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Clare Fischer - The State of His Art (Revelation) The companion LP to Jazz Song; recordings made at the same May 1973 session Ah. I see.

Clare Fischer - Jazz Song (Revelation) Solo piano; recorded in 1973 but not released until 1979. Amazing. Perhaps this EmArcy disc?

Yeah, those late-period Ben Webster recordings on Black Lion are fantastic. NP:

More Helen Merrill: John Lewis / Helen Merrill (Mercury, 1977)

NP: Helen Merrill - Autumn Love (Catalyst, 1977)

via YT.

via YT.

Justin, prompted by your post, I've queued up some Teagarden this morning too. Disc 1. I don't have his Roulette set, but I do have the Capitol box. Earlier this morning: I love that cover photo. ... Talk about staving off some gloom. The music is great too.

I uploaded (nearly) all of my (digital) music to Amazon Music before they discontinued offering that service. So, when I'm driving, I use Bluetooth to connect the phone to the car stereo system and stream music that's in my library via Amazon's app. I still have a CD player in my car, and I use it occasionally. But mostly I'm streaming music these days. (One note: It's music from my library, rather than a service like Spotify or Tidal.) I also keep music on a micro-SD card on my phone, so I can listen to music if there's no connectivity to the internet. (For example, when my wife and I go camping, I usually just stream music from the micro-SD card on my phone.) Also, since I can't upload any more music to Amazon, I'll usually just rotate new music on-and-off the micro-SD card after I've ripped it. All above options are useful to me because my typical commute from the 'burbs to downtown Atlanta and back is about 2 hours per day -- sometimes longer and occasionally MUCH longer.

Incredible.

Perhaps not jazz but oh well ... Fela Kuti - Upside Down (MCA/Barclay) and Abbey Lincoln & Hank Jones - When There is Love (Gitanes)

Of course, everyone's musical tastes are influenced by the time of their birth. But it's got to be more than just that. It's one of MANY factors. Things like training, temperament, interests, upbringing -- and all sorts of other difficult-to-quantify things -- come into play. Besides, speaking personally, I like jazz from James P. & Jellyroll to the present. And I think there are many of us here in the board with wide-ranging tastes like that. And our ages are all over the place. 😉

Will do, jhoots. Thanks for the rec. I was expecting (at least) some fall-off on Drift after the superb The Kingdom of Champa. But there is none whatsoever! Drift is different -- but equally wonderful and evocative. ... I hear LIFE in Blake's music, and -- from this listener's perspective -- that's probably the best thing you can say about any music.

And still mind-blowing! NP: Michael Blake - Drift (Intution, 2000) First impressions: More stunning compositions & playing, Mingus-ian in scope. Why isn't Blake more well-known? I can't believe that I'm 20 years late to the party.

Right on!

No offense taken by me, Shrdlu. Everyone's tastes are different. And, honestly, I think your perspective is not all that unusual. It's the "narrative" that I heard -- and for a long time accepted -- when I was first discovering jazz. Later on, I found that what I was hearing (retrospectively) didn't match up with that "received wisdom." So now I'm just trying to do my small part in offering an alternative point of view. ... Some people may love it, and others may hate it. That's fine -- because I'm NOT trying to convince anyone that I'm objectively right. All I'm saying (to everyone in general, and no one in particular) is to be careful about forming judgments about this music until you've listened to it with your own two ears. Otherwise, you just might be depriving yourself of something pretty damn special.

Thanks Rooster! Yeah, it seems like there's so much "undiscovered country" in the 70s, whereas other decades seem like they are fully mapped out, completely explored. That's probably the biggest reason that I wanted to write about the decade. Folks are missing out on some great music! And, as a result, many of these artists aren't accorded the respect and appreciation that (I think) they deserve. So I suppose this whole blog thing is my small way of telling them, "Thank you for the music." BTW, I was born in '68, so my explorations of jazz in the 70s has been entirely retrospective too. (Just like you, I discovered jazz in the 80s, at the end of high school into college.) However, my dad was (and to a certain extent still is) a big music fan. When I was a child, he dabbled in jazz but dug deeply into jazz- and improvisation-oriented bands like the Allman Brothers Band, Santana, and Steely Dan -- along with a bunch of other styles. No doubt hearing all that music as a kid had an impact on my ears, the formation of my tastes -- even if I didn't discover much of the music that I've explored in my 70s 'survey' until many, many years later. Funny how that works.

Sorry to hear that about Piangiarelli. That's tough.

Last night, another Hammond B3 hero: Compilation of Muse cuts from the latter half of the 1970s, including the complete Infant Eyes LP. Now:

Whatever became of Rod Williams? He only made two records as a leader, both for Muse. (Hanging in the Balance was his debut in 1989.) I see sideman work for Cassandra Wilson and David Murray. But not much else. Anyone know what he's up to these days?

I'd love to hear those. Never have. Likewise Beaver Harris' two LPs for Cadence. Never heard 'em. Sure would like to.

My vote: a comprehensive reissue of Martial Solal's recordings for MPS. Very important, WONDERFUL music that's almost entirely out of print. I realize that it's even less likely -- i.e., completely unlikely -- now that Edel owns the MPS catalog. But one can hope, right?!?! And I've got to add my voice to the cries for Mal Waldron's Japanese Victors -- including Reminiscent Suite with Terumasa Hino! Seconded!!! Mickey Tucker deserves it, whether the rest of the world recognizes it or not!

Lots of Hammond B3 organ today. Funny how that happens. Didn't set out with that intention. These guys swing something fierce!

Oh man, "Multicolored Blue" is so magnificent. Strayhorn the composer in full flight!