HutchFan

Both of these look interesting.

James Moody - Moody's Mood for the Blues (Prestige/OJC) I keep coming back to Moody over and over again. Love that band, that record!

More samba-jazz: Brazilian Trio - Constelação (Motéma, 2012) with Helio Alves, Nilson Matta & Duduka Da Fonseca This trio has only released two albums so far -- Constelação and Forests (Zoho, 2008). I hope they release more -- because they make terrific music together.

Some Brazilian jazz this morning: Bud Shank & Clare Fischer - Bossa Nova Jazz Samba (Pacific Jazz) João Donato & Eumir Deodato - Donato/Deodato (Muse)

Randy Weston - The Spirits of Our Ancestors (Antilles) Excellent!

Coleman Hawkins - The Bebop Years (Proper) Disc 4 - Picasso

One of my favorites from the 70s.

Brilliant.

Another one of Duke's wonderful Treasury Shows:

Now listening to the companion CD to the Kosei Nenkin disc above:

Coincidentally, I just finished listening to a CTI release also. This one: Now this:

and

John Carter / Bobby Bradford - Self Determination Music (Flying Dutchman, 1970) Some of the most vital, life-affirming music that I've ever heard. . .

Tremendous. ...I'm going to follow your lead and listen to that right now. On the way into work: Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra - A Portrait of Duke Ellington (Verve, 1960) Fischer's arrangements of Ellington's music are very un-Ellingtonian -- very dense, very buttoned-down. So I found myself having to think of this music as something different -- something "not-Ellington" -- to not get hung up on it. When I did, I started to enjoy the music more. Dizzy, of course, sounds great throughout.

Moody in super-chilled mode.

Excellent. Harold Vick - Don't Look Back (Strata-East) I took the leap and plopped for the Pure Pleasure reissue of this LP. It arrived in the mail today (from Dusty Groove), and I'm giving it a first spin right now.

CD compiles two Prestige sessions from '67: Super Soul (with a big band arranged by Richard Evans) and Soul Power.

Brother Jack McDuff - Moon Rappin' (Blue Note)

Rusty Bryant - Legends of Acid Jazz, Vol. 2 (Prestige) Compiles two Bryant LPs from 1971: Fire-Eater and Wildfire.