Ed are you telling me they're oop on cd? If indeed they are then I will have to go on a similar quest. I had them on vinyl and I dug the hell out of them.
The vast majority of the Art Blakey discs especially the one with Shorter,Timmons and Morgan.
All the Horace Silver discs with Blue Mitchell and Junior Cook
Jimmy Smith-Back To The Chicken Shack
Jimmy Smith-House Party
Kenny Burrell-Midnight Blue
Kenny Burrell-Blue Lights Vol 1&2
Lee Morgan-Search For The New Land
Lee Morgan-The Gigolo
Farrago's and the Alley House Grille in Pagosa Springs. Owned by the same people and I have yet to have a bad meal there and right now I doubt that I ever will.
I always like the way the vibes sounded. Have you ever checked out the Arista All Stars Montreux recordings? Their approach sounds similar to how you're describing Steps Ahead. I'll have to check out their recordings sometime.
Hey, if you want rage in a red sport coat, have I got the guy for you!
Of course, Mr. Knight's second-preferred sport is bowling-for-referees:
If I had to wear coat like that I'd be in a rage too.