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I also recommend the Heath. The last of his great mid 70's album run ('The Gap Sealer', 'Love and Understanding', the latter-released 'The Time and the Place', this one). I never liked his work nearly as much afterwards (YMMV). Though this one reminds me of his earlier Riverside work more than the Cobblestone/Muse-recorded material I mentioned.

I think a little patience will bring you the one above at a decent price. Median selling price on Discogs is $25.49, and they go dirt cheap on ebay, just went for under $10 this past week.

Me too, those were classic.

Of course, they hated each other and were breaking up by then, so I wonder how much their hearts were in it. The reunion concert 35 years later is amazingly strong.

I also saw him on a double bill with Redman, at the Keswick Theatre. Saw him a few years earlier there on a double bill with Marian McPartland. Both were great experiences. The only other time I saw him was in the 70's at the long-gone Bijou Cafe on Broad Street. Quintet. Joe Ford was part of it, foggy on who the other musicians were, though I'm thinking George Adams was the other sax player. I know McCoy just blew away the sax players that night, as he so often did in that period. Sonny Fortune and the youthful Azar Lawrence seemed to fare best. Anyways, Tyner was amazing. No one else except Billy Harper has reached me so deeply, and surely Tyner was a major influence on Harper. So thankful for his life and his music.

Same with me.

These are the two I bought from there over the years. Very pleased with both. The Fortune is his Strata-East album from the mid-70's, the Weston is of recent vintage.

Thanks, let me know your impressions, if the performances vary much from what is already available, and from each other on that set.

This gem, from 1972, was to me THE great Tyner (and one of the greatest by anyone) solo piano album:

One of my very favorite musicians, I don't even know where to start my words here. RIP, and thanks.

Does it tell us (musically) anything we didn't already know? I have the "Those Were The Days" box set, with all the studio sides and 145 minutes of live stuff from "Wheels of Fire", the original "Goodbye", "Live Cream", and "Live Cream 2". Wouldn't mind having this, but $50 is a lot for redundancy if that's really all it offers. I love 60's rock and like Cream, but never bought into "Clapton is God", or that he was even Mike Bloomfield for that matter, let alone Jimi.

I'm not all that familiar with Palmieri's work, but I am a fan/owner of this one, which would have made my list:

Some great choices there. You got the right Farrell and the right Carn and the right Land among several worthy candidates. Those are great Barbieri albums, though I am partial to 'El Pampero', first thing I ever heard by him and a landmark experience.

Buchanan did do some singing on some of his Polydor albums, but had absolutely no knack for it. Very very talented player. Very troubled human being with a huge drinking problem. He died in a jail cell in 1988, either by suicide or not, depending which story you choose to believe. I saw him in concert ca. 1986 at the Mann Music Center. He was third billed to Stevie Ray Vaughan and the Fabulous Thunderbirds (SRV older brother Jimmy Vaughan's group). Buchanan was impressive, much more so than the Thunderbirds, but Stevie Ray was amazing that night. Buchanan was one of those guys (Gary Moore was another), who had incredible guitar chops,and seemingly never quite knew what to do with them. You can get 150 minutes of prime 70's Buchanan playing for under $10 on this, and it's all you'll ever need by him.

MJQ sold. Tristano, Herman, Akiyoshi, Stitt still available. Price cuts on Stitt and Akiyoshi/Tabackan. Willing to consider offers for sale or trade.

Got one from a very local place via discogs for $20 offer, and I can pick it up.

Cipollina is all the way to the right in this group picture. This was the chorus from their only "hit" single. So ironic.

They didn't fare better offstage. Actually kind of eerie what you brought up: Death[edit] Cipollina died on 29 May 1989 at the age of 45 after a career in music that spanned twenty five years.[7] His cause of death was alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, which he suffered from most of his life, and which is exacerbated by smoking. alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (A1AD or AATD) is a genetic disorder that may result in lung disease or liver disease.[1] Onset of lung problems is typically between 20 and 50 years old.[1] This may result in shortness of breath, wheezing, or an increased risk of lung infections.[1][2] Complications may include COPD, cirrhosis, neonatal jaundice, or panniculitis.[1]

I have the Jazz Heroes Data Bank, bought at Tower Records many years ago.

Quicksilver also must have listened to some Dave Brubeck, as their great "Gold and Silver" from the landmark first album seems to be strongly influenced by "Take Five".

Truly the crux of the biscuit...

1 - Nice version of McCoy Tyner's beautiful "Contemplation". The bass player (Reggie Workman?) and tenor player (John Stubblefield? David Murray? Could be a lot of good guys) had me at “hello”, and I like the piano (John Hicks?) but the drummer Rashied Ali-ish) doesn’t necessarily do it for me. This is a nice to have, nice to add cut. 2 - OK, I can see already this is going to be a really expensive BFT for me. Love this. The bass vamp with the percussion is great to my ears. Could just listen to them play time and dig it for an extended period. I really like what the tenor player is doing over top, and love his tone. Glad they didn’t try to fit any other instruments in, this is perfect just as it is, with space for all the players to be heard. This is a must-have, must add cut. 3 – “You Stepped Out of a Dream”. You’re specializing in really good Tenor players so far in this BFT. I assume this is of recent vintage (which to me means anything from the last 35 years or so LOL) based on the bass sound. Quite a nice performance, and would be nice to have, nice to own. 4 – And you’re sub-specializing in really interesting bass/percussion motifs. I like this one quite a bit, even though it is outside my usual sweet spot some, with that vocal. Not sold on each musician individually, but the overall feel is awesome. Does not flag in interest at all throughout the entire 13+ minutes! This is another must-have, must add cut. 5 – 50’s or ealy 60’s Cal Tjader, I would think. No chance I’ll identify past that. I likely have it already. 6 – You definitely put nice thought into the flow of this BFT as a listening experience, thanks. This is not “jazz”, is it? Pop music from a different culture. Interested to know where and especially when. It’s a fun listen, but not something I’d ever think to go look for. But they definitely seem to be really good at whatever it is they are doing. 7 – I listen to and own stuff like this, though I’m never quite sure why. And I tend to limit it to time and place (NYC in the 60’s, Paris in the late 60’s-early 70’s). 8 - This is not “jazz”, is it? Good blues guitarist. – I listen to and own stuff like this, though I find a little goes a long way for me. And I tend to limit it to time and place (Chicago in the 50’s and 60’s, mainly – and this isn’t from there). I see I have developed useful templates for my responses, might as well utilize them 😊. 9 – I like this. A lot. 50’s, I assume. Could even be early Sun Ra with John Gilmor, though it could also be players thought of as much much more conservative (and there’s a lesson/statement here). . This is a very nice to have, very nice to add cut. 10 – The beginning really threw me, thought it was going to be something very different than it turned out to be and is confusing to as far as the vintage. I would think something much older otherwise, but beginning pulls me toward newer. I like it a good bit, not sure who or when or where, look forward to finding out. Good tenor solo! This is a very nice to have, very nice to add cut. 11 – Very similar in conception to #2, and l like this, but I liked that one a lot better. The rhythm feels more static here, though the tenor player is really good. I assume this is older than #2. This is a nice to have, nice to add cut. 12 – Fonkey, man! I do like it, even over the course of 16 minutes, but can also live without it at that length. Am curious for the reveal. Reminds me of what Azteca was trying to do in the early 70's. 13/14/15 – Wow, this is Gary Duncan’s and John Cippolina's guitar solos excerpted from "Who Do You Love" on Quicksilver Messenger Service's classic "Happy Trails" album, live at the Fillmore West, 1968/69. Hearing this is like breathing for me, has been for 50 years. Desert island disc for me. Will be a huge case of YMMV for others hearing this.

Tracking down that Christine Jensen CD now, thanks for enlightening me! Is the whole CD that strong? Is her other work like that? I've always appreciated Ingrid's playing.

That was all true at the Tower near me for the last year or so they were open. And they had also stopped publishing the Pulse magazine. They became useless.