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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! 🙂

Nice! Another one for the list!

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with NHØP & Tootie Heath Perfection of a sort.

Just saw this on Dusty Groove: Set for release in November 2019. Another disc that I'll be getting in this interesting series.

I agree!

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