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!
#NowPlaying Sun Ra : St. Louis Blues - Solo Piano (Improvising Artists Inc., US 1978).
September 10, 2025 at 9:12 PM
#NowPlaying Sun Ra : St. Louis Blues - Solo Piano (Improvising Artists Inc., US 1978).
#NowPlaying Steve Reid - Odyssey Of The Oblong Square (Universal Sound, UK 2009).
Initially released on Mustevic Sound Records in 1977.
Steve Reid (dms), Ahmed Abdullah (tp, percussion), Mohammad Abdullah (percussion), Arthur Blythe, Charles Tyler (alto sax, percussion) & David Wertman (bass).
Initially released on Mustevic Sound Records in 1977.
Steve Reid (dms), Ahmed Abdullah (tp, percussion), Mohammad Abdullah (percussion), Arthur Blythe, Charles Tyler (alto sax, percussion) & David Wertman (bass).
September 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
#NowPlaying Steve Reid - Odyssey Of The Oblong Square (Universal Sound, UK 2009).
Initially released on Mustevic Sound Records in 1977.
Steve Reid (dms), Ahmed Abdullah (tp, percussion), Mohammad Abdullah (percussion), Arthur Blythe, Charles Tyler (alto sax, percussion) & David Wertman (bass).
Initially released on Mustevic Sound Records in 1977.
Steve Reid (dms), Ahmed Abdullah (tp, percussion), Mohammad Abdullah (percussion), Arthur Blythe, Charles Tyler (alto sax, percussion) & David Wertman (bass).
Double bill concert in Paris today :
Nduduzo Makhathini (piano) with Dalisu Ndlazi (bass) & Lukmil Perez (drums).
ConstelNation : Angel Bat Dawid with Magic Malik, Richard Comte, Nick Macri & Toma Gouband.
Wild!
On the pictures, the artists' last albums.
Nduduzo Makhathini (piano) with Dalisu Ndlazi (bass) & Lukmil Perez (drums).
ConstelNation : Angel Bat Dawid with Magic Malik, Richard Comte, Nick Macri & Toma Gouband.
Wild!
On the pictures, the artists' last albums.
August 31, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Double bill concert in Paris today :
Nduduzo Makhathini (piano) with Dalisu Ndlazi (bass) & Lukmil Perez (drums).
ConstelNation : Angel Bat Dawid with Magic Malik, Richard Comte, Nick Macri & Toma Gouband.
Wild!
On the pictures, the artists' last albums.
Nduduzo Makhathini (piano) with Dalisu Ndlazi (bass) & Lukmil Perez (drums).
ConstelNation : Angel Bat Dawid with Magic Malik, Richard Comte, Nick Macri & Toma Gouband.
Wild!
On the pictures, the artists' last albums.