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I love Mary Lou, but playing that solo she reminds of Al Haig when he was trying to play in a "contemporary" way - the line never gets going and is built around repeated patterns. For her best playing I always go back to the '30s and '40s. She was always, harmonically, the hippest of the hip, but to my ears she never successfully made the rhythmic transition from swing to bebop to post-bop. the energy us unfeigned - this was where she was comfortable. and here; she was picking up the harmonies, post-Tatum, but when it came to line she needed the old-style feel:

I actually just finished this several months back. Yes, it is on the long side, and it was very difficult indeed to relate to Dombey, Sr., given how badly he treated (or at times simply ignored) his daughter.

Medeski, Martin & Wood - Tonic - Blue Note Classic Vinvyl Series

Why this? Long story (pun intended). Haven't read any Dickens in ages. Doing so requires some investment of time.

Thanks. I have a couple, but some of there are now on my buy list!

Eliane Elias “Light My Fire” Concord cd

Grant Green “Blues for Lou” Blue Note cd.

Lu Watters & His Yerba Buena Jazz Band: Doing The Hambone At Kelly's Volume 2. Jasmine Record JASMCD 2590 [UK 2002] https://www.elcerritohistoricalsociety.org/posts/hambone-kellys-home-to-lively-jazz-scene-to-post-war-el-cerrito

“Masked and Anonymous” Columbia soundtrack cd

I'm watching The Ladies of London season 4 because my wife is into it. I confess I don't mind watching Emma Thynn Marchioness of Bath.

Jack McDuff “Ain’t No Sunshine: Live in Seattle” Reel to Real 2 cd set, disc 1 Live at The Gallery in Seattle on September 13, 1972. The band includes Leo Johnson, Dave Young, Vinnie Corrao, and Ron Davis, and an uncredited trumpeter.

The Night Agent - netflix