on Tidal or Qobuz:
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Lovely album this (and it’s follow up). Is it pure jazz? Who knows, but the mix of jazz and electronic production is really well done…
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First 5 tunes on this are stunning. It’s a live radio broadcast from around the time of his My Goals Beyond album. The influences that would later go into Shakti are clear, as well as vocals from his wife.
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