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

Excellent! Love those John Hammond-produced Vanguard records. NP: Greasy Kid Stuff!, the second of two LPs compiled on this CD, is the focus of today's entry on PLAYING FAVORITES.

A stone classic, right there.

Eddie Palmieri - Vortex (TropiJazz/RMM, 1996) Another Palmieri disc featuring Donald Harrison, Brian Lynch & Conrad Herwig -- along with a raft of superb percussionists.

Rooster, when you say these new NDR releases "sound better" than the HighNotes, do you mean audio quality-wise? Or musically? Just curious. I only ask because I've held off on these, thinking I have enough. 😉

Today's entry on my blog.

Yes, I agree 100%. No more "best of" lists. They're silly. Instead, let's make lists of "favorites," fully acknowledging the subjectivity of what we've chosen. Then it becomes like 'Show & Tell' back in our school days: "Hey, let me tell you about this wonderful thing that I really enjoy. It's not better or worse than what you brought to class. It's just different." Hope I don't sound Pollyannaish. ... I just think the distinction is very important.

The JazzTimes obituary for Juris: https://jazztimes.com/features/tributes-and-obituaries/vic-juris-1953-2019/

I like the sound that Marty Ehrlich makes on alto -- or any instrument, really. I suppose it says something that his voice doesn't change from instrument to instrument. It's just him. ... He's managed to carve out a niche, his own distinct thing, I think.

That just looks like drug abuse to me. It makes me sad. What a scourge.

IMO... Bashin': The Unpredictable Jimmy Smith is not "watered down." Neither is Wes' Smokin' at the Half Note. Neither is Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo. And I could easily name a bunch more. Of course, Verve had a different approach to production than BN. A different aesthetic, for sure. ... Some Verve records -- not all -- were more "commercial." But so what? Why throw the baby out with the bathwater? I'm glad to have them ALL. Just my 2 cents.

Thanks for the kind words, Robert. 🙂

You are lucky to have seen so many great bands! 👍

URL: https://jazzinthe70s.blogspot.com And here's a thread about the blog on this site:

Bobby Bare - This Is Bare Country (United Artists LP) Compilation of tracks from Bare's Mercury LPs.

Looks like a great show, David!

Such wonderful, life-affirming music. A desert-island LP.

Earlier: Not coincidentally, this recording is the focus of today's post on PLAYING FAVORITES.

So true. De gustibus non est disputandum. I've been reading a bit about the UK jazz scene, but I haven't had much of a chance to dig into it yet. For quite a while, I've been focused on my 70s blog project. Looks like there's a lot to discover there though!

Oh yes. Excellent stuff!

Eddie Palmieri - Palmas (Nonesuch, 1994) Donald Harrison, Brian Lynch, and Conrad Herwig are the featured horn soloists here.