HutchFan

My boss gave me a $100 gift card for Christmas, so I splurged and bought three Bobby Hutcherson LPs -- Happenings, Oblique, and Medina -- even though I already have these albums on CD. Now spinning: This is the first Tone Poet I've ever heard, and -- I've gotta admit -- the AQ is remarkable. Of course, the music is stupendous. But I knew that already.

Liebman is a hustler. The man does not coast. He's continued to grow and evolve, making terrific music throughout his long career. I admire that.

More Monk: Disc 2

This again:

Just a first impression: It's excellent, comparable to The Tokyo Concert. But Gomez's bass is more prominent.

Dave Liebman Quintet - Doin' It Again (Timeless, 1979) with Terumasa Hino, John Scofield, Ron McClure, and Adam Nussbaum

NY Times obit: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/arts/music/martial-solal-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.hU4.okc9.O6ag4CJ_Bh6Z&smid=url-share

During my freshman year in college, I had a poster-sized reproduction of this album cover on my dormitory room wall.

Martial Solal's MPS recordings deserve an official box set treatment -- even though it'll probably never happen. I think they're the most consistently interesting albums of his career.

More Rush:

R.I.P. 😪

Ugh. Sad news. But I'm grateful for the all the extraordinary music. R.I.P.