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Spinning this superb Tommy Flanagan LP again: All three of them sound fantastic, but George Mraz is really catching my ear tonight.

Listening to a couple Cal Tjader LPs: Amazonas (Fantasy, 1976) Last Night When We Were Young: Cal Tjader with Strings (Fantasy, 1975)

Machito Orchestra - Fireworks (Coco/Charly)

More 1970s jazz from California: Cal Tjader - The Grace Cathedral Concert (Fantasy, rec. 1976) with Lonnie Hewitt (el p); Rob Fisher (b); Pete Riso (d); and Poncho Sanchez (cga)

Charles Owens' Mother Lode - I Stand Alone (Vault / Essential Media Group, 1971) This record features Charles Owens (fs, ss, fl) with some fellow West Coast heavies: Oscar Brashear (tr); Thurman Green (tb); Woody Murray (vib); Dwight Dickerson (el p); Paul Smith (el b); William Jeffrey (d); Bobby Thompson (d, tamb); Ricardo Torres (cga).

Eddie Palmieri - Vamonos Pa'l Monte (Tico)

Thanks for sharing. Excellent article.

Keith Jarrett - Mysteries / Shades (ABC Impulse) with Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden & Paul Motian Brilliant.

James Moody's Heritage Hum (Perception) Lots of Moody flute!

Now spinning this (again): Lucky Thompson - Illuminations (Groove Merchant)

Oh yeah. That's a really good record. Jeff, have you heard Interplay? It's a piano/bass duo record (with Linc Milliman), also released in 1970. It's similar to Ambiance, just as adventurous. NP: Freddie Hubbard - Sweet Return (Atlantic)

Sounds good. I'll add it to the list. Thanks for the heads-up. NP: Larry Coryell - The Restful Mind (Vanguard)

I can't help with the photos, since I don't have any of these EPs. In any case, thanks for the news that a new edition of the Tjader book is forthcoming. I'll keep an eye out for it.

Good one! NP: Joanne Brackeen Quartet - Turnaround (Evidence)

MG, I don't have that CD. Do I need to hear it? Earlier this AM: Art Pepper - The Trip (Contemporary / OJC) with George Cables, David Williams, and Elvin Jones I've never heard a better version of "The Summer Knows." Like much of Legrand's music, the tune can easily slip into something that sounds overripe, almost maudlin. But Pepper's version here -- Oh man, by holding back just a little, he kills it. And it's soooo bluesy -- not a adjective that you'd ever naturally associate with this song. NP: The Cannonball Adderley Quintet - Country Preacher: "Live" at Operation Breadbasket (Capitol) with Nat, Joe Zawinul, Walter Booker, and Roy McCurdy I think Zawinul sounds great on this record. (And I don't always feel that way about his playing.)

Shirley Scott - Superstition (Cadet, 1973)

Mickey Tucker - SoJourn (Xanadu, 1977)

Marian McPartland - On 52nd Street (Savoy) Recordings from 1953 with Vinnie Burke or Bob Carter (b) and Joe Morello (d) I really like that one!

Michel Petrucciani - Date with Time (Owl, rec. 1981) Solo piano.

Tommy Flanagan - Eclypso (Inner City, licensed from Enja) with George Mraz & Elvin Jones Yes!!! Purists might object to the use of the electric piano. I LOVE it. And I love how Cedar plays the instrument with such a deft touch. It sounds otherworldly, almost like a celeste. Will check out the Cook County Jail record. Not familiar with that one.

Lucky Thompson - Illuminations (Groove Merchant, 2 LP set) LP 1 - originally released as I Offer You; with Cedar Walton, Sam Jones, and Louis Hayes Lucky makes such a singular and wonderful sound on the soprano sax. Don't get me wrong: I love his tenor playing too. But there's just an ineffable, special something about the way he plays the soprano.

Jimmy Heath - Jimmy (Muse, rec. 1972) Originally released on Cobblestone as The Gap Sealer.

And music too!!! NP:

Happy to help out. It's an excellent book. I think you'll enjoy it.

Listening to this gem again: Recorded in 1972/73, with Chris Laurence (b) & Tony Levin (d).