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Verve MV 2094 (Japan 1975) - Sonny Stitt "Previously Unreleased Recordings" - rec. 1960

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The piano player on "Live at the Fillmore East album in 1971 playing his Wurlitzer was a junkie dude named Bob Harris, who was a great jazz pianist and also played and did arrangements for The Turtles. He got the gig with Zappa on the recommendation of Jim Pons, bass player for the Turtles and then Zappa in 1971 . Harris was also the husband of Judee Sill, the first artist David Geffen signed for Asylum Records. Sill had written Lady-O, which was one of the last tunes the Turtles did before they broke up. The Turtles had her on salary as their songwriter for about $35 a week.Sill's first album was co-produced by Jim Pons, the Turtles bass player, , and John Beck, guitarist of The Leaves. I never heard of Judee Sill until about 1990, and flipped out over her music, so I wanted to find out who the hell she was. I emailed Mark Volman about her, and he seemed to be bugged about her, and kind of blew me off. He seemed annoyed about all the interest in Sill some 20 years after her two Asylum albums were released. I tried Volman again, and this time he answered all my questions, but was still negative about Sill, but very positive about her husband, Bob Harris (not to be confused with another Bob Harris, who played keyboards and sang for Zappa in 1980). I read Howard Kaylan's bio, and he has nothing but great things to say about Sill, so there must have been something going on with Sill and Volman. I guess we'll never know, like that middle finger deal on "Overnight Sensation" T.D. mentioned. Anyway RIP Mark Volman.

Let's just say I wouldn't put a poster of same on the wall. 🤣

Now on my turntable:

Lancashire vs Kent in the Blast (T20) quarter final at OT today. A marked difference between this game and the Hundred games I saw last month. Today's was a much more partisan crowd, of Lancashire fans, invested in the team and the result. As such, the atmosphere was miles better, the excitement was real Lancashire won, thanks to Liam Livingstone, probably the most frustrating batsman in world cricket. He comes off for about one innings in eight, but they are worth seeing.

Herbie Hancock “Maiden Voyage” Blue Note Japan 85th Anniversary UHQCD This version really does sound great.

Sad news, liked the Turtles, and that first Flo & Eddie LP. I loved "Billy The Mountain" as a teenager.

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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.