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Where (else) would one hear trumpeter Danny Moore in a small(er) group context? A cursory glance through discogs, it appears I have about 8-10 records with him - all larger groups though (several by Thad & Mel, but Tolliver's big band, and a great Lonnie Smith date (Mama Wailer) - but he doesn't get any solos there -- or at least not that I remember, and discogs doesn't seem to think he had any solos on that date either). https://www.discogs.com/artist/346651-Danny-Moore Might this be a rare chance (at least on record now) to hear Donny Moore in a two-horn front line? About the earliest album I can find (on discogs) where he gets to be out-front more, seems to maybe be this Fank Strozier date from 1977 on Steeplechase (the whole album is up on YouTube, this is just the first track where Moore gets a pretty hot solo - around 1:35).

Nature Boy (Blue Note, 2000 — Somethin’ Else, 1999 in Japan). https://www.discogs.com/master/view/1340374 Opening cut...

Amen to that! One of the very best post-BN dates Jackie ever. “Beautiful” describes it perfectly. ❤️

Chevy Chase?

Inquiring minds wonder... Will Snarky Puppy hit the top 10? Top 5? #1? (Full disclosure, I’ve never owned any Snarky Puppy releases.)

Little mini-doc about the album...

Just stumbled on my older copy of the Swainson Quintet CD (mine is on Sound-Service/Bellaphon, out of Europe). In any case I knew I had a copy at one point, and I’m glad to have a copy already (and not be tempted to repurchase it). Listening to it now. Nothing revelatory, but a pretty solid and very straight-ahead date. Says Woody is on trumpet throughout, but some of his playing is so smooth you might mistake it for a flugel. And considering this was Woody’s very last studio date, he sounds remarkably good (considering). A very nice, if not quite ‘fiery’ date. Sounds very much like a “Concord date” too, I might add. Not that I can articulate exactly what I mean by that — other than having it on now I’m suddenly reminded of some other similar Concord dates I’ve had over the years. One that just came to mind was Allen Farnham’s 5th House (Concord, 1989) - which I haven’t heard in well over 15 years.

A LOT of the music I’m most interested in - at last jazz - is really a lot more obscure. Small labels, non-US artists (Japanese, European), and I love really well-curated various artist CD’s of African and Ethiopian music. And some obscure Scandinavian jazz (beyond ECM). I would venture a guess that less than 50% of my non-pop/non-rock CD purchases are of music that I couldn’t stream, even if I tried. CD is definitely the way to go for me.

I would take Discogs listing prices with a grain of salt. Or at least for more obscure titles, best to also check Discog’s actual sales history (with hi, low, and median actual-sales-data). Sometimes recent eBay sales data is also helpful, but (unfortunately only limited to the last 3 months, unless you’re a seller, and then maybe you get a little more data - is it 6 months?). Amazon 3rd-party sellers’ listings sometimes help too, but also suffer from the lack of “real world” listing pricing data, same as if you only look at Discogs offerings (without looking at actual sales). Fortunately that actual sales data is available w/ Discogs.

95% CD here in our household, but I realize I’m in a minority that will be tiny within years (if not already). Hate downloads, and vinyl is too much of a pain generally speaking (though I’m ok with buying old vinyl... as long as the title has either never been on CD ever, or if it costs more than 4x as much on CD vs. LP). But I’ll gladly pay up to a 3x premium to get something on CD (vs. LP), especially for a title I’m really interested in. I will stream stuff to sample it, but if I really like it, I’ll always try and track down a CD copy (though it might take me 5+ years before I find some titles I want for a cheap enough price). But I’ll also pay upwards of $20/disc for certain Japanese-only titles, not because I want Japanese masterings - but for titles that have only ever been issued on CD in Japan. Rarely do I ever buy (or rebuy) CD’s based on sonics, and (for instance), in most cases the more recent domestic-RVG reissues have always been “ok enough” for my purposes. All that said, I Only buy about 35-40 CD’s per year these days, down from what had to be 300/year back 15-20 years ago.

Just checked my Elvin Mosaic booklet, which I’m sure I haven’t looked at since before moved to DC (so well over 9 years ago). And I’m glad to report that my booklet is complete. (Couldn’t have sworn under oath if I remembered absolutely whether I’d looked thru it carefully - though I certainly would have thought I would have several times within the first few years since I’d bought the set). Just checked my receipt too (still in the box), and it’s dated 19 years ago to the day, as of tomorrow (i.e. 8/27/2001).

Don’t suppose there’s any examples of this band on YouTube or anywhere else by chance - ? My cursory search on YouTube came up with zilch (“Sonny Rollins 1967”).

No track-listing (yet), but some pics and a few more paragraphs of info... https://resonancerecords.org/product/sonny-rollins-rollins-in-holland/

How much Parker is there in stereo to begin with? I probably used to know more clearly years ago, but I seem to be under the impression that the great (vast?) majority of Bird’s entire documented output was all in mono. I do remember all the various sources of Parker’s sax lines they “Frankenstein’d” for the Clint Eastwood Bird soundtrack, were all in mono. And right or wrong, I got the impression that was emblematic of Bird’s entire output. (I’m obviously revealing the depth of my lack of knowledge of Parker’s oeuvre.)

As a retort to the Dem’s “kid with the stutter” - maybe the Repubs can find a kid with bone spurs.

Can a kind soul remind me, is this the only album Mingus recorded on piano? I used to know (years ago), and I always meant to pick up the Mingus piano album(s) at some point... ...much as I meant to pick up Jack DeJohnette’s piano album(s) too - and how many of those are there too?? - another fact I swear I used to know 15-20 years ago. Thanks!

Big band, lotta mouths to feed.

I barely know any of the pre-Buckingham/Nicks (pre-1975) version of FM, but have thought about picking up a few of these albums off and on over the last decade or so. Should I take the plunge on the whole kit and caboodle?

Saw her playing some of this material at the Kennedy Center a couple years ago, and it was a delightful evening. Will have to order at some point.

Does the absence of Andrew Hill from this list infer he was a ‘star’ for Blue Note? Seriously, is the author of the piece inferring that Hill must have been a star, since Blue Note released so many albums and sessions by him? Never mind that 1/3rd of them sat in the can for one or more decades (or is it closer to 1/2 even? - my hunch is that it’s ~40%, if you include the BN Select material in the calculation). Or does he not even make this “also ran” list?

Thanks Bertrand! I’m definitely going to catch this one - my wife too, since she likes piano trios real well (she really dislikes saxophone, as you know - trumpet is hit-n-miss). Thanks again!

That might be one of the last 5-6 dates with (or by) T. Hino (specifically pre-1978), that I don’t yet have on CD. I’ve really gone crazy buying Hino titles over the last 4-5 years. I think I’ve got a little over 25 titles (maybe almost 30?), iirc. (That’s incl. sideman appearances). One more I’ll have to pick up soon-ish too.

What of Woody Shaw's post-1967 output would classify as being a 'stone classic'? Cuz if being 'widely known' is a requirement for consideration, I hesitate to even know what (if anything) might even qualify for consideration. Woody's not as obscure as Tina Brooks, but I fear he's a LOT closer to Tina, than he is Trane -- though perhaps not among those who've heard more than half-a-dozen Trane albums. Or Billy Harper, for that matter (who may not even be as well-known as Woody). Though with Billy, at least I feel like there's intrinsically 2 more obvious choices: 1) The 1973 Strata East version of "Capra Black" -- or else 2) the 1979 Soul Note version of "Priestess". But then again, finding anyone who knows Billy Harper or Woody Shaw these days, is like a needle in a haystack - sad to say.

Has anyone here read this book by guitarist John Klopotowski? - who was a student of Warne’s from 1982-87. A Jazz Life: Memoirs and studies drawn from experiences as a student of Warne Marsh, 1982-87 https://www.johnklopotowski.com/book On my phone as I’m also just discovering this extensive book “preview”... https://www.johnklopotowski.com/book-preview

Just stumbled on the "Tristano Robots" videos above on YouTube earlier today (not through this thread) -- way, way too funny!!