randyhersom

eMusic just uploaded several volumes of the Complete Crumb on Bridge. eMusic being what it is, the volumes with fewer tracks are generally better bargains, so Volume 5 and Volume 1 are where I may head next. I think I already have Makrokosmos III.

Is Dick Griffin the same as the trombone player who recorded for Strata East?

Arrived, two discs in and groovin' I hadn't thought about how much Jack Wilson I'd be hearing, a definite plus, though Groove Holmes is just fine for the first batch of tracks.

I was very impressed with David Ware's playing on Dark To Themselves when it first came out. Very fiery and appropriate to Cecil's music. I believe the CD contains more material than the LP.

Is track 7 Herbie and Wayne, maybe the 1+1 album?

Track 2 is nice ballad work, initially my thoughts ran to Webster/Byas, but later on it sounds like somebody more modern. A tiny little bit of skronk in track 3, the names that come to mind are 8 Bold Souls and Mingus.

I found the Zip link and am trying again.

When I clicked the link it took me directly to Wimpy Player which had thirteen tracks in a track list.

The second Toshiko comes before the second Big John???

Worries abated. Mosaic emailed me a shipping notice.

I'm a huge Kate Bush fan and a moderate Tori Amos fan. Glad somebody else is in the neighborhood, but Kate still has the edge. The similarity is purely musical, lyrically Kate is a wide eyed mystic and Tori tends toward the hurting and spiteful.

Track 8 is solo piano so far and I'm not hearing it as anybody but Tyner.

I'm almost certain the track orders are jumbled for me right now. 07 Track 07 has to be Hodges and I haven't heard any piano solo. Track 1 sounded like 70's Woody Shaw in the ensembles then the alto came on like Jackie Mclean. Track 3 reminded me of the Verve Hawkins-Webster date. And track 4 was tenor in front of vibes and an insistent bass line that might have been electric bass (Johnny Lytle??, later Hutcherson/Land??). From Big Al's comments, I expected to hear some skronk, but zero skronk content so far. I like it all so far but have been browsing, not taking in whole tunes.

Jack Wilson - Innovations (on Discovery)?? I own a scratchy LP would buy CD if it was available. Good but not quite up to Something Personal.

New Billy Harper dropped today. Alllmusic.com raves, does mention that three tracks feature Imamu Amiri Baraka. I'll download when I get home.

The answer to the great trivia question: Name a recording session featuring Monk, Hamp and Ellington! My favorinte Hamp is still my first, High in the Sky.

Don Pullen and Milford Graves

... including George Coleman Jr.

Walk On By and Paper Mache made strong impressions on me with just a hearing or two. She's definitely the right singer for the material.

I didn't even know ...

Nope, he's 31 years younger.

I saw Nappy Brown twice at Hickory, NC's late lamented Fast Company/Ten Years after blues and rock club. He was a fine entertainer and Lemon Squeezin' Daddy always brought the house down. I picked up his Ichiban CD and it always delivers. Well done, sir.

Downloaded, burned and listened to Friends, and like it. Unabashedly fusion, the electric sax sound usually resembles electric guitar more that acoustic sax. Wails.

String Quartet #8 is my favorite, also like the Piano and Trumpet Concerto.

Hopefully. My Parlan arrived today with an invoce showing the Gerald Wilson was backordered. This may not be a good thing.