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Harold Mabern - Wailin' (Prestige) Originally released as 2 LPs: Workin' & Wailin' and Greasy Kids' Stuff and Willis Jackson - West Africa (Muse)

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Norman Connors - Love from the Sun (Buddah) I dig this LP from start to finish. It's a gem. But my favorite track is the opening cut, Herbie's "Revelation." The composition and arrangement could easily have appeared on Speak Like a Child or The Prisoner. ...The way Herbie creates such beautiful harmonies in a small ensemble context is so distinctive! It's a kind of perfection.

Don Friedman - Jazz Dancing (Progressive) The original Japanese LP cover was more interesting:

Don Friedman - Avenue of the Americas (Owl, 1980) Excellent solo piano.

More Carlos Garnett:

Great pic, Coda. Thanks for sharing that.

Thanks, felser. More for the "To Get" list.

I really like this one.

I hear you. I've wondered about it too.

My take: The author didn't have any sort of obligation to share the very personal details about the end of her relationship with Woody Shaw and the start of her relationship with Dexter. The book isn't billed as a "Tell All" -- or even a memoir. I liked the book because I learned a great deal about Dexter, the way he thought about himself and about his music. As for the quality of the writing: It wasn't what you might expect from a professional writer or experienced biographer. But I wasn't expecting that -- and I've certain read many jazz books that were far worse from a writing-quality point of view.

Hugo Rasmussen - Sweets to the Sweet (RCA Denmark, 1978) with Doug Raney and Jesper Thilo. Shelly Manne & His Men - At the Black Hawk, Vol. 2 (Contemporary, 1959) Grooving to Richie Kamuca this morning. Good one.

Earlier: Jimmy Forrest with Shirley Scott - Heart of the Forrest (PAJ) Terrific record. Wanted to hear more Jimmy Forrest, so I'm now playing . . . Jack McDuff - The Honeydripper (Prestige/OJC) with Forrest, Grant Green, and Ben Dixon

Many thanks!

I need to check out those Carlos Garnett records. I know and really like "Black Love" -- but I've never dug any deeper into his discography.

Marzz - Would you mind sharing the URL?

More Mariano on CMP: Philip Catherine, Charlie Mariano, Jasper van 't Hof - Sleep My Love (CMP, 1979) As the title and cover image imply, this music is dreamy and floating -- very different from Crystal Bells. Earlier in the Seventies, these guys billed themselves (and recorded) as Pork Pie. Not sure why they dropped the name for this record.

Yup. Me too.