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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:

Eddie Palmieri - Exploration: Salsa, Descarga, Jazz (Tico)

Latino con Cal Tjader -- with Mongo Santamaria, Willie Bobo & Vince Guaraldi (Fantasy) CD collects 2 Tjader LPs: Demasiado Caliente and Latino! Including Guaraldi's name on the cover is a bit misleading. He only appears on one track.

Good deal. War & Peace is among my very favorite books, and Tolstoy is my favorite author. So, regardless of the list-maker's bona fides, I would have wondered about him if Tolstoy wasn't there!

Interesting list. But one oddity: There are only nine books listed. I presume that the "missing" tenth book is Tolstoy's War & Peace. You really can't have a list of important Russian novels without Lev Nikolayevich!

Somebody should reissue Davis' two LPs originally released on Segué: Makatuka and 6th Sense in the 11th House. Dusty Groove maybe? The latter LP features an all-star rhythm section: Sir Roland Hanna, Richard Davis and Alan Dawson. From what I can gather, the former LP features local musicians from Pittsburgh, where Davis was teaching at the time. Both albums are worth investigating, imho. Here's a sample:

Nice review. Thanks for sharing, CJ! I need to check out the record.

Desert-island renditions of these orchestral songs. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 "In the Year 1905" / Stokowski, Houston SO (Capitol/EMI) It would be difficult to name a recording of DSCH's 11th that I like more than this one.

One of the many wonderful Lacy/Waldron duo collaborations.

Now: Al Haig - Ornithology (Progressive) Earlier: Chris Connor - In Person + I Miss You So (Atlantic)

The music is the same as in the Dexter Mosaic Select set -- but these Capitol sets are downloads only. That said, I'm sure that you could track down the music in CD form if you wanted to. IIRC, it was also released on 3 Blue Note CDs before being compiled in the Mosaic Select set. And of course there was the original 2-LP set.

RIP https://www.newyorker.com/culture/postscript/the-revolutionary-genius-of-cecil-taylor