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Same here. Saw Moncur in the late 90's where he was a fill-in for Charles Tolliver with one of those all-star groups (Timeless All-Stars maybe?) at the Painted Bride. Saw Rivers in the mid-late 70's at the Empty Foxhole Cafe and Hill in the mid-late 70's at the Walnut Street Theatre, and less than 20 people attended. Solo piano performance, it was great.

RIP, a giant. Agree the BN's and the BYG's are wonderful, but so is much of his later work. Clifford, can you tell us more about that? I saw in an obit that he was married for 54 years, which is a testament in and of itself in this day and age. I remember seeing him at the Painted Bride Art Center in the 90's, and apparently he was then just returning to the scene after a long (health-related?) absence? Amazing musician, for his writing and vision as much as (or even more than) for his playing. I'm thankful for every recording I own by him, and do wish someone would put his JCOA album out on CD, or even a good legal download (and I almost never buy those, but in this case I would jump at it).

That album is a desert island disc for me. Not just for the playing, but also for several amazing compositions, especially "Nica's Dream" (and that record has the definitive version. "Infra-Rae" is also pretty great). As far as the general drift of this conversation, it seems spot-on that there was a dearth of great hard bop trumpet players on the East Coast at that point (Farmer, Thad Jones, Dorham, Hardman were good), but things heated up in a hurry over the next few years (Lee Morgan, Freddie Hubbard, Booker Little, Blue Mitchell, Don Ellis, Ted Curson etc.). The discussion really highlights how amazing Clifford Brown was for his time. What could he have done with the advances over the next 15 years!

1 – Great stuff. Has the vibe of a good early 60’s Blue Note, though it’s probably from later. Not sure on any of the specific musicians, but would love to have it on my shelves. No doubt this will be ID’d quickly by one of our experts. 2 – Certainly sounds like Alice Coltrane, or someone very talented who listened closely to her. I guess it could also be Dorothy Ashby. In fact, I would lean toward Ashby due to the cleanness of the lines. Whatever it is, I love it. If it is someone other than those two, I’ll need to go exploring. 3 – Third winner in a row, well done! 4 – Dude can play, but sort of puts me to sleep. Well known standard, “In a Sentimental Mood”. 5 – Assuming some sort of ancient Ellington. I can “appreciate” something like this, but it’s not something I’d ever want to play for enjoyment. 6 – I like this quite a bit. There is some sort of flutter at the beginning of this track and track #7. 7 – Pretty enough, fades into background. 8 – Albert Ayler, or someone who worships him. Sounds like amateur hour to me, I have no real patience for this sort of thing. Haven’t decided yet if I think Ayler was legit or a fraud. Some of each at times, I suspect. 9 – “Famingo”. Can’t stand the drummer/time/rhythm, which ruins the whole cut for me. The pianist is really good. 1 0 – It’s a nice cut, and keeps my attention, but just sort of floats there and doesn’t seem to really go anywhere. But it sounds good, and I wouldn’t mind having it around and hearing it once in a while. 11 – I like this, some of that Pharoah Sanders Impulse feel to it. I like the feel of guitar instead of piano on this, and I’m guessing that’s Michael White on violin. 12 – The pianist loves those early Keith Jarrett ECM solo albums. Except this sounds like an actual composition. Certainly it’s pretty, feels much more like new age to me than jazz. Thanks, good Wednesday afternoon listen. Very much looking forward to ID’s on 1/2/3/6/10/11. And that’s 50%, a great batting average as far as these things go.

Are we getting a reveal?

It's not all bad to have newbies checking out Max Roach. If pink vinyl enables that, bring it on (but not to my house).

That's awesome! Got a couple of really nice Sonny Greenwich CD's from your dad on ebay a few years ago, and he knows his stuff!

Absolutely true!

Crystal Comments is interesting with the two keyboards. Mays on P. Broadbent on EP.

Absolutely.

The Natural was an abomination for anyone who read the Bernard Malamud book. They utterly destroyed the total meaning of the book by so drastically changing the last part of the story. So much for the concept of the "antihero".

That was intentional on my part. That's what I'll always think of when I hear Liotta's name.

Enriquez was an annoying showboat, at least on the Cole Muse Village Vanguard record (I never heard his own recordings as a leader). And Cole had Harold Mabern, Mickey Tucker, and John Hicks on previous records, doubling the atrocity of Enriquez (nicknamed "The Wild Man").

He'll always be Shoeless Joe Jackson to me. RIP.

This is a good one on the label:

RIP, I thought he was a much better fit than Bill Bruford, who he replaced when Bruford went off to King Crimson. Played with John Lennon before that (the great "Instant Karma" single, and the 'Live Peace in Toronto' and 'Imagine' albums.

It was such a fine and natural sight.

Then I know who you aren't voting for in the PA governor election this fall...

A formalism seemed to enter his playing when he returned to the USA. The stuff he made in Europe in the late 60's and early 70's is adventurous and marvelous, and that's the work by him I pull off the shelves most often. Have most of what came before that and a smattering of what came after.

And are still married. I also have little interest in her music (it's not offensive to me, just, sort of, there, without making any impact) but I am eternally grateful to her because I believe the 40,000,000 combined sales of 'Come Away With Me' and 'Feels Like Home' probably funded a lot of classic BN reissues. Do we even dream of seeing things like those CD reissues of the 10" albums without the Norah Jones sales money in the BN coffers?

Especially "Effi"!

This. I liked his initial albums quite a bit, they sounded very fresh in the context of the 70's. Then he hit a rut and then went off in unfortunate directions. Saw him live in 1988 at Penn's Landing, and it was a great show. He and Vic Juris were telepathic with each other. Never heard Juris sound nearly as good on recordings as he did at that gig.