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The Afro Eurasian Eclipse prompts some musings on late-period Ellington on today's entry on PLAYING FAVORITES.

I just re-listened to Joe Chambers' The Almoravid, yesterday's entry on my 70s jazz blog, PLAYING FAVORITES.

Thanks Justin. I don't have that one. I'll keep an eye out for it. NP:

Ray Drummond - Vignettes (Arabesque, 1996) with Gary Bartz, Chris Potter, Renee Rosnes, and Billy Hart

Albert Mangelsdorff, Jaco Pastorius, Alphonse Mouzon - Trilogue - Live! (MPS) as heard on:

Albert Mangelsdorff - The Wide Point (MPS) with Palle Danielsson & Elvin Jones as heard on:

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NP: Earlier: This Brotherhood of Breath album is the topic of today's entry on my 70s jazz blog, PLAYING FAVORITES.

Brubeck led an interesting life. I hope it's a good book. I'm not familiar with the author.

Yes. Looking back on it fifty years later, it's clear that something happened to Solal around 1970, when he released this LP. He'd been an fantastic pianist for a long time, but "suddenly" he's an amazing artist. A master, even. Or at least that's the impression I get from listening to the records. Of course, records don't tell the whole story. But they do tell a story.

Cal Tjader - Descarga (Fantasy, 1995) An outstanding CD that compiles two Tjader LPs: - Agua Dulce (Fantasy, 1971) - Live at the Funky Quarters (Fantasy, 1972)

Gheorghe, Well, if you investigate Collier's music, I hope you enjoy it! I suppose pianist John Taylor was the most well-known musician on the session. He played with Kenny Wheeler and Norma Winstone in the trio ensemble Azimuth. They recorded several albums for ECM in the 70s and 80s. Taylor and Winstone were married, and they recorded as a duo as well. Can't help but recommend their album ...Like Song, Like Weather from 1999. It's amazing. Thanks Jim! EDIT: After some poking around on discogs, I discovered that Mighty Mongo was reissued on this CD: Found it on YT, and I'm listening now.

Need to listen to more Chombo. Re: Charlie Palmieri -- Absolutely. I especially dig CP when he starts playing organ... like he does on his brother's Vamonos Pal Monte. VERY unique.

NP: Eddie Palmieri - Sentido (Coco, 1973) Absolutely brilliant.

Rudolf Serkin Plays Beethoven (Sony) Disc 2 - Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4 - with Ormandy & the Philadelphia O

I agree. He's a very interesting musician. NP: Really enjoying this. and Phil Markowitz / Zach Brock - Perpetuity (Dot Time, 2015)

Graham Collier Music - Songs for My Father (Fontana, 1970) This album is the subject of today's entry on my 70's jazz blog, PLAYING FAVORITES.

Eddie Harris - Bad Luck Is All I Have (Atlantic, 1975)

I dug into Phillips' discography, did quite a bit of listening. Enjoyed it. But she's not among my favorites. When you've "only" got 366 slots, you've got to draw the line somewhere. It sounds crazy, but I have a running list of 857 "Other Recordings" -- over and above the 366 that I've chosen. (And I should note that these are not more records by the artists that I've already selected. These are recordings by different artists that could be added to the survey and would still follow my self-imposed "one leader, one co-leader" rule.) Esther Phillips' From a Whisper to a Scream is on this "Other Recordings" list. If you would like to go down into a rabbit hole, keep reading ... One other thing: I haven't heard all of these "Other Recordings." I have heard many of them, maybe even most. Others I haven't heard (usually because they're not available or cost too much), but would like to. ... There's so much out there!!! Honestly, that's one of the reasons why the "366 choices in 366 days" limit appealed to me. Unlike the book idea that I'd been chasing around interminably, this year-long blog project is finite -- even though I recognize that the topic at hand is almost limitless. And that "limitlessness" is another reason that I've focused so much on the subjective nature of this project. No single person is capable of making a comprehensive and "fair" assessment -- whatever that means. So why try to pretend otherwise? ... Dropping that pretense clarifies things. My goal is to just be honest about what I hear, and to be open to hearing new things. That's do-able, comprehensible, and fun. That's what I'm trying to do. ... Get it?