Mott the Hoople – All the Young Dudes: The Anthology
Miles Davis – Black Beauty: Live at Fillmore West 1970
Miles Davis – At Fillmore
John Surman – How Many Clouds Can You See?
John Surman – Glancing Backwards: The Dawn Anthology
Lemon Juice Quartet – Peasant Songs
The music of Miles Davis during his “electric” period (roughly 1970-1975) can sometimes just sound like the biggest load of pretentious tuneless tosh you’re ever likely to hear...
But, given the right mood, it can be uplifting and exhilarating and completely worthy of being given a chance...
Tonight (after being soundtracked during the day by the mighty Mott the Hoople and post "Mock the Week" and "Big Bang Theory"), Mr Davis' music was indeed uplifting and exhilarating, rather than pretentious and tuneless...
Just as well really, as I spent an inordinate amount of time updating the security on my PC...
It took so long, it still hadn’t finished by the time I’d also listened to a couple of LPs of the superb baritone sax improvs of John Surman...
...and headed to bed at 1:30am with the Lemon Juice Quartet on the cans, switching off the PC in frustration...
I love LJQ, a brilliant Israeli/American avant garde ensemble of guitar, trumpet, bass and drums whom Anne and I witnessed live in a cellar bar in Krakow in the Spring of 2003...
Seven years gone...
Highlight of the Day : Tuneless jazz...
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