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Not sure if this is exact or not but the Kamuca/Holman West Coast Jazz in HiFi album is nice, with Holman on bari and arrangements. Two of the songs are his compositions as well. RIP

Haven't listened in a while, but probably Ozawa 'cause that's the first I heard back circa 1970.

RIP. I never really warmed up to his writing; it seemed to be missing an X factor that I seek in arrangers. Maybe I just never heard the right stuff. If I were going to buy one album, either under Holman's name, Kenton's, or anyone else's, which would you suggest?

Yeah, worth the full hour+

Fantastic!

Here's the man at work. Literally!

Montara is a good record. Maybe not great, but quite good.

Today in memoriam - great concert

I recall seeing Bill Holman lead his Big Band at the Lighthouse in Hermosa Beach, California back (roughly) 15 years ago. A wonderful musical treat. Holman was one of my favorite jazz arrangers. R.I.P.

I have Rattle's also. But Ozawa's version flogs that one thoroughly. Among the three that you have, do you have a preferred version, @Chuck Nessa?

Pre-ordered. Wish it had Montara on it but I will survive.

Tyshawn Sorey - The Inner Spectrum Of Variables

My edition looks like this - and I have recordings by Rosbaud and Wit.

Superb ensemble 👌👍 ....

Beethoven - Piano Trio No.4,Op.11 and No.5,Op.70/1

Hell of a player, hell of a composer. Nice guy in my experience. Congratulations to him!

Joeski "I Want You" (Crosstown Rebels) 2018 ....

O.V. Wright "We`re Still Together" (Hi Records) 1979 .... his last studio recording @ 1320 South Lauderdale Street Memphis ....

Messiaen: Turangalîla Symphony / Seiji Ozawa, Toronto SO, Yvonne Loriod, Jeanne Loriod (RCA Red Seal)

Yessir. I love the sound of piccolo flutes in Latin music -- and Fajardo is KING of that.

The world of VC-based startups is rathe murky and opaque, so genuine info will probably be scarce. Most lawsuits get settled out of court, so I doubt we'll ever see the facts that would be publicly disclosed in a legal proceeding. Looks like the board consisted of three (now-departed) corporate officers plus four unspecified people, some of whom likely (IMO) were major investors. There's obviously been friction for a long time, because the 2021 factory expansion plan passed by only 4 to 3.

Glad to see that Mosaic released this. I'll get it, but am in no hurry as I do have most of it already. So - it's going on my Christmas list. Supposedly, I'm hard to buy for. Imagine that. So, I'm going to hold off and make it easy again. That's how I got the Clark, Hubbard, and Henderson sets. I hope that Mosaic continues with their Blue Note set releases. There are still quite a few opportunities from my standpoint, but I know that Mosaic does not always see it that way. I really don't keep tabs on how readily available BN artists are on CD these days - which is always a factor when determining set viability - but I count among the potential opportunities Wayne Shorter, Lee Morgan, Donald Byrd (the non Adams stuff), Horace Silver, Kenny Burrell, Chick Corea, The Three Sounds, Jimmy Smith, Grant Green (sans Sonny Clark), and maybe even Dexter Gordon and Herbie Hancock as it's been so long since their BN sets were released. I have some other thoughts as well, but have mentioned enough already.