BruceH

You and me both!

I tend to agree; that Time album is a big favorite of mine.

What????

Hmmm, maybe it got flipped in the fourth dimension. It could happen!

That's got to be one of the most egregious screw-ups in the history of jazz.

Black Angels by George Crumb It's probably already been mentioned by someone, but it's the first thing that came to mind. Doesn't get much "darker" than that. I think that classical music is like wine. You've got to forget the (often pretentious) subculture that surrounds it. Just enjoy what's enjoyable.

Well, last few years I've noticed I prefer early Evans to late. More swing, less prettiness for its own sake. Not the best way to put it, I freely admit. I thought of editing those words out but succumbed to sheer laziness. My bad.

Many congratulations to the White Sox for making it to the World Series. I hope to God that they win!

Well, one of my cousins is a pharmacist. Helluva nice guy, too.

True enough, though oddly, it took me awhile to warm up to. If you'll pardon the expression.

As far as the cover: Maybe they were groping toward a proto-Rubber Soul thing.

This is amazing news.

A-a-a-hey-a--a-men to that.

The Elmo Hope conn. Been wanting that for a long time!

That WAS nice!

Dizzy Reece and Stanley Turrentine on Flight To Jordan.

If you mean Bill Evans when he still had balls, yes. Much as I love Clark with wind instruments, once in a while it's great to hear him in bare-bones trio format. I was so psyched when this was re-issued as an RVG, because my only copy up til then was a used Japanese vinyl, OK, but a little banged up. Hard for me to be objective about Sonny Clark, since after all these years I'm still kind of obsessed with his work. Great to hear someone else digs him!

why am i skeptical about this claim? ← I haven't heard the music on this album, but I am certain that the cover could have been better. A LOT better.

It did. Try Apple Venus from just a few years back. It's as good as any of the others to my ears. Makes a pleasant appetite refresher between the jazz courses! ← Thanks. That's one of the CD's on my list.

They're not old enough yet.

Yep. Ditto Shadow Wilson. Joe Henderson on Song For My Father. Vince Guaraldi on Stan Getz with Cal Tjader.

XTC - Drums and Wires.

Kick-ass list, Peter! And may I say: "Charlie Rouse - Soul Mates - Uptown"---yes! Oh, yes indeed.

No, I've never seen it, though I confess that I HAVE heard of it. Has she ever had Vance Degeneres on?

On sober relfection, I'd vote for XTC's "Making Plans for Nigel." Nigel just needs that helping hand...