Now spinning:
Shelly Manne - Essence (Galaxy, 1977)
with Lew Tabackin, Mike Wofford, and Chuck Domanico
An excellent, below-the-radar session.
An astounding album. ❤️
R.I.P.
I love how Morganstern always described his foremost role as being a "jazz advocate." That says a great deal about his relationship with the music.
This is a compilation of cuts originally released on two French labels: Barclay and Festival. Rather than a compilation, I'd love to see a comprehensive box set reissue of BP's music on those labels. But I suppose that's unlikely to ever happen. So this'll do.
Over the last couple years, Powell has become one of my favorite musicians -- in any genre.