HutchFan

You and me both. See https://jazzinthe70s.blogspot.com/2020/01/jeremy-steig-wayfaring-stranger-blue.html

Good point! I guess I wasn't thinking about it from that perspective. 😉

Last night and again this morning: Stanley Turrentine - Let It Go (Impulse/GRP, 1966) Continuing with my Stanley Turrentine / Shirley Scott listening-a-thon today. I've decided that my favorites from the duo (so far) are this one -- Let It Go -- and Scott's Legends of Acid Jazz disc that compiles Hip Twist and Hip Soul. But tomorrow is payday, and I'm planning to order a few more.

I'll give it a look! Thanks!

Funny you say that ... since I've been working on my blog, I've become even more consciously aware of the fact that I still think about music as something that you've got to go find. Very "old school"! To me, listening to new music still means acquiring a physical object (CD or LP) or (to a lesser extent) downloading files. Of course, that isn't the way many (most?) people think about hearing music now. I guess I'm too much of a dinosaur to get on board the streaming train -- other than as a way to sample music before I buy "the real thing." ... But we've talked about this before, and I don't mean to take us down that rabbit hole again. At the end of the day, LISTENING is the thing. Listening closely. The delivery mechanism for hearing music is a part of the listening equation, but it is secondary.

One of KB's best, IMO.

An interesting grab-bag of tracks from the stockpile.

Hooray for Sesame Street! I'm 52 years old, so the timing of the program was PERFECT for me. Watched it every day as a kid.

with Big George Coleman on tenor

Prompted by discussion here:

NP: No one else sounds like Jimmy Rowles. Superb performances. When it bites, the Ellington bug bites HARD.

I hear you on that point. Managing the "music budget" is always a consideration!

Well. Yeah. There's that. I just meant that there (usually) aren't copies available at typical U.S. online retailers -- or "brick & mortar" stores either. For example, a jazz specialty retailer like Dusty Groove only has Futura releases every once in a while. But yeah. Directly from the label. That works.

Back to Stanley & Shirley:

So very sorry to hear this news, Soulstation. Losing both your parents in the same month. Terrible! Deepest sympathies and condolences.

Originally released as Jeremy Steig - Energy (Capitol, 1971). I dig this. Steig had a strong run in the 70s. No doubt, working with Don Alias and Eddie Gomez helps.

LP 1 of 2 - Originally released as Goodbye Yesterday!

Weekly Recap - PLAYING FAVORITES: Reflections on Jazz in the 1970s 02/25/20 - Thelonious Monk – The London Collection, Vols. 1 & 2 (Black Lion/1201 Music, 1988) 02/24/20 - Attila Zoller & Masahiko Sato – A Path Through Haze (MPS, 1972) 02/23/20 - Tete Montoliu – Songs for Love (Enja, 1974) 02/22/20 - Ornette Coleman – The Complete Science Fiction Sessions (Columbia Legacy, 2000) 02/21/20 - The Mahavishnu Orchestra with John McLaughlin – The Inner Mounting Flame (Columbia, 1971) 02/20/20 - Johnny Lytle – The Soulful Rebel and People & Love (Real Gone Music, 2013) 02/19/20 - Mongo Santamaria – Mongo at Montreux (Atlantic, 1971) 8 weeks (56 entries) now complete. About 15% of the way to December 31. LONG way to go.

That's been my experience too. I do think some Mahler conductors are more consistent than others from performance-to-performance. But none of them (that I've heard) "hits it out of the park" in every single performance in a cycle, from the First through the Ninth. But that's part of the fun, isn't it? Finding the right combinations of repertoire and artists, and seeing if the magic happens. (And not just for Mahler.) All that said, if I could only listen to one Mahler cycle for the rest of my life, it would be Kubelik's. I think he's the most consistent from the beginning to the end. (I'm speaking of Kubelik's DG studio cycle. I've only heard a couple of his live recordings on Audite.)

In a Stanley Turrentine / Shirley Scott groove: Let It Go (Impulse, 1967) Hustlin' (Blue Note, 1964)

That's fantastic, Rooster! I'm so glad that you're enjoying it. I definitely want to explore more from Sato -- and Zoller as well. I wish A Path Through Haze was available on CD too. That said, I'm glad that the Germany company Edel acquired the MPS catalog a few years ago. Otherwise, these recordings likely wouldn't be available at all -- even as downloads. I know that the MPS catalog was formerly owned by a series of European "majors" -- but they reissued very little, aside from the highest profile stuff.

Jim, Thanks for the YT links. I'll give Up from the Roots a close listen. I've heard the record, but I don't know it. Gheorghe, Remember that I've only posted 55 selections so far. More than 300 to go! Also, I make no bones about the fact that these records are my favorites, not "representative records" from the decade. Naturally, YMMV. Good timing. I posted my entry about The Inner Mounting Flame on Friday! If you'd like to sample more, check out the videos on discogs: The Soulful Rebel and People & Love. I had an interesting reaction to People & Love. When I first bit into it, I was wondering if it might be too sweet. I chewed on it for a while, and l discovered that's not the case at all. In fact, it's surprisingly meaty. Don't let that first flavor fool you.