HutchFan

Thanks, felser. More for the "To Get" list.

I really like this one.

I hear you. I've wondered about it too.

My take: The author didn't have any sort of obligation to share the very personal details about the end of her relationship with Woody Shaw and the start of her relationship with Dexter. The book isn't billed as a "Tell All" -- or even a memoir. I liked the book because I learned a great deal about Dexter, the way he thought about himself and about his music. As for the quality of the writing: It wasn't what you might expect from a professional writer or experienced biographer. But I wasn't expecting that -- and I've certain read many jazz books that were far worse from a writing-quality point of view.

Hugo Rasmussen - Sweets to the Sweet (RCA Denmark, 1978) with Doug Raney and Jesper Thilo. Shelly Manne & His Men - At the Black Hawk, Vol. 2 (Contemporary, 1959) Grooving to Richie Kamuca this morning. Good one.

Earlier: Jimmy Forrest with Shirley Scott - Heart of the Forrest (PAJ) Terrific record. Wanted to hear more Jimmy Forrest, so I'm now playing . . . Jack McDuff - The Honeydripper (Prestige/OJC) with Forrest, Grant Green, and Ben Dixon

Many thanks!

I need to check out those Carlos Garnett records. I know and really like "Black Love" -- but I've never dug any deeper into his discography.

Marzz - Would you mind sharing the URL?

More Mariano on CMP: Philip Catherine, Charlie Mariano, Jasper van 't Hof - Sleep My Love (CMP, 1979) As the title and cover image imply, this music is dreamy and floating -- very different from Crystal Bells. Earlier in the Seventies, these guys billed themselves (and recorded) as Pork Pie. Not sure why they dropped the name for this record.

Yup. Me too.

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.