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and Putting all (admittedly considerable) extra-musical baggage aside, I think Wynton made some really good albums -- like J Mood -- at the beginning. Excellent!

Now: Earlier:

NP: Great music. And an excellent cover image too. Speaking of cover images ... I don't know anything about this music -- but I think the painting on the cover is outstanding. It reminds me of Eugene Gregan's paintings on Richie Beirach's and Dave Liebman's early albums.

I need to get that book! Thanks for the reminder. I'm jealous that you got to see them so many times. I wish I could see them ONCE.

Next: Weather Report - The Legendary Live Tapes: 1978-1981 (Sony Legacy) Disc 1 For my money, the best music in this set is heard on discs 1 & 3, recordings from 1980-81. You could make a strong argument that this particular band was, with the benefit of hindsight, the most compelling Weather Report line-up. (They were a quintet at the time; the four men pictured above, plus percussionist Bobby Thomas, Jr.) Formerly, I had a definite preference for the Live in Tokyo group, but these '80/'81 recordings -- as well as more close listens to Night Passage -- changed my perspective. Hearing these tapes, you can tell they've played together for a long time ... and they've found their second wind. Terrific.

NP: Azymuth - Cascades / Rapid Transit (Milestone; LPs originally released in 1982 and 1983) Azymuth keyboardist José Roberto Bertrami was a brilliant musician.

Mark Weinstein has deep roots in Latin Jazz and salsa. Initially a trombonist, he played in Eddie Palmieri's first band La Perfecta with its trombone-heavy front line, along with Barry Rogers. He also played with Tito Puente and Cal Tjader. His album Cuban Roots (1967) is considered a milestone in Afro-Latin Jazz. Now Weinstein focuses on various flutes rather than trombone. See Weinstein's bio on his website here. I have six or seven Weinstein releases. Latin Jazz Underground is my favorite, but all of them are interesting. UK Camden (as well as another company, Kaz) have reissued Ibrahim's South African recordings. But -- as you've seen -- they're (mostly) jumbled up compilation style, rather than reproductions of the original releases. Unfortunately, in my experience, finding Ibrahim's original South African LPs is very difficult and very pricey. So I've just been picking up the compilations. It's less than ideal but better than never hearing the music at all.

Hampton Hawes - Blues for Bud (1201/Black Lion, rec. 1968) with Jimmy Woode and Art Taylor Primo HH. IIRC, soulpope hipped me to this one. Thanks soulpope!

I second medjuck's vote for Rushing Lullabies. I'd recommend getting the CD edition of Rushing Lullabies because it's a 2-LPs-on-one-CD reissue that also includes Little Jimmy Rushing and the Big Brass. That said, Rushing never really made an indifferent record. IMO, you can hardly go wrong with any of it. The Vanguard and Colpix stuff is excellent. That Jazz Odyssey LP above is really good. Even Rushing's record with Dave Brubeck -- though it looks like an odd match -- works wonderfully.

and Sides 1 & 2

Now: The Jazz Odyssey of James Rushing Esq. with Buck Clayton and His Orchestra (Columbia, 1957) Coming up next: Harold Mabern - Rakin' and Scrapin' (Prestige/OJC, 1969)

Now spinning: V.A. - I Remember Bebop (Columbia, 1980)

Yes sir. It's the first cut on Side 2.

More Hampton Hawes: Here and Now (Contemporary/OJC, 1966) with Chuck Israels and Donald Bailey Bummer. ... Keep an eye out for it. Definitely worth searching for.

Thanks for the heads-up, Dan.

But you NEED to hear Great Day, mjazzg! Trust me on this one. 500 stars for that set.

Next up: James Moody - Great Day (Argo/Cadet, 1963) Arranged & Conducted by Tom McIntosh Beautiful, soulful music. Exquisitely arranged but also loose as a goose.

That makes sense. NP: The Dynamic Hampton Hawes (MPS Netherlands, rec. 1967) with Eberhard Weber (b) and Klaus Weiss (d) Superb. One of Hawes' best.

Earlier this AM: Donald Byrd - Free Form (Blue Note, rec. 1961) IMO, Byrd sounds much less simpatico with Shorter than he does with Pepper Adams or Jackie Mac.

Now spinning: Stanley Turrentine - Jubilee Shouts (Blue Note, rel. 1978) Side 3 & 4 - with Tommy Turrentine, Kenny Burrell, Sonny Clark, Butch Warren, and Al Harewood Subsequently issued on CD as Jubilee Shout!!! (minus the LP's final "s" on Shouts; plus 3 exclamation points). One of Mr. T's finest BN sessions, I think.

Oooh. I would've loved to see that two-tenor show.

I'm with you. Garner made terrific music.

Outstanding. Cool story, Bill !!!

The Lee Konitz Quartet - Tranquility (Verve, 1957) with Billy Bauer (g), Henry Grimes (b), and Dave Bailey (d)