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Candido – Dancin' & Prancin' Happy New Year everyone! 

Especially since we can't safely determine price to order from CDJapan.  I would have bought the Hannibal and Harper from them pre-tariff.

1 – Highly enjoyable, especially enjoying the bass player and piano.    **** 2 – Funkier than I’m used to from Dan!  Electric sax(es) wear, as does wah-wah guitar Composition and arrangement don’t anything for me.  Dave Sanborn? * 3 – Things ain’t what they used to be, indeed!   Back on the enjoyable good foot.  ***1/2 4 – All the things you are.  I like the bass player, but the whole thing is pretty ragged, though still enjoyable ***1/2 5 – Who Can I Turn To.  Nicely done all around, love the pianist’s work!  Enjoyed the guitar. **** 6 – Things… again.  Good blues playing, but I enjoyed the approach on the first version more. *** 7 – Killer!  This is the one cut I need if I don’t already own it!  I should be able to ID the song, but am going blank on the title.  I bet the whole album is good.  ****1/2 8 – Who Can I Turn To, in a comatose version.   Not doing well with this cut and especially this tenor player, though it’s probably someone you love.  Sorry.  ** 9 – All The Things You Are, slowed down and on clarinet.  I like this tune fast, though I don’t hate on this the way I did the previous cut.  But I also don’t need to hear it again.  **1/2 10 – See comments to #2, although at least the sax isn’t electrified, and the conga solo is kind of cool.  *1/2 No artist ID’s, a range of responses, and I look forward to the reveals on my favorite cuts (1,5,7 especially, but also 3,4), and I expect I have one or two of them on the shelves already. Have a safe and prosperous 2026, my friend!

I bought that same Harper album in my preorder. It's a really good one! Due to the ongoing demise of the CD medium, most of my CD purchases are now Japanese imports. Pricey, but I'm buying fewer.