Now into the second week of the #FrenchOpen and yet there are still so many empty seats at #RolandGarros even for top players. Quite bizarre. Is it cost, accessibility or just apathy?

I’ve enjoyed this thread - thank you. Lots new.

The El Perro del Mar is one of my favourites of the year. Wish more people had heard.

So sorry to hear this Nick. Take care.

At this moment it is my favourite non-fiction book of the year.

Oxn’s cover of Farmer In The City will have them dancing in the aisles.

Sam Lee - The Moon Shines Bright?

There are two Ganavya albums this year. Both good but personally I much prefer the second - Daughter of a Temple.

My shortlist is 92. I’ve a bit of work to do.

Album cover for Louis Hayes - Artform Revisited

#NowPlaying

Louis Hayes - Artform Revisited

More Sunday morning jazz from 2024. Nothing groundbreaking - just a beautifully performed album of hard bop from an 87 year old master drummer with a great band.

Hayes has played with the greats inc Adderley (both), Coltrane, Henderson, Hubbard, Silver

Album cover of Sanyas shows Steve Turre playing the trombone.

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Steve Turre - Sanyas

Sunny Sunday morning jazz. One of my favourite jazz releases of this year.

Tannhauser: Pilgrims Chorus

There are a lot of classical music references in the book. I don’t listen to much classical music but have been listening to the pieces mentioned as I read.

This was especially beautiful:

open.spotify.com/track/1a43oX...

Book cover of Kairos

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Jenny Erpenbeck - Kairos

Thuburbo Majus, Tunisia