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Me neither, just a couple of Camel albums.

I've muted one guy who I believe is no longer around. Prickly opinions opposed to mine I'm fine with (this forum is not for the faint of heart - a different forum crowd called us "wild and woolly'). Direct attacks on me because I don't agree with your opinion, not so much. I see Jim as one of the great things about this forum, and I've learned a lot about this music from him. Never knew Catesta. I liked Paul, but he could be awfully prickly himself, and I experienced being on the other end of that.

It's different performances (live versions done as a concert for the film) of the same 14 songs. Different enough to be worthwhile, and if anything, I prefer this one.

The great flautist Lloyd McNeill also studied with Pablo Picasso and won several photography awards. From his obituary: "McNeill published two volumes of poetry, including “Blackline: A Collection of Poems, Drawings, and Photographs,” and “After the Rain: A Collection of New Poems.” In 2001, he was chosen by the USPS to design a postage stamp for the celebration of Kwanzaa in 2009.".

I got this from another board member several years ago, and like it a lot.

I know I'm really old. Relevant question, I guess. Since I know Rickie Lee Jones, Pat Metheny, Harry Nilsson, and Minnie Riperton all very well, does that mean I already know the Orb? After all, I also have a music collection I can play bits of.

Yeah, good call, that one too. Will likely be on the same collection CD's as "Love is a Hurtin' Thing".

I thought organist David Sinclair was the star, but Hastings was fabulous in his cameo roles on them.

The live album with Les McCann and a collection from the David Axelrod late-60's era containing this song (there are several different ones available) should be in every household!

I file artists in only one of my two musical sections on my shelves, "jazz" or "all other". Makes for some tough calls sometimes (such as Lou Rawls).

Me too, have unloaded countless great Mosaic big boxes as the music becomes available in different configurations, and awaiting more opportunities to do so. Money and shelf space are both finite resources (and alas, so is listening time).

Because it's Rhino rather than Mosaic, it will be 1/2 the price and 1/6 the shelf space!

Here's by far (and probably rightly) her most famous moment, from her first album. Perfect 1979 California pop. Same here. She became really quirky after that, in both composition and production style (the 80's synth era did her music no favors, Walter Becker involvement or not). This one is a really good live album:

Good guitar player, RIP.

The two Changes albums are well-regarded, Cumbia... somewhat, the others not so much. I like Moves a lot, but seem almost alone on that. It was more striking in real tlme when the Changes albums weren't there to outshine it.

Agreed. Last Mosaic boxes I bought were the Clifford Jordan in 2013 and the Mingus Jazz Workshop in 2012. And while I bought a ton of Selects in the interim, the last big box before those two was the Jazz Crusaders in 2005. I agree strongly with the Mary Lou Williams suggestion. The Geri Allen stuff is easy to obtain and works best as standalone albums. They could do a good Betty Carter box. A Sonny Simmons/Barbara Donald Mosaic would be awesome, and a great way to FINALLY get 'Rumasuma' on CD. But it's right up there with the Bill Barron in pipedream land. They'll probably do something like a Herbie Hancock or Dexter Gordon Complete BN box next to keep the cash registers ringing (and BN themselves already did those boxes beautifully in the 90's).

RIP, loved his 60's UA work, and some of the very early 70's Reprise material.

I like the cover art on the Walter Smith!

BFT 230 1 – Amazing Grace. Not bagpipes, but consciously that effect. Love and fully subscribe to the lyrics of the song, but this cut is musically outside my listening domain. 2 – One of the old tenor masters? “Ain’t Misbehavin’” I believe, but I tend to mix up some of the old standards. Historically significant and so well done, but I don’t pull this sort of thing out to play. But it is really good. 3 – Outside my listening domain, totally lost on me. 4 – “I’ve Got You Under My Skin”. Good version. Style is unmistakable. Last cut on this . 5 – Stylistically similar to #5, and I’m in. Monk’s “Mysterioso”. Can’t ID the pianist. 6 – I like this one a lot! Good flow with 4 and 5, though this is clearly later vintage. 7 – Also really like this one. Kenny Burrell on guitar? His album? 8 – “Tin Tin Deo”. Into an Afro-Cuban groove section following the piano groove section. Don’t think it’s actually Dizzy, but guessing it’s Jon Faddis in a Dizzy-memorial type of group recorded live. Sure sounds like Bobby Hutcherson on marimba, but this is not the ‘Ambos Mundos’ version of the tune. Guessing 80’s vintage. Whatever it is, I am enjoying it. 9 – Nice enough boppish piece. 10 – Swing to bop transitional type of piece. I like it plenty, even though not quite in my wheelhouse. John Hardee? I know I like his playing/records, and that could well be Tiny Grimes on guitar. 11 – Good solid B3 jazz. Late 50’s/early 60’s? 12 – Utterly in my wheelhouse! Need to own this if I don’t already, but I’d certainly think I do. Assume it’s a big-time second tier tenor player. Comping/solo sounds like Blue Note Sideman style McCoy Tyner. 13 – “The Very Thought of You”. Another good tenor player. At first I thought it was an older style guy, but as solo developed, I can see it’s a newer guy (my dividing line is always Coltrane/Rollins). What’s not to like? Though I do think his technique is maybe more developed than his feel. But it’s good. 14 – I like this one. Not sure on the tenor player. Cedar Walton-ish piano, somebody who already heard McCoy Tyner with Trane. Bowed bass dates it some – Paul Chambers? Pianist style too late for bassist to be Doug Watkins. Another one that I’d be pretty certain I own already. If not, I’ll look to fix that. 15 – Charming, for sure. Not a powerhouse singer, but expressive in that Blossom Dearie kind of way. 16 - Outside my listening domain. Thanks for the BFT, lots of good sounds! #4 is already on my shelves, and I’d be interested in adding 5,6,7,8,10,11,12, 14 if they aren’t already there, which is an extraordinarily high “like” rate for me.

That label consistently does great mastering.

Yet my two favorite albums by her are 'Clouds' (and they should have included "Urge for Going") and 'Ladies of the Canyon'.

Forever indebted to Lorber for the Bosstown Sound, especially the Ultimate Spinach 'Behold and See', which sounds great at this late date! Me neither, looks like it would be really good. Again, no CD release.