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Halloween greetings 2024 with magical creatures from the wonderful ‘Gnomes’ book by Rien Poortvliet and Wil Huygen #radiopeng #gnomes #graphicbook #fantasybooks #book #childrenbooks #rienpoortvliet #wilhuygen #gnomesbook #psychedelicbooks #halloween #halloween24

Immanuel Wilkins - Blues blood (Blue Note 2024) Th

Immanuel Wilkins - Blues blood (Blue Note 2024)
Third album by Mr Wilkins, all his work so far making it to end of the years’ lists. This is different, a kind of concept album with the collaboration and production of Cécile McLorin Salvant. Its motives are in Black history and the transmission of memory. I love that it is meant to entertain as a sort of ambient music to a friendly gathering in a kitchen, cooking, eating, sharing stories. It is best listened to as a whole, its parts building a varied and integrated unity. So difficult to describe - part jazz, part soul, but with a spiritual and progressive feel at times. Bits sound familiar, as if made of music you knew before. The result is inspired, cohesive and profoundly original - some reviewers compared it to an opera, and I would love to see it played live ( apparently there’s real time cooking on stage). Jazztrail wrote: ‘In the words of its creator, Blues Blood is intended as a soothing balm for everyone searching for peace’. Who doesn’t want that in this time and days. More please! #jazz #soul #progressivesoul #neosoul #blackhistory #jazzvinyl #soulvinyl #bluesblood #immanuelwilkins @immanuel.wilkins #CécileMcLorinSalvant #radiopeng @bluenoterecords

Primevals - Sound Hole (1985, new rose) Back to so

Primevals - Sound Hole (1985, new rose) Back to some old time favourite, this times followed by an appreciation of Richard Mazda. I was listening and musing on the greatness of the Primevals - scottish rockers of contagious punk-infused r’n’r with country and soul in the mix. I loved their records back in the 80’s. I still play this and the followup ‘live a little’ singing along to lyrics, humming bits of steel guitar solos etc. Maximum rock and roll still fresh to my ageing ears. Why they did not attract larger audiences is still a mistery to me. In any case, only yesterday I realised the album is produced by Richard Mazda. He’s an unsung hero of the new wave on both sides of the ocean. There’s little available online, but after researching it, I am glad to report he’s alive and kicking in NYC and successful as a theatre director and actor. You can also find traces of the prolific varied trails of his work in the early eighties: it is breathtaking and includes his bands (tours, cosmetics), production of the fall, alternative tv, the pastels. At some stage he was I.R.S. Records’ producer, with exceptional results on early fleshtones, wall of voodoo, scientists, the primevals and much more. He published his own dance-synthpop album in 1983 (Hands of fate), penned music for Nick Kamen, and a number one hit for a r&b artist. Clearly a polymath, in need of a reappraisal and appreciation of his contribution to twentieth century’s music. I think a masterful achievement of his music is the frenzied beat and dance emphasis that often includes tambourines, handclapping, maraccas and so on. #richardmazda #primevals #soundhole #livealittle #newwavevinyl #rockvinyl #nowplaying #newrose #garagebeat #radiopeng @licartists #scottishrock #glasgowband

My bloody valentine - MBV (2013, mbv records) Do y

My bloody valentine - MBV (2013, mbv records)
Do you remember when this was released? The many announcements, and when the day arrived the pre-order weblinks crashed, the community forums got full of emotional comments for hours, checking what changed 22 years after ‘loveless’. And it was worth the wait: MBV is a great record too, enjoyable from start to end and a bit different every time, revealing new intriguing sounds and complexities every time you listen again. Glad to wait for more Kevin Shields’ and co. music in due course, music about quality not quantity. #shoegaze #mbv #mybloodyvalentine #rockvinyl #indie #nowplaying #nowspinning #radiopeng @mbvofficial

Tyshawn Sorey Trio - The susceptible now ( 2024, p

Tyshawn Sorey Trio - The susceptible now ( 2024, pirecordings)
More blissful tunes and forward music joining tradition and innovation, continuing @dr.tyshawnsorey_official explorations of the piano trio format, with Aaron Diehl (piano) and Harish Raghavan on double bass. If you listened to the recent run of records which started with Mesmerism a couple of years back, you know you are in for new lasting enchantments. If you didn’t, don’t hesitate any longer and try it #soundart #newcreativemusic #brookluncomplexity #nyc #jazz #postjazz #avantgardemusic #pianotrio #jazzvinyl #jazzcommunity #nowplaying #radiopeng @aaronjdiehl #tyshawnsorey

Thumbscrew - Wingbeats (2024, cuneiform records) T

Thumbscrew - Wingbeats (2024, cuneiform records)
There’s method and magic at play in this trio, composed of Tomas Fujiwara (Drums and vibraphone)
Michael Formanek (Double Bass)
Mary Halvorson (Guitar). From the reviews I gather they meet and rehearse for recording an album with a handful of tunes penned by each band member - in the past they also included standards and music from Braxton’s songbook, here is mostly their own compositions plus a mingus’ classic. The thing is, they are all masters of their instruments and of experimentation and avantgarde, yet thumbscrew as a whole works wonders for that unique counterpoint where all contribute their different bits to a matrix of sound that’s searching and experimental but swinging like crazy. Entertaining, captivating music that peaks in tunes like ‘Pyrrhic’, ‘Greenish Tents’, ‘Somewhat Agree’. There’s enough packed here to keep everyone happy for a while. Shame it’s not on vinyl!
@cuneiformrecords #thumbscrew #maryhalvorson #tomasfujiwara #michaelformanek #experimental #jazz #creativemusic #jazzcommunity #bestof2024 #wingbeats #nowplaying #radiopeng

Darius Jones - Legend of e-boy (AUM2024) This new

Darius Jones - Legend of e-boy (AUM2024)
This new album by Darius Jones follows ‘fluXkit Vancouver’, one of 2023’s best releases of creative music. Here flows of sounds capture the imagination into an immersive, emotional parable of inner fragmentation and integration. Jones mentions childhood trauma, his therapy and mental health as inspirations. Gerard Cleaver (drums) and Chris Lightcap (bass) swing in tune with the composer’s musical expressions. The notes inside explain the concept of the album:
‘The trio functions as chosen family and the album progresses like a rewiring nervous system shocked by, then mending from dysfunction into an unruly serenity.’ @imdariusjones #dariusjones #jazz #jazzvinyl #contemporaryjazz #freejazz #gerardcleaver #chrislightcap #legendofe-boi @aum.fidelity #nowplaying #vinylcommunity @a_good_question @lightcapchris #mentalhealth

That’s the way I feel now - A tribute to Theloni

That’s the way I feel now - A tribute to Thelonious Monk (A&M, 1984)
Happy birthday Thelonious Monk! Here’s a celebratory compilation of Monk’s covers put together under Hal Willner’s production. Sensational all-star bundle of musical fun with fab 80’s memphis-style graphics - makes you want to explore the master’s original masterpieces too. @theloniousmonk #theloniousmonk #theloniousmonkbirthday #halwillner #jazzvinyl #jazz #jazzcommunity #nowplaying #radiopeng

The mysterious ‘jazz satellites volume 2’ was

The mysterious ‘jazz satellites volume 2’ was included in a list of Virgin’s ‘Ambient Series’ compilations available on discogs. I had a few of the original cd’s, put together by the likes of David Toop or Kevin Martin in the mid-nineties. No #vinylrecords of this series were released I think, just CDs. They were a sort of audio companion to @thewiremagazine, searching and interesting as you might expect. And the Jazz satellites volume 1 was a real gem of obscure jazz classics - today you may own vinyl reissues of most of the artists included in it, but in the nineties they were still largely out of print curiosities. I searched the trail of the impossible to find ‘jazz satellites volume 2’ - the very last ‘ambient series’ release, listed as a 3-CDs boxed set compiled by Kevin Martin aka the Bug. Turns out it was never released in reality, but it only exists as a digital reconstruction by blogosphere-era enthusiasts, a playlist still available on streaming platforms and youtube with a few core tunes and different additions. Not sure what the original editor would make of the results or the sequence put together by the bloggers, but there are interesting and exotic tunes in the various versions I found. And it is the only evidence I know of a mythical jazz artifact that is actually included on vinyl marketplaces but never really existed. As a sign of gratitude to the diggers’ spirit, we will play from this digital fata morgana on #radiopeng today. #jazz #digitalerajazz #futurejazz #ambientseries #compilations #jazzcompilation #jazzcommunity #thebug #kevinmartin #digitalart #cratedigging @bugmanldn

Bud Powell - the Amazing Bud Powell volumes 1, 2 (

Bud Powell - the Amazing Bud Powell volumes 1, 2 (1985, DMM Blue Note)
Happy 100th birthday to Earl Rudolph Powell
Born September 27, 1924 Harlem, NYC
Died July 31, 1966 NYC. it’s time to celebrate the moving story of his life and music prevailing over racism, mental health issues, addiction. Listen to his records, watch the film ‘round midnight’ loosely inspired by his paris years, follow Ethan Iverson looking at classic solos, post your favourite tunes for our tributes on #radiopeng. #budpowellbirthday #budpowell #jazzvinyl #jazzcommunity #bebop #bluenote #bluenoterecords @bluenoterecords #nowlistening #nowplaying #radiopeng

Bottle Tree - Open secret (2017, international ant

Bottle Tree - Open secret (2017, international anthem). It is the only tune available on vinyl from #benlamargay’s band Bottle Tree ( with #amfrison aka #coultrain and #tommasomoretti) - ‘a futuristic fantasy of Stevie Wonder backed by Don Cherry and Novos Baianos in the early 1970s’ the blurb says, and it is about right if the sound of the band wasn’t so idiosyncratic and unique. A real shame that no further vinyl releases are available, as their one-off full-length album by the same name is one of @intlanthem label’s best releases, with all the elements that made it a beacon of new jazz directions in its early golden age, plus an outstanding pop sensibility. Thank god you can stream it. #vinylcollection #vinylcommunity #45rpm #bottletree #jazzvinyl #jazzsingle #soulsingle #bottletree #intlanthem #futurefunk #mpbjazz #radiopeng

Vijay Iyer at Wigmore Hall, 23rd September 2024. A

Vijay Iyer at Wigmore Hall, 23rd September 2024.
A musical evening originally planned for June 2020, stopped by the pandemics and back in 2024. Finally on show, it was a complete success. We were treated to a splendid variety of his compositions for strings, percussions, quartets and piano. Music about loss and mourning - one for the jazz fan was ‘the law of eternal return’ dedicated to Geri Allen and Muhal Richard Abrams after their death in 2017. Also the moving ‘crisis mode for strings and percussion’ flowing with varied emotions and a sense of resilience. Vijay Iyer played a bit and MC’d the evening, also sitting with the audience to enjoy the beautiful playing of soloists and various combos from the Manchester Collective. I wouldn’t have gone out on a Monday evening, but the artist’s grace and inspired music and the atmosphere of the place conjured up an intimate, memorable event. Many happy returns to London, Mr Iyer. @vijayiyer @wigmore_hall #londonlivemusic #vijayiyer #wigmorehall #manchestercollective #radiopeng

Gonghi (2024, zaratan music) Gonghi is Giovanni Fi

Gonghi (2024, zaratan music)
Gonghi is Giovanni Fiderio, musician and all around humanist who keeps alive the tradition of books and record shops as sociocultural hubs in Siracusa, Sicily. If you visit @libreriazaratan there you will meet him. I spent some time in his wonderful shop this summer and hope to go back some time soon. This self-produced record was inspired by the lockdown and is beautifully played and crafted. People like him make the world a better place. Thank you Giovanni! #recordshop #bookshop #libreria #discheria #vinylcommunity #electronica #ambient #nowplaying #independentlabel #siracusa #radiopeng

Charlie Parker ‘One night in Birdland’ (1977 C

Charlie Parker ‘One night in Birdland’ (1977 Columbia)
Fats Navarro is another tragic loss to music, a trumpet genius dead when he was 26 years old because of drugs, tuberculosis and complications of his obesity. By the time of his death he was in full bloom, totally at ease in the new bebop idiom - ‘By the late forties, many jazz musicians refused to play in bands with Navarro for fear of being overshadowed by the trumpeter’, explains wikipedia. He did not scare Charlie Parker though: this double-LP recording from a couple of months before Navarro’s death shows the two sharing the limelight and excitement of playing live together. There’s endless creativity and powerful determination and constant interchange of astonishing ideas, the two engaging in tremendous solos and inspiring each other in genial exchanges, often at the speed of light and for extended times. It helps that Art Blakey was on drum and Bud Powell on the piano - see for example ‘Move’ or ‘ Dizzy’s Atmosphere’. The poor sound quality is not a problem ( only the bass sound of Curley Russell is truly penalised here), the music literally jumps at you from the speaker. Goosebumps a go-go and gratitude to Boris Rose, who recorded the broadcast for posterity. A bebop dream - great job mate! #borisrose #charlieparker #fatsnavarro #budpowell #artblakey #curleyrussell #onenightinbirdland #jazzvibe #jazzessentials #jazzcoalition #bebop #jazzlive #jazzvinyl #vinylcommunity #radiopeng #musica

Friday the thirteenth - Thelonious Monk quintet wi

Friday the thirteenth - Thelonious Monk quintet with Sonny Rollins, Prestige Music that works like a lucky charm on a day like this…
#jazzvinyl #jazz #theloniousmonk @theloniousmonk #sonnyrollins #nowplaying #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #radiopeng @craftrecordings @prestigerecords

Sahib Shihab -And all those cats (Schema Rearward,

Sahib Shihab -And all those cats (Schema Rearward, 1997)
The nice people at @honestjonsrecords in portobello recommended this record back in 1997 as classic souljazz material, and they were right. It’s the majestic Clarke-Bolland band offering an ebullient, swinging context to Shihab’s funky baritone and flute. Non-stop fun for all the family from ‘Set up’ onward. Gigi Campi, the producer, was a German of Italian background who promoted the band in his Koln base and beyond. The result is an international blend of some of the best sixties jazz you can dream of. #gigicampi #clarkebolland #souljazz #bop #hardbop #jazzvinyl #nowplaying #nowspinning #radiopeng

Rosa Balistreri - Noi siamo nell’inferno carcera

Rosa Balistreri - Noi siamo nell’inferno carcerati (1974 and 2023, Warner Music Italy)
Rosa Balistreri was THE sicilian folk interpreter through her life (1927-1990), surviving through poverty, prostitution, marital abuse, prison and finally achieving success that first turned her into a cult figure. The last few years saw the cult becoming more of a mainstream success, with a film on her intense, passionate life (‘the love I have’) in the pipeline. Her powerful voice, seasoned through the traumatic life, reached an unique quality, channeling pain and love and hope straight to the emotional core of the listener. Here she sings a collection of prison poems and songs with a strong sense of identification with the inmate’s anguish. The cover, by Bruno Caruso, a painter who was another sicilian cultural icon, captures well the atmosphere of the record. Not for the faint of heart, I myself do give up after a few songs due to the intensity of the songs, but a worthwhile addition to Rosa’s established body of masterpieces. #folk #sicilianfolk #folkvinyl #now playing #vinylcommunity #folksongs #prisonsongs #radiopeng #rosabalistreri #sicilia #licata #brunocaruso

Happy birthday, Mr Sonny Rollins. Born 7th Septemb

Happy birthday, Mr Sonny Rollins. Born 7th September 1930, a true gift to the human race. Much to celebrate on #radiopeng today
#jazzhero #sonnyrollins #musicalgenius #saxophonecolossus #anightatthevillagevanguard #jazzvinyl #jazzcommunity #radiopeng

Patricia Brennan Septet - Breaking stretch (2024,

Patricia Brennan Septet - Breaking stretch (2024, Pyroclastic records)
Just released, record of the day and maybe of the year. Stretching the sound of the vibraphone to the outskirts of today’s joyous experimental music from brooklyn. The music is universal though, and it gets better with every new release. I suggest listening to ‘Los otros yo’ or ‘Earandel’ on your favourite streaming platform and then heading on to bandcamp, buying the music to support the artists. Thank you @patriciabrennan84 Personnel:
Jon Irabagon - alto and sopranino saxophones
Mark Shim - tenor saxophone
Adam O’Farrill - trumpet (with electronics on tracks 1, 3 and 9)
Marcus Gilmore - drums
Mauricio Herrera - percussion
Kim Cass - bass
Patricia Brennan - vibraphone with electronics, marimba. #experimental #jazz #brooklyn #complex #brooklynsound #jazzcommunity #patriciabrennan #breakingstretch #radiopeng #jazzrecord #marimba #vibraphone #electronics

Pat Thomas - The solar model of Ibn Al-Shatir (202

Pat Thomas - The solar model of Ibn Al-Shatir (2024, Otoroku)
More adventures of Mr Pat Thomas in 2024. More evidence of this polymath’s pianistic idiom. 2024 saw the release of a number of his records with [Ahmed], Bleyschool, there’s work with Black Top, Shifa…a joy to see his art and achievements celebrated more widely by such consistent body of work - this one release has an unique focus and purity as he’s playing solo. #nowspinning #jazzpiano #jazzvinyl #solopiano #patthomas @jazbah45 #otorokurecords #radiopeng #jazz #jazzmusic #avantgarde #freejazz #improvisationmusic #vinylcommunity

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