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As good as it gets ❤️❤️❤️ ....

Good enough is a good way of putting it, in my view, although I know that the Butterfield has fans here. I thought that the Butterfield was the more successful blues record, whereas the Mayall one was interesting for other reasons.

Excellent ....

Very good indeed 👌👍 ....

Thanks to everyone that posted Attila in Germany suggestions. He was way under recorded in the States

Cool. A lot more stages, for sure. Glad to know that it's still "real". For me, I don't do large outdoor shows or festivals anymore. I've been enjoying the SXSW/Big Ears format of multiple small to mid-size indoor venues scattered around a walkable downtown area.

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Did you enjoy Stella's story?

Sandi & The New Bet-Bels - Crushed Always, My Sweet Crush

CD 1 of the Springsteen Columbus, Ohio show that my youngest brother and I saw a couple of weeks ago. The Boss was in prime form that night:

Still, Symphonies Nos. 4 and 5 / Poem for Orchestra John Jeter, Fort Smith Symphony (Naxos)

Not aware of another one, though there's an excellent book about the AAF which you likely already know about (and is admittedly not a bio, but certainly an in-depth account of Miller and the transition from the civilian band to the military band: Next To A Letter From Home: Major Glenn Miller's Wartime Band Recommended to others as well who might have an interest in Miller and/or this particular orchestra, which was an extraordinary one.

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You really hear "Cuban" in Montara? I hear Hollywood, not Havana.

Now spinning: Sabicas - Flamenco Virtuoso (MHS); licensed by CSP I just noticed an odd coincidence. Like the Fajardo LP I posted above, this Sabicas LP was also originally released on Columbia (see below): I understand that Sabicas was a huge influence on Paco de Lucía. Listening now, it's not hard to understand why.

Oh yea, bought this LP few weeks ago. Very fine jazz-rock, I really like his playing style - a bit McLaughlin-like, but not too expansive or excessive. His second album is also interesting, a significant departure from the Mahavishnu/RTF-like music. It's much more electronic, moody and krautsy. It was re-released on CD in 2016 by Chickadisc and I've got a chance to write liner notes, based on an interview with Jasper van't Hof (great guy!).

You can't overlook this gem, the only film ever scored by Denny Zeitlin:

Disc 1 - Sonatas by Scarlatti & Mozart