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1928-1940

Stumbled upon this reissue cover the other day and initially thought I'd discovered a Prestige session that I never knew about.

It does not. Ages ago, I had a friend who had that option on their turntable. I can't even remember the brand. I don't think I've ever listened to a 16 rpm record.

Yeah! Half of it is Dakar.

Agreed. The way they accent has some similarities. Hip. I don't own it, but that's why YouTube is my friend! 😁

It's that time of year—time to spin these two: I haven't listened to either Alice or Pharoah in a while. Looking forward!

Well put!

When my parcel arrives, I'll have to listen for it. I've read that Roy DuNann was a big badminton fan, so if it was a badminton broadcast, I'm in. 😁🫠

Because of this recommendation, I've started to explore the work of Quatuor Zaïde. I'm really enjoying their offerings on YouTube. They've had a few personnel changes (mostly the violin chairs), but their approach as a group is full of life—really brimming with affection for the music. Too bad the prices for their compact discs (in the U.S.) is upward of $35 each. Thank you for the rec!👍🫶

👍 I listened quite a few times to all three volumes on YouTube. Effortless swing, and I dig the blues tracks. I found Vol. 3 for $5, so had to pounce. This will force me to listen to that volume before finding/purchasing the others. 😁

Added to my Hawes collection today.

I was going to make a post mentioning Ballads, but discovered—almost exactly three years earlier—I already did. Just listened to the album in full. Never a dull moment.

One of Guy's (Brownie's) photos...

I always connect "Freedom Jazz Dance" with "Gingerbread Boy," very likely because they're back-to-back on Miles Smiles. But the compositions do seem to share some intervallic qualities.

Listened to this "note" just the other day. A great entrance indeed. I can't remember where I read this (it was decades ago), but Lateef was evidently a huge proponent of playing long tones (like, really long tones) as a method of warming up. Holding a pitch (with no circular breathing) for close to a minute or longer.

!!!! Yamashita is one of my favorite pianists. I'd love to hear his take on Hawes. On another note— Probably because they both recorded for Contemporary around the same time, for some reason I connect Hawes with Phineas Newborn. How much would you all say that Hawes and Newborn overlap in concept? (Or do they not overlap at all.)

My Braxton collection is relatively small, but these two are the albums I come back to the most.

I had the same thought. I don't own the Pablo box, but...

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Just watched the video above for the first time. I'm still learning about Kenton, but I enjoyed the clip quite a bit. Does anyone else hear gestures toward Gil Evans in the first 1:50 minutes? Maybe they're just surface, but I also hear parallels with Oliver Nelson's writing for large group when I listen to Kenton (in general, not the clip above). Nelson is more identifiable, more idiosyncratic. Maybe it's just the "feel" of the charts. To date, I have only seven Kenton discs. That's keeping me busy for now.

Blues For Bud = Spanish Steps. The latter title is the original album title. Spinning now. Really nice. Dig "Sonora."👌 I only own two (!) Hawes titles: Spanish Steps and Vol. 3. I'd like to find a copy of The Seance.

Time to play holiday music! 🎄