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It is sobering.

NP: with Miroslav Vitous and Roy Haynes (R.I.P.)

Now: "Las Cuevas de Mario" !!! Last night: with Tommy Flanagan, Reggie Workman, and Joe Chambers Yes! Griffin & Lockjaw are brilliant on their own -- but they're even better together.

Well, this is an ENORMOUS question! I would say that Ives occupies a very UNIQUE place in American musical culture -- because some regard him as one of the most important (perhaps THE most important) "classical composer" that America has ever produced -- while others regard him as something of a crank, an amateur who specialized in outrageous effects. I suppose it's obvious that I align with the former rather than the latter. If you haven't seen it, you might want to explore the site that I built in Ives' honor. It's quite old now; I haven't touched it in nearly 20 years. But most of the information is still relevant. https://www.musicweb-international.com/ives/ Exploring the site will give you a better sense of why I hold Ives' music in such high regard.

The whole enchilada! Nice!

I had no idea that Etta Jones was recording as early as the mid-40s! I just looked up her date of birth (Nov. 1928); she was only 15 or 16 in 1944. She got an early start! NP:

This again:

Next up: Art Pepper Quartet - APQ: The Maiden Voyage Sessions, Vol. 3 (Galaxy, rec. 1981) with George Cables, David Williams, and Carl Burnett ❤️ This third volume from the Maiden Voyage, released posthumously in '84, really scratches my itch. I have & enjoy all three LPs from the gig -- Pepper & his band were really cooking -- but the third gets spun the most.

Your guess is as good as mine. The image seems to have no relationship to the title. The pink cover & pouring liquid always makes me think of Pepto Bismol -- but I doubt that was their intention! 😜

Jumping back in time from 1974 to 1967: Jazz Crusaders - Uh Huh (Pacific Jazz, 1967) with Buster!

One of my favorite Crusaders LPs: Live in concert. Not at all a studio artifact.

They definitely evolved into something different. It's hard for me to hear this music objectively because I grew up listening to The Crusaders (Mk II) as a kid. My dad had several of their albums and played them often. OTOH, I only discovered the Jazz Crusaders in adulthood.

More Sonny Stitt:

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Now playing: Jimmy Owens - The Monk Project (IPO, 2011) Trumpet – Jimmy Owens Tenor Saxophone – Marcus Strickland Trombone – Wycliffe Gordon Tuba, Baritone Saxophone – Howard Johnson Piano – Kenny Barron Bass – Kenny Davis Drums – Winard Harper

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Now spinning: Bob Florence Big Band - Westlake (Discovery, 1981) Just arrived in the mail.

I love the sax-bass-drum trio format. But this one is a little different. Swallow's electric bass gives the album a different sonic texture compared to sax-bass-drum trio albums that use upright basses. . . . So you get a bit less low-end heft and a bit more guitar-istic delicacy. IMO, this is the best Eastern Rebellion album -- in no small part because of Big George.

I should pull that Ruggles album from the shelf & give it a spin. It's been a long while since I've heard it.