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Some random wild guesses on 3: Roscoe Mitchell, Henry Threadgill, modern Mingus influenced units like Fight the Big Bull or Mostly Other People Do the Killing. I would expect more solo space from an Anthony Braxton, Leo Smith or Evan Parker date. On 1, anybody like any of the pianists from the Latin side of jazz, say Hilton Ruiz or Omar Sosa?

All about the bass My first exposure to this tune was when the leader was a sideman

Lovin' a BFT that loves bass! Is the bassist the leader on 7, and did he also record the the tune as a sideman? (these are electronically enhanced questions)

2 is Just a closer walk with thee. I think the intro is cello and bass. no idea on artist

Liking this one much more than the first Summusic batch and it led me to check out a few that you posted in between and enjoying those. I do tend to prefer those without vocals.

Title subject of a Jimmy Webb song

Sumi Tonooka. I saw her duet with a female singer in the seventies in Philly on Race Street that was fabulous. I have conjectured since then that the singer might have been Rachelle Ferrell, but have never been able to confirm.

When was your experience Bill? I saw a good one but understand he was an erratic performer early in his career.

A fabulous body of work. I've Been Working from His Band and Street Choir is a personal favorite. Well deserved.

My favorite bassist is whoever's playing with Walt Dickerson. Particularly on the Steeplechases he always draws out creativity and lyricism from his bassists. Lisle Atkinson never did anything else close to the profound contributions he makes to Peace. Rudy McDaniel's exquisite electric bass guitar cuts anything he would do in the next decade after changing his name to Jamaladeen Tacuma. And Richard Davis was the greatest, I have been waking up to Divine Gemini since I discovered CD alarm clocks. Other highlights are Charlie Haden on Prayer, a duet from Keith Jarrett - Death and the Flower. Buster Williams playing throughout Mary Lou Williams - Free Spirits, and Juni Booth's propulsive groove on McCoy Tyner's Walk Spirit, Talk Spirit from Enlightenment.

Yes it is me.

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From which Al Harewood, Dick Berk, Joe Bonner and Jackie Cain seem like names of particular interest to me that were not mentioned so far. I am largely unfamiliar with the European scene.

Do you mean the version that's on this recent reissue from Jonathan Horwich? Affirmative!

The Dark Tree on Hat is very good, but the original with Arthur Blythe is even better, Novus put it out on CD with a Carter/Bradford pairing but dropped one track to make it fit.

Angel Eyes on Muse is very fine, one track features both Billy Harper and Leroy Jenkins. R.I.P. and thanks.

Duke Ellington - Moon Maiden (track) Late 70's Sun Ra - Lanquidity (album) John Zorn - The Gift (album)

The same news being reported now circulated two years ago and was not substantiated back then. Raheem Devaughn's Facebook page has an 18 hour old post but does not mention this news. I have my doubts. The crunchy rhythms he laid down behind Julius Hemphill in the 70s classics were a part of my road into this great music. Loved that sound.

And a nice duet album with Sumi Tonooka that I found on eMusic. But yes, Horizon probably the pinnacle of his career.

The category is parodies of other musicians that stand on their own as music, not just humor. The two examples I am thinking of are The Crunge by Led Zeppelin, lovingly parodying James Brown, and Tweeter and the Monkey Man by the Traveling Wilburys, Bob Dylan's Springsteen parody. Any other examples to add?

Charlie was very key in my initial appreciation of jazz, and Prayer from Keith Jarrett's Death and the Flower will always be the first thing I think of when I think of Charlie. Deep and soulful, and then the hint of Spanish guitar strumming here and there. Personally only Max Roach and Walt Dickerson have been losses I have felt as deeply as this one. JSngry has the right viewpoint here, celebration of a life well sung. Re Chuck's comments I wonder how much of the negativity he experienced personally was directly related to addiction. Other highlights for me are Paul Motian's Tribute, Law Years and much of the work of the Keith Jarrett American quartet.

Grace Kelly, Alto Sax ????

Amendment 10 to the Constitution of the United States of America: The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people. Once powers have been granted to the people, such as the rights to public use of works of art after fifty years, would it not then take an amendment to the constitution to deprive the people of that right granted under laws made by an elected legislature? The purpose of the law changes is an intellectual property grab of Mickey Mouse and the Beatles, and those trains have already left the station.

12 string guitar was the sound that lured me in, but in the end the Oregon track I find most captivating features Towner on piano - Yet To Be from In Concert. The Vanguard material is the best, but I've heard some later live tapes that could reasonably be compared to Sun Ra. I always appreciated Dennis Gonzalez for appreciating Oregon on his Jazz Corner corner - it's not all that common a view among forward looking players in the jazz tradition. I have no trouble with somebody saying jazz is only part of what they do, but Yet To Be clearly builds on Bill Evans and just as clearly does not copy him. I am definitely a fan and always try to hear their latest releases.

Tears for Dolphy is a great one. Fifty years since it's honoree left us. Thanks for the music, Dick.