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The Bakersfield sound! I have a couple Yoakam albums from the 90s. I'll go back and check out those earlier releases. Thanks for the heads-up.

Prompted by this thread:

Since the year is coming to an end . . . What are the albums or artists who really caught your ear in 2024? New or old releases. Jazz or other genres. Recordings or live performances. As long as you first heard it this year and it's left a lasting impression, it's fair game. Here's what comes to mind for me, listed in no particular order: I've especially enjoyed the second LP in this set, originally released as Autumn Song. A beautiful tribute. Along with Jimmy Owens, Kenny Barron stars. This first encounter with Lutoslawski immediately sent me scurrying for more by this Polish composer. The highlight of this disc is Gilel's transcendent take on Brahms' Ballads, Op. 10. The Abercrombie-Bergonzi front line -- along with Gertz's excellent compositions -- make this memorable. Powell at his early-1970s peak -- amazing rhythms & improvisation. I'd somehow overlooked Morgan's last studio session until this year. It's a doozy. Fantastic Latin music with a heavy dose of jazz intermixed, courtesy of pianist and arranger Papo Lucca. So what about YOU? Music-wise, what hit you hard in 2024?

More Lieb: Dave Liebman - Return of the Tenor: Standards (Double-Time, 1996)

Dave Liebman - Ceremony (Chesky, 2014) Liebman with electric bassist Oscar Stagnaro -- who sounds fantastic -- and four percussionists. I love it.

Agreed.

Sorry to hear this news. R.I.P.

The Inimitable Teddy Edwards (Xanadu/Elemental, 1976) Oh yeah.

More Jug:

Now playing: James P. Johnson - Giants of Jazz (Time Life Records, rel. 1981) LP 2 of 3 ❤️

Now: Earlier: Excellent late-in-the-game Ben Webster.

Agreed! The discussion is the point. After all, we're just expressing our individual perspectives.

Another disc from Stoki's big Phase 4 set:

Now playing: As heard in Stokowski's Complete Decca Recordings - Phase 4 Stereo box set.

Various Artists - Chess Blues (MCA) Disc 3 - 1954-1960

Newbury's unrecognized masterpiece.

No need for an apology! We're just talkin'! I've never heard that. Interesting. I just read Humble's Wikipedia page. It seems that he died in '71 after a terrible beating/mugging that happened in 1968. Ugh.

Yeah. I understand that the assertion that "Brahms' compositions are too long" is NOT a new opinion. * * However, the same sorts of accusations have been brought against Beethoven, Berlioz, Wagner, Liszt, Mahler, Bruckner, and probably every other composer of the Romantic era.

If this album represents a play for the marketplace, they had some odd ideas about what would sell. Because I think this music is FAR from "commercial." Particularly the Boland compositions, which move very far afield from traditional big band sounds.