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Bumping, cuz this is tonight (in less than 4 hours, presuming the 8pm start is Eastern). Not sure if I'll be home in time, but there are some recent Youtube clips online (2014, just search on "Karen Mantler"). Trio seems to be piano, guitar, bass -- though one clip had bass clarinet (plus bass, iirc). Nice stuff, from what I heard. TOTALLY what I was expecting, in a good way -- though I'm sure opinions about her vary wildly. I'd pay to catch her in concert in a heartbeat - fun stuff, for those open to such things.

Wow, didn't realize Karen was active. Does she primarily play organ? Chromatic harmonica? Both? Other? What's she about these days? And btw, does she ever play any of her mom's material, by any chance? Thanks!

Hoping to catch the video, or at least stream the audio after the fact. (Alas, Sunday's broadcast time didn't quite fit into what all was going on that day.)

Always temped by the Thad Jones BN/UA/R set.

Is the remake a quarter-tone sharp?

Isn't this also the only Herbie BN leader-date that never came out as an RVG (meaning in a domestic, US issue).

I've really liked everything Moran's done up through about 2005, but I've been less drawn to his output since "Same Mother". Agree that *everything* Greg Osby did that included Moran in his band was better than anything Osby did prior (pre-Moran), or since (post-Moran). Likewise, every Moran leader-date during his time with Osby (1997-2002) and shortly after, is really his strongest work (at least to my way of thinking). They really were spectacular together, and I really wish they would record together again. But, the notion that Moran is trying to somehow 'ride on the coattails' of these other avant-garde guys seems pretty absurd to me -- like that's any sort or fast-track to fame, fortune, or credibility. Moran seems like anything other than someone trying to take any easy ways out -- and that he's followed the path he has, playing the music he has, and found the success he has -- would all seem to be to his credit. Would that Andrew Hill had had more chutzpah and ability to sell himself, in the sort of way Moran has.

I'm pretty sure I have an original LP of the Schoenberg Chamber Symphony, op. 9 - from my uncle's collection.

Is there an especially good KW discography online? One that perhaps includes sideman appearances as well?

That is a tremendous album - and I didn't realize until now that it was his last. 5-stars.

Realizing Kenny Wheeler has an upcoming ECM release that was recorded not all that long ago (for which I'm fairly sure the results will be well worth while), I'm wondering what other "last albums" (i.e. leader-dates) or even last sideman appearances that you can really recommend as being of a high caliber, and a great note to have gone out on. The first one that came to mind (in seeing that the upcoming Kenny Wheeler date is on ECM), I immediately thought of this title... Don Cherry - Dona Nostra (1993) Which is among my favorite Don Cherry leader-dates. If I'm not mistaken, this may be Cherry's last appearance of any sort on a studio date as well (meaning no other sideman appearances after this one). What other titles spring to mind as being really great "last releases" that, even if not perfect, really work for you.

Oh man, I'm going to have to spin a LOT of KW tomorrow and all weekend. He (along with Tomasz Stanko) were/are my favorite tp-fh players of that sort and variety. I discovered Dave Holland's 80's quintet's output with KW *very* early on in my jazz listening -- easily among the first 100 jazz albums I ever had/heard. Those DH albums were very important to framing a lot of my sensibilities about jazz, and how it was beyond mostly what I'd first heard in my Jazz 101 class in college. RIP, Mr. Wheeler, and thank you.

Ok, that's pretty damn funny!

Tried to find if there were any special showings in theaters, but came up with nothing. Anyone know of any? - Washington, D.C. area for me, but others may wish to see this in their area (should anyone be lucky enough to live close enough to where it might be shown). I know, 1 in a million chance of this actually being in theaters, but one or both of the links above implied such.

Has this ever been issued on CD? Somehow didn't realize until today that Carmell Jones was on this (or half of it, anyway).

So, what are THE one or two "must have" post-PJ Gerald Wilson led dates to own? (I have the Mosaic, but that's it.)

Maybe try on another computer (that has another browser), or even a different computer same browser.

Were perhaps Gerald and Gil Evans arguably the most important big-band leaders after 1960?

Shipping terms?

Isn't that practically the only organ date Joe Henderson ever recorded on? The only soul-jazz organ date, in any case (iirc).

And Hill's piano-trio work too, come to think of it -- or a lot of it, anyway. Including a few one-off "trio only" tracks from his various Blue Notes (63-66) where the horn(s) sat out, along with a handful of post-BN albums. Also much of Smokesstack (with two bass players, and no horns), and Judgement! (no horns, piano trio plus Bobby Hutcherson) -- would qualify here. Pretty much anything with or by Hill, without horns probably qualifies.

Here's a great jazz cover of Red! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JhwFI0WUmkM

Speaking of Red... https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JhwFI0WUmkM

Nearly all of Andrew Hill's solo piano recordings -- the Select, and two or three other albums -- would seem to fit into this category, IMHO.