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Stanley Turrentine is a sideman on #8 #9 is Betty Carter, absolutely The guitarist is not the leader of #5 If I don't comment on a player name guess, that guess is incorrect. Thanks for listening and the feedback. Artist and title correct on 2, full IDs on 9 and 11

4. Just I got it, Patricia Brennan "Andromeda" from Of the near and far.

And I think he released it because he wished to. Neither of us know so attributing motive is pretty redundant. What's more important is what effect if any it has. That's been debated already so I'll not retread it.

Such a great album!

Duke Ellington and his Orchestra “The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse” Fantasy/OJC cd 600×600 134 KB I’m enjoying the piano player’s “riki tiki.”

It's a mess, an infuriating mess. But it does have value, and I'm glad to have read it in hardcover.

The eBook of Stanley Crouch's Kansas City Lightning is on sale for $2.99 today. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DG292OO Any opinions?

February already? Time for Valentines! TRACK ONE - No idea who this is, but I like it pretty well. Sounds like it's on its way to Mingus' house, put goes to another house on the same street. I like the path and design of the composition, it's going somewhere and gets there with no wasted motion. Credit to all concerned for staying together on their path, It's a good one. I especially like how the tenor play sounds like they're going to break into the usual cliches but never does. TRACK TWO - That's Joni, the Shadows and Light band. I have a VHS of the concert and it's just fine. Not big on Michael Brecker, Wayne would have been better of course, but oh well, this is the band she got and I think it's excellent. I guess that some of her fans don't like this one at all, but I think it's wonderful! TRACK THREE- What a wonderful CHURN!!!! Another well-structured piece with direction and purpose. Trumpet solo lowers the flame just a little bit, but everybody else picks it up and keeps it up, Nice!!! TRACK FOUR - I like this one too. Pretty busy meter-wise, but it sounds like the players have internalized it, and that makes it feel natural. Works for me! TRACK FIVE - Geri Allen is still missed. Greatly. TRACK SIX - Not Ahmad Jamal, but similar in group concept. That left hand is workin it. The longer it goes on, the deeper it gets. No idea who this is, but do let me hear more! TRACK SEVEN - Jeanne & Ran. Unmistakable, indelible, and still unsurpassed. TRACK EIGHT - Lather up, your majesty. TRACK NINE - BC. again, unmistakeable, indelible, and still unsurpassed. I've seen live videos and yes, she led her band. Let it very strongly. Sam her live one time at Blues Alley in DC, had to s it behind the bandstand, but nearly front row, and that turned out to be a revelation, because I get to see her turn around and stare fire into the band to get them to go with her. Hell, it scare ME! But she was a total badass, Betty Carter was. TRACK TEN - Interesting...sounds like bebop thinking, but more...considered, like an evaluation than a statement. Trumpeter sounds a bit like early-ish Miles, but not exactly. Again, interesting. TRACK ELEVEN - That's pretty damn good singing. Kinda reminds be of Miles, the direct attacks. Plus, very controlled and strategic vibrato, That's gotta be Helen Merrill. She is easy to overlook, but impossible to ignore once you get bitten but her voice. So much feeling. Excellent! Ok, that's Clifford Brown. Seals the deal. A classic album of her's. TRACK TWELVE - No idea. I did a skelatal /google searh for soprano saxophone piano and accordion and nothing really came up. Whatever it is, I like it a lot. Sounds like strongly jazz-informed classical (or very well vice-versa), very well executed, and even more well-conceived. I'd like to hear more. TRACK THIRTEEN - Very nice! Again, no idea, but would like to hear more by this band. The changes show a familiarity with some of the more advanced "acid jazz", which is always welcome here, different maths create different worlds. Kinda sounds like the same band on Track 3? A consistently delightful set here. Would I be wrong in saying that these are indeed Valentines of sorts, that all tracks are by women leaders? It's about time!

man I get it. I grew up and still live in the south. I wouldn't call myself a fan of Bruce's and this song isn't great to me. but at some point he was working class right? and unlike most of his demo that see things the complete opposite, it doesn't look like he's forgotten that. which is good to know but I'm also not arguing that he should get a medal or anything.

300×299 9.08 KB What a trio! RVG captured Monk’s pianism so well here. And the music! “Thelonious Monk plays Duke Ellington” Riverside/Universal Japan SHM-CD UCCO-5592

I think he released it because he felt compelled to make a "statement". Well, good for him! Tell me something I don't already know. Some people may be shocked by what's going up, but I grew up in a part of the country were Fascistic impulses were pretty open and racism was hard-wired into the system. So AFAIC, this is nothing new except that now it's been handed the keys to the government. They're playing for keeps and they now have all the necessary tool at hand to go as far with it as they want to. So forgive me if this piece of...whatever it is, doesn't particularly resonate with me.

I'm not getting the manipulation side of it but we may be coming at it from different perspectives. I don't like being sold a bill of goods, don't like dealing with sham marketing, don't like to be hustled, etc. I also don't think that's the intention here with this song. Like, I don't think Bruce released this to make money. To me that would be the difference and I'd be cynical about it too.

I'm just not a fan of manipulation, be it for my side or for the other side. Especially from and by pop stars. This shit is much deeper than that, and so is the thoughts and feelings that are needed to stay strong and to survive. No sense wasting time and energy on drivel. Something stronger?

Unfortunately, it's the exact kind of thing necessary at the moment. If you want something a little stronger than this, check out Jesse Welles' "Join Ice," preferably the live version from Colbert's Late Show. Biting satire at its finest. It's on YT and I highly recommend going to listen. While songs will not slay physically, they can bolster spirit among targeted groups and their allies. The confirmation that you're not alone versus a mythical "silent majority" can be the helping hand one needs. Movements need anthems because they need voices to alert, encourage, and hopefully unify toward a common good. Regarding Guthrie's guitar message, I don't think he meant physically at all. Music has the power to change minds and educate, and education is a key weapon against fascism. I don't have any doubt he inspired and educated people with his message. Many of them likely fought in WW2 and they indeed killed fascists.

1. The beginning sounds like post-free, but then turns into contemporary jazz rhythm. Disoriented. 2. "Black crow", live Joni. 3. It sounds like an eighties ECM to me, maybe I'll try later, something familiar. 4. Too bombastic. Not my cup of tea. 5. Geri Allen. I don't recognize the theme. Edit: "Red velvet in winter" from Flying toward the sound. 6. It leaves me indifferent. 7. "Evil Gal blues", Jeanne Lee with Ran Blake. Wonderful. 8. Soul jazz, maybe a Prestige, I don't recognize the sax now. 9. I think the singer is unknown to me, but maybe I'm wrong. 10. Too old for me to recognize this. 11. "What's new", not my fav singer style. 12. Completely disoriented at the moment. 13. Contemporary jazz, I don't like too much.

Dig Sylvester with Miles' rhythm section of the day.

All excellent. I warmed up to Red as a sideman before I "got" his leader dates. His website is really informative.

That'll be amazing if the Tiberi tapes are issued via Impulse! If/when it happens, it will definitely be a proper tribute for Coltrane's 100th. What has Tiberi been sitting on all these years? I've never heard anything from his stash.

In the Canadian league, the cap and the floor are very close to one another. As a result, every team has the same payroll. This suggests to me that on Opening Day, every team has an equal chance to win the Grey Cup.

Kurtág — Játékok, interpreted by Pierre-Laurent Aimard

I am going through my record collection today and can offer the following great Mosaic vinyl box set for sale. The Complete Commodore Jazz Recordings, Volume 2 23 LP, Mosaic, 1989 Limited Edition of 2500 copies. Everything is in Excellent to Near Mint condition - outer box, 2 inner slipcases, records, booklet. This is a very nice copy. All records are flat and play fine. https://www.discogs.com/release/8460405-Various-The-Complete-Commodore-Jazz-Recordings-Volume-II $150 (+ $19 insured media mail shipping for this very heavy box set) U.S. shipping only. I can only ship on the weekend. Pay pal friends/family.

Spinning this new-to-me LP again:

BFT 263 1 – This is a really interesting track, I like it quite a bit, and can’t wait to find out what it is. No ideas on ID’s. 2 – Joni Mitchell (which hopefully will fool no one), “Black Crow”. A live version with, sounds like, Brecker and Jaco. The original was on ‘Hejira’. Is this from the Archives 4 box set that came out? I can probably sleuth it out if so. It’s good. 3 – I like that they use acoustic piano on this. The guitarist is impressive. But the cut leaves me fairly cold, though it’s OK. 4 – Quite the eclectic BFT, I’m enjoying that aspect! They had more fun recording this than I’m having listening to it, the first clunker for me, though there are probably others who will dig it. I saw it’s only four minutes long, but it felt much longer. 5 – Antidote to #4. It’s good, and it’s pretty, though not something that would pull me back. Could almost be a Windham Hill artist. Deeply influenced by those initial Keith Jarrett ECM solo albums, as so many are. 6 – This will be Dan Gould’s favorite cut. I like it OK. Functions great as background music for me, I don’t hear any barriers being broken, but am enjoying it. 7 – I’m enjoying this! No guesses, but good singer, and I could see a whole album by her possibly working for me. 8 - Good listening, quite enjoyable! Can’t see anyone disliking this, it’s so solid. 9 – A Cole Porter oldie done by one of the most celebrated jazz singers. Cut #5 from this . 10 – Good for what it is, but from before my listening domain. 11 – She was a great, sadly undersung jazz singer, one of my all-time favorites! Cut #6 from this . 12 – This sort of thing is totally lost on me. 13 – This is nice, very soothing. Good arrangement. Thanks for a really good listen and for drawing attention to the singer on #11, I am excited to get the ID on that first cut!

Looking forward to SUN RA - American Masters on PBS.

February 1 Joshua Redman - 1969