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I've seen several elderly Jazz musicians in recent times that should have been retired. Their playing was not good. One sax player embarrassed himself up on stage. Not every septuagenarian/octogenarian is physically capable of continuing their music career. I wonder why Bobby Kimball retired? He was a great singer with Toto.

"The Unique Thelonious Monk" Riverside/Universal Japan SHM-cd The second Riverside recording by Monk, with Pettiford and Clarke. . . timeless.

Ts find (from the bin again)

Neil Young, 80, cancelled his scheduled European tour.

Conference Call - Final Answer (Soul Note). Gebhard Ullmann (tenor and soprano saxopjones, bass clarinet); Michael jefry Stevens (piano); Joe Fonda (double bass); Matt Wilson (drums). Not really my kind of music. It's bandcamp Friday, so if you like it, you can buy it today and support the artists: https://gebhardullmann.bandcamp.com/album/final-answer

Did You miss this one? That is not someone exploring ethnic/cultural identity.

Speaking of The Sweet, “Ballroom Blitz” is fine with me – but the cover version by the Rezillos is the version I listen to.

I enjoyed his work. Saw him live once in the early 70's in an incredibly mismatched booking. He was performing solo with an acoustic guitar, sitting on a stool, as the opening act at the Spectrum (arena venue) for Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention and the original Mahavishnu Orchestra. Audience had no idea what to make of him, but he was good. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/john-hammond-blues-guitarist-dead-obituary-1235524082/

He's gone quiet over at his new home on substack, recently.

A first time encounter for many of them. Great listening and interplay, powerful, lyrical, dreamy. Looking forward to a recording too!

I wouldn't consider a Japanese musician "white." Doubt the original intent of the thread was to fuck with us, given Allen's decades-long exploration of ethnic/cultural identity in his work.

Not at all. But this is an area on which academic consensus is so clear that it is hardly worth debating. Those who claim that the first rock and roll record was actually 'Wig Wam Bam' by The Sweet are deluded in my view.

I never commented in this thread because I always felt it was just Allen fucking with us. I see he's managing to do it even though he's no longer posting here.

No arguments from me on that point.

I remember first reading Jack’s biography of Miles Davis at the library while I was in college and it was my favorite book about Miles in those days (early ‘90’s). Later I got my own copy and reread it many times. In later years I began to question his take on Miles’ work after 1968 and preferred other authors on the electric years (like Paul Tingen) but I still consider Jack’s book a must read.

Rolls and honey and nothing else trumps honey and a honey dipper. Neither a work of beauty.

Sounds like you've given up on the subject.