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Lovely.

with John Surman, Eddie Gomez, and Jack DeJohnette Oh hell yeah.

All hail the HIGH and MIGHTY Hawk!

Didn't know that Sir Roland is on that one. Makes it even more enticing.

The way that Pieranunzi deploys the horns makes the band sound much larger than a quintet. Reminds me a bit of Kenny Wheeler.

Wonderful.

More Richie Beirach: with violinist Gregor Huebner & the WDR Big Band

Jeremy Steig & Eddie Gomez - Rain Forest (CMP, 1980) CMP released some excellent music back in the day (including this LP). They typically featured exquisite recorded sound quality too. Regarding Art Farmer's To Duke with Love. Nice to see it getting so much love. Couldn't agree more. It's one helluva record.

Earlier this week, I saw King Crimson on their 50th Anniversary Tour. Good stuff!

More Marty Ehrlich:

I'm hoping that the Braves will do better in the NLDS series starting tonight than they did last year, when they got swept by the Dodgers. During the regular season, the Braves won 4 of 6 against the Cardinals. Hopefully, that'll hold up in the playoffs. That was a BRUTAL way to lose. I admire the Brewers for even making the playoffs. They could have easily folded after Yelich's injury. But they didn't.

Recorded in Helsinki, March 1974, with Finnish musicians

Thanks for sharing, Larry.

Bluesnik, you got me on that one. I don't know guitars. But whatever Rogers is playing, the music sounds good. NP: Alfredo Rodríguez - The Invasion Parade (Mack Avenue) with Henry Cole, Pedrito Martínez, Román Filiú, Esperanza Spaulding, a.o. Fascinating music.

Hmm. Bass (and drums) are more prominent in the mix than what you'd normally hear -- but I assumed that was a deliberate decision. Like they were making a "rhythm record" rather than a "sax plus rhythm record" -- if that makes any sense. Of course, de gustibus . . . NP: Ravi Coltrane - From the Round Box (RCA Victor) I really like this one. There's something floating and elusive about it. Everyone plays beautifully, but Geri Allen brings something extra to the table.

Now this... Fly [Mark Turner, Jeff Ballard, Larry Grenadier] (Savoy, 2004)