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I probably haven't fully digested -- i.e., completely grasped on all levels -- most of my collection!

It's ..1976. A varied program played well enough. It's probably going to the library after another listen or two. Szabo does have his ardent adherents. They would probably not sent it to the library. It's a good band, uncredited but suggested to be George Duke, Tony Dumas, and Sherman Ferguson. It's not bad at all. It's just...1976. Been there, done that. Those who weren't might find more appeal than I?

I believe that Green said he was highly influenced by horn plays and adapted their techniques into his guitar playing.

Yep. Latter-day "hidebound" bluegrass can get really monotonous. In jazz, there's an expectation of (more or less) innovation. That's not the case with bluegrass. In fact, in bluegrass, adherence to tradition is considered a virtue. In that regard, bluegrass has more in common with the Blues (the genre, not the form), rather than jazz. Agreed! I was there last year.

If you dig bluegrass I can't recommend Merlefest high enough. Definitely check it out at some point if you're able.

Same. There is a bit of a risk that bluegrass can be repetitive. It needs that feel to really raise it up.

I totally agree, Lon. Bill O'Connell is terrific & very harmonically sophisticated -- like Herbie. Here are some of my favorites: - Searching (Inner City, 1978) - Black Sand (Random Chance, 2001) - Triple Play (Savant, 2008) - Wind Off the Hudson (Savant, 2019) NP: Eddie Higgins in Chicago (Solo Art, rec. 1978) Originally released as two LPs on the Claremont label I do. I was eight at the time. Mrs. Norman's third grade class. What do you think of that Szabo record, Jim? I've never heard it.

1976. Remember 1976?

I love bluegrass. I like to think of it as the jazz of country music. I'm most drawn to players like Bill Monroe and Doc Watson who incorporated a big ol' dose of blues feeling into their music.

A protest song:

🤦‍♂️lol that's what I get for reading without my glasses.

Louis Ford, It's All Relative

This Recording is growing on me ...

The more I listen to Green the more I think that the main reason he does those repetitive riffs and runs is that he is mimicking horns and even horn sections. I listened to "Oh Baby" this morning and there are portions where Green and Patton are emulating sections in a swing orchestra backing the soloists and where Green's chords do so as well for Patton and other soloists. And Green's own solos sound as if they are structured and shaped similar to a saxophonist's.

Samla Mammas Manna – Måltid ... Sweden 1973 Coverpainting by – Tage Åsén

👍 - no sun here ☹️

Earlier this morning, while at work...

Yesterday evening...

Three Trane classics for a sunny morning:

Samla Mammas Manna – Kaka ... Sweden 1999 Original Art Work by Tage Åsén

It's funny how this thread went from rock to bluegrass, though the recordings cited are terrific, especially the Tony Rice Unit.

Big John Patton “Oh Baby” Blue Note 85th Anniversary UHQCD