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Well, there's modern and then there's modern, right?

Modernism was an interesting idea, but we're past that now. Or is that post?

Spyro Gyra, mall or boutique hotel jazz?

Good for them.

Live Hutch/Land material would be nice to have.

Willie's duet album with Webb Pierce is pretty darn Honky Tonk, without much of the Western Swing element that's always there more or less overtly with Ray Price, speaking of whom I like his tribute to Bob Wills a great deal, coincidently also called San Antonio Rose, and Bob's band singer Tommy Duncan was an interesting pop/jazz/country hybrid, and as someone interjects between verses on Ray's SAR 'you sound like Tommy Duncan...You wish!'

Kinda-sorta kinda-sorta? Either of those can be shtick of the worst sort, or not. Depends. If you mean this one, then yes I totally agree - it's a thing of wonder that's been in regular rotation round here for 40 years or so. The others they did together are nice too.

Care to elaborate? As far as jazz singers and jazz in general, who was the last singer to engage with what was going on in instrumental jazz in general and find a large-ish audience? Cassandra Wilson did but that was 30+ years ago and her popular work seems far removed from her M-base connections. No criticism, just an observation. I found her good songs are where you fine 'em attitude a refreshing change from the GAS-bag fetish.

I assume you're all familiar with the single if not the whole album.

I hadn't heard the tires bit, is that substantiated or just rumor?

Thoughtful comments, thanks. Does anyone here agree with me that Linda does a better job here than with Riddle but she's still not a jazz singer.

Doo Wop legend Jesse Belvin singing standards with Art Pepper et all, very tasteful maybe too much so? Not wure where this fits in, if anywhere.

Found a 6 pack today, wasn't cheap but I bought it anyway.

If it becomes an employee owned co-op that would be great, or at least it could be. and I would do my best to support them as much as I reasonably could. but it's hard to know how viable it might be - they would probably end up with a serious debt load, competition is fierce, and any down time just gives them a bigger hill to climb.

Jack McDuff with Red Holloway, George Benson, and Joe Dukes, greasy

it's fine work by all involved, and the point in life Frank was at physically and emotionally is certainly part of that.

Mixed feelings on Christgau, but great review since it may garner you some listens and purchases from people who wouldn't normally have you on their radar at all.

I think my interest in avant gardians probably peaked some time ago, but I still like most of what I liked back then - Ayler, Shepp, etc. but to me they are grounded in blues and other vernacular music feeling. But to me so is Jimmy Giuffre, his The Train & the River is both down to earth and down home. It breathes, which is a term I prefer to swing since that has specific style and period connotations I don't particularly need or care about. And while most of the music I like is from or overtly influenced by specifically African American traditions, it doesn't have to be and some that are fail to do anything for me. And there are a lot of different shades of blues and many are to my liking but some are not, including most blues product of recent decades and much overtly bluesy jazz and rock. Such broad categorizations don't capture what I like very well.

If they included the unissued Freddie Roach on BN session on a box, I'd buy that. "Trailers for sale or rent..."

Yeah, SOTW is in its own dimension. Not that that's bad, it's just different.

If they do KB I'd buy it if they include the unissued version of Jr. Parker's "Next Time You See Me", otherwise probably not. I have some of the BN on Mosaic, but haven't bought anything in a while, and not new in even longer.

You'll be thrilled to know Halvorson won the downbeat critics poll as best guitarist, again. Not TDLR/new star, overall best now working. Not my cuppa, but I'm not going to cast for sturgeons. One last observation (ha! that'll be the day), saying something is easy to do is weak sauce as criticism. it's reactionary small town music store practice room stuff worthy of the worst elements of Sax on the Web where they think Charlie Parker ruined music. Sure it's easy to do, but it's very hard to do well and I have no more difficulty telling the good from the not so good in free/avant playing than anywhere else, and I love Ben Webster but I'm not convinced he's 'better' than Turrentine. And sometimes participation is more important than ranking/winning, and always broad participation is what makes the best happen and matter.

So nice to see young people digging Patsy Cline. Thanks, I was hoping someone would know how old they are, because I sure don't.

From the August issue of downbeat, the Rising Star trumpet players according to their 2023 Critics Poll, FWIW I barely recognize a few of the names and that's about it Etienne Charles..................94 Jason Palmer............................87 Keyon Harrold...........................85 Josh Evans...............................77 Peter Evans..............................77 Jonathan Finlayson..................68 Bria Skonberg...........................61 Ibrahim Maalouf........................57 Laura Jurd.................................53 Lina Allemano...........................52 Yazz Ahmed..............................38 Brandon Lee.............................30 Maurice Brown.........................29 Giveton Gelin............................24 Steph Richards.........................24 Sarah Wilson............................24 Benny Benack III......................21 Victor Garcia.............................21 John Raymond.........................20 Josh Lawrence.........................20

I have a personal FB for family and friends and a FB page for my Studebaker Drivers Club local chpt. Don't do Twitter, Instagram, Reddit, etc. do spend too much time on the Hoffman forums and Amtrak Unlimited. Rail fans make record collectors look like amateurs when it comes to mastery of arcane detail.