He told the tale of buying Trane's Meditations and returning it to the record store, sincerely certain the record was defective.  Second one sounded the same and he ended up loving it.

Holy Freakin' Cow!!  I worked with Lamont King at the Northeast Philly Peaches record store in the late 70s, knew he was a sax player and thought he was a great guy.  It was obvious he was deeply dedicated to playing music even with little hope of financial reward. Bass – Warren Oree Saxophone – Lamont King, Steve Murphy Drums – Greg Jones Vibraphone – Bill Lewis Vocals – Sherry Butler Congas, Percussion – Ed Watkins This one's on Bandcamp and Amazon Music Unlimited.

This is probably my last disc spin of the year, so I selected Ellington and this was the first one I pulled out. Duke Ellington “1939-1940” Chronogical Classics cd Great variety here including solo piano, piano-bass duets, small group sides and full Orchestra sides.  

Ben Wolfe “The Whisperer” Posi-tone cd Evans is very good here.