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Now spinning: Beaver Harris 360° Music Experience - Negcaumongus (Cadence Jazz Records, 1981) with Beaver Harris (d, comp, ldr); Ken McIntyre (as, ob, fl); Ricky Ford (ts); Hamiet Bluiett (bs); Don Pullen (p); Cameron Brown (b); Francis Haynes (steel d) Wonderful music & one helluva band.

As a Braves fan, I really, really dislike the Mets. Beating them like a drum for three games (out of a four-game series) felt darn good. That said, I hate the Yankees. (Yes, the '96 WS still stings.) So @Dan Gould, it sounds like we'd both be pleased to see the Braves sweep the Yanks.

So far this morning, two excellent Sonny Fortune LPs: Awakening (A&M Horizon, 1975) Waves of Dreams (A&M Horizon, 1976)

The first album is all instrumentals. Closer to jazz, if not jazz per se. But still similarly catchy, kitschy, and interesting (all at once) as the hit songs -- which I've listened to just now.

Interesting. Jazz -- or perhaps "jazz-adjacent" music -- sometimes pops up in unexpected places. 🙂

Thanks for sharing this, rostasi. I'm unfamiliar with Landscape, never even heard of them. I just streamed a few cuts from their first album. Their music seems vaguely reminiscent of Brand X's stuff from around that same time -- but Landscape's vibe is more self-consciously "synth-y" (both literally and figuratively) than Brand X's. That intentional artificiality makes Landscape's music sound uncanny -- which, in turn, makes their music feel very contemporary. Good stuff.

Mas Tito Puente: Tito Puente - El Rey (Fania/Código, released 2010) 2-CD compilation of Puente's Tico recordings Yeah.

Such beautiful music . . . a wonderful record. ❤️

Yes. The complete set includes more cuts, however. More Miles:

Disc 1 - The cuts with Coltrane

Yep. Junior Cook is a sideman on both of those Bill Hardman albums. Excellent.

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Now: Classic Columbia Condon Mob Sessions (Mosaic, 2001) Disc 8 - Aside from two cuts, this disc is devoted to vocals by Lee Wiley

Now spinning: Lorez Alexandria - How Will I Remember You? (Discovery, 1978) with: Flute, Oboe – Charles Owens Guitar – Grant Geissman Piano – Gildo Mahones Bass – Allen Jackson Drums – Jimmie Smith

Such an important distinction!

In a world of streaming, how much does one need to own? Probably a lot less than in the past. But I find that I still want to build a record collection. I enjoy having the physical objects in my home -- whether they're CDs or LPs. (I have a large collection of MP3s too, but somehow those music files don't count. OTOH, I think having MP3s is better than being dependent on streaming services -- because I know the music will be there if I want it.) I suppose I stream music about 10% of the time. I typically use streaming to (a.) preview music that I'm considering buying, (b.) listen to music that's out-of-print and prohibitively expensive (or entirely unavailable), or (c.) dabble in entirely new stuff. I use YouTube to stream. We have a family subscription, so it's commercial free. Of course, streaming audio quality is inferior to CDs and LPs, another down-side. (I realize that some streaming services offer high bit-rate streaming. I don't have any plans to go in that direction.)

Oh yeah. No doubt. The Bu Pleasant is AWESOME. Jim, either you or Magnificent Goldberg hipped me to that LP. And what about these? - Buster Williams' Pinnacle - Joe Chamber's The Almoravid - James Moody's Never Again! - Roy Brooks' The Free Slave - Don Patterson's These Are Soulful Days And we're still just scratching the surface.

Good stuff.

Lee Konitz - Inside Hi-Fi (Atlantic, rec. 1956) CD release with two bonus cuts One of LK's best, I think. That's the most MPS-ish ECM cover that I've ever seen.

I entered a descending-radius curve at too high a speed. When I realized that I was going too fast to make it through, I tried to bring the bike upright and execute an emergency stop. But I applied too much force to the front brake -- adrenaline, I guess -- so I went over the top of the handlebars. I landed in gravel and dirt on the side of the road. My left shoulder took the brunt of the force. I broke my collar bone and five ribs. All things considered, I was very lucky. It could have been much worse. . . . My sporting-style riding days are now over. From here on out, it will be the moto equivalent of taking a leisurely stroll through the park.

Yup. Both of those are terrific. Woody Shaw's and (to a lesser extent) Pat Martino's Muse LPs are acknowledged as classics of the era. But it seems like the rest of their catalog is more or less ignored. I could easily name 25 Muse albums of outstanding music that deserve wider availability. Concord's Craft imprint is reissuing all sorts of stuff from their many in-house labels -- Prestige, Fania/Tico/Vaya, Contemporary, Savoy, Milestone -- and this includes other LPs from the 1970s and 80s. . . . But nothing from Muse. I suppose the Muse recordings are just way off the radar of most jazz listeners.