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I think I'd have written it as "... he plays piano and "sings" too."

Blew the dust off this one . . . I like these Dylan singing classic song releases. Bob Dylan “Fallen Angels” Columbia cd

A quick rain storm has come and now passed by. That’s spring here in NE Ohio. I am re-visting this Osby as I got distracted listening to it last night. I really like it. Greg Osby “The Invisible Hand” Blue Note cd

PM incoming.

Though not a Jazz Messengers album, I somehow like Bluesiana Triangle, where Blakey participated as a drummer. Since it was recorded just before his death, you don't really feel much power anymore, but it has a rich, savory flavor. I think his strength wasn't power, but rather his excellent taste. He plays piano and sings too.

It's similar to the first volume, about as good, too. I am really happy with it, a bit like getting a second serving of a favorite meal.

Dark, even with the forced "happy" ending.

I saw him live twice in the later years, once with Philip Harper, Jean Toussaint, Benny Green (his first gig with the group) in Wilmington ca. 1988, and later with Brian Lynch (who was outstanding), both Dale Barlow and Javon Jackson, Steve Davis, Geoff Keezer, and Essiet Essiet at Penn's Landing ca. 1990=91. I still remember what he said at the end of the Wilmington show: "This music is a gift from the Creator, through us, to you". Found that very moving.

I´m really happy and grateful for all the gifts I get, when I listen to things like this:

I think„in this Korner” was my first Blakey LP, but is that „late”, I mean that was in the seventies, and Im sure Blakey had more 20 years to live. I heard one of Levercusen in Germany that´s fine especially the tracks without old alumni, I mean what the young band plays I like much. But they did cut out the most important and rare thing. I saw it on a film, Blakey talked to Silvia Droste, a very fine looking girl, and I had to laugh because the way he sometimes has difficulties to hear, it´s similar to me. My girl friend if I dont hear she shouts as loud as anyone can, I mean even loud for me😍 But Blakey then plays piano, I didn´t know he plays that good. Plays Monk´s Thelonious such a brillance, and plays Moten Swing really fine. And he plays and sings "For all we know we never meet again" that´s such a beautiful thing. I think that was much later. I saw them very often, all different editions, the one with the Valery Ponomarev and Bobby Watson, the one with Marsalis, the stuff with Donald Harrison Terence Blanchard, Mulgrew Miller, later Geoff Keezer, Benny Green (not the trombone player!) so I think I saw many different Messengers bands. And I always was in the front row, nearest to the drums, to HEAR and FEEL the stuff he hits on the drums 😄

1978 • Keystone Korner Valery Ponomarev, trumpet Bobby Watson, alto sax David Schnitter, tenor sax James Williams, piano Dennis Irwin, bass Art Blakey, drums Shoulda posted this one instead...

Cue to 9:30 to hear Izenson's unaccompanied bass solo "Taurus."

Begrimed Indentation

I just realized that Red Hook Records released a second volume of this last fall. Anyone heard it? The set alternates standards and improvisations.

Attila Zoller/Don Friedman, Metamorphosis (Presige/Germany)

And does Allen still have copies of the Endgame? I would be in at 4x the original cost in this thread.

Talk Talk - Natural Order

One thing that never fails to amaze me about Ellington is how different the arrangements of a tune can be at different performances. Seems like he and Strayhorn were always tinkering with arrangements and sometimes drastically revising.