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Shrdlu, I dig Zeitlin, and I've looked at that LP on discogs -- but I've never heard it. Will put it on the "to get" list. Thanks!

Weekly Recap - PLAYING FAVORITES: Reflections on Jazz in the 1970s 01/07/20 - The Ahmad Jamal Trio – The Awakening (Impulse, 1970) 01/06/20 - Gene Ammons ‎– Night Lights (Prestige, 1985) 01/05/20 - Freddie Hubbard – Red Clay (CTI, 1970) 01/04/20 - Harold Mabern – Greasy Kid Stuff! (Prestige, 1970) 01/03/20 - Alice Coltrane – Ptah, the El Daoud (Impulse, 1970) 01/02/20 - Thad Jones • Mel Lewis – Consummation (Blue Note, 1970) 01/01/20 - The Michael Garrick Sextet with Norma Winstone – The Heart is a Lotus (Argo/Vocalion, 1970) All recorded between January 20 and February 3, 1970.

Yes! 🙂 Now, the companion disc:

More Jug.

Gene Ammons - Night Lights (Prestige) Recorded 1970; released 1985. Today's featured record on my blog.

Yes! Me too. The music is so much more varied and interesting and personal compared to what you often see on lists compiled by experts. Far less "group think."

Cuban Blues: The Chico O'Farrill Sessions (Verve) Terrific music!

I'm going to see them perform at Emory University in April. Really looking forward to it.

Yes, it's a solo piano set. And yes, "Motherless Child" is on it. (Good recall!) It's good stuff. All of Ray Bryant's Pablo LPs are rock solid, IMO. I think that's one of Mongo's very best records.

Yes indeed! Please keep sharing this sort of thing. Anything that promotes the discussion is "right on!" IMO. I actually enjoy Giddins' writing. I've read nearly all of his books, and he's hipped me to innumerable musicians. ... But I think jazz has moved past the whole tired "culture war" interpretation of what happened in the 1970s. Interpreting the times through that prism sets up some all sorts of either/or dichotomies that I don't necessarily think are relevant anymore. Tropes like "commercial vs. 'real'"; "acoustic vs. electric"; "American/authentic" vs. "European/less-than-authentic." I'm trying to avoid that sort of thing in what I'm doing. Perhaps these dichotomies were useful or helpful back then. I don't know; I wasn't there. But I certainly don't think they're useful for us now. I'm just trying to listen with open ears and hear what I hear and then share it. Maybe so. I hope I hip a lot of people to some wonderful artists.

Cool. I actually just made a note of this on today's blog entry. I dig the idea of album cohesion and symmetry, and I can certainly see how "Cold Turkey" would throw that off. But now that I've absorbed the record -- listened to it hundreds of times on compact disc -- it's likely impossible for me to "un-hear" it as part of the record. ... More evidence that listening context (in this case the format) means a whole helluva lot!

I suppose it's the job of a critic to make generalizations and speak about things that they don't like in the interest of offering a broad, well-informed perspective. I'm not interested in doing that. I'd rather talk about things that I enjoy and be specific about it. How 'bout that. I didn't know. I may make a note of it on today's post. Thanks. My CD has another cut, an 18-minute live version of "Red Clay," that I usually cut off. At least CD programming makes the process easier.

I like the idea of a weekly recap. I will have finished the first week on Tuesday. I'll post weekly recaps then. Also, I usually include mentions of my daily posts in the "What Are You Listening to?" thread.

That's wonderful news, Tom! Good for you and CONGRATS!

Freddie's Red Clay is featured in a post today on my blog, PLAYING FAVORITES.

Duke Ellington and His Orchestra - "Harlem" (Pablo) Duke's glorious mid-60s band captured live in Stockholm. FIVE STARS ain't enough.

I agree with the others. Too soon for concern. Occasionally, I get packages and the tracking doesn't get updated at all until "Out for Delivery" -- even though it's moving through the system the whole time.

Now: Earlier: O.K. Thank you, Allen!

Ray Barretto & New World Spirit - Contact! (Blue Note, 1997) Excellent band with Michael Philip Mossman & Adam Kolker Interesting! Thanks for sharing, Jim.