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Not by trying to do the same thing, that's for sure!

Also from Mintons, and top shelf:

Winters benefits from the visual component, for sure. But the voices alone carry weight! V erve actually did a buttload of comedy albums, 50s and well into the 60s. Attention should be paid.

Wow. What about Shelley Berman and Mort Sahl? Oh, there are more Winters albums on Verve, post-1962.

I'm curious to see if the Rangers re-sign Austin Hedges, who, besides allowing Mitch Garver to remain a DH, is also a teammate and clubhouse character beyond category. Too bad he can't hit for shit. Where is Jim Bouton when you need him? 👁️‍🗨️

Very comfortable.

Seriously?

This one is essential imo:

Rangers win the WS, Nelson Cruz retires, no doubt feeling the weight finally lifted and the guilt absolved at last.

Yeah, if we were talking about having to do this by buying records, that would be one thing. But today, between Spotify and Discogs (and/or equivalents), just get some starting points, dive in, and be in no hurry. Free education. But ok, here's one. Duke Ellington at the Whitney. That's a breathtaking record imo.

Any of them. All of them. Seriously. Solo piano is an infinite self-sustaining universe unto itself. One Earl Hines solo album? Impossible!!! My recommendation (such as it is) is to just dive in, stay in, and be in no hurry to get out. oh, add Red Camp to the list!

Diantha Spill - Feet Shoe Pudding

I will have some Art Tatum, Paul Bley, Earl Hines, Andrew Hill, Cecil Taylor, Joe Bonner, Erik Satie, Claude Debussy, Fredrick Chopin, Ludwig von Beethoven, Julius Eastman, John Cage, Sun Ra, and Ran Blake. Among others.

Nope!

Point of fact, and also a possibly provocative point to ponder - the tenor player here was born in 1913, the altoist in 1939. Literally a generation apart, and more than one generation musically. And yet, both sound cozy and deep in the pocket, which is the same for both.

Delightful!

Me, I like his playing better once he became a successful bandleader with an identifiable book. Starting on Riverside and going forward. His playing on those Emarcy sides seems a little bit unfocused to me. Once he got that first successful band together, there was just so much more "personality" to his entire presentation, including his own playing. Anybody read "Education of a Bandleader", his essay for Jazz Review?

Limelight? that was Mercury, then Verve, and is now(?) Universal.

Correct on Buckner (Milt, not Bill) and Cat. But not JATP. These are not JATP players, none of them. #3...."brawny romanticism" is a good way to look at it, but neither Ben nor Carney are anywhere to be found.

Yep, and thanks! Oh, I do hope that the ease of ID doesn't freeze out conversation about the playings. I do think that it's actually really interesting that way, especially the rhythm section

They're there now, and now it isn't. ❤️🥰😍🤡👁️‍🗨️

And an at once unlikely and yet simpatico one, especially the rhythm section, imo. There is some connective tissue, but only some. Although, this is only a "band" in the sense that they were together on this stage at this time.