Topic: The Music Thread

@FuriousMachine Ah yes it does seem a curious one as it is available on Apple Music, perhaps a rights issue? Hope you enjoy, I adore Sketches of Spain. It was my gateway to Davis, properly blew my socks off.

@BlAcK_Sw0rDsMaN No worries mate, you’re very welcome. I still have a ways to go to match your discernible taste 👍

This album has everything I'm looking for in guitar-centric, rock-esque-jazz/adjacent music.

I'm currently reading "The Wrong Side of Goodbye", a Harry Bosch novel, and Bosch is a goldmine of jazz inspiration, both the novels and the series.
In this one, there was mention of Christian Scott and a track named "Litany Against Fear".
I found it on the album "Anthem" by Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, and I really liked it. Laidback and slightly offbeat; very much my jam

@FuriousMachine I love Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, especially when his albums feature frequent collaborator Matthew Stevens on guitar, but I have been listening to a lot of Kurt Rosenwinkel lately as well.

Counterposed w/ a lot of Lupe Fiasco:

Also, what's your stance on jazz guitar in general? I think it's a lot better than the stuff in rock/pop i.e more complex/varied, I couldn't go back to something like AC/DC after hearing someone like Julian Lage and seeing him in concert.

@BlAcK_Sw0rDsMaN I haven't been able to sample Lupe Fiasco or Rosenwinkel yet (I've been deep into Opeth's newly released prog-metal album "The Last Will and Testament"), but when it comes to jazz guitars, I've honestly never encountered much of it; not enough to have formed an opinion on it one way or the other, anyway. I suppose that's an indication that the jazz I typically do listen to lies in other areas of a really broad genre, which opens a huge other style of jazz up for exploration in the future. Truth be told, I've never been much of a "guitar guy" anyway (in spite of having been a god at the Guitar Hero games back in the day ). I appreciate and enjoy the instrument, but it's never been a focal point for me.

@FuriousMachine Fair enough, it very much is a "focal point" for me, as a jazz guitarist, so, yeah, I always keep an ear out for the guitar in the music I listen to. But ,yeah, there are some great saxophonists and other horn players out there, in terms of the "other" types of jazz you mentioned, Fanfares and Freedom by Laura Jurd featuring Paul Dunmall, who I saw at Vortex in the past, is a masterpiece, for example, and primarily features brass instruments.

Also, Walter Smith III is a legendary saxophonist in the contemporary jazz scene.

@BlAcK_Sw0rDsMaN Cool, will check them out

One man blackened death metal HAIDUK live

Currently my favourite EmCee.

Amazing jazz-metal organ trio work pioneered by John Zorn. Highly recommended for fans of his Naked City work, and the first track features Bill Frisell, a stalwart of that initial lineup.

I think I am going to release an EP in January.... It's been a long time coming and it's something I've posted about a a couple times over the years because creating and releasing music has been one of my life long dreams which just never happened for many reasons. But I have 4 tracks ready to go. Not quite the album I envisioned but I think it's enough to release to get a feel for the process.

I did say I wanted to share it here when I have something to show but I just wondered how it worked... I know people have posted their own music on this thread before but is it allowed? does it fall under the advertising rule? I think I'd release it on bandcamp which can be purchased from but I believe allows you to stream the music for free.

I more want to post it as an update really, to let the people on here who I spoke to a lot 2 or more years ago know how I actually got on and show them the fruits of my labour!