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1 – A cultural artyfact? Rating: N/A 2 – Third Stream Lives! Strong shades of Stan Kenton’s early 50’s Innovations Orchestra, though this was probably a few years later. Fairly interesting, but definitely overstaying it’s welcome with me. Though I’ll brave it out to the end. I’m ready for that nap you mentioned. Rating: *** 3 - Listening to this one subconsciously through my nap. Jan Garbarek on ECM? #2 sort of worked for me, but this one doesn’t. Sounds more European, where #2 sounded more American (and earlier). Rating: *1/2 4 – The nap continues. No frame of reference at all for this one, though I dislike it less than #3. But is it jazz? Is #3? For that matter, how much of #2 is? I know, does it matter if it is or not? The great part is that these cuts give me a broad runway for what I can include in BFT 261 next month. Rating: ** 5 – I actually like this, and I could (should?) see it being Kenton with one of his female singers. June Christy rather than Anita O'Day or Ann Richards or Chris Connor (I like all four of them quite a bit). Given some more time, I may be able to sleuth this one out Rating: **** 6 – And now for something completely different! Jolted me awake with the up tempo. Good cut, I like all of the soloists. Should be names I know. Jimmy Raney? Rating: **** 7 – Another good uptempo cut. Definitely preferring the “awake” second portion of this BFT to the somnambulant first half. These are newer guys than the ones in the previous cut, and I would guess it’s the trumpet player’s album. Seems modeled those Columbia Woody Shaw albums, but not his earlier, more exciting Muse albums. I may well own this one already. Rating: ***1/2 8 – I like this, despite the static quality of the latin percussion in places. Vinyl-sourced? Fidelity isn’t great, but the strength of the music overcomes it. My favorite cut on the BFT so far. Pianist and tenor player both reached me. Rating: ****1/2 9 – I like this, too. We’re into the afro-cuban portion of the program with these last two cuts. Flute player is strong, and I assume it’s his album. The composition is good, may be a standard I’m not recognizing. Rating: **** 10 – There seems to be a cut like this on every BFT (except mine), an old tenor master displaying his stuff. I tend to admire these cuts more than I enjoy them, but this one is pretty good for me, with the accompaniment being unexpected in some ways. Rating: *** Thanks as always for a bracing listen!

Incredible goal.

I saw Gumbs once when he was in his straight ahead phase in the early 00's, but he was off my radar for most of his other visits to the Boston area, when he was more on the smooth side of things. He was quite the pianist that one time I saw him.

I dig his work as a sideman. Mostly hear McCoy Tyner influence. I played this solo album once and it didn’t do a lot for me but perhaps I should give it another try

Zoot Sims said that “Stan Getz is a nice bunch of guys.”

some great Jack special edition 1980 shows at https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=allintitle%3A+Jack+DeJohnette+1980&sp=EgIYAg%3D%3D with blythe, chico freeman, peter warren. i see only one 1982 show there, with david murray and purcell. the 1982 stuff is just as good. nurnberg 1982 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rP9QetjTtA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htlDvOmhNOQ

On to the latest Mosaic. Really enjoying the first disc of “Classic Decca Recordings Of Bob Crosby And His Orchestra & The Bob Cats (1936-1942)” Mosaic Records box set.

Jack and Al I heard Jack DeJohnette live many times, but the first time I saw him in person he wasn’t performing. He was hanging out in the corner of a long-gone Greenwich Village club, Lush Life, checking out a casual trio gig by pianist Richie Beirach, bassist Charlie Haden, and drummer Al Foster. It was March 1982 and I was 18. On the break, my older brother crossed paths with Al at the sink in the men’s room. Without prompting, Al looked at my brother and said, excitedly, “Did you see Jack DeJohnette is in the club?! I’m so nervous! Jack is my idol!” Think for second about how brilliant Al Foster was, and how much he had accomplished by 1982. Only five months younger than Jack, Al was 39 and at the top of his game. Yet Jack’s presence at his gig had Al gushing like a 12-year-old who just saw his favorite baseball player in the flesh. That’s how great Jack DeJohnette was and how much respect he commanded from his peers. Now both Jack and Al are gone, having ided almost exactly five months apart. They died almost exactly five months apart, Al at 82 on May 28 and Jack at 83 three days ago on the 26th. It's almost impossible to fathom how much aesthetic ground Jack covered during his career, how many diverse bands and recordings he defined with his creativity and unique sound, how many drummers he influenced. Jack remains in a class by himself, partly because beyond his landmark work as a drummer, he was also an imposing bandleader, composer, conceptualist, and multi-instrumentalist. But Al also belongs in the top tier of post-bop drummers, and it’s interesting to think about the similarities and differences between them. Both were first-rate colorists, masters of texture and dynamics, each able to strike a groove across a dizzying array of idioms. There was more pure bebop in Al’s DNA than in Jack’s. Al might opt for minimalism where Jack might choose a maximalist approach. These are just generalities, of course. The decision making of both drummers was at once remarkably advanced and unpredictable. I never heard either make a bad choice on the bandstand. Some losses are tougher than others but losing Al and Jack within five months? Goddman ... All I can say is that whoever is running this fucking circus better be taking damn good care of Billy Hart and Louis Hayes.

I love her cover of "Sign o' the Times", closing the bonus tracks portion of the previous CD version.

Don't know how

Due to Lucinda’s broken arm we opted out of our usual Halloween dispensing and had a quiet evening. It’s a cold morning, but the quietness continues. Starting off the morning before Lucinda awakens with Pharoah Sanders “Heart is a Melody” from this box set

That's so small. Would love to see a bigger picture

Several sets with clear trays here, all bought directly from Mosaic. No idea why they do this, but I really can't be bothered. ECM often (even mostly I think, but still not always) does the same. They sometimes have tray cards with coloured insides, but they use clear trays with just blank white insides as well.

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Definitely! Both the original album and the live "In Europe" are excellent! Jack with Ravi and Matt Garrison at Big Ears 2019. I was lucky to see this trio a few times. Unfortunately, because of where I was sitting and Jack's ride cymbals, you can't see his face here

Myra is always worth seeing Sunday: SFJAZZ Collective "Music of Wayne Shorter's 'Native Dancer'" Current lineup: Chris Potter, tenor saxophone David Sánchez, tenor saxophone Mike Rodriguez, trumpet Warren Wolf, vibraphone Edward Simon, piano Matt Brewer, bass Kendrick Scott, drums

Circle of life, right?

Here in the Sonoran desert, mostly the frequent and very healthy looking coyotes and bobcats. Occasionally mountain lions as well, though they're around less since they tend to be solitary and cover a greater territory, and I haven't caught one on camera yet. Also hawks and owls, which we also see regularly. And rattlesnakes eat the younger rabbits as well. Rabbits and Gambel's Quail are pretty much at the bottom of the food chain. A Harris hawk on my back fence: A bobcat near my driveway: Coyotes on my neighbor's driveway:

Sweet Rain is a wonderful album. I especially love “Windows”.

Me too, I know that the Egyptian word for king might be Pharaoh. Anyway, when I ordered my Pharoah Sanders T-Shirts (special individual order) the original source, though meant to be Pharoah SANDERS, also had "Pharaoh" on it, but as I had to have Pharoah Sanders T-Shirts made (3 in black, 3 in white) I wear them very often, I told them to write it as Pharoah.

Thanks!

Very sad news, sorry to hear this. A great guy, had personal contact with him a few times, but that was a long time ago.