HutchFan

No man, this is not boring. This forum exists for us to share those perspectives! That's what we need. As far as I'm concerned, questioning the "received wisdom" and continually going back to the music itself is always good thing.

Sure. That makes sense. Incidentally, I don't have the LP. Only CD. So different format equating to a slightly different experience of the music. But, to your point, those first two cuts are the JUICE.

Agreed.

I think "Jungoso" ALONE justifies What's New. Oh man. Different take here on The Bridge. I very much think it's THAT good. Just my 2 cents, of course.

Re: the comments up-thread about Eric Clapton -- That whole thing is a huge bummer. I didn't know about the racist comments until I was reading about his anti-vaxxing views. Ugh. Terrible. In my view, it's just more evidence that ignorance & willful stupidity afflicts artists just as much as other segments of the population.

Connecting to our past through music can be a wonderful thing.

Unlike Mark & Jim, I'm not qualified to say whether Rollins' RCA output is "great" or represents the work of a "giant." So I'll skip that part of the question. However, I am qualified to say that I LOVE them as much as any records Sonny ever made -- including many more critically lauded albums that came before and after. Rab, I hope this is at least a half-answer to your question.

Susannah McCorkle - The Songs of Johnny Mercer (Inner City/Black Lion, rec. 1977) Early McCorkle, not yet as convincing as she would become later (IMO).

Now spinning: Beautiful bluegrass-gospel harmonies from The Seldom Scene

I like that one too.

As predicted: My father loved this record. So I heard it over and over again as a kid growing up in the Seventies. It's one of a handful of records that I hear and immediately think of my childhood. So much of my father's music is like "mental furniture"; it's just there, beside all the other recollections from my childhood. And, in some ways, I suppose it's even stronger than many of them -- since music was something that I absorbed unconsciously. In our house, it was just in the air, all the time. It's a great gift my father gave me. About a year ago, a long-time family friend gave me this photo. It's me and my dad, listening to music in the living room in our first house: I suppose I'm maybe 10 years old (?) at the time.

My adult son recently returned some of my LPs that he'd borrowed -- for a few years (!) -- including this one. So I haven't listened to it for a long time. It sure sounds good. Might have to spin After the Gold Rush next.

No sweat. ... It probably got snagged quickly by a buyer, since the price was relatively low.

Now playing: Alan Broadbent Trio with Harvie S and Billy Mintz - Trio in Motion (Savant, 2020)

Real Gone Music vinyl reissue

Prompted by Late's Jimmy Forrest thread: and Out 'Dere was recorded in 1980, but -- if you were listening to it blind -- you'd likely think it was made in 1970. It's got the Hammond B-3 soul-jazz thing through and through, right on the nose.

10-4 on that.

Sure is FANCY for a bootleg -- with that electric-yellow vinyl and translucent cover. Not so much as a hint of grocery-bag brown jackets and handwritten song titles.

Giving this new (to me) LP another spin: Michael Carvin - Between Me and You (Muse, 1989)

Per the USPS, my Members, Don't Git Weary LP is due to arrive in the mail later today.

Various Artists - Jazz Celebration: A Tribute to Carl Jefferson (Concord) Disc 1

Another FANTASTIC set!

Next up: Sheila Jordan - Lost and Found (Muse, 1990) Terrific. EDIT: Listening to this LP just now, I was really locked in on Ben Riley. What a subtle virtuoso he was. He was lifting his bandmates up, so I feel the need to lift him up. Thank heaven for Ben Riley!

You won't regret it.

"Ojos de Rojo" !!!