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Yeah, seriously. What's next? An either-or debate between the "moldy figs" and the modernists?

Jim, I think you're hitting the nail on the head when you say that TIMING is the thing. Being there and hearing it in chronological order is VERY different than encountering it after-the-fact in a jumbled up sequence. Compare the way Rooster and I heard the music (after-the-fact, non-sequentially) to the way you and felser did (in-real-time). Very, very, very different! Also, as for the part about recognizing the limitations of hours in a day... Yeah, I'm old enough to understand that all too well. Time is most definitely NOT infinite. We're all making choices. And it only makes sense to focus on the things that scratch our particular itch.

Happy Birthday, Jim!

I'm glad you're enjoying it, funkytonk. The project has been fun, and the icing on the cake is the discussion it's prompted here on the forum. And I completely agree with you about the cost of 1970s jazz records being part of the equation. The funny thing is that the more I bought those inexpensive LPs, the more I asked myself, "Why don't more people talk about this record?" or "Why isn't this artist considered 'important'?" Because there was a gigantic disconnect between the perceived value -- as expressed in the received wisdom or critical narrative or whatever you want to call it; in addition to actual amount it cost to buy the record, the literal value in dollars -- and how exciting and wonderful (much of) the music sounded to me. That weird disconnect is at the root of my blog, it's what motivated me make it.

Tito Puente - ¡Puente Caliente! (Concord) Disc 2 - originally released as Sensación

What about Mirror Mirror (MPS), Jim? Or State or the Tenor (BN)? You're not a fan of those? NEVERMIND. You're saying the last Milestone JoeHen. I can't ever keep the Milestone album chronology straight. The titles are too similar.

Rooster, you and I must be about the same age. I started college in '86, graduated in '90. And you had one helluva start with jazz: KoB, Nefertiti, Mode for Joe, and Power to the People. Yeah!!! That's some POTENT stuff right out of the GATE!!! BTW: Totally agree with you re: the JoeHen Milestone box. You can dip into it anywhere. It's ALL good!!!

Yes!!! It's wonderful in every way.

Yeah, I hear you. Didn't mean to imply that all those artists were on Milestone for the entire decade. Just that that they made excellent records for Milestone during the decade. That's such a great record. So many outstanding tunes, and Joe's playing is amazing. I kept going back-and-forth between Canyon Lady and Multiple for inclusion in my survey. Finally decided on Multiple -- but they're both 5-star records in my book, the cream of Joe's Milestone years, IMO.

Happy Birthday, Gheorghe! NP:

Jaki Byard at Maybeck, Vol. 17 (Concord)

Milestone was an excellent label, no doubt about it! Just in the 1970s, you had McCoy, Sonny, Joe Hen, Lee Konitz, Gary Bartz, Flora Purim, Ron Carter, and many others. I didn't realize that those Limetree releases were licensed from Alfa! Good to know.

Mal Waldron - A Touch of the Blues (Enja/Solid) with Jimmy Woode (b) and Allen Blairman (d); recorded in 1972 5 stars.

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Peter, I knew that Jones had used many sidemen for his "Great Jazz Trio" recordings -- but I wasn't aware that it was that many! That said, I believe it was just Ron Carter and Tony Williams during the 1970s.* That's why I only referenced them in my write-up. ****************** EDIT * I was wrong. After poking around on Discogs, it turns out that Buster Williams -- not RC -- played on Love for Sale (1976). So almost all of the 70s releases featured Ron & Tony. ****************** Looking past the 1970s, I think the version of the Great Jazz Trio with Mads Vinding & Billy Hart may be my favorite. Now this is a compatible group. Have you heard their two releases on Limetree? Both are terrific.

Nope, I didn't change it. The internet's funny that way. NP:

Dizzy Gillespie Quartet - At Onkel Pö's Carnegie Hall, Hamburg 1978 (Jazzline) Lee Morgan - Live at the Lighthouse (BN)

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Ah! Didn't think of Roscoe. Quite a pair, those two.

I've heard Trident, but I don't know Trident. I wonder how different my reaction to McCoy's music would've been if I was hearing it in real-time, as the records were released. Like I've said before, hearing all of this stuff retrospectively offers certain advantages AND certain disadvantages. ************** Have y'all read Phil Freeman's survey of McCoy's 1970s recordings on Burning Ambulance? It's worth a look, IMO. https://burningambulance.com/2018/03/05/mccoy-tyner-in-the-70s-part-1/