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Oh yeah. That's a really good record. Jeff, have you heard Interplay? It's a piano/bass duo record (with Linc Milliman), also released in 1970. It's similar to Ambiance, just as adventurous. NP: Freddie Hubbard - Sweet Return (Atlantic)

Sounds good. I'll add it to the list. Thanks for the heads-up. NP: Larry Coryell - The Restful Mind (Vanguard)

I can't help with the photos, since I don't have any of these EPs. In any case, thanks for the news that a new edition of the Tjader book is forthcoming. I'll keep an eye out for it.

Good one! NP: Joanne Brackeen Quartet - Turnaround (Evidence)

MG, I don't have that CD. Do I need to hear it? Earlier this AM: Art Pepper - The Trip (Contemporary / OJC) with George Cables, David Williams, and Elvin Jones I've never heard a better version of "The Summer Knows." Like much of Legrand's music, the tune can easily slip into something that sounds overripe, almost maudlin. But Pepper's version here -- Oh man, by holding back just a little, he kills it. And it's soooo bluesy -- not a adjective that you'd ever naturally associate with this song. NP: The Cannonball Adderley Quintet - Country Preacher: "Live" at Operation Breadbasket (Capitol) with Nat, Joe Zawinul, Walter Booker, and Roy McCurdy I think Zawinul sounds great on this record. (And I don't always feel that way about his playing.)

Shirley Scott - Superstition (Cadet, 1973)

Mickey Tucker - SoJourn (Xanadu, 1977)

Marian McPartland - On 52nd Street (Savoy) Recordings from 1953 with Vinnie Burke or Bob Carter (b) and Joe Morello (d) I really like that one!

Michel Petrucciani - Date with Time (Owl, rec. 1981) Solo piano.

Tommy Flanagan - Eclypso (Inner City, licensed from Enja) with George Mraz & Elvin Jones Yes!!! Purists might object to the use of the electric piano. I LOVE it. And I love how Cedar plays the instrument with such a deft touch. It sounds otherworldly, almost like a celeste. Will check out the Cook County Jail record. Not familiar with that one.

Lucky Thompson - Illuminations (Groove Merchant, 2 LP set) LP 1 - originally released as I Offer You; with Cedar Walton, Sam Jones, and Louis Hayes Lucky makes such a singular and wonderful sound on the soprano sax. Don't get me wrong: I love his tenor playing too. But there's just an ineffable, special something about the way he plays the soprano.

Jimmy Heath - Jimmy (Muse, rec. 1972) Originally released on Cobblestone as The Gap Sealer.

And music too!!! NP:

Happy to help out. It's an excellent book. I think you'll enjoy it.

Listening to this gem again: Recorded in 1972/73, with Chris Laurence (b) & Tony Levin (d).

Exciting news!

blues, Looks like there's some less-expensive copies at alibris.com: https://www.alibris.com/booksearch?keyword=Warne+Marsh+Unsung&mtype=B&hs.x=0&hs.y=0&hs=Submit

Prompted by a recent post by another forum member: Charles Tolliver - Grand Max (Black Lion) and more Tolliver: Music Inc. - Live at Historic Slugs' (Charly; originally on Strata-East)

A couple of Brother Jack McDuff titles this morning: Who Knows What Tomorrow's Gonna Bring? (Blue Note, 1971) Fun to hear Ray Draper get down on the tuba here. Draper also wrote 4 of the 6 tunes. He should've gotten a "featuring Ray Draper" credit on the front cover! The Heatin' System (Cadet, 1972) I've been listening to this over and over lately. It features some outstanding percussion work by two guys who are completely new to me: Greg Williams (d) and Fred "Derf" Walker (cga). Also this: Arnett Cobb is Back! (Progressive, 1978) Cobb's in fine fettle and his rhythm team is outstanding -- Derek Smith (p); George Mraz (b); and Billy Hart (d). Honestly, to this listener's ears, the Mraz - Jabali combination on anything is a guarantee that the rhythm is going to be operating at the highest level. I hope you're enjoying it as much as I have, Mike!

Sir Roland Hanna - Solo Piano (Storyville) This man is a magician.

Dizzy Gillespie - The Big Bands (LRC, recorded 1962 & 1968) Disc 1 There's some excellent music here -- but it's astonishing how bad a job LRC does packaging it. They do all that they can to convey, "Hey, we're cheap!" (And I don't mean value-conscious cheap. I mean slipshod and careless.) Dizzy deserves better.

I don't know that one, erwbol. I'll have to check it out. Thanks for the heads-up.

Billy Harper - Somalia (Evidence, rec. 1993) This is one of Harper's best, imho. It's right there with Capra Black.

Duke Ellington - The Great London Concerts (Jazz Heritage) Recordings from 1963 & 1964