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I subscribe to Gioia's 'Honest Broker' on Substack, he's a very compelling read much of the time, really bright and engaged guy. Started out with the free subscription, got so much out of it, I upgraded to paid. I've never actually read any of his books. Any recommendations? Also, how is he as a jazz pianist?

Just ordered it. I have the 'Castles Made of Sand' bio (which I never got around to reading), but this one sounds better.

I also have almost her entire English Language Verve Catalog, plus the CTI with Turrentine. Easy to get a jump on the Verve titles with the collection below, you only have 'Shadow Of Your Smile', 'Beach Samba', and 'September 17, 1969' to pick up past this collection, assuming you have everything issued under Getz's name. I'm only missing 'Beach Samba', and have all of the 'Shadow of Your Smile' tracks on 'The Silver Collection' rather than a release of the original album.

RIP, I enjoyed his most famous albums.

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No, though I'm aware she was here. She kept a low profile.

RIP, she was an icon, and a survivor.

Treasure his early BN's. RIP

I was thinking Braxton. He can sound frantic when he plays "inside", not a strong natural sense of groove/swing.

If you're correct on White, then that would likely be Kevin Toney on piano and Keith Killgo on drums, wouldn't it? Long way from the Blackbyrds, mentioned largely as a reminder of what those musicians were capable of.

You can hear happiness staggering on down the street

Listening to 'Shadow Kingdom'. Utterly fascinating radical transformations of some of his earlier material.

Utterly fascinating radical transformations of some of his earlier material,

Would LOVE to get that Tolliver material on CD.

What are those? Not familiar with them by that description.

This is a great album:

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It's also a great album, though, as you note, quite different from Glass Bead Games. Wouldn't want to be without either of them. In terms of the context of my post, 'In The World' is not offered on the website, where Glass Bead Games is.

That's a great question, as they had two other unreleased sessions (Wilbur Ware, Ed Blackwell, if I am remembering correctly) in the box.

BFT231 1 – I like this a lot, more than I would expect to on paper. Would have been skeptical with no bass player, but it swings like mad. Very talented horn men, especially the lead tenor, who I am really digging. His date? Can’t wait for the reveal, don’t believe I own this at all. 2 – This is also really good, and flows beautifully from the first cut, though the alto player is maybe a little too frantic for my tastes. Rhythm section is strong! 3 – Huh? No thanks. 4 – Yes, please! Sure sounds like some classic 60’s BN piece, and I feel like I should be able to easily ID it, but it’s not coming to my tired brain at the moment. Absolutely need this in my collection, but I would bet it is already there. I could listen to this sort of thing all day every day. Love the drummer! Billy Higgins? 5 – Disliked it in the beginning, felt the horns were sing-songy, but the cut really grew on me as it progressed, and now I like it quite a bit and hope I have it on the shelves somewhere. 6 – Wonderful! Surely I know and have it? If not, I’ll remedy that. Group listened very carefully to the Coltrane Quartet. 7 – First thoughts are Steve Lacy with Don Cherry, though I can’t substantiate that. It’s a good cut. 8 – Recording quality leaves something to be desired, but the music is very exciting. Some serious clarinet playing there, and I’m all in. John Carter and Bobby Bradford? Nimbus West crew? Though that’s not Tapscott on piano, but I wouldn’t be shocked if it was Nate Morgan. Another where I’m looking forward to the reveal! Though I fear this one may be from a private tape of some sort rather than from an official release, given the sound defects. Those would not stop me from picking this up. 9 – Sourced from vinyl? Reggae’s not my thing. Overall, an amazing BFT, thank you!. Five of the nine cuts (1,4,5,6,8) strike me as really special, with another two (2,7) very strong. 3 and 9 were the only losers for me, and I’m sure there’s others who will like them both. Very much looking forward to the reveal, and I would like to figure out cut 4!

Same here, $13.98 on Amazon. I generally wait and try to shop best price, but I want this one on my doorstep ASAP!

Thanks so much, interesting and informative listen. I have seven of the tracks, though in some cases in different configurations (the dreaded Euro PD collections, the Ray Charles box etc.). The Bobby Timmons (which I have) is my favorite cut. The item I come away most wanting is the CBS All-Stars Havana Jazz set, but it is more expensive than I would have expected. But I do have some of the tracks on the Getz and Dex CBS boxes. I've always had a soft spot for the CBS All Stars Montreux Summit sets which were recorded a few years earlier.

This is awesome!

'Glass Bead Games' should be in every home.

The new one isn't working for me. I think it would have benefited from a good bit more rehearsal (also a common malady on many of the more complex Muse dates of the era, as well as several other small labels including some Strata East dates). I can see why it wasn't released in the 70's.