HutchFan

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)