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THIS. And yes, I agree that Rainey, Ches Smith, and Nasheet haven't been well captured on disc sometimes. Seeing them in person is another story. I remember the first time I saw Tom play live, at a coffee house in Austin with Malaby and the trombonist Brian Allen (Brian was the leader), my socks were completely knocked asunder.

That Davis trio of the early 50's with Floyd Smith and Chris Columbus seems to have been pretty popular in it's day. What I've been able to hear of them has certainly been fun! Hell, Duke carried him in the band for a little bit!

Idris Muhammad is TIGHT on this record, part of Prestige's long-gone Acid Jazz series. Has anyone here listened to a disc from that series lately? I'm enjoying the few I have all over again. Stitt fit in so seamlessly with Don Patterson. His use of the Varitone doesn't bother me. Another thing I realized—Sonny Stitt almost NEVER played out of tune. The guy was like Johnny Hodges—flawless solos.

That's some of the best Wild Bill I've heard.

Brother Jack McDuff “Who Knows What Tomorrow’s Gonna Bring?” Blue Note/Water cd

Sad, sad news, RIP.

I wish Bill Evans had recorded more with PJJ.

Yes! To go along with the current Decca Armstrong big band Mosaic, we also need a newly remastered and complete Okeh, Columbia, and Victor Mosaic big band box.

Semi-Finals picks https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/article/former-teammates-rourke-adams-jr-to-square-off-in-west-division-semifinal-between-lions-stampeders/ ***** The league has announced the Eastern and Western all-stars. https://www.cfl.ca/2025/10/29/rourke-mitchell-anchor-2025-divisional-all-cfl-teams/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/article/passing-leaders-mitchell-rourke-top-cfls-division-all-star-squads/ https://3downnation.com/2025/10/29/hamilton-tiger-cats-montreal-alouettes-lead-league-with-11-divisional-all-cfl-selections/ ***** Semi-Finals previews https://www.cfl.ca/2025/10/29/3-strengths-for-every-team-in-the-division-semi-finals/ https://www.cfl.ca/2025/10/29/4-division-semi-finals-lessons-from-the-regular-season/ https://www.cfl.ca/2025/10/29/how-the-remaining-6-teams-punched-their-ticket-to-the-post-season/ https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/cfl-semi-final-saturday-heads-to-montreal-and-bc/ https://www.cfl.ca/2025/10/29/3-x-factors-that-could-impact-the-eastern-semi-final/ https://www.cfl.ca/2025/10/29/3-x-factors-that-could-impact-the-western-semi-final/ ***** The Ticats and the Hall of Fame have been mentioned on Jeopardy. https://3downnation.com/2025/10/28/hamilton-tiger-cats-canadian-football-hall-of-fame-appear-in-clue-on-jeopardy/ ***** Despite Marc Liegghio's success this year, the Ticats have brought back Michael Domagala. https://3downnation.com/2025/10/29/hamilton-tiger-cats-sign-three-including-veteran-kicker-michael-domagala/ ***** Ottawa free agents https://3downnation.com/2025/10/29/the-ottawa-redblacks-potential-2026-free-agents-list/ ***** The nine potential Grey Cup Final matchups. https://3downnation.com/2025/10/29/ranking-all-nine-potential-112th-grey-cup-matchups/

It is Mulligan, from California Concerts. It's a good record. Jon Eardley's on board and is plenty nimble! For example,; The IG LP was PJLP 1201, so I assume that it was the first Pacific Jazz 12".

DeJohnette was a giant. I saw him live only once - in a transcendent trio with Ravi Coltrane and Matthew Garrison - and I marveled at his ability to make a large hall sound small. He had an uncanny time feel, but more than anything else, I appreciated his talents as a texturalist. Considering the fact that he came out of that Miles/Jackie McLean continuum of shredding post-bop drummers, it's amazing what he could do with space and timbre. That final Special Edition record with the AACM guys is pretty extraordinary in that way. (I also like Wadada's The Great Lakes Suites, with Threadgill and John Lindberg, as a recent example of DeJohnette's work in freer contexts.) I second what Steve says about appreciating our giants while they're still here. Cyrille is my hero and a friend, but I sincerely believe that people still don't understand how remarkable he is. There are a host of elder statespeople, like Hamid, Michael Zerang, Gerald Cleaver, Donald Robinson, Chad Taylor, Suzie Ibarra, Marc Edwards, and so on who are still issuing relevant and powerful work. More of an implicit part of the conversation, but the calculus of the music has just changed a lot. Things that seem "new" or woefully contemporary, like the drumming of a Chris Dave or Thomas Pridgen, have been well and truly digested at this point. In the age of new media, music moves incredibly fast. IMO the biggest issue is that art moves too fast, and kids now are tasked with internalizing innovation without accumulating the lived experience that gives that innovation meaning.

Saw them both, but unfortunately not together ...

There's been an absolute ton of Percy France uploads the last month or so and the vast majority were not ones that the librarian had shared with me as items that were being digitized ... but Buddy Tate has appeared in the archive: https://aviary.library.vanderbilt.edu/collections/2137/collection_resources/162657 Actually its not as if Tate was not captured at the West End - but the other recordings are with the Countsmen, sharing the front line with Wells, Cheatham, Warren.

Seeing Dresser/Hemingway in about 3 hours:) Randy Peterson with Mat Maneri on viola / numero uno for me. Only thing better was with Papa Joe back in the day Gerald Cleaver with Brandon Lopez on bass /meanest best bass/drum tandem in NYC before Gerald relocated 2 plus years ago Tom Rainey with Tim Berne on alto saxophone /40 years simpatico Nasheet Waits with Sylvie Courvoisier on piano / sounds like it doesn’t make sense but it’s incredible Mike Reed with Jack Wright on saxophones (brand new pairing / saw 3 great shows this past Spring) these are all magical combinations

I know I saw Beaver Harris live twice in the 70's (once with Shepp, once in a group with Hannibal Peterson and George Adams), and he blew me away in person to a degree that never happened on the dozens of recordings of him. So I don't think it's a totally new phenomenon.

“Don Goldie’s Dangerous Jazz Band” Jazzology cd 497×500 70.1 KB Bass – Mark Trail Clarinet – Ernie Goodson Drums – Red Hawley Piano – Jack Keller Trombone – Hank Bredenberg Trumpet, Vocals – Don Goldie

That would make sense. Thanks! I felt a little tension between him and Eardley for a minute and that sparked my interest.