mikeweil

"The Covers of Invention" - would be a great name for a cover band!

That's the advantage of a Lord Disco subscription, these tracks are easy to find there. Not on CD was a Terry Gibbs track from Vol.1, A many Albam track from Vol.2, and that Russian Jazz Quartet from Vol.3.

That was added to this Milt Jackson reissue as it was from one of those sessions:

One of the greatest jazz historians ever! R.I.P.

Soem are really hilarious: https://jazzmf.com/jazz-musician-pseudonyms/

The ones with Ruby Braff! I also like this one, in which he played a key role: Do we need a Dick Hyman thread?

My thoughts exactly! I heard "The Minotaur" on AFN radio and was fascinated. But only when it was issued on CD I was able to get a copy.

Just my thoughts. Some Greatest Hits LP was among my first ten buys. RIP

It definietely was up to date. It was certainly more advanced than your standard swing combo rhythm team. Kenny Clarke's and Max Roach's inventions were brand new then. Hyman may be eclectic, but I prefer that a lot over players that use more or less cliché phrases in comparison to his pretty authentic knowledge of the older styles.

Yes I did. Sorry to say I do not listen to much jazz right now as I started work on a book project about early 18th century music that takes up most of my listening time. I will get back to it later when I need a break. 😅

Earlier this week I took the SACD version to a listening session with a friend whose equipment cost close to a hundred grand. The sound was stunning!

Hyman is an extremely versatile open minded and competent player, IMHO. His latter day solo piano albums are great, like he is a link to the past. I heard that Moog album on AFN radio when it was new and was thrilled. It actually was the first time I heard his name. I think it sounds much less dated than most other early synth stuff.

Isn't Stitt on the left with glasses? This is Ammons:

Just found this on this same forum, posted in 2009 by Tom Marcello, whom I consider a reliable source: "Another thing that's interesting is that Woody is playing with Maxine Gregg's ex-husband." Jack Gregg, that is.

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