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Milton Nascimento - Milton (A&M, 1976) with: - Milton Nascimento – guitar, vocals, arranger - Toninho Horta – electric guitar - Wayne Shorter – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone - Raul De Souza – trombone - Herbie Hancock – piano - Hugo Fattoruso – piano, electric organ - Novelli – double bass - Roberto Silva – drums, percussion - Laudir De Oliveira – percussion I think this is a masterpiece, beyond category.

Oh yes, that's brilliant too.

Now: KD's best? I think so. Last night: Disc 1: Such a superb compilation. It's terrific to hear Louis in so many contexts -- with different bands (King Oliver, Clarence Williams, Fletcher Henderson, his own Hot Five) and backing various singers (Maggie Jones, Bessie Smith, "Chippie" Hill). . . . Armstrong's comprehensive sets are essential, of course. But I feel like the variety here makes for an experience that's more like spinning a (big!) stack of 78s. Hawes at the top of his game!

TtK, Yesterday, I watched a terrific Jackie Stewart documentary on ESPN. I was thinking of you because the soundtrack was made up of VERY Euro-sounding jazz, easy-listening, library music, etc. And Formula 1 racing -- for someone who like me grew up in the U.S. -- is the epitome of hip and glamourous Euro culture. That's Jackie being kissed by his wife, who (of course) looks like a model you'd see on the pages of Vogue. As Stewart peers into the camera's lens, you can almost hear him thinking, "Yeah, you should wish you were me!" I think they're getting ready to go to the Electric Psychedelic Pussycat Lounge.

More Nawlins music: Dejan's Olympia Brass Band Of New Orleans - Here Come Da Great Olympia Band (Preservation Hall, 1974) Fantastic!

Taking a trip down to NOLA: New Orleans' Sweet Emma & Her Preservation Hall Jazz Band (Preservation Hall, rec. 1964)

These guys were part of the Athens, GA scene -- with REM, the B-52s, Pylon, and the like -- while I was at UGA.

Now spinning: One of Pete Turner's most striking cover images, IMO. And the music is pretty good too.

I love that record.

More Junior Cook: This is an even better album than Pressure Cooker, I think. The presence of Woody Shaw definitely doesn't hurt. I can understand both perspectives. It certainly isn't regular, garden-variety jazz -- but I think it is interesting music. As you say, it's very much "of its time." Yep, I remember seeing that somewhere. It's always a bit of a bummer when they have to lop off a cut to make two LPs fit on one CD. 😬

Junior Cook - Pressure Cooker (Catalyst / Affinity UK, rec. 1977) with Mickey Tucker (p), Cecil McBee or Juini Booth (b), and Leroy Williams (d) Yeah, I dig the cover design too. I've already put the album up on my always-evolving wall display.

A few days ago, I pulled this album from a local shop's dollar bin: My LP is actually the mono version.

Ohhh. Cool !!!! Let us know how it goes, romualdo! As a long-time cyclist and motorcyclist, I'd love to hear about it.

This again:

Good stuff!

Next up: McCoy Tyner - Focal Point (Milestone, 1976)

Pete & Sheila Escovedo - Solo Two (Fantasy, 1977) produced by Billy Cobham

Now streaming: Sebastião Tapajos & Pedro Dos Santos (Trova, 1972) Beautiful.

Bill Mason on the title cut of Rusty Bryant's Fire Eater: Leon Spencer: Richard "Groove" Holmes:

Now: How about Arlen's & Mercer's "Blues in the Night"? Sinatra's classic version works--but Billy Eckstine's version (with Billy May's arrangement) is every bit as good: A song about a no-good woman is right up noir alley.

Very nice.

Yes sir!