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I am guessing said recordings are not available for general consumption? Agree about the importance of the Guild and her role in it.

True, true, true.

Sigh. A person of incredible talent and integrity. She will be missed. But what a wonderful bunch of compositions she left us.

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Pink Pearl & John Moscitta Jr. - The Rubber Meets The Roadrunner

Paying close attention to Bob Cunningham's contributions this time around. Damn! Dickerson had a special relationship with bass players.

w/ Ben Webster, Sweets Edison, Tal Farlow, Jimmy Giuffre, Shorty Rogers, Chico Hamilton, others.

The Flea Flickers — Chafing Toward Victory

It's existence is new to me!

Wow, so that means Ed Blackwell on drums. I have to listen to this again, as that was not an obvious option to me initially. I've heard some recent Schnitter, and it's quite good. I believe he has a release on Bandcamp. But it would be nice to have all those Muse LPs restored to circulation... to say nothing of the Jazz Messengers LPs he plays on.

Sonny Red's 4 Riverside dates are by turns enthralling, puzzling, unremarkable, and a portal to an alternative jazz universe in which all journeymen sidemen are leaders.

Thanks! My ears surprise me sometimes! EDIT: Now that Muse has been confirmed and I'm listening again... is this David Schnitter? Methinks it might me. If so, that means it might be Claudio Roditi on trumpet and Albert Dailey on piano. I'm even more intrigued now!

It's excellent; a true group effort. It might be the first place I heard Courvoisier.

I believe you're correct about the cornet. I'll check that. Whatever the case, as noted, he's bringing it on this date.

Track #1: Dig the arrangement and use of percussion. That almost sounds a Lyricon or some sort of wind controller for a synth voice meant to sound like a sax. Or I'm distracted by the reverb. Is that a bass clarinet doubling the bass line? Yep; nice touch! I've no idea about the band though. Track #2: "Perdido." That sure sounds like Clark Terry. The other musicians I can't place, though I'm wondering if that's not actually a bass trombone. Or a valve trombone? If so, yes, I'm hearing a lot of Bob Brookmeyer in the solo. Very fluid. The second tenor solo surprised me. Not nearly as "cool" or Getz-like as the first one. Track #3: Jackie McLean, "Quadrangle" from Jackie's Bag. I've not spun this is a long time. I should spin it more often; Donald Byrd sounds as good as he's ever sounded here, confidence/execution-wise. Great stuff. Track #4. I should know this tenor player. It's not Frank Lowe, is it? This is a tenor who knows and respects the instrument's tradition. Tonally, close, but I hear more column here than I do in Lowe's playing, if that makes sense. And the phrasing doesn't sound Lowe-like to me. I like where this goes around 2:30. Something tells me this might be the bassist's gig. This feels so familiar... will almost certainly kick myself upon the reveal. I'm now wondering if this is a player of an older generation stretching into freer territory. That wouldn't surprise me. EDIT: After another listen... there's some Lester in this tenor player's approach. I'm thinking more or more that this is someone like Bill Perkins. But its not Perkins. Could this be Jimmy Giuffre? I don't know those Choice records from the mid 70s all that well, but the configuration (b / d / reeds) fits. The more I listen, the more the lines the tenor are playing sound Giuffre-like. OK, I'm talking myself into believing this is Giuffre. If so, I need to address my relative ignorance of those Choice recordings ASAP! Track #5: I'm getting John Carter-Bobby Bradford vibes here. Like! Track #6: Muse, Steeplechase, 1970s: that's the atmosphere here. Woody Shaw on flugelhorn? Charles Tolliver, maybe? Junior Cook on tenor? If so, some interesting choices from him. Probably not him. Could this be one of the Louis Hayes records from that era? The dummer is doing a few things that make me think no. Very active, but mellow. Again, very familair, and likely to make me slap my forehead once the personnel are revealed. Track #7: Very nice. Not the String Trio of New York. I've no idea, but intrigued. This cellist knows whet they're doing; tremendous tone! Track #8: Phil Ranelin? The instrumentation (guitar, electric piano) makes me think it's in that orbit. Can't say the trombone player is one I know, but he sure sounds like Curtis Fuller here and there. I suppose this could be a Fuller LP from this era I've never heard... Curtis Fuller does CTI? The tenor player does a Joe Henderson thing here and there, but not Joe. The trumpet player has my attention; he's patient. Nice choice given the accompaniment, which is kind of busy, but I dig it. Track #9: Lovely. I've no idea, but the pianist isn't an orthodox bopper / modernist. I've getting some Ahmad Jamal vibes, but that's not Jamal's touch or cadence. But the voicings... these aren't necessarily harmonic choices I associate with the various schools of modern jazz piano. They're a bit... more standard? Not a criticism; just an observation. The tune is also teasingly familiar, but that's likely because it's as well constructed as it is. Thumbs up. Track #10: Just gorgeous. Not Marion Brown, but echoes of Marion Brown. This player's tone is fuller, their phrasing less Ornette-ish. There's a precision here. But's what's happening at 2:15? Would not be surprised if this were a European player, but I kind of doubt it. I also don't think it's anyone contemporary. It's not Roscoe Mitchell, but there's a connection there. I am going to guess its Joseph Jarman, but that's purely a guess based on a lot of context clues. Track #11: The drummer really holds this together without just imitating Elvin Jones. This despite the fact the concept here is very Trane-like. I get a Stephen Riley vibe from the tenor (tone), but it's not Riley. The pianist is a ringer, but I can't say I know who it is. Track #12: Almost disco. I'm not complaining, though! It feels Catalyst-y (the Philly group featuring Odean Pope and Eddie Green), but it's not. This sax player has got personality; a funky Dolphy, almost. "Defiant jazz," if you've watched Severance. Thanks for these grooves; I enjoyed this mix quite a bit!

Thanks! Yes, both volumes of the the Blackwell Project are worth tracking down. I forgot Rehak appears on this Prestige jam: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roots_(Idrees_Sulieman_album).