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There were opportunities outside of Jazz that paid well and Brecker made a lot of money doing this. That said, he made some great Jazz records as well, so I'd have a hard time agreeing with the sentiment that "his solo stuff isn't really Jazz". Sure, a majority of his work was outside the Jazz sphere but he is not the only Jazz musician to chose to make money outside of straight ahead Jazz. To be perfectly honest, considering his career as a whole, he did not really even make a lot of solo records. I count maybe 20 records under his leadership/co-leadership or as a member of The Brecker Brothers. Of those 20 recordings, there are some Jazz gems. I also know that the three times I saw him play live, he was playing Jazz, no question.

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It's a great record, you won't be disappointed The song 'Sugarplums' is the same as 'Sugar Plum', written by John Court and recorded by Bill Evans on several occasions I presume Bill picked up on it via Eddie Gómez although I have seen it credited to Bill and John Court

The Google books link to "Dameronia" led me to a page that did not display but below is what the Bruyninckx discography says about the recording session of 14 May 1945: I have this recording on Official 3046 ("The V-Discs Volume 2") but its liner notes give the dates for mx JD296 and 297 as 30 Oct. 1944. Not being familiar with the V-Disc matric numbering I do not know who is right.

"So What". I really like that there is no real dilberate effort to sound like Miles' So What, but the chord changes are there, and Grant "chording" behind Kenny Drew is awesome. Color me impressed. Grant, in my opinion, really turned "So What" into an outstanding track on the entire album.

I bet that was good. Never seen Ricky or Barker before. Here's Jerome w/Sonny at Montreux Jazz 1978

Cool. I didn't know about that one. Will check it out. I'm sure it's good.

I remember when this thread was created 15 years ago. My opinion about Brecker’s playing has improved over that time.

Not one of the all time great LPs. It had a few good moments. Mostly I am just surprised no one has put it out on CD.

Clifford Jordan's piano-less trio (featuring Philly Joe in his final days) is fascinating, yet it's never been released on CD, nor is it available for streaming or on YouTube. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rotterdam_Session

Coming back to the original strange statement about Brecker not playing real jazz, those who know and love real jazz just need to listen him on those records on Impulse and Verve. And then, too, maybe someone should ask why Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, Dave Holland, Elvin Jones, McCoy Tyner, Charlie Haden, Jack DeJohnette, etc. were out there playing "not real" jazz with schlocky pop-jazz player Michael Brecker.

Brewers - 95 wins

The Sam Rivers is sold. Others are still available.

And the tables (possibly) turned. There's a story (maybe apochryphal) about Kenny G coming up to Brecker at a festival and saying to Brecker something like "you are so great! I can't understand why I'm so much more popular when you're so great!" and Brecker simply replying "neither can I" and walking away. Not sure where I first heard that story, maybe even here...

Yeah, Discogs does not show a CD release. 11 cuts, 32 minutes, song choices like "Strangers in the Night", "Somewhere My Love", etc. Doesn't look overly promising to me, but I do think the album cover is very cool!

Is it actually the case that Stan Kenton's Plays for Today has not made it to CD? I've been digging around and it seems like a few of the songs were on CD compilations, but not the whole album, which is quite surprising to me. I haven't listened to it yet (I just picked it up from a charity shop!), so I can't really say if it is a great LP, though it seems promising. Do let me know your thoughts.

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High Potential - season 2

Week 16 results Montreal 21....Toronto 19 Good low-scoring game. The Argos had the chance to win it at the very end, but couldn't get it done. https://www.cfl.ca/2025/09/19/recap-montreal-21-toronto-19/ https://www.cfl.ca/2025/09/19/als-sweep-season-series-with-crucial-win-over-argos/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/article/sneads-fourth-quarter-touchdown-rallies-alouettes-past-argonauts/ https://3downnation.com/2025/09/20/toronto-argonauts-throw-game-away-in-loss-to-alouettes-seven-other-thoughts/ https://3downnation.com/2025/09/20/lucky-breaks-lead-montreal-alouettes-to-victory-over-argos-five-other-thoughts/ https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/cfl-scores-today-montreal-alouettes-21-toronto-argonauts-19-als-complete-season-sweep/ https://www.cfl.ca/2025/09/19/3-stats-that-defined-montreals-week-16-win-over-toronto/ ***** BC 52....Calgary 23 For the second consecutive game, the Lions scored at will throughout the first half. https://www.cfl.ca/2025/09/20/recap-bc-52-calgary-23/ https://www.cfl.ca/2025/09/20/nathan-rourke-runs-riot-as-lions-down-stampeders-in-calgary/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/article/rourke-shines-as-lions-steamroll-stampeders-in-calgary/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/article/stamps-qb-adams-exits-vs-lions/ https://3downnation.com/2025/09/20/nathan-rourke-obliterates-old-friends-as-b-c-lions-blowout-stampeders-13-other-thoughts/ https://cflnewshub.com/cfl-news/cfl-scores-today-bc-lions-52-calgary-stampeders-23-rourke-sets-passing-record-in-dominant-road-win/ https://www.cfl.ca/2025/09/20/3-stats-that-defined-bcs-week-16-win-over-calgary/ ***** Nathan Rourke broke Russ Jackson's single-season passing yards by a Canadian quarterback record. Jackson set the record in 1969. https://www.cfl.ca/2025/09/19/nathan-rourke-sets-canadian-single-season-passing-record/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/article/rourke-sets-canadian-single-season-cfl-passing-record/

I am now removing this from sale due to lack of interest. Thanks for looking.

Last day for 2 great Mosaic Mobley box sets. The Complete Blue Note Hank Mobley Fifties Sessions (6 CD, Mosaic (1998) All is in Near Mint (NM) condition - outer box, CDs, jewel cases, booklet https://www.discogs.com/release/5250366-Hank-Mobley-The-Complete-Blue-Note-Hank-Mobley-Fifties-Sessions $90 (+ $10 media mail shipping) U.S. shipping only. Payment by pay pal friends/family The Complete Hank Mobley Blue Note Sessions 1963-1970 (8 CD, Mosaic (2019) All is in Near Mint (NM) condition - outer box, CDs, jewel cases, booklet. Limited to only 2,500 copies This one is very scarce and pricey on the used market. There are currently only 4 copies for sale on discogs and the lowest-priced copy is $300 (not including discogs tax and shipping). See discogs link below. https://www.discogs.com/release/14546480-Hank-Mobley-The-Complete-Hank-Mobley-Blue-Note-Sessions-1963-70 $215 (+ $10 media mail shipping) U.S. shipping only. Payment by pay pal friends/family

Symphony 3 conducted by Robert Kajanus, an old favorite.

"Brecker's solo stuff isn't even really jazz." Really? I mean, really?