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Bobby Hutcherson “In the Vanguard” Landmark cd Bass – Buster Williams Drums – Al Foster Piano – Kenny Barron Vibraphone, Marimba – Bobby Hutcherson Recorded in performance at The Village Vanguard, New York City; December 5 and 6, 1986. Sound could be a bit clearer but a great performance and nice tune selections.

And the pallid background color does nobody any favors.

Lotta competition in the "creepy Bill Evans photo" category. I don't find it too creepy, but selecting a pic with his face obscured by hand and cigarette is weird.

That cover photo is a bit creepy, maybe?

RIP. I really liked the Turtles early folk-rock period, and found the later Turtles material interesting. I'm not really enamored of their work with Zappa, which to me was overly crude.

Wow that must be one hell of a gig! Very jealous. I saw him one year ago solo in Utrecht for the second time. A magical and incomparable experience. I love his guy.

26 alternate takes of only two albums… happy for the Bill Evans die hards here but this is an easy pass for me.

I am going to be reviewing it for Hot House. I giess the alternate takes were misfiled ehen the bog boxed set was done.

500×500 79.8 KB Pepper Adams “The Adams Effect” Uptown cd Baritone Saxophone – Pepper Adams Bass – Ron Carter Drums – Billy Hart Piano – Tommy Flanagan Tenor Saxophone – Frank Foster Recorded digitally June 25 & 26, 1985 at Van Gelder Recording Studio, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.

Yes, it was the first album for which I ever bought a download, since the rare CD was out of reach.

the 2 first LPs of this

Still going strong. Terence Blanchard writes: I am really honored to have been invited to perform with Abdullah Ibrahim in honor of his 91st birthday at Jazz at Lincoln Center on October 3 & 4 at 7:30 pm. I will be performing with Kenny Garrett, Cecil McBee- Bass and Ekaya. Cape Town-born pianist and composer Abdullah Ibrahim, is celebrating a remarkable 75-year career that has profoundly shaped the global jazz landscape. Ekaya—meaning "home" in isiXhosa - music is a blend of African rhythms and jazz that creates a deeply personal and spiritually resonant musical experience.

Up again ... Does anyone have any idea if a scan of the the booklet accompanying the 12-CD "Classic Capitol Jazz Sessions" Mosaic box set is available anywhere online? (The fact that the T-Bone Walker Mosaic booklet showed up on archive.org had me wondering but the booklet does not seem to be on file there) Some 15 years ago I bought an "orphaned" copy of this set through eBay.com: All 3 jewel cases with the discs and the small booklets just giving the discographical info, but no box and no big booklet/book. Apparently a cutout copy. Hence my question. Thanks in advance!

RIP

This is a welcome surprise! Coming in November. 3 cd or 5 LP set. https://craftrecordings.com/products/bill-evans-trio-haunted-heart-the-legendary-riverside-studio-recordings-3-cd

After enjoying great Robin Eubanks trombone, it is time for Tea, Jack Teagarden’s lovely trombone and singing (and excellent Don Goldie as well!) Jack Teagarden “Think Well of Me” Verve mono LP

Dave Holland Quintet "Points of View" ECM cd Dave Holland (double bass) Robin Eubanks (trombone) Billy Kilson (drums) Steve Nelson (marimba) (vibraphone) Steve Wilson (alto sax) (soprano sax) Dave Holland with Eubanks, Nelson and Kilson is always welcome in my transport. I love the grooves and solos they create.

Highly doubt that Blue Note would do this since they don't even offer download cards with their vinyl releases. I stopped buying Blue Note's releases on vinyl because of this. Records are a pain in the ass to play sometimes & I certainly can't play them in my car, so selling me a vinyl LP without a download means that it will not get played very often. Blue Note decided to monetize downloads and I don't see any evidence that they are willing to stop.

The Hannibal is one of my favorite records. For our cd only folks: the only reissue up till now is pretty rare and expensive. The Berlin record is also great