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OH YEAH, felser! I'm on board for the Hutch/Land (no surprise) AND the Bartz! I've (we've) mentioned it before, but I'm still hoping for a Mal Waldron Victor Japan set. It would include his collaborations with Terumasa Hino & Jackie McLean -- as well as solo sets. All hard-to-find & expensive records. All outstanding. Yeah, I've noticed that too. ...and I'm sorta bummed about it. I think there's PLENTY of relatively-recent music that deserves wider exposure / the "Mosaic treatment." But I guess it all comes down to the preferences of the guys who are running the show. I guess you can't fault them for that.

I'm with you, Mike. I think they're "important" records -- and I also happen to really, really like them. I probably listen to Sextant the least -- perhaps because Gleeson seems to be the most prominent on that one (?) -- but I still think it's a tremendous record. I just like the two WB records more.

Charlie Mariano - Crystal Bells (CMP, 1980) with Charlie Mariano (as, ss, nadaswaram, bamboo fl); Stu Goldberg (p, el p, synth); Gene Perla (b); Don Alias (d, perc, cga, vo) On this one, Mariano is paired with the excellent Stone Alliance Perla & Alias rhythm team. Add Goldberg's synth and the music sounds sort of like Weather Report -- but not in a derivative sense. It's just similarly expansive, world-fusion-y, percussive, and electric. ... Or, as Forrest Gump would say, "I like it a lot."

Listening to the cuts from this LP that are available on YouTube: Bu Pleasant - Ms. Bu (Muse, 1974) EDIT: Some strong Harold Vick tenor here. . . . I need to get a hold of this LP.

NP: The Luis Russell Story: 1929-1934 (Retrieval) Loads of fun. ... And "Red" Allen!!! Earlier: Lucky Thompson - I Offer You (Groove Merchant) Lucky Thompson - S/T (Inner City; from Vogue) That's my "desert-island" Ben!

Woody Shaw - Live, Volume Three (HighNote) Recorded at the Keystone Korner in 1977

Larry Willis - Inner Crisis (Groove Merchant, 1973) with Harold Vick and Roland Prince

Renee Rosnes - As We Are Now (Blue Note, 1997) with Chris Potter, Christian McBride and Jack DeJohnette

That's interesting, Rooster. I've tried and tried to connect with those two Henderson Capricorn records, but I still don't enjoy them as much as other records in "Herbie's orbit." For me, Mwandishi is still THE record from that time & place. Again, as you say, purely personal taste at work here.

Prompted by the KW talk: Kenny Wheeler, Norma Winstone and John Taylor with The Maritime Jazz Orchestra - Siren's Song (Justin Time, 1997) Nice. Thanks again. I have a dozen or so Kenny Wheeler records. But his music is so consistently excellent that I feel like I could keep digging and digging for a LONG time -- and I'd still be discovering gem after gem.

Thank you for the info, gents. I'm going to keep an eye out for this one.

Yes. I would too!

Jaki Byard - Solo / Strings (Prestige) 5 stars.

Sonny Stitt Quartet featuring Jimmy Jones - The Sonny Side of Stitt (Fresh Sound, 2 CDs) Now streaming selected cuts via Amazon Prime. This set collects four LPs originally released on Roost. I've been on a Stitt kick lately. Feel like I've sort of "broke through" with him. In the past, I'd never given much thought to Stitt one way or the other. Wasn't a fan, wasn't not a fan. Now, I'm definitely a fan. ...I also discovered that I like Stitt's music best when he's NOT playing super-fast, boppish lines. Plus, I'd rather hear him play tenor rather than alto. Anyhow, it's fun to discover someone "new" when they've been sitting under your nose in plain sight for forever.

Marzz, that looks interesting. I wasn't even aware of it. Good stuff? NP:

A most excellent tradition. NP:

Bill Barron - Variations in Blue (Muse) Sonny Stitt - So Doggone Good (Prestige) James Moody - Heritage Hum (Perception) The Dizzy Gillespie Reunion Big Band - 20th and 30th Anniversary (MPS/Verve)

Superb. NP: I think this is what Ellington had in mind when he described the very best music & musicians as being "Beyond Category."

Sonny Stitt - It's Magic (Delmark, 1969) Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Sonny Stitt - For Musicians Only (Verve, 1958)

Reminds me of Junior Cook.

More Chico Hamilton: Chico Hamilton - The Chico Hamilton Special (Columbia, 1961) Not as powerful as Chic, Chic, Chico -- but it's still damn good music. This is another one that's never reissued in digital format. It's now January 31, and 2019 is nigh! Best wishes to my fellow jazz-brothers and -sisters on organissimo.com. I hope that every one of you have a fantastic new year.

Oh yeah.

EDIT: This is a damn fine record. So glad I happened to stumble across the LP. ... I'm still surprised that it's never been reissued in any digital format. Very odd.