Joe

With Jon Eardley and Bob Mover.

I hear you w/r/t Robertson the guitarist. I had a similar experience. It's probably the best part of the latter LPs, where the songwriting starts to calcify a bit. I mostly think of The Band these days as a collection of cautionary tales: about the music industry, about fame and ambition, about what it means to be part of a collective, about mythologizing... the beginnings of those stories are relatively happy, the endings almost uniformly sad.

The first 2 albums are special, IMO. But mostly because they are true group efforts. TBH, I could listen to Richard Manuel sing just about anything. (What's the expression... "the telephone book?"). But they kind of fall of a cliff after that, mostly because it became the Robbie Robertson Show, whether out of necessity, bad blood, or some mix of all that plus, you know, human nature. I find THE LAST WALTZ almost unwatchable now, but maybe I should never have read Levon's memoir.

Complicated man, complicated legacy. At his best, though, he was responsible for some pretty timeless music.

Gene Clark for sure. Also, don't sleep on that run of Mike Nesmith & The First National Band LPs on RCA.

Souled American's discography has just been restored to wide circulation via Bandcamp. I don't know if anyone has ever offered a more original take on the "country rock" sound. But they are definitely an acquired taste. https://souledamerican.bandcamp.com

The Royal Prunes: Thunder In The Throne Room

Orange Moses: Unleash The Flush!

https://www.discogs.com/release/572568-Centipede-Septober-Energy

https://samosalamon.bandcamp.com/album/dolphyology-complete-eric-dolphy-for-solo-guitar

There's a Tristano thing going on in his playing, at least to my ears. Long, long melodic lines, but, more than that, the articulation he gives each note. Maybe I'm hearing echoes of Dodo Marmarosa, another Pittsburgh pianist, instead? Certainly a slight "cool"ness to his touch.

This one is tempting. IIRC, some of these tracks are mono only [?]. The discography here does not indicate as much, but that's my recollection.

Kirk Knuffke and Taylor Ho Bynum play cornet exclusively, correct?

FWIW, Patton's BLUE JOHN was recorded in August of 1963. Turrentine sounds fine there (to my ears, anyway).

More Tommy Turrentine is nearly always a good thing! Let's hope this one emerges somehow.

Some personnel overlap with the SOUNDS FROM RIKERS ISLAND ensemble, but this appears to predate the recording sessions for that LP by several months (if the LP was indeed recorded in August of 1963). Intriguing either way!

A good life, well-lived. Glad he spent some time with us and made some sounds that will continue to resonate.

Write-up of last night's DG tribute show here in Dallas. https://stashdauber.blogspot.com/2023/06/oak-cliff-6182023.html

Pretty sure this is OOP, but it's a start / step in the right direction. https://www.discogs.com/release/2968512-Jimmy-Giuffre-Jimmy-Giuffre-Talks-Plays