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Wayne Darling is so damn good on this record. I'm listening to it right now. Darling might have been the bassist for Joe. No joke. Listen to the way he anticipates Joe's moves: when to keep with the arco, and when to go into a walking line. EVERY Joe fan should have this record. Sound is decent — not bad, not great. Thank Ghawd this 1977 gig (just "Barcelona," actually) was recorded. Dig. Agreed on all accounts. Stanley Crouch and Wynton Marsalis were in attendance for the Blue Note trio recordings. Maybe they had an effect on Joe's performance? I like those records, but they're a little subdued for my taste.

Well, at least the music's out there. Another version of "Power To The People"!

Do we know for sure that this album is a bootleg? The session came out, circa 1983, on Everest. At any rate, it's available these days as a download. (Over-priced for three tunes, in my opinion.) According to discussion here, the three tunes were indeed recorded at The Lighthouse.

This album came out on compact disc, and there was also a second disc ("More From An Evening With Joe Henderson") with three more tracks from the same date. The seven tracks together (80 minutes) can fit on one disc. 1. Ask Me Now 2. Serenity 3. Beatrice 4. Invitation 5. Visa 6. Rue Chaptal 7. All The Things You Are To me, Joe's sound is far more robust than on the Blue Note trio dates of the same period. Okay, just checked: the title More From An Evening With Joe Henderson might be download-only (and not a disc as stated above). I have it as a download. The music is excellent. Weird that all seven tunes couldn't have been placed on the same disc. Apparently Henderson told Charlie Haden that this was his favorite recording of himself. As much as I love Charlie Haden's playing, I don't find him a good fit for this particular setting. He doesn't take away from the music, but I keep wanting to hear, say, Richard Davis. But that's just me. The album is strongly recommended nevertheless.

This album is new to me. Thanks for the heads-up! Interesting to hear Rosnes with Henderson:

Just finished watching the documentary of the same title: Perhaps the only documentary in existence where both Wynton Marsalis and Woody Allen are interviewed. (Bob Wilber, George Wein, and Bechet's son are also interviewed.) It's a good doc with some excellent film clips from the period (including Bechet's wedding). Warmly recommended.

You're probably right. (I never really know who owns what.) Does that mean a Mosaic set is theoretically possible? It's at least available on Amazon as a download ... Dig this trivia: In 1975, Adderley appeared in an acting role alongside José Feliciano and David Carradine in the episode "Battle Hymn" in the third season of the TV series Kung Fu.[13] Adderley's character name was Trim Delaville. More trivia: I didn't know that Adderley was married to Olga James.

That is a title I regret not picking up when it was available in Japan in 2013. Cannonball's solos are burning.

I'd guess either 7 or 8, but more if you include the Riverside titles that were brought over to Capitol. If Mosaic can put out Hank (every track but one previously on the U.S. market?), it seems like a Cannonball set (where not all albums saw a U.S. release) would make sense. But I guess Sony doesn't lease out recordings from its archive any more? (Do I have that right?) It would be a fine Mosaic, and I bet there's unreleased material that could be added.

Probably isn't. Split-hemisphere meta-realities.

For the CD era, I believe so. I've been listening to them on YouTube and enjoying ... thanks for the heads-up. I have a lot of catching up to do with Nat Adderley.

That is a show I'd tune into for sure. Would you want to include the Nat Adderley recordings from this period as well? Maybe that would be too much to cover. I predict a niche renaissance for this group in certain cultural pockets during this new decade. I wish I could find a picture online to post here, but the backside artwork of the booklet for the 2016 CD reissue of The Price You Got To Pay To Be Free was redesigned from the LP. There's now text that reads: Recorded "live" at an open session for people interested in musical history in the making ...

I always liked this Withers song:

You, Baby was reissued on compact disc in Japan in 1987 and 1992. Would be nice to have it available again! Same (1987, 1992 Japanese compact disc) with Calling Out Loud:

Yes. Some, as far as I know, were only ever available on the Japanese market in this series.

Yes, but only in part. The title tune was added to the CD reissue of Domination.

That's one of the nocturnes.

The plot thickens. I didn't know that Flack didn't compose "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face." Wiki-sez-what? "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" is a 1957 folk song written by British political singer/songwriter Ewan MacColl for Peggy Seeger, who later became his wife. At the time, the couple were lovers, although MacColl was still married to Joan Littlewood. Seeger sang the song when the duo performed in folk clubs around Britain. During the 1960s, it was recorded by various folk singers and became a major international hit for Roberta Flack in 1972, winning Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Billboard ranked it as the no. 1 Hot 100 single of the year for 1972.” Fryderyk Franciszek, of course, still resides in Roberta Cleopatra.

Remedied today. I will freely confess: I previously gave this album a bad rap based on essentially cursory listens. Not anymore. This album is an EXPERIENCE. For one, when Cannonball solos, it's burning. No prisoners. You do have to bend your ear to dig Nat Jr.'s vocals, but the guy was only 15! Nat Sr.'s vocals, however, are some of his best. Is he a singer? I don't know; probably not. But "Pra Dizer Adeus" is affecting, in an emotional way, nonetheless. (Just imagine Chet Baker singing that song.) I will now go on record as stating that I am IN to this album. Cannonball, not that anyone disagrees, was a badass.

It's just that the scores haven't shown up yet. They're in her attic somewhere. Play that prelude (Db major) and "First Time" back-to-back. The soul of Chopin was transferred to Flack. They're nearly the same tune.

I'm pretty sure it still means the same thing today. Imagine having one of Moore's brownies and then reclining in your chair and digging this album ... LIVE. 1973 is starting to look pretty good about now.

Damnit. I first heard Gumbs on The Betty Carter Album. After that, I purchased his album Onaje on Steeplechase. A fine pianist still deserving of wider recognition.