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Sad news. R.I.P.

Now spinning:

My recent Brazilian jazz bender continues with: Laurindo Almeida - Chamber Jazz (Concord, 1979) with Bob Magnusson and Jeff Hamilton I almost included this LP in my 70s jazz survey. Excellent music.

Lovely recollections, duaneiac. My version of Tapestry is the LP that used to belong to my parents, complete with the crackles you describe.

A.C. Jobim - Passarim (Verve, 1987)

One of the best Maybecks, IMO.

NP: Gonzalo Rubalcaba - Giraldilla (Messidor, 1990)

More jazz with a Brazilian accent: José Roberto Bertrami - Dreams Are Real (Milestone, 1986) My admiration for Bertrami continues to grow.

Sorry to hear this news. R.I.P.

Ah. Sounds familiar. I work for a Financial Services Techology (FinTech) company, and we have to complete all sorts of training each year. It's mostly very dull stuff. NP:

Claudio Roditi - Slow Fire (Milestone, 1989)

Sun Ra Arkestra - Sunrise in Different Dimensions (hatOLOGY)

Bobby Bradford - John Carter Quintet - Comin' On (hatOLOGY) with Don Preston (p, synth), Richard Davis (b), and Andrew Cyrille (d) A powerhouse band making powerful music. Wonderful Earl Hines!

Thanks soulpope!

Just finished: Azymuth - Cascades / Rapid Transit (Milestone) This disc is really scratching an itch, getting lots of spins lately.

Content for the revised edition: Jimmy Piersall running the bases backwards?

Now: Listening to Sonny's Reel Life makes me feel good -- like the sun on your skin on a summer day. (The cover image reinforces this vibe: The sky is blue! The day is bright!) Sure, there are some not-so-subtle production touches that shout, "It's the 1980s!" -- but I don't care. Sonny sounds so damn good that his horn carries all before him. The Jack DeJohnette-Bob Cranshaw hook-up works really well too. So, yeah, I like this one. 😉

Just finished: Stanley Turrentine - Use the Stairs (Fantasy, 1980) Meh arrangements by Wade Marcus. ... If you're wanting to hear Stanley in this sort of context, I think his two late-70s LPs with Claus Ogerman are much more convincing -- especially West Side Highway. ... And there's the CTIs from the beginning of the 70s, of course.