JSngry

Charm can be a very potent defense mechanism, so, both?

I'm hearing a Mal Waldron trio with a bass player I should be able to ID? That's all the immediate first-listen responses for now (except for the "Windows" wannabe thing that is kinda irking me for being so cute and obvious), will try to get a unified response this weekend.

April in Thaddeus, where did all those pigeons come from? I actually thought that was Charlie Shavers until it obviously became Maynard.

I'm liking that #7 right now.

I'll give you a Juan Marichal if you don't give me a John Roseboro.

I heard stories of massive coke use earlier...smack, not so much? Doesn't matter really, the guy lived large in every way and it caught up with him. But even at that, his "acting" in Round Midnight tell all kinds of truths.

Cutty Cutshall Brian Blade Lance Alworth

Kudos to Thom, the Rusty Staub of BFTs!!!

I don't think that Dexter took care of himself, overall, seemed like he was a serial relapser. And that took its toll, no sense in pretending otherwise. But the final toll came later than some are claiming. And before it did, that behind the beat thing could be mesmerizing, as is any sensory experience where you feel like collapse is imminent but never comes. It's why people like rollercoaster and drop rides and stuff like that. People like to play with physics, Manhattan Symphonie is the last record where the imbalance is under control, imo. And the later run at Prestige was mostly not the best (but there are a few exceptions). Those Steeplechase records are all rock solid. So at some point, the claim must be conceded on the strength of the evidence, but not nearly as early as 1970. Nooooo….

I saw Dexter in 1981. It was awesome. That behind the best thing of his had not yet crossed the line into dissipated dilapidation. One of the most singularly charismatic gigs I've experienced. He certainly had off nights, and without a doubt, the self-inflicted lifestyle choices came to stay. But before that...when he was on, it was beautiful. Btw - All praise is due Eddie Gladden.

Andy Amos Maria Muldaur

Rita Rudner has skills!

Was that drummer Eddie Gladden?

Dopey Cory Weed Mezz Mezzrow

Thing Lurch Uncle Fester

Pharoah Sanders Saunders Sermons Scott Sinder

Certainly not averse to the overall genre, but I really do not like Legrand Jazz. To me it sounds like the smell of a cheap fruity cologne. Looking forward to the further entries, though, seriously!

Perry Robinson heard to advantage!

Yeah, that's one of those foundational "before and after" records.

a eissue of the Tower Lp. I like the reframing of "Get Ready" into a song about a dude whining to his woman to get ready and get dressed so they can get out and go dancing.

Go to Spiritual Unity and stay with it for a while. Where you're at now with those performances is perhaps "bette"r understood after hearing it (and a few others from about the same time) first and longer.

This is a good record.

Hope Solo Elmo Hope Shlomo Haart

Back with ,Bob Thiele, right?

The Unforseen Consequence - Dishonorable Discharge