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RIP, big loss. Great director. Sadly I never saw any of his NYC productions (wasn't yet into BAM aesthetics when I lived in Brooklyn long ago). Must have been interesting to work with him. Scanning his website, Wilson's work seems to have been better received in Europe than in the USA.

yes, glad it could get one more restaging before Bob and Phil were both still living & creating work. I'd imagine brownie was at some of Bob's performances in Paris in the early 70s.

August, wow... TRACK ONE - I recognize the tune as "Swing House", a Mulligan thing that he did both with the OG quartet and also in a big band chart for Kenton. Not particularly lively, but no harm done, sounds like they had fun doing it. TRACK TWO - "Walkin'", Lee Konitz & Chet Baker. I love lee, and am severly indifferent about Baker. Nothing here to alter that, Is this the live record with Beaver Harris? Whoever it is is hitting it nicely. Bassist is in there good too. Chet...one of his better "zones", but still... TRACK THREE - Not feeling this one at all. Chamber music, but is it a chamber or a jail cell? If it's the latter, why aren't they trying to get out of there? Sounds like they're doing a concert for civilian inspectors to convince them that they're happy being there. Good chops by everybody, though? Plenty of time to practice, I guess? TRACK FOUR - Twice the notes and half the feel. Not just anybody can do that! TRACK FIVE - That head is familiar, an old bebop tune, but I can't remember the name. Good enough performance, no surprises. Doesn't really swing as much as it pushes. Kind like a well-mannered, second-tier Oscar Peterson. the routines sound built in. By the time it's over, I was glad. TRACK SIX - No idea who, what or why. But kudos to the dedication, to say nothing of the ability to get/have the money necessary to get a record like this made. TRACK SEVEN - Is that "Be My Love"? At this tempo, it sounds all squished together, and I don't hear the interaction in the trio I would like. But kudos for plating that tune, it's almost forgotten today. TRACK EIGHT - Oscar Pettiford? Not really digging that guitar sound, but that was probably necessary for the tune. Otherwise it's all good. Can't get enough Oscar Pettiford! TRACK NINE - Three Sounds? Just not in the mood for this type of thing these days, at least not like this one. Red Garland trio? Sorry to all concerned. TRACK TEN - "Easy Does It", an old Basie number. This tenor player is very much of Brew Moore's "anybody who doesn't play like Lester is WRONG" camp, I mean, that's ok, and this guy is good at it. Trombone is a bit blurty, but the piano solo is just right! I like this one well enough, yeah! TRACK ELEVEN - Nice tune. Maybe could have done more with it, but maybe not? Ok, more is done with it after the bass solo. Good one! TRACK TWELVE - I can see the jugglers and/or plate spinners! I miss Ed Sullivan. TRACK THIRTEEN - "Crescent"? Kudos to the pianist for re-contextualizing it, yet still keeping it true. I like it. TRACK FOURTEEN - One of those altoists needs to be Phil Woods or else there's evil afoot! TRACK FIFTEEN - "Some Other Time", which is what I say about this one. Way too...polite for my tastes. Pretty, not beautiful. Ok, thanks for your time!

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I was able to guess nearly everything about this one. I guess after reading enough Ross MacDonald stories, you can spot the clues.

The Mosaic version is my favorite box!

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Disc - K.254, K.548, K.496

Miles Davis “Water Babies” Sony Blu-Spec CD2 I was so excited when this LP was first released. And I remain excited about this music!

Are people already familiar with this video (and the other videos) on the Portal to Texas History website? https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1553179/?q=elvin jones

Pianist on #7 sounds like Stanley Cowell. At work so can't go any further right now. Good program with a lot of tunes (but not necessarily performers) I recognize.

Two different Kurt Elling albums. First: “Dedicated to You: Kurt Elling sings John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman” Then “Superblue: Guilty Pleasures, Vol. 2”

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The biggest PITA with some of these "WAV" downloads from bandcamp is that they don't compress to mp3 using Exact Audio Copy because they are not a standard WAV format. They give them to you at a higher bitrate WAV. I have to edit them with Audacity and save them as 44.1 kHz WAV and then they convert.

1. Nice, swinging song. Reminds me of some older Gerry Mulligan but I think it's a newer recording....maybe. The drummer betrays a more classic style. Is the bari player the leader? Tenor sounds really good. 2. Ok, I just played another version of this tune the other day and Ive already forgotten the song name. Someone will guess it immediately. This is live obviously and the tenor opens very well. Good song but no guesses. Sounds like a group of players that are familiar though. 3. Not guessing this one either. I enjoy it though. The guitarist is in full control. The singer's style is reminiscent of some of the Braxton albums with vocals. I suspect this song won't be very popular here. It seems to deconstruct more and more as it goes on. 4. Trombone on fire for the opener here. Tone reminds me of Curtis Fuller a bit. 5. Ride cymbal coming through loud and clear. Drummer and pianist are really sympatico and it's nice to hear. No guesses. 6. Sounds like a banjo here. Not sure I know any jazz banjo player. 7. No ideas here either 8. Maybe Sam Jones on cello? 9. Another familiar tune. Don't know what it is about jazz but I can rarely remember song titles. Not a problem with other genres, go figure. Anyway, bluesy piano tune that I enjoy. No guesses. 10. Beautiful tenor playing. Trombone player is no slouch. Excellent tune. Dickenson and Hawkins? 11. Love the intro. Never heard this tune before. Very nice. McPartland? 12. Live and classical, and again I can't name this familiar tune. McLaughlin? 13. Piano heavy BFT. Great playing but no guesses. 14. Not sure of who this is either. Sounds like two alto saxes? Bass solo is good, and a good groove over the whole thing. 15. Piano intro again nails it. Good song! No ideas here though.

NP: David Liebman Quintet - Doin' It Again (Timeless, rec. 1979) with Terumasa Hino, John Scofield, Ron McClure, and Adam Nussbaum

My bandcamp order: I got the LP version of "Split Decision" & it comes with a download. I went digital on the others because the shipping from outside the US is just too expensive.

I have a copy of the LP and even when I bought it, I used a fingernail to make sure it wasn't a sticker.

Next up: Ross Tompkins and Good Friends (Concord, 1978) with Al Cohn, Monty Budwig, and Nick Ceroli Al Cohn elevates this date, making it something much better than ordinary. Now that you mention it, it does indeed look like a sticker.

The Heavy Hitters - The Heavy Hitters (Cellar Jazz). Listening to this on bandcamp & it's bandcamp Friday, so I may just pull the trigger.

Whenever I see this LP, I always think that they did the artwork and forgot Harold's name, so they stuck a sticker on it.

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Now spinning: Harold Mabern - Rakin' and Scrapin' (Prestige, rec. 1968) OJC LP reissue Very cool. That particular line-up -- with Mraz & Foster -- only lasted for one album. Beginning with their second LP, Quest II, the bassist was Ron McClure and the drummer was Billy Hart. I've never had a chance to see Quest live, but I did see Liebman & Beirach as a duo at Mezzrow back in 2019.

I saw "Einstein on The Beach" in Los Angeles about 10 years ago. An amazing work. That was a definitely bucket-list thing for me...