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Moody's featured on this cut. It's also his composition.

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OJC reissue

Very sad news.

Yeah! I'm gonna pull that out and give it a spin.

NP: Italian compilation of Rushing's Columbia sides. Pulled this from the dollar bin a few weeks back.

Spinning this again: Max Roach / Art Blakey - Percussion Discussion (Chess) Now listening to sides 1 and 2, originally issued as Art Blakey's Tough! (Cadet 4049), as shown below: Recorded in '57 but not released until '66. McLean is clearly the dominant voice. It's always great to hear Jackie -- even if he's a few years from his phenomenal run in the 1960s.

Yes! I think Suite for Trio is one of Solal's very best ... which is saying something because he's made so many astounding records. Solal is perhaps my single favorite European jazz musician of the 1970s. ... At the very least, he's right up there with John Surman, Michael Garrick, and a small handful of others.

The opening cut on that disc, "Slumber," is really, really special, IMO. ... Soooooo intense and inward. ... The Liebrach at their best. NP: John McNeil - Embarkation (SteepleChase) One of the discs posted to my 70s Jazz blog yesterday.

Oh yeah, Embarkation is excellent -- with Bob Berg and an amazing rhythm section: Joanne Brackeen, Rufus Reid, and Billy Hart. I really like McNeil's SteepleChase follow-up, Faun, too. It features Dave Liebman, Richie Beirach, Buster Williams, and Billy Hart. Another killer band!

Yeah, I can see that. Cuber Libre is more traditionally bop-ish. OTOH, Eleventh Day of Aquarius has more of a 70s-acoustic-jazz vibe, which I really dig. Elemental chose Cuber Libre for inclusion in their Xanadu reissue series, so I guess they agreed with you!

Sounds like I should check it out. Thanks.

Kenny Dorham - Whistle Stop (BN) My favorite KD record. What do you think of that one, jazzbo? I love Kral's singing, but I'm only familiar with her 70s releases.

My introduction to Joanne Brackeen's music. Wonderful duets. A terrific LP. Frank Foster !!!

I definitely prefer the original cover. But the Chess reissue was MUCH less expensive. ... Plus, the Blakey LP is an added bonus. I think I'd describe most of Ramsey Lewis' music as Soul Jazz. But he's in a straight-ahead mode on this Roach date.

Earlier this evening:

Weekly Recap - PLAYING FAVORITES: Reflections on Jazz in the 1970s Illinois Jacquet – God Bless My Solo (Black & Blue, 1978) John McNeil Quintet – Embarkation (Steeplechase, 1978) Kenny Burrell – Handcrafted (Muse/32 Jazz, 1978) Martial Solal – Suite for Trio (MPS, 1978) Ronnie Cuber – Eleventh Day of Aquarius (Xanadu, 1978) Jim Hall & Red Mitchell – Jim Hall/Red Mitchell (Artists House, 1978) Dizzy Reece – Manhattan Project (Bee Hive, 1978) Helluva lot of great music this week, IMO. What are your thoughts?

NP: Max Roach / Art Blakey - Percussion Discussion (Chess) 2-LP reissue from the 1970s. My version even has a cut-out notch, just like the cover in the photo above. Now listening to sides 3 and 4, originally issued as MAX (Cadet 623) in 1958, as shown below: Max Roach Quintet - with Kenny Dorham, Hank Mobley, Ramsey Lewis, and George Morrow

Thanks for the heads-up, duaneiac. 👍 Adding this to my list.

Earlier: Disc 1

One of my favorite chamber music recordings.

More Diz: Disc 3

Disc 2

and Legacy CD reissue that includes both Rushing Lullabies and Little Jimmy Rushing and the Big Brass

Bummer.