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

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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.

More "Fathead" Newman:

Quite a few of those Black & Blue CD releases are fetching high dollars in the re-sellers' market these days. . .

Toots with a stellar rhythm section: Joanne Brackeen, Cecil McBee & Freddie Waits.

Absolutely.

Yeah, when it comes to the CBS recs, I prefer Manhattan Symphonie too. And I like Sophisticated Giant better also. But my favorite "post-homecoming" Dexter recordings are from the Keystone Korner: I feel like Dexter's MUCH more simpatico with this band. I love this stuff.

Dexter Gordon - Homecoming: Live at the Village Vanguard (Columbia) Tonight's spin again confirms my long-held impressions about this music: The Woody Shaw / Louis Hayes group was a terrific band, but I don't think their pairing with Dexter -- at least in this instance -- comes off particularly well. Much of the time, it feels like Dexter's straining against them, rather than flying with them. The band is too stiff, too unyielding -- so Dex can never quite SOAR like he does when he's at his best. ... Just my 2 cents.

Eddie Jefferson - Things Are Getting Better (Muse, 1974) with Joe Newman, Billy Mitchell, Mickey Tucker, Sam Jones, and Eddie Gladden Earlier: Kenny Burrell - Recapitulation (Chess, 2 LPs) Burrell is presented in a variety of contexts on this compilation -- and he always sounds good.

I think that's one of Herbie's very best records. 5 stars all the way.

Clark Terry - The Globetrotter (Vanguard) Clark must've really liked that red plaid sport-coat. It (re)appears on the cover of at least one other album. And it seems like I've seen him wearing it in other photos as well. EDIT: Maybe I've been listening to too much CT if I'm noticing these sorts of (trivial) things!

You'll get no argument from me on that point. Ya Yo Me Curé is a special record.

Charles Earland - Organomically Correct (Savoy) Nice compilation of late-70's Muse cuts.