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This used to only be available as a pricy Japanese import CD, but BBE recently put out a much, MUCH cheaper reissue that's available at Dusty for only $10. https://www.dustygroove.com/item/966458 (only $10!) https://www.discogs.com/release/8643274-Shintaro-Quintet-Evolution https://bbemusic.bandcamp.com/album/evolution Bass, Leader, Composer (all songs) – Shintaro Nakamura Drums – Fukushi Tainaka Piano – Jeff Jenkins Tenor Saxophone – Robert Kenmotsu (American, 3rd generation born of Japanese immigrants from the west coast, iirc) Trumpet – Shunzo Ohno Here's an upload of the entire 43-minute album. I've been enjoying this thing (the earlier reissue) for about 2 years, and now it's hard for me to hear the tunes and not think they're not all stone classics from 20 years earlier, every one of them. And as a plus, everyone sounds like they were recorded in the same room (the SQ doesn't have any of that overly-antiseptic quality -- in fact, occasionally one of the horns falls off-mic a time or two briefly, but that only adds to how nicely it all sounds, far as I'm concerned.) Shunzo Ohno is especially fantastic, sounding every bit as exciting as Woody Shaw throughout (to hell with trying to manage expectations). And the tenor player really shines too, imho. Hell, the whole band does. If you'd rather be able to access each of the tracks as separate YouTube uploads in a playlist, here's that... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KH0f5u8t8A&list=OLAK5uy_mM0N_N2LOV-8ISomq4fAYDPPoueswPJYc Carpe diem!

I'm just seeing that a cheap copy of this live album is available from Dusty Groove at the moment (just $5). This is DIFFERENT than the studio album that's just called Heart Of Things. But it is a legit live album on French Verve (don't think it ever came out stateside) -- and I much prefer it over the studio date of the same title (I found a similarly priced copy from Dusty about 2 years ago). Gary Thomas is particularly strong (admittedly, my whole reason for buying the disc). He's on tenor on all but two solos (on soprano for those), but one of the two tunes he's on soprano, he gets a second solo on tenor (iirc). Fans of Gary, buy with confidence. John McLaughlin: Heart Of Things – Live In Paris https://www.dustygroove.com/item/521957 https://www.discogs.com/master/437816-John-McLaughlin-The-Heart-Of-Things-Live-In-Paris https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-heart-of-things-live-in-paris-mw0000070500 PS: Four of the total of six tracks are on YouTube in full, and can be most easily found on the Discogs page for the album.

Best known for his work on vibes, Baltimore native Warren Wolf is quite proficient on drums and piano. Not sure how much he's recorded on piano (I'm assuming, at least some, but not as the central focus of any one album, far as I know) -- but I've heard him play live -- including piano -- and he's the real deal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Wolf_(musician)

Very interesting!! Thanks for posting that link -- very informative.

Here's the other half of the album (it's 6 long tracks total)... "A Sound Caresses the Breast of the Negres" (7:57) "Undecided" (6:42) "Beloved" (2:58)

Looks like started another thread about this album, way back in 2003 (so I've had it more closer to 20 years)...

An obscure CD I've had for 15-ish years, that I've always loved. I seem to recall thinking of starting this thread several times before, but never was able to find uploads to share -- but the whole thing seems to be up on YouTube now. LOTS of collective improv (or at least multiple-simultaneous-soloists, if you think there's a distinction) -- and just the right amount of dissonance for my taste (quite a bit, but the timbre of the instruments isn't 'crazy' out-there). Anyone else have this one? I'm pretty sure I traded emails with him 15-ish years ago too, just to tell him how much I dug this album when I first got it. http://brettsroka.com/bio.html https://www.discogs.com/release/4054339-Brett-Sroka-Hearsay http://www.brettsroka.com/ "Hearsay" (13:48) - title track... "Happy-Go-Lucky-Ism" (6:20) "Tabula Rasa" (6:50)

And here's the last set of bonus tracks... 3-13 -- "The Bells of Solitude" (6:22) 3-14 -- "Western Thing" (6:19) 3-15 -- "Spring is Here" (4:30)

Yes, a big welcome. Feel free to introduce yourself!

Here's the next set of bonus tracks... 2-13 -- "Labyrinth" (8:15) 3-1 -- "Living Alone" (3:20) 3-12 -- "Slipstream" (3:57)

I knew nothing beyond his bio too, though my uncle had spoke favorably of Zeitlin to me a few times back when I was in college (and mentioned his psychiatry background too). Here's the next 3 bonus tracks... ...and btw, I'm posting all the Bonus Material here now, specifically because several people around these parts mentioned having never gotten the Select (because they had all or most of the regular albums, or have had them at one point). 2-10 -- "The Decision" (7:58) 2-11 -- "The Journey Home" (7:27) 2-12 -- "Later" (6:41)

I've been occasionally singing the praises of this set for a while -- which was actually my very first exposure to Denny Zeitlin (I'd never heard any by him before buying the set about 12 years ago). And for my money, it's the BONUS MATERIAL that really elevates this set for me. Not that I don't love all of it, but many of the bonus tracks seem to have an energy and vibrancy (and sometimes a freedom), notably more so that the core album tracks. So just noticing that the entire set seems to be up on YouTube, I thought I'd post just the bonus tracks to get this topic going. We can talk about the whole thing, but years ago I burned a CD of just the bonus tracks -- and (some of) it's a bit more of a wild ride than the original albums, IMHO. There are twelve bonus tracks total, so I'll post them in groups of three... 1-12 -- "Nica's Dream" (6:30) 1-13 -- "Requiem For Lili" (2:32) 1-14 -- "I Got Rhythm" (2:51)

You should check out the bonus-material on the Zeitlin Select -- most of it is a lot more spirited, occasionally 'bangy', and generally more 'progressive' than what was released at the time. In fact, all the bonus tracks alone make for a great listen all by themselves -- and not something that would put me to sleep. See above -- the bonus material is almost the highlight of the set, for me (and its otherwise quite a nice set, even without).

Iirc, certain atmospheric conditions would sometimes allow AM stations to carry farther -- sometimes much farther -- than normal. I used to sorta half-understand how all that worked 20+ years ago, but that's long since faded. But this link seems to emplain... https://www.fcc.gov/media/radio/am-stations-at-night >> However, during nighttime hours the AM signals can travel over hundreds of miles by reflection from the ionosphere, a phenomenon called "skywave" propagation. And I guess(?) sometimes specific conditions can affect that "reflection" effect.

Monk on Fender Rhodes. Nothin’ like it!

Hell, I’m not sure I could access (stream, or download) even HALF my music collection right now (let alone 10-25 years in the future).

Here’s Dusty’s promo verbiage about the new set, fwiw. https://www.dustygroove.com/item/995828

Yeah, I almost mentioned Hill too — but good call on mentioning Gilmore (who I hadn’t thought of). Or Herbert Morgan on a Larry Young date (I sure wish Herbert Morgan had recorded more.)

Or Joe Henderson, for that matter.

Aha. We’ll I’m glad I’ve already got this particular CD issue, which I agree is really nice overall — and it’s grown on me a bunch since I’ve gotten it too.

Where’s that “Jazz in Holland” cover (or whatever it is called) — the one with the black guys they pulled off the street and posed with instruments they’d each probably never held a day I their life. The actual players on the record were all white (and Europeans) iirc — and the trombone player in the pic on the cover is the tell, because he clearly has no idea how in the world to hold a trombone while playing it. The LP dates from around 1967, and looks a bit like an Impulse! cover, slightly (in terms of the overall color scheme). I’m sure a number of you remember this.

Don’t pretend like you don’t know who BTS is. I’d believe that from Chuck, but not you!

Long discussion about this on the Hoffman board. Best as I can tell, it’s largely sales of Adele, Taylor Swift — but especially BTS (whose fans buy multiple different variations of each release, keeping their all sealed as collectors items). In short, I wouldn’t celebrate too quickly. Apparently Adele has a huge fan base among “women of a certain age” (who still only listen to things on CD). And I’m guessing Taylor Swift has something to do with her literally re-recording and re-releasing (new versions of) all of her prior albums, because she didn’t own the rights to that music (not sure I said that right, but that’s gotta be what’s going on). And BTS fans have like 8 (or maybe more like 14?) different versions of every cd of theirs (music the same, packaging different), all still perfectly sealed.

Have the 32jazz cd, and haven’t spun it in a very long time. I certainly remember it being good — but not “great” — and maybe not quite “very good” either, come to think of it. But maybe my memory done broke.

More on topic, I just never got with RTF particularly — or much if any Chick, post-Miles. I had Light as a Feather once, very early on in my listening back in college (~1990, I’m guessing), but didn’t hang onto it for more than ~10 years, iirc. But just because it didn’t float my boat, didn’t mean it was awful either.