HutchFan

George Cables - Why Not (Why Not) with Tony Dumas (b) and Carl Burnett (d) Five stars.

This again: Ella Fitzgerald - Newport Jazz Festival: Live at Carnegie Hall, July 5, 1973 (Columbia)

Yes.

Opus 5 - Pentasonic (Criss Cross) Sheila Jordan - Portrait of Sheila (Blue Note)

Yeah! Me too! And, while they're at it, they should bring in Anthony Davis on piano -- since he seemed to run & record with both of those guys.

Max Roach featuring Anthony Braxton - Birth & Rebirth (Black Saint)

I will say this about Burton: Crystal Silence was THE record that turned me on to ECM. And I think that all of the records that Burton made with Corea are -- at a minimum -- excellent. I really like this Burton LP too -- and I only heard it for the first time recently: Not at all the meditative thing that Burton had going with Corea. On this one, Roy Haynes throws down. OTOH: I've never been able to make headway into the records Burton made with Eberhard Weber -- Passengers and Ring. Same with Burton's record of Carla Bley compositions, Dreams So Real. . . . Other folks love 'em though. So make of it what you will!

DBQ - Jazz at the College of the Pacific (Fantasy) The MJQ - Fontessa (Atlantic) So great. ESPECIALLY the four tracks that made up the original 2-LP set.

I don't know. He made some excellent records with Anthony Davis and Chico Freeman back in the late-70s and early-80s. But I haven't really heard anything from him since then. Speaking of Anthony Davis... He's another guy that seemed to just disappear from the scene.

I wouldn't say that Burton was "the pioneer" of four-mallet technique. I would say that he was "a pioneer."

impossible, I wouldn't say that Burton is the ONLY influence on how people approach the vibraphone today. I'd say that Hutcherson and some of the others that you mentioned have been equally influential. But I do agree with you that Burton's influence has been tremendous, and in some aspect greater than some of these others due to the fact that Burton's taught at Berklee for so long. But the "only" influence?!?! I think that's a stretch. Think about it: Stefon Harris and Warren Wolf are probably the two most popular "younger" vibraphonists out there today, and they're both squarely in the Bags --> Hutcherson lineage.

The Phil Woods Quintet + One - Flash (Concord) Helluva band with Hal Galper and Tom Harrell. Trombonist Hal Crook is the guest.

Yesterday, I made a quick run up to McKay's in Chattanooga. I brought these home: CDs Dave Brubeck Quartet - 25th Anniversary Reunion (A&M Horizon) Joey Calderazzo - Haiku (Marsalis Music) Either/Orchestra - The Half-Life of Desire (Accurate) Ella Fitzgerald - Newport Jazz Festival: Live at Carnegie Hall, 1973 (Columbia) Frank Foster & the Loud Minority (Mainstream/Jazz Heritage) Sheila Jordan - Portrait of Sheila (Blue Note) Bill Mays/Ray Drummond - One to One (DMP) Carmen McRae - Carmen Sings Monk (RCA Bluebird) Bennie Wallace - Talk of the Town (Enja) LPs Tim Berne - Fulton Street Maul (Columbia) Jack Walrath - Neohippus (Blue Note) McKay's is fun. You never know what you'll find. And their prices are usually good too. I really like that one, duaneiac.

Ari Hoenig - Punkbop: Live at Smalls (Smalls Live)

Carmen McRae - Carmen Sings Monk (Bluebird) Yep. If I were one of the authors of the Penguin Guide to Jazz, I'd give Olé Coltrane a "crown."

Disc 1

Joanne Brackeen - Snooze (Choice) with Cecil McBee & the ubiquitous Billy Hart Every single record that Joanne Brackeen made in the 1970s is OUTSTANDING, imho. Not one false step.

Totally agree that none of them suck. But I definitely prefer Hutch's "less straight-ahead" records on Blue Note to those he made for Columbia. I'm thinking of records like San Francisco, Montara or even Linger Lane. (I'm not thinking of Natural Illusions, which I consider to be Bobby's one-and-only dud. And I blame Wade Marcus for that one.) Even Un Poco Loco, which seems to have much potential on paper, just doesn't quite ignite like you HOPE it would. Is it the Dale Oehler arrangements? It could be, but I'm not sure. It just seems like something's getting in the way of Bobby being Bobby. All that said, I'm glad to have Hutcherson's Columbia records. ...I should pull 'em out and give 'em a spin to see if what I hear matches what I remember of them. It's been years since I last heard them. EDIT: Just now put Conception: The Gift of Love on my 'table. First impression: "Damn," I say to myself. "This sounds better than I remember!"

Clark Terry & Paul Gonsalves - Daylight Express Clark Terry & His Orchestra Featuring Paul Gonsalves Paul Gonsalves & Ray Nance - Just a-Sittin' and a-Rockin' Johnny Hodges - The Smooth One Ben Webster - See You at the Fair

Ken, I read your interview with Mabern earlier this afternoon. Good work! I enjoyed your Denny Zeitlin and Bobby Avey record reviews too.

Frank Foster - Swing! (Challenge) with Ted Dunbar (g), Mickey Tucker (p), Earl May (b), and the always-wonderful Billy Hart (d) Really enjoying this.

I've been listening to Anthony Davis this afternoon: Song for the Old World (India Navigation, 1978) Of Blues and Dreams (Sackville, 1979) Great music.

I'm giving this new-to-me LP a first spin: Frank Foster and the Loud Minority - Shiny Stockings (Denon, 1978) Sounds good -- both music- and audio-wise.

NP: The Bruce Foreman Quartet with Special Guest Bobby Hutcherson - Full Circle (Concord) with George Cables, Jeff Carney & Eddie Marshall The cover of my LP is autographed by Foreman, Hutcherson & Cables. I wish they'd been inscribed to me! But they were already there when I bought the used LP many years ago. The original owner, "Susan" (from the inscriptions), also inserted a flyer from the Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society in the jacket sleeve. Apparently, this was a regular jazz & classical music gathering spot -- in a beach house in El Granada, California that also served as a B&B. They brought in some terrific musicians! Along with Foreman's Quartet, the line-up on the flyer features The Timeless All Stars, Freddie Hubbard, Kenny Barron, McCoy Tyner, and John Abercrombie! That's in one three-month period! (And I'm not even bothering to mention the wonderful classical musicians they booked.) EDIT: I just Googled "Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society" and it's still going strong. http://www.bachddsoc.org/