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passion, intelligence, in the moment responsiveness, cultural engagement, preferably all collective. These can take many forms. Don't necessarily need blues or swing or set roles or other familiar signposts, but they don't hurt and if the're not there then something should take their place, maybe.

Saw them twice in the Twin Cities '89-91.

I saw Bobby Watson and Horizon twice back then, great band, so high energy. The records are ok but don't quite capture what I saw and heard live.

Winnipeg, 55

I read them, love the CFL but just don't have much to say about it most of the time.

If there's a better ballad player than Jug, I haven't heard them.

I think I've met one other member, who lived near here, at a local show. It was a while ago and I don't remember the details.

The recent Tone Poet reissue, I knew this music but the sound on this is a major upgrade over my homemade cassette. And yes, I know this is a pic of a mono original.

Welcome back to Organissimo, and thanks.

I thought this was the same stuff they made available for streaming and/or download awhile back, no?

Done the same day as this: Blue Note should reissue them as a double and blow folks' minds.

It's hardly surprising that Lou would prefer Pepper Adams to Mulligan.

Goodman Trio & Quartet, Benny and Gene and Lionel are fine, but Teddy Wison is just sparkling. Recently acquired this CD for $1, I already had vol.2

Maybe now I can get that Lee Morgan and Sonny Rollins album I always wanted, only half kidding.

As always, thanks for putting yourself out there and giving us something to think about.

Knew I could count on you to have a different take on this. Good work.

I treasure my autographed copy.

I have some Al & Zoot, both together and separately, but I've never got that far into the weeds. Don't doubt they both studied Lester very closely and there's plenty there to support any number of different approaches. Plenty in each of Al & Zoot to merit close attention too.

Well, that was interesting. I did watch it all the way through even though it felt very disjointed and like it never properly got going - maybe it's supposed to? Not sure if I'll watch it again but glad that I took the time to watch it at least once.

Too many of their records sound like those darned covers too.

The Van Gogh is impressive, some of the others I have no idea what they were even going for.

Holy Ghost: Rare & Unissued Recordings (1962–70) - Wikipedia disc six, track 4

I have been listening to a lot of Red Garland on Prestige recently, both trio and solo. Both as part of my re-evaluation of trios in general and just because. But mostly on YouTube as accompaniment to reading. I own a few CD reissues but find the original albums' selections/sequencing to be kind of hit and miss, but nearly all of them have a cut or two that are the definitive renditions of that particular tune for me. Garlands light touch and sense of space lets the tunes breath to great advantage, or something like that. Music from the era when there were still passenger trains going everywhere. Perfect accompaniment to railroad porn (books about mergers and what train wrecks they often were). (37) Stormy Weather - Red Garland - YouTube

How so?

I have this but couldn't tell you when I listened last. May have to pull it out...