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Started reading the Sonny Simmons autobiography, he's trash talking everyone he ever met for their substance abuse, their lack of character... According to Sonny, Barbara consumed way too much Diet Coke (or was it Pepsi? Need to read again)

Oh yes she’s great. When I first heard her play I thought I heard one of the more well known trumpeters. When I looked on the sleeve of my Simmons records I was surprised I never heard of her before.

Agree, love the Columbias. NP Max Roach!

Favorite of mine. The best of mainstream 70s jazz.

Ed Blackwell Trio, Walls and Bridges

Ricardo Belda Trio - Habitación blanca. Ricardo Belda : Piano. Lluis Lario : Bass Jeff Jerolamon: Drums. Featurong: Ximo Tebar: Guitar. Ramón Cardo: High and Tenor Sax. More informatión about this vinyl, in my blog: you can use the translator to read it... Pepico Jazz blog.

I think Folk Art is a terrific record. I'd definitely recommend it if you enjoy Lovano's music.

Celia and Willie:

👍 Yes. The Kenny Barron touch add more consistence to the album. 👍 It,s highly recomended. Please, listen it and tell me what is your opinion.

I became obsessed with track 1, to me it sounds like european jazz from the 60s, very addictive. I need to identify this one.

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Doesn't happen often you have a woman jazz trumpeter quite like Barbara Donald; instantly liked her sense of style on the Sonny Simmons records.

This has been an excellent thread to read.👍Very much enjoyed reading everyone's insights.

James Williams, Images (Of Things to Come) (Concord)

Clarence Williams, 1933 (Classics)

Maybe because it's not a "group" in the stricter sense of the word but the jazz unit of the WDR (WestDeutscher Rundfunk) radio station based in Cologne/Germany. So by its nature it's a fluent project that above all has provided the jazz big band backing for many different featured artists, something that probably would be hard to work into the framework of a "box set". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WDR_Big_Band

Miles Davis Quintet “Live in Europe 1967–Bootleg Series Vol. 1” Sony Blu-Spec CD edition, disc 2 This disc contains 2 November 1967 at the Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark plus the beginning of 6 November 1967 at the Salle Pleyel in Paris, France. Sound is not perfect but decent. Interesting performances. I prefer earlier recordings of this quintet but they were a formidable and influential group in modern jazz.

Yes. NP: Magnificent.

I think you made the right analysis @Rabshakeh: I see the same things. The so called spiritual jazz movement seems to do well with a younger generation and especially artists like Pharoah Sanders and Alice Coltrane are popular. When I attended an Evan Parker gig in Gent there we're also quite some younger people that seamed to be there mostly because they wanted to drink a beer and hear what this guy was all about. I don't think they actually had any of his records or something like that but they we're interested in some way. In my experience the Scandinavian jazz scene seems to attract younger people also: when I saw groups like Atomic and The Thing there we're more people of my generation (born in the '90's) then let's say the times I saw Bennie Golson or Sonny Rollins. I have mixed feelings about it. I think a part of them is sincerely interested in the music and another part is mostly doing it because they feel hip/part of a cultural minority/misplaced intellectual feelings etc. I'm skeptic about peoples behaviour trough social media as well. Before you know it some hipster publishes a list of 30 must hear freejazz records without including Anthony Braxton, Steve Lacy, Sam Rivers, Cecil Taylor or as you mentioned the great John Coltrane. When their interest is sincere: I feel so happy the music gets more interest. When their interest is shallow: please stay away.

The session was included on the Mosaic box set of Bud Shank’s Pacific Jazz sessions. Never seen a copy of the original LP tho’ or the UK version.