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Loved discovering the Lightmen + 1 on this BFT, now have 3 CD's by them, which are all wonderful, thanks so much! I have the Bennie Green also, and it is indeed nice. Thanks, major discoveries for me from your BFT's two years in a row! Nicole Glover last year 😊.

Here you go, the juicy details! I think most of these were ID'd, but I believe there were at least a couple remaining to be found out. Thanks to all who participated! 1. Bennie Green Quintet - Glidin' Along (Babs Gonzales) https://www.discogs.com/release/6663275-Benny-Green-Quintet-Glidin-Along This one was a very recent discovery, I wasn't really familiar with Bennie Green at all, but he sounds great here to my ears. And Johnny Griffin? Yes please! 2. Lightmen Plus One - Cold Bair (Joe Singleton) https://www.discogs.com/release/13071110-The-Lightmen-Plus-One-Energy-Control-Center In this case, have been aware of this album for quite some time but it took me a while to get to it. Really love the groove on this one. 3. Artemis - Komorebi (Noriko Ueda) https://www.discogs.com/release/33295539-Artemis-Arboresque Have been aware of this group as well but hadn't really investigated, despite being a fan of both Nicole Glover and Allison Miller. I really like this whole album... this is one of the quieter cuts on it. 4. Anthony Braxton with Muhal Richard Abrams - Maple Leaf Rag (Scott Joplin) https://www.discogs.com/release/1035181-Anthony-Braxton-With-Muhal-Richard-Abrams-Duets-1976 The first half of a two-part AACM "tribute to the masters"... from The Masters themselves. 5. Air - King Porter Stomp (Jelly Roll Morton) https://www.discogs.com/release/1092921-Air-Air-Lore One of my all-time favorites, and I knew a lot of people would get it, but what the hell. 6. Mai Sugimoto - Departure (Sugimoto/Abrams/Spencer) https://www.discogs.com/release/31196998-Mai-Sugimoto-Joshua-Abrams-Isaiah-Spencer-Sunlight-Filtering-Through-Leaves Continuing with the Chicago vibe, this is a recent discovery for me and I really love the exploration in Sugimoto's playing. And for bonus points: Isaiah friggin Spencer!! 😮 7. Elmo Hope Trio - Boa (Hope) https://www.discogs.com/release/33056394-Elmo-Hope-Trio-Elmo-Hope-Trio And speaking of exploration! That's what I hear in Hope's playing, and it's in full evidence here. 8. Clifford Jordan - No More (Toots Camarata/Bob Russell) https://www.discogs.com/release/3548879-Clifford-Jordan-The-Adventurer I sort of forgot about this track but came across it again recently and it just knocked me out. Can't go wrong with Clifford. 9. Harriet Tubman - Unseen Advance of the Aquifarian (Gibbs/Ross/Lewis/Harding) https://www.discogs.com/release/13353639-Harriet-Tubman-The-Terror-End-Of-Beauty Glad so many enjoyed this one. I came for Melvin Gibbs, and I stayed for Brandon Ross and J.T. Lewis. Unbelievable playing and sounds on this record. 10. Willie Colon - Sigue Feliz (Carlos Roman) https://www.discogs.com/release/2678601-Willie-Colon-Wanted-By-FBI-The-Big-Break-La-Gran-Fuga Ever since visiting Puerto Rico for the first time a few years ago, this music is one of my new happy places. 11. Gateway - Blue (Jack DeJohnette) https://www.discogs.com/release/532703-John-Abercrombie-Dave-Holland-Jack-DeJohnette-Gateway-2 Wanted to end with a special one, this tune has a kind of magic for me that I can't easily express in words. It's DeJohnette's tune and I LOVE the way he plays piano on it.

Picked this up as it got praise on another board. Ummm. . . kindof boring. Jeff Parker & ETA IVtet “The Way out of Easy” cd

This. Like I said,.Coleman wasn't bad, just not the "fit" that this particular group needed. Coleman smokes in the Left Bank sessions, At Yoshi's, and much later, at Smalls.

Hearing is Believing.

Agreed. Even though we'd be talking about two totally different rhythm sections in that comparison. I think the real catalyst was Tony. Tony split that particular atom and everything else followed from that.

Toronto 29....Ottawa 16 Upset! Arbuckle vs. Crum. The Argos took an 18-0 lead, but the Redblacks kept plugging. The Argos' Derek Slywka ("Sloo-ka") had the game of his life. See the highlights. https://www.cfl.ca/2025/06/29/recap-toronto-29-ottawa-16/ https://www.cfl.ca/2025/06/29/argos-close-out-weekend-action-with-a-victory-over-redblacks/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/derek-slywka-lifts-toronto-argonauts-past-ottawa-redblacks-for-first-win-of-season-1.2329116 https://3downnation.com/2025/06/30/toronto-argonauts-take-big-step-forward-leave-room-for-improvement-in-first-victory-six-other-thoughts/ https://3downnation.com/2025/06/30/ottawa-redblacks-lose-by-a-slywka-11-other-thoughts-on-falling-to-the-argos/ https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/cfl-scores-today-toronto-argonauts-29-ottawa-redblacks-16-argos-dominate-with-special-teams-touchdowns/ https://www.cfl.ca/2025/06/29/3-stats-that-defined-torontos-week-4-win-over-ottawa/ ***** Plays of the Week https://www.cfl.ca/2025/06/30/cfl-plays-of-the-week-week-4-2025/ ***** Power Rankings https://www.cfl.ca/2025/06/30/amsoil-power-rankings-roughriders-back-on-top/ https://3downnation.com/2025/06/30/3downnation-cfl-power-rankings-montreal-alouettes-lose-their-grip-on-top-spot/ https://pifflespodcast.com/blog/2025-week-4-piffles-power-rankings/ https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/cfl-news-hub-power-rankings-the-aftermath-of-week-4/ ***** Week 4 reviews https://www.cfl.ca/2025/06/30/landrys-5-takeaways-from-westjet-canada-day-weekend/ https://www.cfl.ca/2025/06/30/5-pff-stats-that-stand-out-from-westjet-canada-day-weekend/

If we’re talking post-Coltrane, pre-Shorter saxophonists in Miles’s bands for which we have recordings - Imho George is much better fit than either Hank Mobley or Sonny Stitt.

Was that 1 or 2 that she's reviewing?

Yes!

Not a date movie, according to Pauline Kael: "The film is too cadenced and exotic and too deliriously complicated to succeed with most audiences (and when it opened, there were accounts of people in theaters who threw things at the screen). But it's winged camp--a horror fairy tale gone wild, another in the long history of moviemakers' king-size follies. "

Tim Warfield Sextet “Jazz Is” Criss Cross cd Great band! Bass – Tarus Mateen Drums – Clarence Penn Piano – Cyrus Chestnut Tenor Saxophone – Tim Warfield Trumpet – Nicholas Payton Vibraphone – Stefon Harris Recorded January 21, 2001 at Systems Two Recording Studios, Brooklyn, N.Y.

“Ruby Braff and his New England Songbirds Volume 2,” Arbors Jazz cd

I listened to the albums with George for years before I moved on to the Quintet with Wayne. I love those albums. . . I always will.

He filled a need and initially was welcome. Miles heard the trio misxing it up behind him and said, hey, why don't you do that with me? They said, oh, you want that? Ok! By the time it was over, I've heard that Herbie and Tony were grumbling about Coleman not pushing anything past what he did. Apparently Miles agreed, because when Wayne came available, Miles snatched him right up! I enjoy the band with George, but it is very pleasant, but just a little predictable. That's not a dis on George either, just...band dynamics.

Freddie Hubbard “First Light” CTI Supreme Blu-Spec cd

Yes, exactly. I love his playing much later on (in the later 70s and early 80's), and he's a good musician, but fit and chemistry were everything for this group and Coleman's playing here is....... nice and pleasant. Not challenging.

I noticed this and several other Eremite titles on sale at "The Bastards". Decided to give it a youtube listen.

Coleman filled his role, He played choruses, Overall, I don't think his role was either constrained or expanded.

Joe Henderson and Woody Shaw “Jazz Patterns” Everest/Real Gone Music LP

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