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As requested, the two threads have been merged.

I repeat: Dodgers are the new Evil Empire. Yankees were never in on Tucker, but I share Dan's relief that he won't be playing for Toronto this year.

There are some tracks on this album that (for me) are among the best jazz I have heard in a long time. I am a big fan of Rein De Graaf's piano playing. He has that special be bop sensibility that very few jazz pianists have today.

And the "companion" album:

Oh Damn - Bichette to the Mets. If that means the Mets aren't in on Bellinger then the Yankees could end up getting the guy they wanted to retain. Not the outcome I want.

I’d like to add an important detail that comes from Buell Neidlinger’s interview in Cadence Magazine (Vol. 23, No. 10, October 1997). Neidlinger explains that Don Cherry attended all the rehearsals for a recording session he had organized with Cecil Taylor, and Cherry was supposed to be the trumpeter on the date. However, on the eve of the recording, Ornette Coleman told Cherry that if he appeared on that session, he would no longer be welcome in Ornette’s group. Out of loyalty, Cherry withdrew at the last moment. Neidlinger says that, suddenly left without a trumpeter, he called Nat Hentoff for advice. Hentoff told him: “Call Clark Terry and offer him double scale.” Which is exactly what Neidlinger did. This episode confirms two things: Cherry did play with Cecil Taylor at least during the rehearsals, even though no official recording exists. The internal dynamics around Ornette’s group in that period were more complex than often assumed. Neidlinger doesn’t tell the story in a polemical tone — he simply describes how things worked at the time, and how strong Ornette’s influence was on his musicians.

Von Freeman - Serenade & Blues (Nessa, rec. 1975)

One of the finest 50's Mobley records. Weird that it wasn't issued in its time. Beautifully recorded, and this particular record captures Hank's sound better than most. Plus—Kenny and Sonny are on their A-games. Jimmy Rowser went on to join Red Garland's gigging trio.

Aldo Romano: Chante. Dreyfus Jazz 346050366862 [France 2005]

Elvin's entrance into tempo 30 seconds into "Acknowledgement" from 'A Love Supreme' is what immediately hooked me on jazz for life.

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Prompted by Chuck's post above:

He's going to be in New Mexico earlier in April with his trio.

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My wife and I are proud to present Fred Hersch in concert on Tuesday, April 21st at 7:30 pm EDT. This concert is a benefit for my station, WUTC-FM, where a I served as development director from 1989 to 2015. If you know of anyone living close to Chattanooga (Nashville, Knoxville, Atlanta and Huntsville are all close enough to make the drive), please let them know about the concert. Fred Hersch has played in the Atlanta area a few times but this is his first appearance in Chattanooga. https://calendar.utc.edu/event/fred-hersch?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=University+of+Tennessee+at+Chattanooga&_gl=1*1m0gudx*_gcl_au*MjA2ODMzMzg5NC4xNzY3NzM1MzE0

Nice!

I finally found this long out of print gem on ebay at a reasonable price. Still searching for Volume 2.

Disc 1

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Yep!!