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If you don't mind me askin', how cheap ya gettin' it fer??

By the way, speaking of some of Woody's later work, I often cite this as being my all-time favorite Woody Shaw album. (Not always, but often.) In My Own Sweet Way (1987, In & Out) Well worth searching for. Every tune is a winner!!

How does that compare with this one??? Woody Shaw with the Tone Jansa Quartet I have the latter, but not the former. Quite a good date too, I'll add (meaning the one I have, but I presume the date lead by Tone Jansa is just as good).

I go pretty deep in some areas (with some artists in particular), but I also go fairly wide with just a smattering of titles from other artists (that I'm less fanatical about). And although I volley between jazz and classical as my big interests, I also have half a foot in the rock/alternative camp. I guess I mean to say that I have my doubts about people that are only specialists and completist in one or two particular areas... ...AND I also have my doubts about people who only scratch the surface (with nothing but compilations and/or greatest hits packages), and who never really dig any further than that. I think one should do some of both, so as to keep some perspective about the whole thing.

I think I was channeling Sangry for a minute there. ( And whenever I write a big, long post that I'm really proud of, I always think I'm channeling a bit of Sangry. )

Harry Whitaker's BLACK RENNAISANCE Damn, that's one strange record. Not strange 'bad', but definitely 'strange'. Hey, maybe it's "strange baad!!!!" B) In any case, I've only listened to it one-time through, and my initial reaction was one of surprise, delight, and just a general "where the hell is this going???", as it took me on it's wild, wild, wild ride. Not for the faint of heart (or 'hardbop', for that matter). Reminds me of a slightly more 'inside' version of what I suspect Eddie Gale's two Blue Note albums must sound like -- which I've never heard, before, save for one cut on an a BN 'Rare Groove' compilation. (I'm talkin' about "Ghetto Music" and "Black Rhythm Happening".) Am I close?? I was also reminded of the Sun Ra track "U.F.O." (from the rarely heard Saturn LP "On Jupiter", circa 1978), which is an all-out disco-funk jam with some serious jazz chops goin' on (and 'free'-jazz chops, at that!!). But you are definitely right about Woody knockin' it out of the park on "Black Rennaisance". I plan to spin the disc again tomorrow, this time with less shock in my eyes and ears, and more of a focus on Woody. DEEP album, on many levels I suspect. And maybe not so deep on a few too.

Just listened to most of this one again today, for the first time in several months. What an incredible album. Really, I would place "Brilliant Circles" right up there with Wayne Shorter's "All Seeing Eye" - for 'progressive-but-not-entirely-out' jazz, created by a mix of progressive guys, and hardbop guys. Really a stunning album!!! Woody, in particular, is totally at the top of his game here.

Performing the Magic Ritual right now, even as I'm typing this. Let me rephrase that...

Performing the Magic Ritual right now, even as I'm typing this.

Yup, Woody's definitely the main reason to get this one.

It's got Woody Shaw on it, so how can you NOT get it???? Frankly, I like the good parts of "Reach Out" (which are about 65% of the album), as much as anything on "Thinking of Home". I'd probably give "Reach Out" 2.5 stars (out of 5), and "Thinking of Home" 3 stars. It's a decent (if not "incredible") album, and well worth it if you're already much of a fan of Woody Shaw. Woody plays well on it, I think.

Well worth picking up cheap. Two of the cuts are pretty weak, but the other four are fairly strong. I think I paid like $10 or $12 for mine, and I'm sure I'd do the same again today, knowing what I know now about the album (meaning, having heard it a couple dozen times before). Depends on how cheap, or course, but anything less than $12 - and I'd grab it.

Heading out now to get the Harry Whitaker disc w/ Woody, if it's still there (was there a couple months ago). Also, some mo' AMAZING Woody Shaw to be had on Stanley Cowell's "Brilliant Circles". Yeah, yeah. yeah - the sound quality sucks (don't we all know it - what the hell??), but Woody in particular, is blowin' has ass off on this disc!!! And what a line-up!!! Stanley Cowell, Woody Shaw, Tyrone Washington, Bobby Hutcherson, Reggie Workman, and Joe Chambers. Piss-poor sound quality or not, this is probably one of my favorite discs with Woody Shaw (top 10, we'll say). Interesting that as small as Tyrone Washington's recorded output is, nearly 1/3rd of it is also with Woody Shaw. ("Brilliant Circles", Tyrone's own "Natural Essense", and Horace Silver's "Jody Grind".) As a front-line, Woody and Tyrone Washington were quite a pair. Yeow!!!!

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By all means, get it!!

THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT. WE MUST FIGURE OUT WHO PLAYED ON THOSE CARTOONS!!! I AM NOT GOING TO LET THIS GO UNTIL SOMEONE SAYS WHO.

It's been over two years, and the guy hasn't been on any recordings (that I know of) since then?? Based on those first two BN's, I'd preorder any CD he releases, without as much as a sample first.

Oh yeah, I remember that!!! Ahhh, those were the days!!!

Thanks Chuck!!!

PS: Be careful - I think there's also another "Mark Shimm" out there in the jazz world -- note the extra "m" in his last name. Might even be a sax player too, if I remember right. (Something from a thread on the old BNBB.) If I remember right, somebody saw something they thought was by Shim, on "Shim Records" no less. But it turned out to be Shimm on "Shimm". ...or, rather, your typical "flim-flam, Shimm-sham"!!!

Two really strong Blue Note albums, in '98 and 2000, and BLAMMO - nothin' else since (at least not that I'm aware of). What's the deal??? He was one of my favorite young tenor players of the last few years, and sounded like he has/had a TON of potential. Killer fat/full tone, with great restraint, and his solos told stories. Not a "Joe Henderson" clone, but definitely out of that mold. Where you at, Mark??? We miss you!!!!!

OK, Jim. You sold me. Actually, “Free For All” already half-sold me on this one back in late July (at least on paper he did), but your additional high-praise of Harry Whitaker's BLACK RENNAISANCE has convinced me I need to get this one - come hell or high water. Never heard it, and I have no idea who Harry Whitaker is, but any Woody that’s THAT good, has to be something that I need to have. If there's still one in stock at my favorite shiny-disc emporium (and there was as recently as a month ago), it's as good as mine within the next 72 hours. Thanks!!!

I actually saw this one here in Kasas City not too long ago, perhaps as recently as 18 months ago. Strange!!!