LUV it, but it was the first Freddie Roach I bought, a long time ago, if I'd had Mo' Greens or one of the others first I might feel differently...but I doubt it, I love hearing Joe Hen in this context, generally prefer him as a sideman.
The last year where I spent the majority of the year in Saskatoon, IIRC; not really a happy time for me then, but nostalgic for it now because of subsequent events.
as in Why was he largely recognized only as a guitar slinger when he had real skills as a singer and songwriter as well...this whole album (1963) is the perfect rebuttal to why did it take the Brits to recognize great American music...it didn't (but it did, but it didn't).
Just to be clear, my view of Prince is nowhere near this harsh or dismissive. But we live in a world where it's all or nothing...part of what I was trying to talk about.
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Ellingtonian level mastery, i don't hear that. I hear solid musicality, eclecticism, use of what's in the air in the culture generally and more immediately in his associates, etc. I just don't hear genius, or anything like it.
Bought an LP of this (which I'd never seen before) the other day when I went to Music Millennium to get the new Sonny. Short (8 tunes, under 30 min) and kind of a 'small' work in other ways too, but quite enjoyable. Don't know that I've ever heard Cohn on baritone before. Apparently was dbl'e up on CD with the even more oddball We Dig Cole featuring Charlie Shavers, Sam 'the man' Taylor and Urbie green. What say you?