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Who's up for posting on September 4? If no one else steps forward by Saturday, I'll post something on Sunday to try to keep momentum going, but it's best if we can spread the fun around.

Really. 11 tunes in under 29 minutes, with strings to boot? That will be a "listen once" experience, though I don't think anyone can mess up Newley's gorgeous "Feeling Good" too badly. I've spent 3/4 of my lifetime loving the long live version of that on Traffic's 'Last Exit'.

A discogs seller in the Netherlands is offering an amazing deal on the Mosaic Select box, $28 + shipping. https://www.discogs.com/sell/release/5328881?ev=rb and discogs has some decent deals on the Koch CD https://www.discogs.com/sell/release/1889660?ev=rb and here's a Sony Japanese edition that is priced very fairly http://www.ebay.com/itm/JOHN-HANDY-LIVE-AT-MONTEREY-JAPAN-CD-Ltd-Ed-B63-/272348118563?hash=item3f69367e23:g:41IAAOSw9mFWHLft

One of the very first jazz albums I ever bought in late 1972. My Franklin Music Sales Clerk/Mentor recommended it to me. I had never heard of any of the musicians, but he told me I could return it if I didn't love it. I never returned it. A stunning work, unlike anything I'm aware of that preceded it, opening new pathways between jazz and rock, the present and the future. Each player acquits himself beautifully, the extended performances hold up, and "Spanish Lady" remains a bracing experience, start to end, 50 years later. Timeless music that does not sound dated. This started a run of beautiful albums by Handy on Columbia ("Second John Handy Album", "New View", and"Projections" followed), and I wish it had continued longer. Handy did not record again as a leader until the mid-70's, and was in a very different bag then, which must have been hard work. White had a nice run on Impulse after his proto-fusion in the Fourth Way.but went commercial and then disappeared from view shortly thereafter. Hahn recorded an interesting album on the mysterious Arhoolie album, then the Jerry Hahn Brotherhood album for Columbia in 1970. I've never heard that one, but it looks to be somewhat rock-oriented, with organist Mike Finnegan being featured. Is anyone familiar with that one? I also have not heard any of his subsequent recordings. The 1996 Handy "Live at Yoshi's" set reunites the quintet for a reprise of the two Monterey cuts and some other material, and admirably maintains a surprising amount of the old fire. The original Monterey recording remains a landmark in the history of music. I hope some others feel my love for this amazing set.

Tracklist A Spanish Lady 19:36 B If Only We Knew 26:58 Bass - Don Thompson Drums – Terry Clark Guitar – Jerry Hahn Saxophone – John Handy Violin – Michael White Recording date: Sept. 18, 1965

91 years old, quite an an amazing life. Not just another dentist. Much thanks for his work and passion.

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Don't own this one and have never heard it (Mann, he did a lot of albums on Atlantic!), but have ordered it (in a twofer with "Roar of the Greasepaint") for a good price off half.com, and will listen and respond if it gets here in time.

Mike, go ahead with your album for week 1, I'll relist the Handy for week 2, and we can see what happens. Saturdays used to be the start of the week,and Saturday/Sunday probably works best for most of us.

Anything with a good version of "Sunshower", his composition which is a huge favorite of mine.

I welcome you and give you credit for perfect initial taste. A tribute to Kenny G would have been painful. I got into jazz instantaneously when I was ambushed by my first hearing of Trane's "A Love Supreme". Many exciting paths to explore from there, backwards and forwards in time and conception. 44 years later and it's still a grand adventure.

I own it, sounds like the individual CD's to me, don't notice any quality difference.

Stray early Strata-East albums such as "Reasons in Tonality". Complete Land/Hutcherson.

The description gives me the creeps ("love" between "two unique personalities"?), but I'd definitely watch it. I may also have a lot to say about domestic abuse afterwards.

Yeah, quite a talent. I think the primary thing I am missing by him is the Columbia album he did with Bill Evans, as it's always been so pricey on CD. Owned the vinyl back in the day.

I was a frequent nominator in the period it ground to a halt, so may have been somewhat to blame for its demise, but not many other people were volunteering to nominate at the time. The album that finally killed the experience for me was John Handy - Live at the Monterey Jazz Festival. There should have been meaningful conversation and perhaps healthy disagreement about the place of that album in the jazz pantheon. Instead, there was just a couple of snarky comments and then silence, and I had to say why am I spending 30 minutes of my life trying to come up with a meaningful presentation of an important album if no one here gives a rip. I don't see value in the discussion being along the lines of "Is Jackie McLean's Capuchin Swing a really really really good album or just a really really good album". I tried to generate fruitful discussion on some albums I felt there could be multiple valid viewpoints, such as Gary Bartz's "I've Known Rivers", Leon Thomas's "Live in Berlin", Gato Barbieri's "El Pampero", and the 1970 Atlantic Joe Zawinul album. But people didn't seem particularly interested.

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It was! But there are levels and degrees....

For Beck, it was all downhill after "Happenings Ten Years Time Ago" as far as I am concerned. The other guitarist on that record did OK for himself afterwards....

From 'Extensions of a Man"

Agreed, it was a retro move, and even seemed like it then. I saw them at the Tower Theatre in Philly back then. Good show, didn't change my life. I saw RTF with Corea/DiMeola/Clarke/Williams at Playhouse in the Park, maybe a year or two before, and that did more for me. As did 'Land of Make Believe' era Chuck Mangione, with Gap, Gerry Niewood, Esther Satterfield et al, also at Playhouse in the Park.

Enjoyable, There was one on Polydor, and one on Columbia. I prefer the Polydor one, which is more Corea. The one you show is more Hancock.

And will prove to be well worth the wait. Thanks!

Regardless of what you think of Norah Jones musically (I have no strong feelings positive or negative), we can all be thankful she put so much money in the Blue Note coffers, which may have let them continue the reissues of classic albums longer than they would have otherwise.