HutchFan

In my experience, the "first version is the 'best' version" thing holds true for CLASSICAL music much more than it does for JAZZ. In the classical world, people even refer to "imprinting" on a specific version of given work. In my case, one example of "imprinting": The very first version of Brahms' Second Symphony that I heard was Bruno Walter's "Indian Summer" interpretation with the Columbia SO. It's still one of my very favorite recordings -- of any music. Again, speaking only for myself, I can't think of any comparable analogue in jazz. When I hear people other than Miles or Coltrane play, say "All Blues" from KoB or a piece from A Love Supreme, it's supposed to be different. There is no theoretical Platonic ideal in jazz like there is classical music. The fact that there is no score in jazz (like there is in classical music) means that jazz is performer-centric, rather than composer-centric. (Of course, this isn't absolute. I'm speaking in relative terms.) BTW, this way of thinking about these things might just be my way of making sense of it. Others may feel very differently!

IIRC, this is Jaco Pastorius' debut recording. Oddly, they managed to misspell both his names in the credits: "Joco Pastorious." Harold Mabern, baby! And Frank Strozier! Yeah. Paul McCandless' presence makes this music sound very Oregon-y -- if you could imagine Oregon with a vibraphonist & cellist. In any case, I like it.

In honor of Bob Wilber. R.I.P.

Ah. I see.

I only got to see Wilber once. It was in a dingy, below-ground nightclub in Paris, about 25 years ago. It was just Wilber and Wild Bill Davis on organ. They swung like crazy. ??? Irony?

Yes sir! I haven't heard that Criss Cross record, but I think ALL of Drummond's Arabesque releases are top-shelf! (IIRC, there are four of them.)

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

I'm working from home today, so I'm spinning LPs as I earn my daily bread.

First spin: Claude Williamson - New Departure (Interplay, 1978) with Sam Jones & Roy Haynes

Jerry Bergonzi - Tenorist (Savant, 2007)

Jabali.

Joey Baron - We'll Soon Find Out (Intuition, 1999) with Arthur Blythe, Ron Carter, Bill Frisell Haven't listened to this one in a LONG time. I don't know why; it's an excellent session. ... Arthur Blythe always brings it.

One of Hawk's very best records, IMO. 5 stars!

Mark Turner, Jeff Ballard, Larry Grenadier - Fly (Savoy)

Mickey Tucker - The Crawl (Muse, 1980)