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Finally getting around to listening to these. Some especially nice arrangements on NO DUMMIES ALLOWED, presumably from the pen of Sue Terry [?]

This promises to be excellent!

W/ Thad Jones and Eddie Harris.

I'd forgotten about this one. Swana's Criss Crosses are almost always worth a listen. Character-ful, and he can do that puckish thing without falling into Dave Douglas-ish preciousness.

Always crisp, that Charli Persip. He's a big part of the perfection that is Mal Waldron's THE QUEST, IMO. He also meshes exceedingly well with Jerome Richardson on his Prestige/New Jazz dates. And that record he made with his Jazz Statesmen for Bethlehem is quite enjoyable as well.

What a strange record this is. Love all the individual players, but this just never gels, IMO. Yet everything has been arranged with great care. I guess I just wish Duke had brought more interesting material to the session.

Coryell is another one, but he didn't appear on record until 1967. The Handy recording documents a 1965 performance.

Indeed. I am trying to think of a jazz guitarist who started incorporating rock-like influences into their playing before Hahn did, and I'm not sure I can name one. Maybe Gabor Szabo? I think that's mostly Szabo being Szabo.

It occurs to me that guitarist Jerry Hahn is a much-overlooked musician.

Been meaning to revisit this one. Interesting line-up of "regulars" and "guests."

Stunning.

This stream: https://www.npr.org/2020/07/23/894579168/the-golden-age-a-newport-jazz-festival-special << The Newport Jazz Festival was just one year old when the Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet blazed onto its stage in 1955. By 1960, when pianists Dave Brubeck and Horace Silver each played a rollicking set, the event was an institution, known all over the world. And so it remains today — though there's something to be said about the fest in that formative era, when every step forward was historic. For all of us at Jazz Night in America, the Newport Jazz Festival is both hallowed ground and a cherished hang. Our host, Christian McBride, is the festival's artistic director. (Call that a disclosure, if you like; we think of it as a heavy asset.) So this summer, in the absence of a physical gathering, we've set out to lovingly recreate the festival experience, Jazz Night-style. Our three-part series begins with The Golden Age — a jump back to the mid-to-late '50s, featuring McBride's selection of rare and unreleased Newport recordings by Brown and Roach, Brubeck and Silver, along with a killer festival house band. (Will there also be a taste of Muddy Waters? You'll have to listen to know for sure.) Musicians Newport House Band: Joe Zawinul, piano; Howard McGhee, trumpet; Clark Terry, trumpet; Zoot Sims, tenor saxophone; Wendell Marshall, bass; Roy Haynes, drums. Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet: Clifford Brown, trumpet; Max Roach, drums; Harold Land, tenor sax; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass. Dave Brubeck Quartet: Dave Brubeck, piano; Paul Desmond, alto saxophone; Eugene Wright, bass; Joe Morello, drums. Horace Silver Quintet: Horace Silver, piano; Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Junior Cook, tenor saxophone; Gene Taylor, bass; Roy Brooks, drums. Set List "Chasin' At Newport" (Newport House Band) "Jaquis" (Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet) "I Get A Kick Out Of You" (Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet) "Swanee River Boogie" (Dave Brubeck Quartet) "Blue Rondo À La Turk" (Dave Brubeck Quartet) "Señor Blues" (Horace Silver Quintet) "Sister Sadie" (Horace Silver Quintet) "Goodbye Newport Blues" (Muddy Waters) >>

In some ways, as much an article about photographer Ming Smith as it is Sun Ra. But for anyone so inclined... https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2020/07/23/sun-ra-everything-nothing/

Ruminative.

Is tolerance love? In all seriousness, it depends. Just about anything with vibes, we're good. Skronk? No.