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Disc 1 - Piano Quartets Nos. 1 & 3 Magnificent.

The Rubáiyát Of Dorothy Ashby (Cadet, 1970) Arranged & conducted by Richard Evans

I'm with you, gents. "Jumping at Shadows" from the Boston Tea Party is one of my all-time favorite rock cuts.

NP: Terrific. That one always puts a smile on my face.

Disc 3

Disc 1

Now: Don Patterson, Booker Ervin, Houston Person - Legends of Acid Jazz: Just Friends (Prestige) Just picked up this CD recently. The cuts with Booker Ervin are terrific. No surprise, I guess. Earlier: Sonny Stitt - Endgame Brilliance (32 Jazz) Originally released as two Cobblestone LPs: Tune-Up! and Constellation This Sonny Stitt 2-fer CD is the subject of today's entry on my 70s jazz blog.

Superb.

Chick's Return to Forever is the subject of today's entry on my 70s jazz blog.

So sad to hear this news. R.I.P. McCoy Tyner may be gone, but his music will be vital forever.

A couple reasons for that Palmieri choice: I know that Sun of Latin Music and Unfinished Masterpiece are the acknowledged "classics" -- but I'm much more drawn to the three that preceded those two: Super-Imposition, Vamonos Pal Monte, and Sentido. Part of that is the singers. I much prefer Ismail Quintana's voice over Lalo Rodriguez's. And Quintana left Palmieri after Sentido. Also, listen to Eddie's brother Charlie play the organ on Vamonos. So strange and unique and wonderful. I don't think Charlie ever sounded better than he does here. Charlie is an essential part of this record! Finally, and perhaps most importantly, I love the compositions on Vamonos. If I hadn't chosen Vamonos, it would've probably picked Sentido, which I think does the exploratory "Latin Jazz Mad Scientist"-thing as well as any of Palmieri's records (specifically on the second half). Guess I should actually do the write-up. Will save Barbieri rationale for the blog entry! Great record, no doubt. I just like the more overt Latin vibe on EP's Tico and Coco LPs.

Savoy compilation of KB music originally released on Muse.

Oliver Nelson, King Curtis, Jimmy Forrest - Soul Battle (Prestige/OJC) I love this way-beyond-the-ordinary three-tenor blowing session.

Oh that's a bummer! Sorry to hear that, Gheorghe. Hopefully, they will re-schedule in the near future.

Arrived back home late last night, after a great camping trip in the mountains of NE Georgia. It was a very restful time, just hanging out with my wife. No responsibilities. No computers. Now that I'm home, I have some catching up to do. Most of last week's entries still lack write-ups. Even so, I thought I'd share my regular weekly recap of albums that I added between Monday, February 26th and Tuesday, March 3rd. Weekly Recap - PLAYING FAVORITES: Reflections on Jazz in the 1970s 03/03/20 - Gato Barbieri – Bolivia / Under Fire (Bluebird, 2003) 03/03/20 - John Surman & John Warren – Tales of the Algonquin (Deram/Vocalion, 1971) 03/03/20 - Eddie Palmieri – Vámonos Pa’l Monte (Tico/Fania, 1971) 03/03/20 - Doug Carn – Infant Eyes (Black Jazz, 1971) 02/28/20 - Harold Land – A New Shade of Blue (Mainstream, 1971) 02/27/20 - Erroll Garner – Gemini (London/MPS, 1972) 02/26/20 - Joe Farrell – Outback (CTI, 1972) The survey has now reached the end of 1971. Yesterday's entry, Weather Report's Live in Tokyo, was recorded on January 13, 1972.

Amigos! I'm on a camping trip now. No web connectivity! That's why I haven't made any posts on my blog for the last few days. ... I'll be going into town tomorrow, and I plan to catch up then! Take care.

Originally released as two LPs: Turn It On! and Black Vibrations Both albums feature the same killer lineup: Virgil Jones (tp); Melvin Sparks (g); Leon Spencer (org); Idris Muhammad (d)

More from Shirley Scott & Stanley Turrentine. This CD includes both The Soul Is Willing (1963) and Soul Shoutin' (1963).

Good vibes coming your way!