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Outstanding late-70s McCoy. Contributions by violinist John Blake add a different flavor. I second that notion. Géza Anda is a phenomenal pianist. And not just in Chopin.

Yes. It's time-standing-still music. I bet you a dollar that some people dismiss these records just because Cedar Walton plays electric piano and celeste, along with piano. But I think Cedar sounds fantastic. I LOVE his playing. It's otherworldly and perfect.

Nope. Neither one. ... Argh! On some level, I suppose I can understand why Kühn's This Way Out hasn't been reissued. He's an important and wonderful musician, but I would suspect that many Americans aren't all that familiar with him. I don't think any of his MPS records were released in the U.S. OTOH, the fact that McDuff's Heatin' System hasn't ever been reissued makes NO sense. At a minimum, I would have thought that Dusty Groove would pick it up for their Real Gone Music imprint. It's right up their alley. Likewise, Soul Brother in the U.K. ... Somebody needs to do Brother Jack right! It's one of his very best records. In the meantime, get it on vinyl!

Fabulous session with Wynton Kelly.

Joachim Kühn - This Way Out (MPS, 1973) Today's entry on my 70s jazz blog.

Weekly Recap - PLAYING FAVORITES: Reflections on Jazz in the 1970s 03/31/20 - Joachim Kühn – This Way Out (MPS, 1973) 03/30/20 - Joe Henderson – Multiple (Milestone, 1973) 03/29/20 - Rahsaan Roland Kirk – Prepare Thyself to Deal with a Miracle (Atlantic, 1973) 03/28/20 - Lucky Thompson – Illuminations (Groove Merchant, 1974) 03/28/20 - Buddy Terry – Pure Dynamite (Mainstream, 1972) 03/26/20 - Jack McDuff – The Heatin' System (Cadet, 1972) 03/26/20 - Oscar Peterson & Ben Webster – During This Time (Art of Groove/MIG, 2014) Things are starting to return to "normal" (a relative term during this pandemic) at work, so I have a little more energy at the end of my day. I was able to write entries for five of the seven albums. A big improvement over last week. About this week's selections: If I were forced to reduce my list from 366 to 36, RRK's and Lucky Thompson's albums would definitely be among them. Joe Hen's and McDuff's would likely make the cut too. I like them that much. But I'd recommend all seven at the drop of a hat. "Even the Oscar Peterson disc?" I hear some asking incredulously. "Yes!," I say. "Without a doubt! The fact that Peterson plays wonderfully is just the icing. Ben Webster is the cake!"

More Cannonball today, but I'm mixing in some other stuff too. Pulled this out to hear Giulini's incandescent Beethoven 7th with the Chicago SO. A "Gordon Cantata"! Yeah, Gheorghe! What a choice phrase. One worth remembering, I think.

More horrible news. Ugh. I had the opportunity to meet and spend some time with Wallace Roney many years ago, when he was young man playing with Tony Williams' band. He was a very friendly and obviously a huge talent. I'm so sorry to hear that he's gone. ... And he wasn't even 60 years old!

My day of Wall-to-Wall Cannonball continues with... and

I didn't know that Duffy Jackson was Chubby Jackson's kid. New-to-me fun fact! Jimmy Heath's kid, James "Mtume" Forman. I think most of us know who this guy's dad was. Son of Albert Ammons:

\ Presumably, Don Pullen's daughter (?). Presumably, Richard Davis' daughter (?).

More Cannonball. Rahsaan with Mingus. Yes!!!

Some Cannonball this morning: The title tune, Zawinul's "74 Miles Away"... Yeah, man. That's it right there. and It's always a good day for a streak of Pee Wee records.

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Hawk for your 12th birthday! That's a VERY hip present!!! Agree with you re: the Lee Wiley music. Very enjoyable.

Disc 8 - most cuts feature vocalist Lee Wiley I only have Discs 7 & 8 from this set. No box, no booklet. Stumbled across the orphaned CDs in junk store a few years ago. EDIT: Just did some poking around on discogs. Columbia originally issued eight of the Wiley cuts (with Bobby Hackett & Joe Bushkin) on the 10" album below: First released in April 1951. Always fun to dig up these sorts of things.

Rahsaan Roland Kirk's Prepare Thyself to Deal with a Miracle is the subject of today's entry on my 70s jazz blog. To read it, click here.

Some of my very favorite Hawk. And excellent JoeHen too. Jimmy Rushing = Happiness.

Lucky Thompson - I Offer You (Groove Merchant, 1973) with a killer rhythm section: Cedar Walton, Sam Jones, and Louis Hayes This LP (and the album that preceded it, Goodbye Yesterday) are the subject of today's entry on my 70s Jazz blog. If you'd like to read about it, click here. Some of the best music Thompson ever made, IMO.

Earlier: Now:

Last night and again today: