HutchFan

I wish I could see that! Be sure to give us a post-concert report.

I'm streaming this now, prompted by the recent posts. Big bands with organists are always fun. Isn't it a funny coincidence that the two most prominent female organists of the day both had the same surname, Scott?!? . . . It's sorta the equivalent of all the male B3-ers with the last name Smith.

I just picked up that album recently -- and I'm really enjoying it. NP:

Now this: 1996 CD reissue with nine bonus cuts

Now streaming:

I totally agree, and -- from my point of view -- you're not overthinking it at all. I think it's an important record -- a prime, early example of jazz that doesn't try to sound American/African-American. As you say, Garrick completely embraces his English-ness. As such, I consider The Heart is a Lotus -- and similar albums like it from around the same time -- to be a BIG DEAL, an evolutionary step in the history of the music. Winstone has talked about this quite a bit. She said that Garrick gave her "permission" to sing without an American accent, using her natural voice. Of course, this step wasn't just one artist or one album. But I think Garrick's music is probably a perfect example of a larger trend.

Gorgeous. One of Garrick's finest hours. And Winstone's voice!!! Timeless classic.

Last night and again now: Marlene VerPlanck Loves Johnny Mercer (Audiophile, 1988) VerPlanck's albums are sometimes weakened by relatively faceless support. That is NOT the case here. This band swings. The rhythm work by Pizzarelli and Hinton is especially felicitous.

Outstanding collection of recordings from the GAS. Wilson's singing gets me every time.

Shifting gears and locales -- from New Orleans to the Moers Festival: Yamashita Trio - Clay (Enja, rec. 1974) with Akira Sakata and Takeo Moriyama It's astonishing that three people can make so much music that they sound like an entire orchestra.

Yeah. I love that one too.

NP: Kid Thomas - New Orleans Traditional Jazz Legends, Vol. 4 (Mardi Gras Records) Originally released as two LPs on the Smoky Mary label: - Jazz, Gospel & Blues: Living New Orleans Jazz (1973) - Kid Thomas Featuring Alton Purnell (1978)

Next up: Neil Ardley - Kaleidoscope of Rainbows (Gull, 1976) Lantern Heights reissue

FWIW, I really dig The Scene Is Clean. Like the old maxim says: De gustibus non est disputandum.

Now spinning: Don Ewell - Live at the 100 Club (77 Records, 1971) Very nice.

I've read most of Martin Amis' novels. He was absolutely brilliant -- a virtuoso, IMO. I'm sad to hear of his passing. 73 seems too young. R.I.P.

Dejan's Olympia Brass Band of New Orleans – Here Come Da Great Olympia Band (Preservation Hall, 1974)

Next up: Bobby Hutcherson - Now! (Blue Note, 1970) featuring Harold Land -- and vocalist Gene McDaniels

Yup.

When I was a kid, my father loved that album and played it often. Hearing it is like a time machine; it immediately takes me back to my childhood.