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bresna, Did anyone buy these two posters from you? If not, how much would you want for them? Just curious.

I agree with Niko. I think of the Pacific Jazz stuff as the "core" of Wilson's output. My favorites: - You Better Believe It (1961, with Groove Holmes) - Moment of Truth (1962) - Portraits (1964) - The Golden Sword (1966) I like GW's 80s stuff... but -- aside from the Pacific Jazz records -- the GW album I spin most frequently is In My Time (Mack Ave, 2005). Dan and I have just crossed over into albums that were recorded in 1981. Star People would be my pick from Miles' comeback years. But I didn't include it my survey. It's highs are HIGH... but it's inconsistent as an album, IMO. No judgment in an absolute sense. Just not a "favorite." IIRC, Dan didn't include any Miles either. And I think the addition of Steve Turre took that band to an even higher level.

Yes! ... I think it's a strong date from top to bottom. Flanagan & Chambers play wonderfully too. Only discovered it recently. NP: A long-time fave. One of Kuhn's finest hours, IMO.

The Super Jazz Trio - The Standard (Baystate, 1980) Tommy Flanagan, Reggie Workman, Joe Chambers

Interesting. Thanks for sharing.

More MJQ: No Sun in Venice is probably my favorite MJQ album. I listen to it often, and it never gets old.

The MJQ - Echoes (Pablo, 1984)

Jaco Pastorius - Word of Mouth (Warner Brothers, 1981) One of the entries posted today on my 80s jazzblog.

I've now published this week's entries on my jazzblog focusing on jazz in the 80s. They are: - Egberto Gismonti & Academia De Danças - Sanfona (ECM, 1981) - Richard "Groove" Holmes - Broadway (Muse/32 Jazz, 1982) - Jaco Pastorius - Word of Mouth (Warner Brothers, 1981) See the site for commentary and select YT clips. As always, I'd love to hear what YOU think. I also wanted to share some posts from Dan, my collaborator on this year's blog project. Here are his entries over the last couple weeks: - John Surman - The Amazing Adventures of Simon Simon (ECM, 1981) - Terje Rypdal - To Be Continued (ECM, 1981) - Woody Shaw - United (Columbia, 1981) - Gerald Wilson Orchestra of the 80s - Lomelin (Discovery, 1981) - Art Lande, David Samuels, Paul McCandless - Skylight (ECM, 1981) - Richie Beirach - Elegy for Bill Evans (Trio/Palo Alto, 1981) I could have very easily included several of Dan's choices on my list -- particularly the Woody Shaw and the Richie Beirach albums.

Odd that they chose to use an 70s-era image of Miles on an LP featuring music from the 50s. ... Looks like a bootleg. Maybe it was released in the early-70s?

I didn't post anything on my 80s jazzblog last week. (It's been crazy-busy at work, and then I was sick for a few days.) But I'm getting caught up. Here's last week's set: - Andrew Cyrille - Special People (Soul Note, 1981) - Lee Konitz & Martial Solal - Duo: Live at the Berlin Jazz Days 1980 (MPS/PAUSA, 1982) - John Abercrombie Quartet - M (ECM, 1981) The Abercrombie LP gets my vote in the category of "1980s ECM Releases That Aren't Recognized as Classics But Should Be." I'll post this week's set of three tomorrow.

Josh Roseman - New Constellations: Live in Vienna (Enja/Accurate, 2007) with Ambrose Akinmusire, Peter Apfelbaum, Barney McAll, a.o.

Oh wow. I wish I could have been there to see & hear that too. Lewis knocks me out. He plays so deliberately, and he makes it sound so expressive. Every note -- and even every note's shading -- is a choice. But he also does it without making the music sound over-thought or "studied." I think that's amazing artistry.

with Billy Byers' compositions & arrangements

This again: Exactly.

Given those constraints, I can't imagine anyone surpassing Joe Henderson in 1963.

Another Brahms Lieder recital:

And that's just Sonny's work as a leader !!! Ridiculous.

You could make a solid argument for Hutcherson in '63 too: Bobby Hutcherson / The Kicker Al Grey / Having a Ball Jackie McLean / One Step Beyond Eric Dolphy / Iron Man Eric Dolphy / Conversations Jackie McLean / Destination… Out! Grant Green / Idle Moments Grachan Moncur III / Evolution

Now: Originally released as two 1971 albums, Fire-Eater and Wildfire.

Thanks!

soulpope, That looks interesting. What do you think of it?