HutchFan

This LP has been in heavy rotation lately at my house:

Sam Rivers with Dave Holland & Barry Altschul - The Quest (Red, 1976)

Thanks gents. I'd assumed that was a compilation. My mistake.

Joe Chambers with Larry Young - Double Exposure (Muse, 1978)

Sadly true of much of Patterson's discography. My fave Patterson LP These Are Soulful Days has never been reissued either.

Rodney Jones - Articulation (Timeless, 1978)

Airto - Natural Feelings (Buddah, 1970) with Flora, Sivuca, Hermeto, Ron Carter

Steve Kuhn's Remembering Tomorrow is probably my favorite record with Joey Baron: This features some incredible drumming! Very atmospheric, colorful, non-linear.

Prompted by Herbie musings on another thread: This is the neglected masterpiece of Herbie's discography, imho.

Rooster, I think you could make a good argument that Mwandishi and Crossings represent a extension of the "Evans-ish" musical ideas on Speak Like a Child and The Prisoner. Of course, by the time of the Mwandishi band, Herbie had "gone electric," so the connection isn't as obvious as it might've been. But listen to a tune like "You'll Know When You Get There" off Mwandishi. With a few changes in instrumentation, it could have easily been on Speak Like a Child or The Prisoner. It's no coincidence that Herbie's Mwandishi band was a sextet -- more instruments for those Evans-like textures and harmonies. OTOH, by the time of Sextant with Patrick Gleeson's increasing role in the group, I think that Evan-ish harmony thing became less evident. To me, that record feels very different than the two albums that preceded it. That's where I would mark Herbie's big stylistic break -- after Crossings but before Sextant. Just my 2 cents. I would never regard Herbie's music as over-rated. As a performer, he can be frustrating -- and I think I understand what people are saying about his perfectionism. His music sometimes feels dry, as if he's holding back. But, to this listener's ear, Herbie's music at its best -- and that's what we should always judge an artist by, right? -- is indelible, unique, transfixing. I love it.

So true. After reading Cathy Sloane's Keystone Korner: Portrait of a Jazz Club, I was even more disappointed that I never had an opportunity to hear music there. Speaking of Farewell Keystone, here are two of Sloane's photos from her book -- Hutch & Cedar performing at the Keystone:

Prompted Peter's post, I'm giving this one a spin.

Yesterday evening: Martial Solal - En Solo (RCA France, 1972) Now: Martial Solal - My One and Only Love: Live at Theater Gütersloh (Intuition, 2018) Both solo. Both fascinating.

with Michel Petrucciani, Dave Holland and Ed Blackwell Blackwell steals the show.

Jane Ira Bloom - Meets Jackson Pollack: Chasing Paint (Arabesque) with Fred Hersch, Mark Dresser, and Bobby Previte Excellent.

Renee Rosnes - Ancestors (Blue Note)

First one that came to mind for me: Outside of classical: