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I'm surprised author James Gavin was contracted to write an essay for this package, as from what I recall he trashed Chet's playing credentials in his book "Deep in a Dream". According to Gavin, Chet's popularity was due to a variety of dubious reasons ...

Andrew Cyrille version ...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYcWh9lpEq8 This would be her on the West Coast ...

I resenble that remark!!!👿

Medium tempo be-bop classic. Solos in order: Hod O'Brien, Idrees Sulieman, Art Farmer, and Donald Byrd ... That should read: Hod O'Brien, Idrees Sulieman, Donald Byrd, Art Farmer ...

Heard him once in the 90's with drummer Motohiko Hino - he was channeling Bud. Incredible! Still playing around Tokyo...

What's the album, Gheorghe - can't read it ...

#1 and #9 are both Daahoud - interesting thing (to me) is that the opening arrangements of both are based closely on Jack Montrose's arrangements originally made for Clifford Brown's Pacific Jazz "Jazz Immortal". Both bands have about the same instrumentation, but the soloists are obviously different - the rhythm section groove on #9 is very fine and the trumpet sounds familiar. Strange ...

One of the great classics ...

Some incredible Bird ...

One of the best big band CDs I have heard in years. You can also see some of the same tracks tracks live on YouTube. Check out "Yes or No". 👍

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Ella with Frank DeVol orch. from 1960, recorded in Hollywood. Who is the vibraphonist?

I'm in Japan - tried sending direct the other day, but PayPal won't let me. The Donations tab would seem to be the answer ...

In!

The Japanese pianist Hiroshi Tamura made a remarkable trio record for Cab Records in 1995. Apparently he still works around Tokyo and Yokohama...

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Many thanks, Roy. RIP

#6 Something about this reminds me of Sun Ra ... I don't have anything of him playing organ like this ... which would mean that the tenor could be John Gilmore - although the things I have of him are a little stronger (?).

#6 is interesting - tenor may be Clifford Jordan, maybe late 1980's ... like to hear more ...