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Dave Greenslade of Colosseum.

And that one desperately needs a CD release!

Go immediately to get Billy Harper's 'Capra Black' (but then of course, I would recommend that, given my avatar) and to the Clifford Jordan 'Glass Bead Games'. Also, the mandatory Tolliver's are the two LIve at Slug's volumes, the Live at Loosdrecht, and the two Music Inc. big band volumes (1971 and 19757). But there are a lot of wonderful albums on that link.

Dan, keep in mind that the derailments really run up the thread counts, one of your stated goals. You're up over 100 now!

'Davey Blue' is probably my favorite, but I don't remember a bad or even mediocre one in the bunch. If you like Ellington tributes, 'Mr. Gentle, Mr. Cool' is an especially inspired one.

Saw Christopher Hollyday at Penn's Landing in the late 80's/early 90's, and he was quite good, though quite Jackie-ish. Brad Mehldau had to deal with a Dolphy-at-the-Five-Spot level out of tune piano, and successfully changed his approach on the fly from long, flowing solo lines to compact Cedar Walton-like lines to compensate.

IMO, Newman did his best work in the 80' s, 90's, and 2000's. And that runs absolutely counter to what my expectations would have been, given my general preferences for 60's and 70's music. 'Heads Up' and 'Fire' on Atlantic are favorites. His idea of adding a vibes player was as inspired as it was unexpected, and he picked some good ones (Steve Nelson and especially Bryan Carrott).

Those are good, this one's even better, and should not be costly to pick up.

That Joe Bonner title is a beautiful album.

Agreed. Overblown and was a trait of those times, which was why so many of us got off the rock train then.

+1, especially the Woody Shaw artwork.

I hope it increases the options on portable CD devices (boomboxes, etc.). Those have shrunk severely in recent years.

Waters under the bridge. No.

Dmitry, both, thanks for asking the question. But I was mainly thinking about the aesthetics of the music when I made the post. No accident that punk (followed by new wave) exploded onto the scene around that time. Pure overblown schlock and exploitation to me in every regard. I realize mileage for others varies greatly on this one. I was in my early 20's and a year of college when that album hit.

Mine too. Also FWIW, I'm another one who has never heard of BTS. Started to google it, saw "boy band", and stopped at that point. Also agree that CD mastering got really good in the mid-late 90's. Albums are cool in theory and to look at, but not in practice and to live with. So thankful for CD's, and for the miracle of the reissues that pumped out nonstop over a 10-15-20 year period (and still trickle out now - hello Lloyd McNeill CD's).

Despised the album and all it symbolized, then and now. Sorry for any deaths, and 74 seems youngish these days.

Same thing here with the signatures, but I live within 2 miles of Post Office so not as much of a problem for me. Bigger issues are international postage rate increases, which eliminated their free shipping with $90 or whatever order, and the major decrease injazz CD releases I want to buy. It seems like jazz CD reissue programs have gone the way of the dodo bird except in Japan.

https://www.jazzmessengers.com/en/90351/roy-brooks/the-free-slave?mc_cid=018b59d7b5&mc_eid=d43870520b Noticed this in the JazzMessengers newsletter. Great album. Don't know anything about the Japanese reissue company (Stone Ash Records).

In addition to the 60's work being discussed here, I also really like his 50's work, all the way back to the debut on Debut, with Mingus and Blakey. BTW, I have the Copenhagen and Haarlem 2LP set on my sale list if anyone is looking for it.

Prestige did it a lot, especially remember that on several Jackie McLean albums. BN seemed to do it less.

Yes, he will turn 100 this summer.

Quite unlike anything else in her catalog to my knowledge. Several Brian Auger songs and Marvin Gaye's "Inner City Blues", and they don't sound out of place at all.

What's the story on that?