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More Jimmy Rowles:

This again:

Now: Earlier:

Excellent Latin-Jazz, I'd say. I'm a big fan of Bill O'Connell.

First spin: Sonora Ponceña - Sabor Sureño (Inca, 1974) My LP is the newly reissued Craft 180-gram vinyl.

NP: This CD compiles two Fantasy LPs: Agua Dulce (rec. 1971) and Live at the Funky Quarters (rec. 1972)

One of Bobby's masterpieces.

One can hardly go wrong with the pairing of Mel Tormé and Marty Paich.

Now listening to some Sweet Poppa Lou: R.I.P. An excellent session!

Real Gone Music vinyl reissue

Now spinning:

It is sobering.

NP: with Miroslav Vitous and Roy Haynes (R.I.P.)

Now: "Las Cuevas de Mario" !!! Last night: with Tommy Flanagan, Reggie Workman, and Joe Chambers Yes! Griffin & Lockjaw are brilliant on their own -- but they're even better together.

Well, this is an ENORMOUS question! I would say that Ives occupies a very UNIQUE place in American musical culture -- because some regard him as one of the most important (perhaps THE most important) "classical composer" that America has ever produced -- while others regard him as something of a crank, an amateur who specialized in outrageous effects. I suppose it's obvious that I align with the former rather than the latter. If you haven't seen it, you might want to explore the site that I built in Ives' honor. It's quite old now; I haven't touched it in nearly 20 years. But most of the information is still relevant. https://www.musicweb-international.com/ives/ Exploring the site will give you a better sense of why I hold Ives' music in such high regard.