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I know. BIG bummer. He was only 60. RIP Flip.

Wow! That's some lineup... I'm not at all familiar with this album, but will definitely be on the lookout for it. Apparently, there's a second album from the same sessions, Drum Song, also released on Galaxy. Here are the details from jazzdiscography.com: Date: October 10-12, 1978 Location: Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA Label: Galaxy Philly Joe Jones (ldr), Charles Bowen (ss, ts), Harold Land (ts), Blue Mitchell (t, fh), Slide Hampton (tb), Cedar Walton (p), Marc Johnson (b), Philly Joe Jones (d) a.a-01 Trailways - 6:54 (Philly Joe Jones) / arr: Slide Hampton Galaxy LP 12": GXY 5122 — Advance! (1979)b.a-02 Invitation - 6:57 (Bronislau Kaper, Paul Francis Webster) Galaxy LP 12": GXY 5122 — Advance! (1979)c.a-03 Helena - 5:56 (Atlee Chapman) / arr: Philly Joe Jones Galaxy LP 12": GXY 5122 — Advance! (1979)d.b-01 Midnight Waltz [aka Twilight Waltz] - 10:58 (Cedar Walton) Galaxy LP 12": GXY 5122 — Advance! (1979)e.b-02 Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - 8:12 (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) Galaxy LP 12": GXY 5122 — Advance! (1979)f.c-01 Our Delight - 6:13 (Tadd Dameron) / arr: Slide Hampton Galaxy LP 12": GXY 5153 — Drum Song (1985)g.c-02 I Waited For You - 5:43 (Walter 'Gil' Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie) Galaxy LP 12": GXY 5153 — Drum Song (1985)h.c-03 Bird - 6:32 (Slide Hampton) / arr: Slide Hampton Galaxy LP 12": GXY 5153 — Drum Song (1985)i.d-01 Two Bass Hit - 5:16 (Dizzy Gillespie, John Lewis) / arr: Slide Hampton Galaxy LP 12": GXY 5153 — Drum Song (1985)j.d-02 Hi-Fly - 7:44 (Randy Weston) Galaxy LP 12": GXY 5153 — Drum Song (1985)k.d-03 Drum Song - 6:19 (Slide Hampton) / arr: Slide Hampton Galaxy LP 12": GXY 5153 — Drum Song (1985)All titles on: Milestone CD: MCD 47094-2 — Drum Songs (2002)Charles Bowen (ss) on a, k; (ts) on c, f, h-j; Harold Land (ts) on a-c, f, h-i, k; Blue Mitchell (t) on b-c, e-f, h-i, k;(fh) on a; Slide Hampton (tb) on a, c, f-i, k.

Picked up these four LPs today: - Max Roach Quartet - Chattahoochee Red (Columbia) After hearing Pictures in a Frame (Soul Note), I wanted to hear the next recording by this band (with Odean Pope, Cecil Bridgewater, and Calvin Hill). This is it. - Sal Nistico - Neo/Nistico (Beehive) I likely won't spring for the Mosaic Beehive set, so I decided to go for this one. Plus it was one of the LPs at the center of the "Great Organissimo-Ethan Iverson Mosaic Beehive Set Review Controversy / Smack-Down of 2015." How could I resist? - Mal Waldron & Gary Peacock - First Encounter (Catalyst/Victor) I've wanted this for a LONG time. It was one of the few 1970s Waldron records that I'd never heard. Listening now. Woo-hoo!!! - Philly Joe Jones - Advance (Galaxy) with Harold Land, Blue Mitchell, Cedar Walton, et al. What's not to like???

OJC reissue

Oh HELL yeah!

Guys, I will say this about Iverson's blog: I enjoy it. Sure, I disagree with some of his musical opinions -- for example, he doesn't think much of Martial Solal or James Williams or Chick Corea. I like them. But so what? Even when I disagree, I think it's interesting because Iverson is enthusiastic about the music, and he's sharing that enthusiam. He's a fan, and you can sense it. I particularly like Iverson's interviews. Fellow-musicians seem to open up to him in ways that they wouldn't with "normal" interviewers. (In some ways, they remind me of the interviews in Art Taylor's book.) For example, in his interview with Fred Hersch, Hersch seems much more open that he would have been otherwise. I really dug their "shop talk" -- even when Hersch was bagging on my man Richie Beirach! I'm not a musician and I'm not on the scene, so that sort of thing is rare & interesting to me. All that said, I haven't read Iverson's Beehive box set review, nor have I heard most of that music. So I'm not in any position to comment on y'all's comments. ...I'm just sayin'.

Ah, OK. Thanks Jim. A shame that the big boys never got this right. Such a magnificent record.

Is Essential Jazz Classics a PD label? Or are they a Uni imprint?

In the shops that I frequent here in Atlanta, I'd say that ECM LPs are typically priced between $6 and $9. Super-common ones are often less.

I buy lots of vinyl, and 99% of it is used. New titles are typically too pricey for my budget. Also, vinyl reissues tend to be "classics" that I often already own on CD. (And, in most cases, I'm not interested in owning titles in multiple formats.) I'd guess that about two-thirds of my record purchases are from brick-and-mortar stores; the other third is via the web (mostly discogs and ebay). I think the price of used jazz LPs are -- for the most part -- still remarkably low. Most of the vinyl that I buy is in the $4 to $6 price range. Occasionally, I'll go for something more expensive -- especially if it's something that I've been seeking for a while. For example, last week, I bought a Max Roach LP on Soul Note from Wax n Facts here in Atlanta. It was in near-mint condition, and I paid $10 for it. Some examples of great, inexpensive LPs that I bought in the last couple months: - Paul Desmond - S/T (Artists House) - $4 - Nick Brignola/Pepper Adams - Baritone Madness (Beehive) - $6 - Miroslav Vitous - First Meeting (ECM) - $6 - Lew Tabackin - Tabackin (Inner City) - $5 - Sam Most - The Attic of My Mind (Xanadu) - $3 - Rein de Graaff/Dick Vennik Quartet - Modal Soul (Timeless/Muse) - $5 Recently, I've paid more for other titles by Charles McPherson, Ronnie Mathews, and Ira Sullivan. These were mail-order buys. But even then I didn't pay more than $15. Obviously, most of my recent collecting has focused on jazz in the 1970s. With a few exceptions (like Strata East, mentioned above), most LPs from this era are very reasonably priced. I suppose that's because they're not considered "collectible" -- like Blue Note titles from the 50s and 60s, etc. That's fine by me.

Bev, I agree with your "Parable of the Bus Driver"... to a point. Booster-ism for (or criticism of) any given performer or conductor -- especially when it's taken to extremes -- can get ridiculous. But I would also say that I've heard many, many recordings of classical works that struck me as lifeless and flat. Then, subsequently, I've heard the same work performed by a different ensemble/performer and found myself thunderstruck. I would suggest that classical music performance is analogous to drama, the process of staging a play. If you see "Hamlet" performed by a high school drama club, you have certain expectations -- especially compared to what you might see from, say, the Royal Shakespeare Company. But you also might find profound differences in interpretation between two different RSC productions of the same play. Even though the exact same words are spoken, there are different actors, different directors, different lighting, different staging, and on and on. So the overall effect can be vastly different. Or not. It just depends.

Finally getting around to watching The Wire (Season 1). My wife told me this was REALLY good. She was right.

Different live. That makes sense. I'm definitely game if Wayne's on fire. The later studio albums? Meh. Just my take, of course.

I prefer the Vitous era band too. That's heresy, I know, to the many Jaco fans out there. But those later Weather Report recordings have just never grabbed me. To my ears, the 2-CD Live in Tokyo set from January 1972 is Weather Report at their peak.

Good one, Jim. That made me laugh. Revealing shins or no, that's one UGLY cover. Puts me in the mind of Pepto-Bismol. EDIT: No disrespect intended towards the musicians. Can't say that I'm on board with the graphic artist or the photographer though.

Nice article. Thanks for sharing.

Yes!

Wish those would be reissued.

Good to hear that Sonny's still on the scene. Great musician!!!

So sorry to hear this news. I'm sad that he's gone. But I'm grateful for all of the wonderful music that he made and the legacy he left behind for all of us to enjoy. I'm with you, Peter. I think Phil made great music from the beginning of his career to the end.

Got these two LPs today: Mickey Tucker - Mister Mysterious (Muse) w/ Frank Foster, Cecil Bridgewater, Pepper Adams, Cecil McBee, Eddie Gladden, Ray Mantilla & Azzedin Weston Sam Jones - The Bassist! (Discovery) w/ Kenny Barron & Keith Copeland

I was at that session. I'm jealous. I never got the chance to hear Roland Hanna in person. He's one of my all-time favorite pianists.

Yes! One of the glories of jazz: It's seemingly inexhaustible. There's always more to discover.

Misses the entire point of the topic. Check. Makes it about R&B. Check. "The Hucklebuck". Check. Erroneously labels R&B classics as "jazz songs". Check. "Another way is to think of songs that just won't go away, but keep coming back." Brilliant! Now I get it! They must keep coming back because... they're... standards? Sheesh, Jim. We're all just here to have some good fun. Why the harsh vibe?

Ah, didn't know that, mike. Thanks for the heads up. EDIT: I deleted the note in my entry above.