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Flora Purim - Open Your Eyes You Can Fly (Milestone, 1976)

Chino y Su Conjunto Melao - En Mi Casa Latina (Latina Records, 1979)

Now playing: Jutta Czurda / Richie Beirach / Gregor Hübner / Veit Hübner - Lonely House: Kurt Weill Songs (Laika DE, 2005)

Next up: Stan Getz - Communications '72 (Verve, 1972) Orchestrated & arranged by Michel Legrand I love this strange, uncategorizable album -- with Eddy Louiss and the Swingle Singers (neither of whom are credited). It reminds me of a soundtrack for a film that was never made. . . . The (terrific) cover art is by Raymond Moretti. Sooooooooo good.

Oscar with Ben: Oscar with Grappelli:

Vielen Dank, mein Freund.

Prompted by some Oliver Nelson talk elsewhere on the board: Disc 2 EDIT: Hooray for Joe Newman!

Next up: Harold Ousley - The People's Groove (Muse, 1977) Promo copy Tenor & Alto Saxophone – Harold Ousley Trumpet – Gary Chandler (track A1 only) Guitar – Bob Rose, Nate Stokes Organ – Bobby Forrester (tracks: A2, B2) Piano – Neal Creque (tracks: A3, B3), Norman Simmons (tracks: A4, B1) Bass – Jay Leonhart (tracks: A3, B3), Ray McKinny (tracks: A1), Victor Sproles (tracks: A4, B1) Drums – Al Dreares (tracks: A1), Jim Young (tracks: A3, B3), Steve Butler (2) (tracks: A2, A4, B1 to B2) Congas – Ralph Dorsey (tracks: A2, A4, B1) Percussion – Danny Barrajanos (tracks: A3, B3), Steve Kroon (tracks: A2, A4, B1) Vocals – Edna Holt (tracks: A2, A4, B1), Holly Hamilton (tracks: A4, B1) it looks like this LP was assembled from three sessions -- even though it doesn't have the feel of an "odds and ends" album. Quite the opposite: I think it coheres very well. No dates are listed on the sleeve, but it appears that Ousley re-used two cuts from The Kid! (Cobblestone, 1972) on The People's Groove. Tracks A3 ("Me & Bobby McGhee," edited) and B3 ("The Kid!," identical) appear on both LPs, and the personnel is the same as well. Per Discogs, Ousley recorded these two cuts on 03/28/1972. Does anyone have more insight into the recording dates for the other five cuts on The People's Groove?

I'm not sure, Jim. I just checked, and Oliver Nelson doesn't get a credit on the album sleeve. OTOH, no one is credited for the arrangements, so it certainly could've been ON. Ah, there you go. Question answered by our resident OST expert. Thanks, @Teasing the Korean! NP: Dexter Gordon - Nights at the Keystone (BN, rec. 1979) Glorious late-in-the-game Gordon.

Now spinning: Last Tango in Paris - Original Motion Picture Score - Music composed (and performed) by Gato Barbieri (UA, 1973)

Yes. 😊 Well put.

Prompted by Monk talk elsewhere on the forum:

I think those two albums are WAY under-rated in Monk's canon in general. I think part of that stems from the fact that Monk revisited many of his compositions on the Columbia albums, stuff he'd already recorded for BN, Prestige, or Riverside. And that disappointed critics and (some) listeners back in the day. However -- with the passage of time -- it's clear that those two albums, as listening experiences, work REALLY well. Monk's Dream might be the Monk album that I play most frequently of all. And, speaking of frequency-of-play, the Quartet sides from this album also get lots of spins in my house.

Next up: Wah Wah Records reissue

Last night was one of the most amazing musical performances I've seen in a long time. It was a cosmic extravaganza of ALL things -- from the profoundly silly to the sublime. Also, it was simultaneously the TIGHTEST and the LOOSEST music you're ever going to hear. A musically delicious paradox. I've only heard Sun Ra and Charles Ives approach similar territory. As in: "Is this going to fly apart into a spiraling, shambolic mess?" Suddenly, you realize that the wiggle-waggle looseness is only half the equation because the band TURNS on a DIME and it's, "Oh my! We're on a chariot ride to heaven!" Honestly, I think much of what we heard was holy in the original sense of the word; i.e., "Extraordinary" or "Other" or "Not of this World"! No exaggeration. Thanks for the heads-up, @mjazzg! I'll investigate!

This again:

Funny. I had Running on Empty on cassette tape back in the day. I wore that thing out! I guess I'm like your brother, jazzbo. Still love that album.

NP: The Herbie Mann Nonet - Flute, Brass, Vibes, and Percussion (Verve, 1961) Flute – Herbie Mann Trumpet – Doc Cheatham, Jerome Kail, Leo Ball, Siggy Schatz Vibraphone – Johnny Rae Bass – Nabil Totah Drums – Rudy Collins Bongos – Ray Barretto Congas – Ray Mantilla Mann in Afro-Latin mode.

Now this: Michael Gregory Jackson - Gifts (Novus, 1979) Guitars, Vocals, Organ, Percussion, Arranger – Michael Gregory Jackson Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Flute, Bass Clarinet – Marty Ehrlich Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Percussion – Baikida Carroll Vibraphone – Jay Hoggard (track: A1) Acoustic Bass – Fred Hopkins (track: A1) Electric Bass – Jerome Harris Drums, Percussion – Pheeroan AkLaff Yes, I've noticed this as I've begun exploring more salsa (and Latin music in general) over the last few years. Often, neither the recording dates nor the musicians are listed. And it would be nice to know who they players are (especially), so you can do "musical hopscotch," jumping from sideman to leader, leader to sideman, to expand one's knowledge. . . . The discographical details on (most) jazz albums help facilitate that.

Outstanding! I bow before your amazing storehouse of knowledge, sir! Thank you !!! Those details aren't on the liner! (at least on the recent Craft reissue, which is what I have.)

I wish Tito would've listed the personnel on his albums. I hear Charlie Palmieri's organ on several cuts, but I'd love to know the names of all of the musicians. @mikeweil, IIRC, you were working on a Tito Puente discography. Is that correct? If so, I'd be first in line to use it.

That's still on my to-get list too. So much interesting stuff out there. It's impossible to keep up. A delightful problem.

I just ordered a couple fun LPs that are a bit off-the-beaten-path: The Alegre All Stars - Way Out, Vol. 4 (Alegre, 1965) with Charlie Palmieri !!! And Chombo and Kako and . . . Association P.C. - Erna Morena (MPS, 1973) with Pierre Courbois (d), Toto Blanke (g), Jasper van 't Hof (el p, org), Sigi Busch (b), and Karl-Heinz Wiberny (ts, as) The "P.C." stands for the drummer/leader, not Paul Chambers. 😜 Typically outlandish MPS cover art. Echoes of the Beatles' butcher cover, drowned instead of dismembered? For those who aren't fans of German cinema, Erna Morena was a German film star who made her first movie in 1913. I had no idea. . . . Is that her -- figuratively speaking -- in the sand?

I'm going to see George Clinton & P-Funk tonight.