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That's an interesting record

4 albums by that trio, this one-off chamber album, and some big-band albums. They all show her continued growth,as a composer. And if, like maybe a lot of people (myself included), you sorta stopped paying attention after a certain point, there are plenty of delightful examples that you were wrong for that. Very wrong. Love it when that happens!

Vanished indeed.

That's a really good record.

Percy plays great there!

My high school library had some spoken word things and I had a turntable that could handle them. Pretty lo-fi.

Yeah, this was my version:

I have read the memoir....40 or so years ago. Yikes!

Not exactly a common date... The OG: 16 2/3 RPM!!!! So what was Hawes doing in the East?

What about that Curtis Fuller Prestige record with Hawes?

Same

Was Keepnews involved in that?

GOAT!!!!