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I think Katchen is at his best with the "thunder and lightning" Brahms. Extroverted & fiery.

Dig it? Out of the snow?

Yes. Good call.

R.I.P. Richie Beirach

It's worth the wait. You'll dig it.

Dizzy Gillespie Meets Phil Woods Quintet (Timeless)

“Images of Curtis Fuller,” Savoy/Denon Japan 24 bit lp facsimile cd Curtis Fuller - trombone McCoy Tyner - piano Wilbur Harden - trumpet Yusef Lateef - tenor saxophone, flute Lee Morgan - trumpet Jimmy Garrison or Milt Hinton - bass Bobby Donaldson, or Clifford Jarvis - drums One of my favorite sideman appearances of Yusef Lateef. 300×299 25.2 KB

... sad news - R.I.P.

Not unexpected but very sad news. RIP.

That sounds like the man I interviewed!

That's a good one. 👍

So sad to hear this news. R.I.P. But what a brilliant artist! I am so grateful for all of the MAGNIFICENT music he made! Some thoughts on Beirach from Ethan Iverson: https://open.substack.com/pub/iverson/p/tt-568-rip-richie-beirach?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

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Jackie McLean “One Step Beyond” 24 Bit by RVG lp facsimile cd Blue Note Japan

Carlos Ward and his quartet performed at the Göttingen Jazz Festival on November 9, 1996, at midnight. After the gig, he wanted to stay at the theater, but his tour manager insisted to take him back to the hotel. I gave him a bottle of red wine to console him... R.I.P.

January 27 Bob Mintzer - 1953

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We had about fifteen hours without snow! The. snow started back up about an hour ago, and should last through the afternoon and then though we’ll have very cold days we should get a respite for a spell from precipitation. Got to watch and listen thorugh the downstairs audio/visual system for a while and now I’m in front of the main system upstairs and listeneing to “Pictures of Heath” on Toshiba Super Bit Jazz Classic lp facsimile cd.

Nonsense! No reason at all to avoid the subject here or to be reticent about it . It all connects up at some point. Militant purism is toxic, fuck that.

I have my doubts about Henry McDode being a pseudonym for Hampton Hawes. If Hawes couldn't be credited for contractual reasons, what sense would it make to credit him for one session? The Lord Disco shows McDoide on a total of four sessions (I can't access it at this moment). One is from 1949: https://www.discogs.com/release/9147738-Big-John-And-His-Orchestra-Too-Late-Blues-Shindig

I was just recently was him reminiscing the ECM albums he made. Some fascinating stories there: