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with Charlie Palmieri & Tito Puente

Excellent.

soulpope, do you have the Waldron / Friesen duo LP on Muse? I've never heard it. But I assume that it's excellent too.

Wonderful poster, Oliver!

More SAD news today. Thank you for the music, Mr. Heath! R.I.P.

Ugh. So sorry to hear this news.

Dexter's set with Junior Mance at the 1970 Montreux Jazz Festival is the subject of today's entry on my blog, PLAYING FAVORITES. One of Weston's best solo piano releases, IMO.

Latin Percussion Jazz Ensemble - Just Like Magic (Latin Percussion Ventures, Inc., 1979)

I bet that'll be interesting.

Today's entry on my blog, PLAYING FAVORITES.

Dexter for me too: LOVE the Louvin Bros.

Yup. And Dex in prime form too. Recorded in 1970. Maybe that's why they went with the "old" green label? EDIT: Dexter with Junior Mance At Montreux is also the subject of my post for today (Sunday, 01/19) on PLAYING FAVORITES.

Earland's Black Drops is the subject of today's post on my blog, PLAYING FAVORITES.

I can understand how you might not dig Electric Byrd, Jim. Reading your comments, what came to mind immediately is another BIG difference between Bitches Brew and Electric Byrd: Miles' solos are electrifying and Byrd's are not. ... Then again, it's not really a soloist's record; it's a texture record. (Or, like you say, a "mood" record.) I dig the album's wash of color, its Brazilianisms and arrangements. Airto and Duke P. And Mickey Roker sounds really good too. Didn't say anything about him in the post, and I should've. ... Not at all trying to convince. Just more chatting at the bar over our beers (metaphorically speaking).

THANK YOU, Rooster. I'm glad you're enjoying it. And your encouragement means a lot too. I'm enjoying the writing and the listening that's required to do the writing. Plus, I'm getting a chance to share some thoughts that have been rattling around in my head for a while. Getting ideas "out in the open" is always gratifying -- even if it's just through informal writing on a blog. (Or dialoguing here on the board.) As far as making a book goes... maybe some day. For now, though, I should just take it day by day, one bite at a time.

Norma Winstone & John Taylor - ... like song, like weather (Koch/Sunnyside) Masterful singing and accompaniment.