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1 - The template (if not the reality) is Blue Note, Freddie Hubbard, James Spaulding, Billy Higgins. Awesome, and totally in my sweet spot. Surely I have this? If not, I’ll fix that pronto. 2 - Doesn't do much for me. 3 - Fascinating. Surely I have this? 4 - Fun on the surface. More troubling if you consider the lyrics too closely. No clue, but very accomplished musicians. 5 - Reminds me of some of the cool things Billy Bang does. I do like it, though not into the guitar solo. 6 – Another one that sounds very familiar, and it owes its existence to Ornette Coleman. Again, surely I have this. 7 – Well, that’s the Pharoah Sanders groove, though it’s not him. Two keyboards. Also reminds me of Marion Brown from “Sweet Earth Flying”. Ah, got it, it’s the title track from Marion Brown’s “Vista”. Great stuff when you’re in that mood. Very sweet album. 8 – “All The Things You Are”. I can’t do the singer, whoever it is, sort of sub-Carmen McRae 9 - “Hi-Fly”, but that’s certainly not Randy Weston. Doesn’t really knock me out, despite the obvious talent. 10 – Influenced by Dolpy but sounds to be much later. Not bad. David Murray-ish. 11 – I liked this at the start, but then it sort of lost my interest as it went on. 12 – It’s good and all, but not overly compelling to me. There’s so much of this sort of thing around. 13 – Duke’s “Come Sunday”, nice enough version. 14 – Back in my sweet spot. “Evod” by Ari Brown Live at the Green Mill. Sounds like it has to be from the 70’s, doesn’t it? But it’s much later. Really like the intensity Brown plays wit . Actually not totally sold on the rhythm section, and the Rhodes is poorly recorded, part of the hazard of a live recording. But still something I’m glad to own. The horns are doin’ it! Sounds like the whole group listened carefully to the Joe Henderson/Woody Shaw/George Cables Lighthouse recordings. Brown does great work with his own group and in the Ritual Trio. And he played with Elvin Jones, though I don’t have any of those recordings. Great BFT, thanks Tim! 7 and 14 are gems I’m glad to have. Love # 1, surely it’s on my shelves somewhere. Await ID’s/reveals on 1/3/5/6!

Likely both - see Hubbard, Freddie for reference. But you're right, he couldn't just keep churning out the same Blue Note standard set without diminishing returns. To me, this Lee Morgan album is the announcement of Billy Harper as a major force, everything else about it falls into line after that.

4 distinct sides with 3 or 4 distinct mood?

It's very different from any other Morgan session, a new direction. I've loved it for almost 50 years, understand that tastes and mileage vary. Wore out "Capra Black" from playing it so many times.

That's true for a lot of what they put out anymore, and at least this one is good music. They've lost all label identity in the Norah Jones/Don Was era. How do you feel about Annie Lennox, Elvis Costello, Van Morrison, Willie Nelson, Aaron Neville, Suzanne Vega being "Blue Note Artists"? I'm even a fan of Costello and Vega, but on Blue Note, really?

I've had so many problems with them (stuff never arriving) I largely refuse to order from them, but they always gave me refunds.

I wore one of these for years...

I will need to find out more about Ed Palmero. Not familiar with him at all. I own six of the albums in the BFT (Muhal, Duke, Rahasaan, Either/Orchestra, Abdul-Malik, Mccoy) and didn't get any of them right. The Teo Macero cut was interesting, but don't expect to ever come by the CD/

Sorry to hear that, but understand it. Not sure how they will keep players ready for injury replacements, etc.

Yeah, can't imagine MLB ever suspending someone like Pete Rose...

+1 GREAT album. Every track is wonderful. And Coleman was perfect for that rhythm section.

Some Ellington from his earliest days on the Proper box. I don't become even semi-completist with him until Blanton/Webster:

Helps me stay current and employed (hopefully) in high tech at my ripe old age ! Reading the Rolling Stone Record Review (published 1971) in the bathroom.

I guess I apparently sort of like Harper's 'Capra Black' OK . Also all in on the Purim (also would have been fine with "Stories to Tell"), Kloss (desperately needs CD release), Liebman (also needs CD release, very strange it isn't available), and Patterson (considering 70's work as opposed to 60's work). And I do agree that is one of Benson's best, along with "Beyond The Blue Horizon" (my favorite) and others. And the AEC is a good one (hard for me to pick a "best" by them, as their albums can be so different from each other). Agreed on the diversity of styles. Early 70's were a magic time for the music.

Glanced at the article. Glad they could hear the difference on the $100,000 speaker system. Wondering how it would sound fed through my $80 Sony boombox and $60 Sennheiser headphones setup?

Just sour grapes over the Rangers playing 36 games against the Astros/Dodgers?

I do miss baseball, have lived and breathed it since I was seven years old, have spent much of my life with my ears glued to hall-of-fame broadcasters (Bob Prince as a kid, Harry Kalas and Richie Ashburn as an adult) but everyone needs to stay safe. I will welcome whatever they come up with.,

Totally delightful classic:

Tyner Tolliver Handy selects. McLean Blakey Elvin big boxes.

+ 1

She got her due.