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NP: Also the subject of today's blog post on PLAYING FAVORITES.

Ugh. That's terrible news. I had no idea that he was even sick. I've enjoyed Rush's music since back in my high school days. Lots of good memories. I'm grateful for the music. R.I.P.

NP: You might start with two OJCs that were my "gateway drug" for this duo: The Tenor Scene and Live at Minton's. With an outstanding rhythm section: Junior Mance, Larry Gales and Ben Riley. ... But you can hardly go wrong with Griff & Lock. They're all good.

Emiliano Salvador - Nueva Visión (EGREM/Qbadisc)

Lovely.

NP: Latin Percussion Jazz Ensemble - Just Like Magic (Latin Percussion Ventures, 1979) Cheesy cover, but good music. Features no less than three heroes of Latin percussion: Tito Puente, Carlos "Patato" Valdes, and Steve Berrios.

Jim, you're confusing musical urgency with bladder urgency. Not all urgency is the same.

Exactly. You're thinking in prose, Captain. Think POETRY. Wooing a lover (or at least getting laid). Finding God (or at least some sort of meaning). Sorting out the order of things. Expressing who you are, booty shaking-wise or otherwise. BIG things, man! That's what the language of music is for.

Absolutely. Makes me think of this famous quote: "Human speech is like a cracked kettle on which we tap crude rhythms for bears to dance to, while we long to make music that will move the stars to pity." -- Flaubert NP:

Thanks erwbol. I'll track that down. I will say that I intentionally avoided including bootlegs in my survey -- even if they're widely available. Just wanted to stick with official releases. Wayne's fantastic wit. No way that's trivial. Justin, you have an extremely HIP daughter! Still strange that Geri Allen's gone. ... Way too soon.

Listening to this for the second time today: Miles Davis - Live at The Fillmore East (March 7, 1970): It's About That Time (Sony Legacy, 2 CDs) This masterpiece is the subject of today's blog post on PLAYING FAVORITES.

Magnificent!

Good stuff. Thanks Jim.

Sui generis.

I knew that this record was a hit, but I didn't realize how BIG of a hit it was -- until just recently when I was doing some research. I read that Atlantic sold more than a million (!) copies of the LP. Could that be true? ... If so, wouldn't that make it one of the best selling jazz records ever?

Quite a time capsule. Thx for sharing.

Papa Jo Jones - The Jo Jones Special (Vanguard / Fresh Sound) with Lucky Thompson

Earlier this evening: Also the subject of today's blog post on PLAYING FAVORITES.

Yes sir. Couldn't agree more. Ammons is FLYING -- and then you add Wynton Kelly. Potent! I considered both of those. My hesitance with Goodbye is that Jug is so close to the end that his tone is (ever so slightly) diminished. ... Plus, knowing that it's the end... That's rough. Hard to choose it as a favorite for that reason alone. The Montreux date has Hawes & Klook going for it, but -- at times -- it also has that "loose fitting clothes" jam session feel to it. Yeah, it's comfy, but it could use a little more snap. Then I heard "Nature Boy" on Night Lights. At that point, choosing my favorite Ammons-from-the-70s was easy.

ABSOLUTELY! Thank you, Ken! That's some uncanny synchronicity, right there.

Kenny Burrell - 12-15-78 (32 Jazz) Disc 1 - originally released as Live at the Village Vanguard (Muse) and Tito Puente and his Concert Jazz Orchestra (Tico)

Oh wow ... sounds like I need to check it out!!! Thanks for the recommendation.

ghost, I agree 100% with you on jazz in the 1980s. There's tons of interesting stuff there. TONS. You've just got to dig a little -- just like in the 1970s. felser, I don't have that set -- but I do have Carnival and Zeitgeist on LP. Figured that was enough. But perhaps I'll plop for the set some day. Shrdlu's recommendation of Expansion (Double Helix, 1973) really catches my eye because it was made during the 1970s -- unlike the stuff in the Mosaic set. I figured Expansion might be something worth including in my 70s survey. For the same reason, I've also wondered about Zeitlin's Soundings (1750 Arch, 1978). Both look interesting. Unfortunately, I haven't heard either of them. There's only so much time and $$$ to go 'round.

A desert-island set!!!