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After many years of not having a dedicated CD player(using a DVD player), I found a nice basic Sony at the thrift shop for six bucks. David Bowie - Low #nowlistening #musicsky #bowie

Monday morning rev-up: Chicago Tentet - At Molde 2007 Reeds - Joe McPhee(tpt), Peter Brötzmann, Ken Vandermark, Mats Gustafsson Percussion - Michael Zerang, Paal Nilsson-Love Bass - Kent Kessler Trombone - Johannes Bauer Tuba - Per Ake Holmlander Cello - Fred Lonberg-Holm #jazzsky #nowplaying

Desert island pick. Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage Herbie Hancock - piano Freddie Hubbard - trumpet George Coleman - TS Ron Carter - bass Anthony Williams - drums #jazzsky #vinylsky #nowspinning #musicsky

It’s not considered one of Sonny Rollins’ masterpieces, but it’s my favorite. Sonny Rollins - On Impulse! Sonny Rollins - TS Ray Bryant - piano Walter Booker - bass Mickey Roker - drums #jazzsky #vinylsky #musicsky #nowspinning

I’ve been seeing too much Dizzy on here lately to delay it any further. Dizzy Gillespie - Birks Works: The Verve Big Band Sessions Unfortunately this set has the annoying 90s feature of alternate takes played in succession. But only on disc 2, so here we have disc 1! #nowplaying #jazzsky

Terry Jennings - Piece for Cello and Saxophone #nowspinning #musicsky #vinylsky

The harmonica is my least favorite instrument in music (save the blues), but Mark really pulls it off. Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden #nowspinning #musicsky #vinylsky

Noah Howard Group - Berlin Concert Recorded live January 30&31, 1975 Noah Howard - as Takashi Kako - piano Kent Carter - double bass Oliver Johnson - drums Lamont Hampton - percussion #jazzsky #nowspinning #musicsky #vinylsky

Beat up jacket, but the vinyl is in great shape. Incredible lineup. Keith Jarrett - Back Hand KJ - piano, wood flute, osi drum Dewey Redman - TS, musette, maracas Charlie Haden - bass Paul Motian - drums and percussion Guilherme Franco - percussion #jazzsky #nowspinning #musicsky #vinylsky

Bergman/Brötzmann/Gjerstad - Left Borah Bergman - piano Peter Brötzmann - ts/clarinet/tarogato Frode Gjerstad - as #jazzsky #nowplaying #musicsky

Works for the Ever Present Orchestra - Alvin Lucier Learned of this via @deselbysgold.bsky.social I’ll be coming back to this one a lot. If only the vinyl was available for less than US$80! #nowplaying #musicsky

Digging into my neglected CD collection today. Vinkeloe/Cremashi/Masaoka/Robair - Klang. Farbe. Melodie. Biggi Vinkeloe - as and flute George Cremashi - contrabass Miya Masaoka - 21-string koto Gino Robair - percussion, faux dax, bike horn, bowed metals #jazzsky #nowplaying #musicsky

The Vandermark 5 - The Color of Memory Jeb Bishop - Trombone Tim Daisy - Drums Kent Kessler - Bass Dave Rempis - Saxophones Ken Vandermark - Reeds #nowplaying #jazzsky #musicsky

Sun Ra -Jazz in Silhouette #jazzsky #musicsky #nowplaying

James Blackshaw - Fractures on the Horizon jamesblackshaw.bandcamp.com/album/fractu... #nowspinning #vinylsky #musicsky

Alan Licht - Four Years Older Alan Licht - solo electric guitar #vinylsky #musicsky #nowspinning

Charles Mingus - Revenge! Formerly only available as a bootleg, this was released by his wife in 1996. Charles Mingus - bass Clifford Jordan - TD Eric Dolphy - as, clarinet, flute Jaki Byard - piano Dannie Richmond - drums Recorded in Paris, April 18, 1964 #jazzsky #musicsky #nowplaying

Ornette Coleman - Something Else!!!! #jazzsky #musicsky #nowplaying #nowstreaming

Andrew Hill - Dance with Death Andrew Hill - piano Charles Toliver - Trumpet Joe Farrell - TS/SS Victor Sproles - Bass Billy Higgins - Drums #jazzsky #vinylsky #musicsky #nowspinning

Naked Lunch Soundtrack - Ornette Coleman/London Philharmonic #jazzsky #vinylsky #musicsky #nowspinning

John Coltrane - Africa/Brass Too many personnel to list, but I’d never realized Booker Little played on this. #jazzsky #musicsky #nowplaying

The album that made me realize I love duets. Coltrane/Ali - Interstellar Space #jazzsky #musicsky #nowplaying

Good news: I got a good deal on this. Bad news: It was because my local record shop was going out of business. Art Ensemble of Chicago - Message to Our Folks #jazzsky #vinylsky #musicsky #nowspinning

Dave Holland/Sam Rivers #jazzsky #vinylsky #musicsky #nowspinning

I’m going with Petrushka this morning. #vinylsky #musicsky #nowspinning

I used to have this on LP, but I have no idea what happened to it. Lost to the ages or sold in a moment of weakness? #jazzsky #vinylsky #musicsky #nowspinning

Eric Dolphy- The Complete Upsala Concert vol. 1 #jazzsky #vinylsky #musicsky #nowspinning

Floating Points/Pharoah Sanders/LSO - Promises This one really benefits from a close listen. It reminds me a bit of Gavin Bryars’ work. #jazzsky #vinylsky #musicsky #nowspinning

This was one of the first 20 or so jazz cds I purchased when I first got serious about jazz in the early 90s, and hearing it for the first time was one of those experiences that stretched my understanding of what music could be. #jazzsky #musicsky #nowlistening

William Hooker Sextet - Subconscious Remarkably, he played in a dive bar i used to frequent in our small city some years ago. It was transcendent. #jazzsky #vinylsky #musicsky #nowspinning

A slightly different direction this morning. Meredith Monk - Dolmen Music #musicsky #niwspinning #vinylsky #nowlistening

Good afternoon for some Sun Ra protest music. Sun Ra - A Fireside Chat with Lucifer #jazzsky #musicsky #nowspinning #vinylsky

When I worked in a record shop way back when, we would call these CASS-ettes, with the accent in the first syllable. Just a fun, silly memory of a simpler time. Anyway: Jackie McLean - Tippin’ the Scales With Butch Warren, Sonny Clark and Art Taylor.

The old cassette still sounds pretty good. Herbie Hancock - Inventions and Dimensions #jazzsky #musicsky #nowlistening #cassette

Albert Ayler - Nuits de la Fondation Maeght, Volume 2 #jazzsky #vinylsky #musicsky #nowspinning

Pre-dawn listen. Nels Cline - Consentrik Quartet Nels Cline - guitar, effects Ingrid Laubrock - saxophones Chris Lightcap - bass, effects Tom Rainey - drums #jazzsky #vinylsky #nowspinning #musicsky

Miles Davis - At Fillmore My first purchase at 2nd Hand Tunes in Chicago, 1990-ish. #jazzsky #nowspinning #nowlistening

I woke up thinking about this, so here we are. What a great band! Lee Morgan - The Complete Live at the Lighthouse #jazzsky #musicsky

This somehow works very well. Iggy, always full of surprises. #jazzsky #musicsky

Some albums I’ve been listening to lately. Tara Klerkin Trio - Somewhere Good Kenny Dorham- Trompeta Toccata Woody Shaw - Song of Songs Mt Fog - Every Stone is Green Devin Daniels/Henry Solomon - Vs Laurence Pike - Possible Utopias for Jazz Quintet #musicsky #jazzsky #nowlistening

Brainbow - Brainbow II Long-defunct instrumental rock group from Ohio, USA. Really beautiful atmospheric guitar-driven instrumentals. They’re still on Bandcamp if you want to check out their music. #nowspinning #musicsky

Early morning Monk. #jazzsky #nowspinning #nowlistening

Starting off strong. Alice Coltrane - The Carnegie Hall Concert #jazzsky #nowplaying #nowspinning #vinylsky

Probably my favorite release this year. Laurence Pike - Possible Utopias for Jazz Quintet #jazzsky #nowplaying

What a beautiful record. Andrew Hill - Compulsion!!! Tone Poet series #jazzsky #nowspining

Starting off David Murray’s birthday with this absolute gem. #jazzsky #nowlistening

Congratulations to my UK friends. At least someone’s high court isn’t a tool of the man. (I’m looking at you, US Supreme Court 👀)

More comfort music. Mingus Ah Um #jazzsky #nowspining