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Oh man. That's some tough luck.

Thanks for sharing this, Ken! Good stuff!

You're in for a treat with Cold Mountain. If you enjoy it, I'd recommend tracking down one of Garrick's recordings with Norma Winstone next. I'd start with either The Heart is a Lotus or Troppo. Both are five-star records, IMO -- with Home Stretch Blues just a half-step behind them.

R.I.P. Larry Willis

I am so sad to hear the news of Larry Willis' passing. He made some beautiful music, and I'm grateful for it. R.I.P.

Marty Ehrlich's Traveler's Tales - Malinke's Dance (OmniTone, 2000) with Tony Malaby, Jerome Harris, and Bobby Previte Jazz versions of Bob Dylan songs usually don't appeal to me. That said, this group's take on "Tears of Rage" is gorgeous.

It's a shame that so many people have missed the boat on Garrick's music. I only discovered it a couple years ago, but he's quickly become one of my favorite musicians. And I love how Garrick makes jazz that is unmistakably English. It's one of the things that makes his music so distinctive. John Surman sometimes plows a similar furrow -- but Garrick's focus on words and the voice makes his English-ness even more pronounced (pun fully intended!).

Absolutely! I've been listening to Home Stretch Blues on YT. It'll be nice to have a "real" copy -- especially at that price.

Some recent buys: This disc is on sale now on the Dutton/Vocalion site for £1.99 -- just $7.50 USD postpaid to the US. (Garrick's outstanding Cold Mountain is also available at the same bargain price, but I already own that one.) Looking forward to hearing this one. I've been digging into and really enjoying Marty Ehrlich's music lately.

Hope you've enjoyed it as much as I have. 🙂

Symphonies Nos. 1 & 7

Willis Jackson & Pat Martino together are always potent. Where's the ENVY emoticon??? 😉 NP: The first of Basie's and Peterson's two-piano, small-group collaborations for Pablo. IMO, it's also the best of the series -- due in no small part to the subtle but swinging presence of Freddie Green, who does not appear on the other releases.

Discs 14 & 15

Disc 16

Disc 3

Primo indeed.

Tremendous music and interpretations.

Baseline [Hein van de Geyn, John Abercrombie, Joe LaBarbera] - Standards (Challenge)

A desert-island disc -- IIRC, that's true for both of us! 🙂