‘A psychedelic voyage into the afterlife’, with Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, Herbie Hancock, Thundercat… The 4LP set adds the instrumentals, all on 180g vinyl in printed inner sleeves, outer sleeves and rigid box and lid, with a download code card.

Perfect uptempo rock steady from the Gaylad (copping a little British Invasion, a bit late in the day). The flip carries the swing, though: a magnificent horns cut to Delano’s Tell Me Baby, by The Gaysters.

Thrilling double-bass improvisations.

Solo saxophones, volume two.

With Cooper-Moore, William Parker and Muhammad Ali.

The late seventies Hat Hut LP — Ware’s debut as leader, when he was with Cecil Taylor — unavailable for decades; plus a full disc of material from the same sessions, never released before.
A protege of Sonny Rollins, with Ayleresque fervour; very warmly recommended.

Three live scorchers with William Parker and Warren Smith, from 2010 — plus four treasurable out-takes from the Onecept album sessions.

The CD is newly remastered, adding three out-takes and two alternate versions.

The CD is newly remastered — it sounds magnificent —  adding two out-takes and two extended versions. (The ending of Slim Slow Slider is startling.) Surely a must at the price.
Rhino vinyl.

Titles inspired by Johnny Griffin’s sojourn in Pentonville nick (for outstanding income tax) at the start of a Ronnie Scott’s stint earlier in the year. With clarinettist Tony Coe on song; Sahib Shihab and co.