Transcribed some stuff from this today. Joe Harriott absolutely burning on Confirmation. Any favourite versions of Confirmation I should be transcribing? youtu.be/RoOVHNhx77Y?...

That nighttime glow you only get in winter.

Is it just me or does Mark Williams have really small feet for his size?

HUBERT LAWS: Today we celebrate Hubert Laws, undoubtedly one of the greats. Flute, though beautiful, is not typically an instrument you hear in jazz. But Hubert’s voice still came through so strongly. The instrument didn’t matter; it was about his ideas. Happy Birthday, Hubert Laws!

Here's a documentary on the history of the tenor saxophone in jazz hosted by Branford Marsalis: youtu.be/D2d3toDtUZg?...

You know what's fucking great is beets.

Tape heads: is this a good deal?

Joe Harriott

An alphabetical thread rounding up some of the finer ambient, jazz, psychedelic, and otherwise dreamy releases of this past October. As always, I'm astounded by how much good stuff is steadily released, so this is just scratching the surface. Bandcamp links in thread, Apple Music playlist below.

If you like latter day Guided By Voices but wish there was more electric violin, this is for you: phonautographrecords.bandcamp.com/album/kitten...

Oh hell yeah, give me more of this! youtu.be/1QV6wwsY3DM?...

One of these is not like the others.

Time to dive into the Box Of Ages.

My wheels for the afternoon.

Well, well, well, look what I thrifted.

Car tunes.

I made a bandcamp playlist of good music I purchased in the latter half of 2025

So this is pretty much where I'm at with improvising over the Confirmation changes. It's very much an assembly of licks still. I'm trapped in the instrument, I can't play well enough for the lines in my head to come out spontaneously. The alto is dictating to me to play the things I've practiced.

nice review of my new record i'd like to share

Ney Matogrosso on Tiny Desk Brasil, 84 years young, and singing with more passion & verve than most of us can muster at any age. The Hyldon cover alone is worth your time - but the whole set is KILLER

Many in the arts & music sector felt relief seeing Budget 2025 commit to 3 more years of funding for key programs — the Canada Music Fund, Canada Arts Presentation Fund, and Building Communities Through Arts & Heritage, among them. 1/n

It's been three years since François Legault's CAQ won re-election in Quebec, and he's lost 10% of the MNAs his party elected. montrealgazette.com/news/provinc...

Today's thrift finds. I couldn't remember whether I had the Bill Evans album but it turns out that I do so that'll go in the trade in pile.

Flood Magazine asked me to talk a bit about each song on my new album and so I did. Def Jux mentioned. Go get galvanized floodmagazine.com/210740/jeff-...

Someone who I hadn't really dug into much. Need to go through his discography now. Any favourite Chapin records?

If you need me I'll be in the woodshed unconsciously masturbating, controlling my sphincter and working on my anal sadistic aggression chops.

Lô Borges deixa vazio e saudade, diz Milton Nascimento

O álbum de Lô Borges gravado de improviso que virou referência internacional

Lô Borges 1972 debut album is one of the quirky gems of Brazilian music. RIP. m.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Fuck man

Idk man, how have the Spurs not lost yet? They kinda look like they suck.

Recorded this day, 1956: The first date of a month long Birdland All-Stars in Europe tour finds Miles in Paris playing alongside one of his heroes, Lester Young, who, although frail by this time, sounds sprightlier than usual for this period. Good quality radio broadcast. #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis

The thing about baseball is I wish this game was fucking over already.

“Both Luc Rabouin and Soraya Martinez Ferrada are landlords. This explains why Montreal’s political class isn’t really interested in solving the housing affordability crisis: high rents benefit them directly, even if it’s to Montreal’s detriment.” Montreal can’t afford landlords for mayors #polmtl

If anyone had any doubts as to how much public transit reduces traffic congestion, we're having a public transit strike here in Montreal today and what would normally be 30 minute drive took two hours.

Sonny Rollins’s style change after the Bridge sabbatical (1959-1961), by Lewis Porter

Tonight's thrift find. Excited to see there's a chapter on Lenny Breau in here.

Maybe choosing Confirmation as the first changes I learn to improvise over on alto was a bit foolhardy. Nevertheless.

Reed players; when you hit a bad reed how do you adjust it? Or do you bother adjusting it all?

Checking these out this morning.

I’m psyched to contribute MF music for the 1st release on @bargecamp.bsky.social - the absolute most alternative of streaming alternatives. SECRET JAMS is Bargecamp exclusive and features some out of character punk/power-pop/no wave, a banjo excursion, and some long jams. FREE! www.bargecamp.com

Favourite rice casserole recipes?

I have three massive albums coming out on vinyl from now until February. Here are some codes to preview the album from Ian Douglas-Moore and Big Mugglestone (Aaron Snyder). It's trippy as fuck but has some of the best rhythms out on Island House. PLEASE SHARE IF YOU DIG! CODES BELOW

gift article www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/a...

Go get yourself some fried tofu puffs and stick them in your freezer. Take them out anytime to add to soups. Unlike frozen fresh tofu it's super easy to cut through out of the freezer. I always have a few bags in there. Cheap, easy and FAST.

hoo boy how did I not know about this account

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