HutchFan

So good.

Stanley Turrentine & Milt Jackson - Cherry (CTI)

Wonderful. NP:

Another book that explores similar questions -- although perhaps they're pitched from a more "psychological" point of view (rather than from "the muscian's intention" perspective with which Larry opened the discussion) -- is Music and the Mind by Anthony Storr.

This is something special. I only discovered it recently, but it's already one of my favorite jazz records with vocals. I think this set is even better than Carmen's more well-known Great American Songbook on Atlantic.

More early-70s soul jazz:

I don't think there's any "language of the brain" that isn't emotional at some root level. That is, even our most "rational states" are circumstances that evoke the feeling of rationality. I guess I agree with William James on this point; in one of his essays he called it "the sentiment of rationality." And I think this why music can have such a powerful effect on us. As a listener, music offers the possibility of bypassing the "linguistic, rational stuff" that's laid on top of our experience (what Jim's calling the "trailing edge") and going directly to something that's more primal . . . the "leading edge"? By the way, I've got to say that I absolutely love this forum and this thread. I often feel like a freak, walking around, thinking about these sorts of questions. That there's someone else out there grappling with these same things -- even if you come to COMPLETELY different conclusions! -- well, it's nice to know that there are others. So thank you. Enough of that. Back to the discussion!

First spin of this new-to-me LP: Bobby Hackett with Zoot Sims, Bucky Pizzarelli, Hank Jones, Richard Davis & Mel Lewis - Strike Up the Band (Flying Dutchman) Zoot always sounds good. That feeling of anticipation is often so delicious.

Listening to Lucky Thompson tonight.

Two VERY different views of LvB's Sixth, both favorites:

More CT records: Clark Terry's Big B-A-D Band - Live! At Buddy's Place (Vanguard) Clark Terry Quartet featuring Red Mitchell - Funk Dumplin's (Matrix)

Bobo Stenson - Anders Jormin - Jon Christensen - Reflections (ECM, 1996) A superb trio.

I've been listening to Woody Shaw also -- in this instance, as a sideman with the Louis Hayes/Junior Cook Quintet: Ichi-Ban (Timeless, rec. 1976)

Erroll Garner, people! Erroll Garner!!! . . . Hell yeah.

Jimmy Knepper Sextet - Tell Me . . . (Daybreak, 1979) with Eddie Engels (tr, fln); Dick Vennik (ts); Nico Bunink (p); Harry Emmery (b); John Engels (d)

NP: Nat Adderley Septet - Don't Look Back (SteepleChase, 1976) with Onaje Allan Gumbs, John Stubblefield, Ken McIntyre, a.o.