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Agreed!

Extraordinary -- on every level.

Great music! I wish I had a copy of that LP. 😜

Tony Williams - Angel Street (Blue Note, 1988)

I don't have that massive Art Pepper box, but -- over the years -- I've collected most of his Galaxy stuff on individual CDs and/or LPs.

Randomly pulled from the shelf: Various Artists - Leonard Feather's Encyclopedia Of Jazz - Jazz of the '60's, Vol. #1: Giants of the Saxophones (Vee Jay, 1964) This fun sampler is a dollar bin find that I ran across a few years ago.

Next up: James Moody - Heritage Hum (Perception, 1971) Lovely & soulful. Moody in a lyrical groove. Lots of flute. The overall vibe is different -- but I'd rate this LP right up there with Never Again! In other words: This is more Top Shelf stuff.

Thanks, @Dan Gould!

I don't know anything about the author, and I haven't ever seen this book. But I LOVE the idea of it. There are many rooms in the Jazz House. It seems like this author is willing to explore some rooms that have been overlooked -- by critics, at least, if not by listeners. I'd like to see a table contents to have a bit more insight into which artists the author discusses. EDIT Here's a review from The Syncopated Times that covers some of the musicians that the author explores in the book: https://syncopatedtimes.com/in-with-the-in-crowd-popular-jazz-in-1960s-black-america/

Now spinning: Art Pepper - Artworks (Galaxy, 1984) This album consists of outtakes from the 1979 sessions that yielded So in Love on the Artists House label. This LP features the West Coast ensemble: George Cables, Charlie Haden, and Billy Higgins. Coming up next: More outtakes from the same So in Love sessions, but this time with the NY-based ensemble: Hank Jones, Ron Carter, and Al Foster.

Marshall Gilkes, WDR Big Band – Köln (Alternate Side Records, 2015)

ABSOLUTELY.

NP: I know Shearing's three MPS LPs with NHØP & Louis Stewart . . . and his solo LP, My Ship. But I had no idea that The Way We Are existed. Will give it a listen.

Not a song that I would've EVER associated with George Shearing! Yet. . . there it is.

After recommendations from @Teasing the Korean and @JSngry:

Thanks!

Ken, I didn't realize that LP had been issued on Muse. I have the album too -- it's terrific! -- but it's on the Palo Alto Jazz label (with a different cover). Did Muse reissue it when PAJ went belly-up?

For the 2nd time tonight:

Kenny Werner - Unprotected Music (Double-Time Jazz, 1998) with Marc Johnson & Joey Baron Beautiful.

Reissue of two of Fuller's Savoy LPs, both recorded in 1959. Also, both feature Benny Golson. R.I.P. I'm gonna check it out.

I wonder: Is the continuation of the music on tape reel stashed on a shelf somewhere, waiting for an expanded reissue? One can hope.

❤️ ❤️ ❤️

More Mal Waldron: Solid JP CD reissue A terrific record!