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Mike Wofford Trio - Live at Athenaeum Jazz (Capri) with Peter Washington & Victor Lewis Doc Watson - Southbound (Vanguard) "He had the nerve and he had the blood / And there never was a horse like the Tennessee stud..."

Yep, I thought the same thing about hearing Prime Time in this music. The Players and Peregrinations have a big, fat bottoms with a keening alto across the top -- just like Prime Time. Glad you're enjoying it.

I think I'll check it out. I've just read the introduction (on Amazon) and the review that ghost posted. I don't know how much Chinen's aesthetics line up with my own -- some of the musicians that he's writing about don't much appeal to me -- but it sounds like Chinen is touching on some interesting, BIG topics: Jazz vs. "Jazz", the tension between the jazz tradition and the broader culture. Knowing what I know about the book (which, like I've said, is practically nothing), it sounds like Chinen might exploring some of the same territory that Howard Mandel did in his book about Miles, Ornette, and Cecil. The sub-title of that book is Jazz Beyond Jazz. Anything that stirs the pot a bit is (or at least can be) good, right? And, like Steve points out, at least he's writing about contemporary musicians. That counts for something. (Or at least it does for me.)

Earlier this morning, on the way into work: James Moody - Feelin' It Together (Muse / Savoy) Now: The Bill Evans Trio - I Will Say Goodbye (Fantasy / OJC)

Chico Hamilton - Peregrinations (Blue Note, 1975) This is really good, very unique.

James Moody - Heritage Hum (Perception, 1972) with Mike Longo, Sam Jones, Freddie Waits

Bucky Pizzarelli with Joe Venuti - Nightwings (Flying Dutchman) Jimmy Smith featuring Kenny Burrell & Grady Tate - Organ Grinder Swing (Verve) James Moody - Moody & the Brass Figures (Milestone / OJC)

More James Moody: A bit of trivia: This was the first Muse album to be released.

I've always thought of Mode for Joe as being sorta like Coltrane's Africa/Brass. Interesting, but slightly off to the side.

Now listening to Jack McDuff's The Heatin' System (Cadet) via YT:

Thanks Allen & Milestones for your feedback. Looks like I should check it out. EDIT: And thanks too to the mod who moved the thread to the correct category.

Last night & this morning -- a bevy of Dizzy: I really like Stanley Cowell's composition "Maimoun" on that LP.

It's a FANTASTIC record, Mike. I made a 70s-jazz Various Artists compilation for my son a while back, and his very favorite cut was Moody's version of "Freedom Jazz Dance" from Never Again!

Junior Cook - Pressure Cooker (Affinity, rec. 1977) Very nice. With a ROCK SOLID band: Mickey Tucker (p); Cecil McBee (b) (Juini Booth takes McBee's place on a couple cuts); and Leroy Williams (d). The Pointer Sisters and Boismortier. I LOVE that.

If I were to pick one Randy Weston record for my desert island, it would likely be The Spirits of Our Ancestors. But I also think there's something special about his solo piano recordings. When Weston performs alone, his very personal approach to the piano is on full display. Blues to Africa (Freedom) and African Nite (Owl) are two of my favorites. Weston's duo record with Vishnu Wood, Perspective (Denon), is another superb recording.

That's the first Randy Weston record I ever bought/heard. I've been a Weston fan ever since.

Sam Yahel - In the Blink of an Eye (Naxos)

Good deal. Thanks, duaneiac!

Illinois Jacquet this morning:

I just stumbled across this book, and it looks like it might be very interesting: Pressed for All Time: Producing the Great Jazz Albums from Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday to Miles Davis and Diana Krall by Michael Jarrett (University of North Carolina Press, 2016) Amazon "Look Inside" preview available here. Has anyone read it? If so, have any thoughts?

Today, during a lunchtime record store run, I found Tommy Flanagan's Thelonica on PRISTINE Enja vinyl ...for a whopping $5. I downloaded Thelonica from emusic.com years ago. And I've been meaning to upgrade to CD or vinyl for years. As my Dad likes to say when something goes his way, "I caught a plum."

You won't regret buying it.