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I haven't heard that one. Will keep an eye out for it. My favorite Murray records in the standard p / b / d format are probably Morning Song and Like a Kiss That Never Ends. For me, just as much as Murray, John Hicks makes those engines go.

Yep!

Oh yeah! Odean Pope!!!

On that point, we'll just have to agree to disagree.

Ron Carter - Etudes (Elektra-Musician) and Bill Saxton - Beneath the Surface (Nilva)

Alvin Queen - Glidin' and Stridin' (Nilva, 1982) R.I.P. - Junior Mance

What's Suzanne Somers doing in the back of that BMW?!?! JK

Prompted by some Art Pepper discussion on another thread: APQ: The Maiden Voyage Sessions, Vol. 3 (Galaxy)

Gents - Don't feed the trolls. Moderators - I think original post clearly breaks forum rules regarding politics, and it should therefore be removed.

Push comes to shove, I prefer Cables -- at the Vanguard and The Maiden Voyage -- over Leviev too. I should note that I haven't plopped for the 4-CD set from Ronnie Scott's. I just have Blues for the Fisherman on LP. I think it's a damn good record. I just like Pepper with Cables a little bit more. (Plus, I don't like Tony Dumas as much as David Williams or George Mraz, and that's part of the equation too.)

I've never heard that music -- but I bet those McShann cuts sound great!

Hank Crawford / Jimmy McGriff - Steppin' Up (Milestone, 1987) with Jimmy Ponder (g), Vance James (d), and -- on three cuts -- Billy Preston (p) One of the best Crawford / McGriff collaborations, IMO.

Rab, Thinking about Pepper's very last recordings... Along with soulpope's suggestion to look into the 1980 Ronnie Scott's sessions -- originally released as Blues for the Fisherman and True Blue on Mole Jazz -- I'd also suggest hearing Pepper's recordings from 1981 at the Maiden Voyage Club in L.A. These were originally released on three Galaxy LPs: Roadgame, Art Lives, and APQ: The Maiden Voyage Sessions, Vol. 3. If you don't want to track down the original LPs, both of these gigs have been reissued in toto as 4-CD sets: The Ronnie Scott's gig featured the following rhythm section: Milcho Leviev, Tony Dumas, and Carl Burnett. The Maiden Voyage concerts featured George Cables, David Williams, and Carl Burnett.

Excellent !!! Hooray for Gerald Wilson !!!

Shirley Scott - Oasis (Muse) Beautiful!

Original 1974 cover: Recent reissue:

Art Pepper - Winter Moon (Galaxy)

Ain't that the truth! Such a massive discography. It's sorta overwhelming.

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