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At last I have time again to listen ....... 1. Get Happy, by a Bud Powell follower. I thought of Kenny Drew's debut, but a quick look told me he didn't play that tune. I find his phrasing a bit sloppy, as if the tempo was too fast for him, but the chords he uses sound so familiar ... probably a familar player. Bass and drums seem more at home with that tempo. 2. At first I thought of a young Hank Mobley, but that's not quite his sound and phrases. A bit like a young Dexter with too much juice or other substances in the brain. Another of these early bop disciples not yet fully matured. 3. More bop disciples. This makes me think flute was not the ideal bop instrument. Pianist is nice. Good bassist and drummer. 4. Soprano sax? Competent player, the others, too. Who is this? 5. Sorry, I don't like this. Dreaded bass direct sound, tenor player is not for me. Don't like his intonation. Like a meal with the wrong spices. Late 1970's mainstream? The pianist pours out phrases but doesn't say much. All like a dead language. 6. I simply have heard enough od this latter day mainstream when it was first released. I Have heard more compelling stuff in that style. 7. I have that tune somewhere, but not this version. They should have kept it shorter, and let the drummer play a solo. Bu the tune is nice with its Carrbean touches. Why does drummer Art Taylor come to my mind? 8. Nice and well played, very lyrical, but could move me more. 9. I know that voice! Hutcherson? "Hello To The Sun" ... the guitar throws me. The Bayeté / Todd Cochran LP on Prestige? Conga drummer sounds like Candido on Elvin's Blue Note sessions. 10. Another voice I know! She's good, I like her! Very well paced vocals. My favourite track so far. Nnenna Freelon?  11. 1980's black awareness jazz?  12. More of the same. Never heard both. This is convincing, they have a message and get it across. Would have been great to be there. 13. Again a style I have heard too often. Alto sax sounds like Gary Bartz without the fire. Trombonist's intonation is not my taste. Thanks for the compilation, I'm always amazed how much music there is I never heard. 

I’ll be there on 7/19

Dave Holland Quintet: Critical Mass. Dare2 Records 0602498422 [EU 2006]

Johnny Windhurst!   Right now     After enjoying the Blu-Spec CD2 of this release a few times recently I realized this was one of the few Miles releases i didn’t have in the LP facsimile versions that Sony put out so I ordered, and received, this SBM version, Sony SRCS 9323~4. I like the sound of this series of discs, and in listening they bring me a warm nostalgic feeling of when I was first really into collecting Japanese releases.  

Hello, all- I'm not sure how many of you live near Philadelphia, PA, but these shows are going to be an event. On July 18-19, I'll be in residency at Solar Myth in Philadelphia (courtesy of Ars Nova Workshop). I'll be joined by the insane company of masters Bobby Bradford and Andrew Cyrille, as well as LA tubaist William Roper, bassist Luke Stewart, and Grex mate Rei Scampavia. This project had its genesis in the California wildfires earlier this year. As you may be aware, Bobby and Roper lost their Altadena homes. In the process of our relief effort, the idea arose to reunite Bobby and Andrew - two veterans of John Carter's Roots & Folklore saga. These dates mark the only occasion that the two of them will have played together in several decades, as well as Bobby's first appearance on the East Coast in some time. (Bobby actually turns 91 that weekend!) Appropriately, I'll be presenting a brand suite piece of music - "Taglish II," which explores the Filipino-American experience in 2025. It revisits some of the themes and character of John Carter's music, although the sonics of the piece are squarely contemporary. Tickets are available HERE More Info: https://www.arsnovaworkshop.org/programs/karl-evangelista-bobby-bradford-andrew-cyrille-rei-scampvia-luke-stewart/