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Hey, me too! Such a great set.

That's still on my to-get list too.  So much interesting stuff out there.  It's impossible to keep up.  A delightful problem.  

Good one 👍 ....

Morana Mesic 18h  ·  In 2022 I took a photo of Billy Harper in front of his childhood home in Houston, TX (the most important one). It was that night I felt I need to get him home to Houston to perform his own music with his own band under his own name. Many personal reasons why it would make sense, but it was not a rational contemplation followed by a decision. It was just one of those lightning bolts that Universe strikes your brain with. And we never know why. Of course, I do know what passed between those Houston days and the present time. And if you knew what I know, you'd know how and why this is so very special. Talking about the ”inside scoop” about Third Ward, Little Man, Truxillo, Eldorado, E.E. Worthing, Vernell, UNT, and all the dramatic twists that unfolded up till this moment. Honestly, I have rarely had to work SO hard on something as I did on this Texas homecoming for BHQ. But I have rarely felt SO passionate and determined to make a dream of mine into reality. The lightning bolt really left a mark And I'm so sorry to all my loves (you know who you are) for being MIA (I know I have a bunch of missed emails/ texts), but putting this tour together took every second of my day. And to the generous folks who helped me / us - I love y'all and I can't thank you enough!! You have zero skin in the game here, and I know the only thing guiding you is sincere love for Billy Harper and his music... You are all deserving of a big long loud standing ovation: Bob Morgan, Rich Scheinin, David Dove, Gerri Seay, Barbara Rivetta Hendrix, Blanche McDaniel Valentine... Thank you for seeing how important it is to get Billy ”home” with his group and for doing so much to help make it happen, and engaging great people ”on the ground” I never even met before, but who rolled up their sleeves and went above and beyond to make this happen. Talking about Eddy Hobizal, Elias Haslanger, David Detweiler, Chris Knight, Jesse McBride, Shelley Carroll... Fantastic people making great music happen! And the band, omg the band - no words suffice. I am so friggin lucky I get to represent these five music masters Francesca, Aaron, Freddie, Dezron and Billy who happen to also be the most terrific human beings. Of course, there is ginormous credit that goes to all the venues, but they each warrant a separate post further down the line. I just felt I had to give thanks and acknowledge all these heroes who worked so hard to make my dream of Billy's ”homecoming” a reality. And what I really mean when I say ”Billy Harper”, is the ”Billy Harper Quintet”, of course. Don't tell anyone I said this, but.. it's not the real (BH) deal without them. The cikela does NOT come out for just anyone.  

I just ordered a couple fun LPs that are a bit off-the-beaten-path: The Alegre All Stars - Way Out, Vol. 4 (Alegre, 1965) with Charlie Palmieri !!!  And Chombo and Kako and . . .    Association P.C. - Erna Morena (MPS, 1973) with Pierre Courbois (d), Toto Blanke (g), Jasper van 't Hof (el p, org), Sigi Busch (b), and Karl-Heinz Wiberny (ts, as) The "P.C." stands for the drummer/leader, not Paul Chambers.  😜  Typically outlandish MPS cover art.  Echoes of the Beatles' butcher cover, drowned instead of dismembered? For those who aren't fans of German cinema, Erna Morena was a German film star who made her first movie in 1913.  I had no idea. . . . Is that her -- figuratively speaking -- in the sand?