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Per Wikipedia: Early life[edit] DeFrancesco was born in 1971 in Springfield, Pennsylvania.[9] He was born into a musical family that included three generations of jazz musicians. He was named after his grandfather, Joseph DeFrancesco, a jazz musician who played the saxophone and clarinet.[7] His father, "Papa" John DeFrancesco, was an organist who played nationally and received the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame's Living Legend Award in 2013.[10] DeFrancesco began playing the organ at the age of 4 and was playing songs by Jimmy Smith verbatim by the time he was 5. His father John began bringing him to gigs from the age of 5, letting him sit in on sets.[11] At the age of 10, DeFrancesco joined a band in Philadelphia that included jazz musicians Hank Mobley and Philly Joe Jones. He was considered a fixture at local jazz clubs, opening shows for Wynton Marsalis and B.B. King.[1] DeFrancesco attended the Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts.[11] During his high school years, DeFrancesco won numerous awards, including the Philadelphia Jazz Society McCoy Tyner Scholarship. He was also a finalist in the first Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition.[4]

Putting this out a little early due to weekend schedules for many of us. Thanks to all who participated or even gave a listen. Look forward to any further feedback. 1 - Dreams: "New York City" (from 'Dreams'). Fascinating album that could only have come out ca. 1970, at that intersection between jazz and rock. Brecker Bros., John Abercrombie, Billy Cobham included in group. 2 - Hadley Caliman - "Cigar Eddie" (from 'Hadley Caliman'). Not a great album, not nearly as good as 'Iapetus' which came next, but I've always liked the compositon (by Hugh Lawson) later called "Jaboobie's March". I love the Piano Choir version on their Strata-East 'Handscapes' album: 3 - Nancie Banks - "Mootrane" from 'Bert's Blues". A nice, though obscure, version of the Woody Shaw classic. Nancie Banks was the wife of Count Basie veteran Clarence Banks, and a fine arranger/composer/vocalist. She recorded three albums in the early 90's, all well worth acquiring if you like this cut. 4 - Harold Land - "Dark Mood", an outtake from the great 'A New Shade of Blue' album that Land and Bobby Hutcherson recorded. Originally released on a fine Mainstream odds-and-ends album called 'Jazz'. now a bonus cut on one of the recent 'A New Shade of Blue' reissues. 5 - Paul Jeffrey - "Minor Scene" from 'Watershed'. Interesting rhythm section of Jack Wilkins/Richard Davis/Thelonious Sphere Monk. 6 - Irene Kral - "Better Than Anything" from the album of the same name. Fine, underappreciated vocalist. 7 - Slide Hampton - "In Case of Emergency" from 'Slide Hampton Quartet'. Outstandling late 60's album with great rhythm section of Joachim Kuhn/NHOP/Philly Joe Jones. 8 - Byard Lancaster - "John's Children" from 'It's Not Up to Us'. Personnel notably includes Sonny Sharrock and Eric Gravatt. 9 - Jothan Callins - title track from 'Winds of Change'. Sun Ra veteran recorded this fine, obscure album with the wonderful Joe Bonner, Cecil McBee, Norman Connors rhythm section. 10 - Pentangle - "Waltz", outtake from the 1968 'Sweet Child' album. Bert Jansch, John Renbourn on guitar. Incredible vocalist Jacqui McShee is absent on this cut, but was in full flower on "Light Flight", the surprise hit single (used as a theme song to a BBC TV show) that lifted their next album, the great 'Basket of Light', into the British top 5 in 1969. Give a listen below. 11 - Tim Buckley - "Chase the Blues Away" from 'Blue Afternoon'. No one like him in his prime. This is a great album on the first side alone, and his earlier 'Goodbye and Hello' is my favorite album of all-time. The gorgeous title track from that magnum opus is one of the ultimate soundtracks from the dreams/delusions of the late 60's.

Can you tell more about it? Not familar with the service.

Bet that one will mention "The Sidewinder" (and the Chrysler commercial).

I also used SAL small package shipping, so may be delayed due to Christmas mail. Never would have gotten it on the 11th no matter what! Thanks!

This is THE Woody Shaw album for me, though I appreciate many others:

I remember going to great lengths to acquire that album back in the day ca. '73-74. Well worth the effort.

I have not received my order, which should have shipped at the same time - when did you get yours?

I also believe they were sold separately, same as the Sarah Vaughan sets.

I got a colonoscopy @ 50 and was found to be pre-cancerous and had it dealt with then. Have had four more since then, and am glad I did. Sorry for the loss of Mr. Rudd, who made some really interesting music, especially those Freedom albums in the 70's.

Close. the other ones.

So we have full ID's on almost all, but only partial ID's on 3,11. And nothing on 10, which actually shocks me at this point. It is an outtake from an album that sold way more copies than anything else on here. And the group's next album went top 5 in England in 1969 due to a fluke hit single (though a great one).

I actually do have and like "Make a Jazz Noise Here", though I thought that was just sort of an oddball outlier in the narrative. Any other suggestions based on that?

I'm all in until Flo and Eddie killed it, all back in with the early 70' instrumental stuff, and sort of OK post-Flo/Eddie through the album with Beefheart. LOVE the version of "Trouble Every Day" on "Roxy and Elsewhere", but don't ever listen to anything else on it, and mostly disinterested after that. Agree that he became just mean (and overly vulgar) as he went on. The early albums were brilliant, both with the original Mothers and the Don Preston et al permutations of it, and things like "Waka/Jawaka" and "The Grand Wazoo".

I have the four Sundazed Roger McGuinn 70's CD's with bonus cuts and great remastering ("Roger McGuinn", "Peace on You", "Roger McGuinn and Band", "Cardiff Rose") and the Repertoire reissue of "Thunderbyrd". Buying all five in decent used condition on Amazon would cost $83 with shipping. I will sell the set for $50 shipped in the USA or will consider individual sales. PM if interested.

IM me some trade ideas. I'd like one or more nice CD's in my groove(s) in return. If you have trade/sale lists already, that's helpful.

Correct! But IMO the album is still a little underwhelming, especially compared to Iapetus (not to mention Caravanserai, a desert island disc for me).

I have a labeled CD-R of Randy Weston and Rodney Kendrick Live at Merkin Hall February 9, 2004. It is a show of duets with what you would expect from Weston, compositions by Ellington, Monk, and himself. I don't remember exactly where I got this from, but remember it being legit from buying something by one or the other of these artists (we all love Weston, and I actually like Kendrick quite a bit also). I would like to find a good home for this disk, have no idea how to price it, so would like to trade it for something I'm more likely to play again (I don't much like piano duets). IM with ideas if interested.

Agreed on all points. I do like "Montana", but it is the only cut on "Overnight Sensation" I ever listen to anymore.

I like "Crux of the Biscuit" a lot. "Apostrophe" was the best of that era of albums for him to my ears. I find the Flo and Eddie stuff and "Overnight Sensation" largely unlistenable, but am a fan of "Apostrophe". And "Crux" expands some of the musical ideas.

I have the Ultimate and the RVG, and not sure I really need the RVG.

Correct title and leader, incorrect album and personnel!

$22.82 for me, but still well worth it, so, so I placed the pre-order.

This are the only one by female singer I have kept and listen to. Quite marvelous, including some of the songs she wrote herself.