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Hall & Oates' Abandoned Luncheonette just might get my vote for the most underrated pop/rock record ever. ... Admittedly, I grew up hearing it spin OFTEN on my dad's turntable, so I'm nowhere near "objective" about it. Very different than the 80s stuff, of course. But no less successful, IMO. So Hall & Oates... Hell yeah!

Jorge Sylvester - MusiCollage (Postcards, 1996) The Postcards label issued some good stuff during their brief run -- including this CD.

Good stuff. Underrated 70s KB.

Watched it yesterday. I enjoyed it. Don't expect anything mind-blowing. But anyone who digs Buster's music should give it a look.

Superb. She's the daughter of Alex Malheiros, the bassist for Azymuth. Another Brazilian disc to investigate.

Picked up this CD on jazzbo's recommendation: Jovino Santos Neto - Roda Carioca (Rio Circle) (Adventure Music) Great stuff by Hermeto's former pianist. Thanks for hipping me to this, jazzbo!

Two big thumbs from me up for Helio Alves. Peter, if you enjoy Kenny Barron's Brazilian outings, you might want to look into Alves' recordings with the Brazilian Trio: - Forests (Zoho, 2008) - Constelação (Motema, 2012) - Águas Brasileiras (Zoho, 2020) All three are excellent, IMO. I dig how the Brazilian Trio evokes the sound of "classic" Brazilian samba & bossa piano trios like the Tamba Trio, Zimbo Trio, and Sambrasa Trio -- while also doing their own thing.

Michele Rosewoman - Harvest (Enja, 1993)

Grupo Folklorico y Experimental Nuevayorquino - Lo Dice Todo (We Say It All) (Salsoul, 1976)

A terrific Jacquet record!

Giovanni Hidalgo - Worldwide (RMM/Tropijazz, 1993) with Lew Soloff, Craig Handy, Mario Rivera, Dave Valentin, Hilton Ruiz, Ignacio Berroa, a.o.

Thanks, Brad!

Joint Venture - Ways (Enja, 1990) Paul Smoker with Ellery Eskelin, Drew Gress, and Phil Haynes

Yeah, I'd love to know which streaming services are offering it. Anyone have any info?

I'll keep an eye out for that one, Larry.

A few discs that I ordered that are due to arrive in the mail today.

Disc 3 I need to get that! I have most of Davis' 80s releases. But not that disc.

I'm in. Bianchi's Weather Report website is terrific.

I agree. Lewis plays very well, and the whole album is very enjoyable.

Next up: Duke Ellington - Togo Brava Suite (United Artists, 1972) I love this record. The end may have been near, but -- on this particular day -- Duke and his band were still FLYING.

More Dizzy big band stuff from the 1960s: Verve "MPS Series" reissue

I don't know about the Impulse stuff, but Rhino reissued Trane's Atlantic recordings on vinyl. Are those LPs fetching silly-high prices in the used marketplace?

Yes indeed!