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Dave Liebman - Homage to John Coltrane (Owl, 1987) I agree with soulpope. Both volumes are outstanding. The only downside is less than ideal audio fidelity.

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Dave Liebman Group - Conversation (Sunnyside, 2003) So sad and strange that Vic Juris is no longer with us. He plays so wonderfully here.

Superb.

Yeahhhhh !!!

Bunky Green - Places We've Never Been (Vanguard) with Randy Brecker, Albert Dailey, Eddie Gómez, and Freddie Waits Yeah!

A bit of trivia... That one cut, "I Remember Clifford," also appears on this compilation:

Another log to toss on the fire of our ongoing discussion: Ethan Iverson has been digging into jazz in the 70s for a long while, exploring nooks and crannies that are often overlooked. Lots of territory similar to what I'm covering as part of my blog project. I think his writing is always interesting -- even when I disagree with his assessments (which isn't often). Here's an entry on his blog, Do the Math, about 52 LPs pulled from his collection -- "mainstream jazz LPs from the ’70s and ’80s, essentially from shortly after the death of John Coltrane to just before the rise of Wynton Marsalis, specifically music that was not made by the biggest names nor supported by any sort of significant critical discourse. ... These working class straight-ahead players were usually (but not always) African-American and NYC-based." Well worth a read, I think. What say you? Alright. I got to re-listen.

Yeah! Great band, great record! I think that one -- and Basie Jam No. 2 with the same band -- are my two favorite Pablo jam session records. NP:

Hell yeah. Yeah, those Time-Life sets are great. ... If you buy them one-by-one, be sure to get the James P. Johnson set right out of the gate. It may be my favorite entry in the entire series. Coincidentally, I just got this two-LP set a month or two ago. Magnificent. In my experience, you can hardly go wrong with any of the French Columbia or French RCA sets that cover this era.

LOL O.K.! Oh. That's a bummer. Sorry to hear that. The two live records that Freeman made with Arthur Blythe at Ronnie Scott's are pretty good. Have you heard those?

What you mean by schtick -- in this context? Musical schtick? Or between song patter schtick? Schtick is a word that I'd usually associate with comedians -- as in "Carrot Top's schtick is prop comedy" -- but I'm not sure how it would apply to jazz. Just curious.

For sure. ... Just don't expect it to sound like his BN stuff. Very different style-wise.

Bobby Hutcherson - Farewell Keystone (Theresa/Evidence) with Harold Land (ts); Oscar Brashear (flgn, tr); Cedar Walton (p); Buster Williams (b); Billy Higgins (d) Hard to imagine a more sympathetic ensemble. Wish I could have been at the Keystone Korner to hear this one being made! No doubt. Both of those are wonderful.

Three Al Grey albums featuring Bobby Hutcherson:

It's a rock-solid recommendation. You could do a lot worse!

Groovin' Blue was the first full-length album that Bobby Hutcherson appeared on. I'm now listening to more early (1962-63) Hutcherson sideman work: Bobby Hutcherson - The Al Grey & Dave Burns Sessions (Lonehill) Originally released as three Al Grey albums on Argo: Night Song, Snap Your Fingers, and Having a Ball

Speaking of J.J. with Bags: Solid. EDIT: I was just now re-reading this thread, and I see that Dmitry had already mentioned this. Oops. Double-post!

Yep! I've heard Warriors, but -- surprisingly, given the line-up -- it's never grabbed me. Along with The Outside Within, I'd probably go with Peaceful Heart, Gentle Spirit (1980) as my top-of-the-heap Chico F. picks. Oh and The Pied Piper on Blackhawk. Another excellent record.

Yes !!! Lots of quality music on that label that's largely "off the grid": Chico Freeman, Anthony Davis, James Newton, David Murray, Cecil McBee, Arthur Blythe, and others. Does anyone know if India Navigation records are owned by the artists -- like Strata-East -- or are they owned by a single party? Bob Cummins started the label. He died about 20 years ago. No idea what's happened since then.

Arthur Blythe - Lenox Avenue Breakdown (Columbia, 1979) and Chico Freeman - The Outside Within (India Navigation, rec. 1978) Two of the albums I added to my 70s Jazz blog this week.

I just finished reading this for the second time: I'm re-reading this one next: