10 I have seen live: Tom Waits Laura Nyro Jeff Buckley Cecil Taylor Brian Wilson Jimmy Webb Gyorgy Kurtág Randy Newman Masada Kenny Wheeler

Does anyone know why people on here try to top jokes? Just RT, say ‘hahaha’ and leave it at that. You weirdos.

It's our 32nd Wedding Anniversary, so also remembering John Smith, whose death we heard about on the way to Wandsworth Registry Office.

On the train home from Swansea. Neath. Remembering Peter Hain, who should have been a Labour Prime Minister.

#WalkHerefordshire On today's walk I have passed a decorator named John Taylor, and Philip Minton, a carpenter!

#NowPlaying Happy 93rd Birthday Willie.

#NowPlaying This is such a gorgeous album.

#NowPlaying Disc 1, Jacob van Eyck. I have a feeling this set could become a firm favourite.

The post has arrived. The Garro should nicely complement the latest #Cupertinos release. Delphian are a really interesting label but, at £21 for single CDs, I thought for a long time before ordering this!

#NowPlaying I have been listening to the My New Band Believe album for a couple of days, and now feel an urge to listen to #VanDykeParks PS: Who remembers Rykodisc? Put out some excellent re-issues in the 90s.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS SATTA.

#NowPlaying I have a feeling it might be a Bill Frisell kind of day.

@deeplyclassical.bsky.social Virgin Classics really did put out some great Britten recordings in the late 80s/early 90s.

The (whisper it 🤫) three #NathanSalsburg albums were also collected, but will have to wait! I have wanted these for 18 months or so!!

#NowPlaying Last CD of the day. A first listen for Bill's new album which I picked up from @spillersrecords.bsky.social this afternoon. Well worth the wait.

#NowPlaying #MikeWestbrook Sadly, I never got to see this piece live.

#NowPlaying #MikeWestbrook Arguably still the finest British big band album of all time.

#MikeWestbrook My first Westbrook album, purchased in an odd little shop in the Tricorn Centre in Portsmouth, when I was living in Chichester, in 1990, I think. I have no idea why I bought it, other than I recall it was a bargain. However, it started a lifelong love.

#NowPlaying How lucky we are to have this solo recording by Mike, along with Paris, recorded when he was 81 and 80 years of age respectively.

Ok. Most un-ECM ECM cover. I start the bidding with this one.

@kirkdalebooks.bsky.social Have you read anything about the new translation of Doctor Faustus?

As a project, reminiscent of the Finnish Jazz-Liisa sets, which I subscribed to on vinyl.

Just arrived. A treasure trove from 21 years of sessions for Polish Radio by Tomasz Stanko.

6 miles into a circular walk from Hereford. A parcel arrived from Poland as I left. No time to open it, but it has the potential to be my musical highlight of the year. Must get a wiggle on!

#NowPlaying #Alto Bought on the recommendation of Richard Williams in an article on alto sax in The Bke Moment. It's been on fairly constant rotation for a week.

#NowPlaying #Alto

#NowPlaying I've not listened to this 6 CD set for years.

#NowPlaying 'April 5th' "Let me breathe the colour of spring"

#NowPlaying A change or scene, but still very English.

#NowPlaying #EnglishRenaissance Disc 5: Mason, Hunt and Sturmy.

#NowPlaying #EnglishRenaissance

#NowPlaying #EnglishRenaissance Disc 5. Ludford, Jones and Hunt.

#NowPlaying #EnglishRenaissance

#NowPlaying It's arrived! Thanks to @hyperionrecords.bsky.social for the speedy service.

@mole9.bsky.social I went back to Foyles 'tween concerts. New releases were out.

#Dowland400 Concert six. Normal service will be resumed shortly.

#Dowland400 #Phantasm Settling in for the fifth @wigmore-hall.org.uk Anniversary Weekend concert.

#Dowland400 Almost time for the fourth Anniversary Weekend concert @wigmore-hall.org.uk The Third and Last Book of Songs or Aires

@alanburns.bsky.social @mole9.bsky.social Have either of you clocked this, on at The Wigmore Hall in December?

#Dowland400 About to hear The Seconde Booke of Songes or Ayres at @wigmore-hall.org.uk Anniversary Weekend. Beginning to recognise faces from the first two concerts.

#Dowland400 Ready for concert two of the @wigmore-hall.org.uk Anniversary Weekend. The Firste Booke of Songes or Ayres.

#Dowland400 About to set off for @wigmore-hall.org.uk 6 concerts celebrating John Dowland over three days. Living my best life!

#NowPlaying Every time I play this I mean to buy a Jason Palmer album!

Show someone who absolutely rocks a hat (that isn't Indiana Jones)

#NowPlaying My favourite solo tenor sax LP?

#NowPlaying The incredibly high standard is maintained!

#NowPlaying Might have to mix it up with some Warne Marsh later...

#NowPlaying Avatar Studios in New York has become a second home for Manfred.

#NowPlaying Am overdue a couple of days of catching up with the #patternmaster What a band this is!