HutchFan

Excellent.

Now this: Chico Hamilton - Chic* Chic Chico (Impulse, 1965) with Harold Land, Gabor Szabo, Albert Stinson, et al Chico's music always has such interesting textures.

James Williams Sextet - Progress Report (Sunnyside, 1985) with Bill Easley (as, fl, cl); Billy Pierce (ts, ss); Kevin Eubanks (g); Rufus Reid (b); Tony Reedus (d); Jerry Gonzalez (cga, A2 only)

Haven't heard this one. Thanks for the heads-up, Mike. Will check it out.

John Coates, Jr. - Pocono Friends (OmniSound Jazz, 1981)

Arthur Blythe - Illusions (Columbia)

Gotcha. Will investigate! Wow. Some writer did a feature on Harris and talked about his bad breath?!? That's harsh. And sorta irrelevant, no? BTW. have you guys heard Harris' JMT LPs, Shelter and Blackout in the Square Root of Soul? If so, what are your impressions?

Looks good! I'll check it out. Coincidentally, I ordered Harris' Black Bone (Soul Note) about a week ago. Found an inexpensive used LP on discogs.

Now spinning on my 'table: with John Hicks, Reggie Workman, and Ed Blackwell

Now that's the kind of grocery store that I want to shop at! One that carries Sun Ra records! ... Did they really do that?!?!

I saw Jackson's band as an opening act for the McCoy Tyner Quartet at the Hollywood (FL) Jazz Festival. This was maybe 20 years ago. From that one show, I got the sense that Jackson is one of those drummers who never stops smiling. R.I.P.

Peter, I'm now giving this a listen via YT. Enjoying it very much. Thanks for the heads-up.

Chico Freeman Quintet featuring Arthur Blythe - Focus (Contemporary, 1995) with George Cables, Santi Debriano, and Yoron Israel Has this ever happened to you? You hear a record, and it isn't what you wanted it to be. (Doesn't matter why. It could be just about anything.) So you're disappointed. Then, time passes and you listen again. And maybe even a few more times after that. And then, suddenly, for some reason, you're actually able to hear the music for what it is, rather than what you expected or hoped it would be. It's as if someone turned on a light. ... That's a nice feeling, finally letting go of those notions and getting to where the music actually is. ... It doesn't always happen, of course. Sometimes, you don't make it, and sometimes the music doesn't make it. But it sure does feel good when that pleasurable understanding/alignment thing happens. The feeling of "Oh, that's it. There it is." I really dig that.