Davis miles

Another day, another disc from the Miles Davis "On The Corner" box set, and someone (John McLaughlin?) appears to have turned up with a sitar. Most bracing. Before we embarked on this, though, we played the new Nick Cave & Warren Ellis soundtrack, a musical sequel of sorts to their score for "The Proposition" from a couple of years ago.

Could be a long day, since we've just embarked on the first CD of Miles Davis' "Complete On The Corner Sessions". Not sure we're going to make it through all six in a row, but a good start to the day. Here, though, is what we played yesterday. As usual, I can't pretend we're unequivocally behind every record on the list, but God, that Springsteen album gets better and better.

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Drummer played with Miles Davis, Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie

Rare-as-hen's-teeth live tape from the spooky and influential junkie folk diva

I've been promising to write about this Robert Wyatt album for quite a while now, I'm aware. But it's been hard to blog about this one. Not because of any problems with the music - it's wonderful, actually. The problem I'm finding is that listening to "Comicopera" is a kind of immersive experience, so much so that it's hard to come out of it with a critical angle.

We want to take you higher! Sly’s definitive works, remastered and with bonus tracks

Prog’s progress: from psychedelic marvels to grisly fusion in three years

4CD connoisseur collection of rare mercurial magic from British folk/blues/jazz supergroup

The Stooges and Patti Smith also in the running