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It is difficult to define "bop pianist". 1. someone who follows Bud Powell's style, especially in rhythm and power. 2. who has played with Charlie Parker 3. someone who was active on 52nd street or in New York City during the height of the bebop revolution (about 1945-1950) The young Lou Levy is definitely in 1., but I don't think he is a bop pianist. Jimmy Rowles played with Parker, so he is at least in 2. If 3. is important, not only Tommy Flanagan but also Barry Harris would be out. And personally, I don't think John Lewis is a bop pianist, although he has played with Parker.

Too young to hear Buddy Rich live, the first time I heard him was Wham! from Joel Dorn's Label M. I still think that was Rich's best in the 70's. There was talk of a sequel, but it never came out.

Pee Wee was very popular in Japan in the early 1990s (appeared in some TV CMs). His recent work as a character actor (Mr. Vargas in The Blacklist) was also impressive. RIP.

I'm actively using almost all social networking sites (X-Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky, Mastodon, Threads, T2, etc.), and well, they are a waste of time. And not so many people on them are interested in jazz.

I think Billy Harper's best work is Black Saint after all, but I also listened to SteepleChase's Live On Tour In The Far East Vol. 1-3 a lot. At the time, Harper had the Japanese folk song Soran-Bushi in his repertoire.

Tom Wopat's Harold Arlen Songbook comes to mind for this kind of thing.

The Way Of The World, his last recording, was made when he was 82 years old (and 10 years blank), but it was quite good.

Not his leader session, but I think this is a lesser-known masterpiece by Mr. Oscar Brashear. RIP. br

I'm not an audiophile, but I'd love to hear some of BN's organ stuff with good remastering... Jimmy Smith, Larry Young, and John Patton have already been put together, but it would be nice to compile the definitive Freddie Roach (who played with Joe Henderson) set or Reuben Wilson set who recently passed away. Wouldn't that be a hard sell?

It would be nice if Mosaic or somewhere else put out The Complete Bud Powell RCA/Roulette/Impulse!/Fontana Recordings or something. These recordings are seriously underrated. At any rate, the RCA recording has one previously unreleased song (Lullaby to a Believer) and the tape is extant (a short, cute lullaby).

Reading the discussion reminded me of this. This AI learns Coltrane's Intersteller Space and endlessly generates "free jazz" that sounds like it, an experiment from 2019 (long before the recent ChatGPT and other stuff!). So it can probably play even better now. What do you think? I actually quite like it.

And also quite easily obtainable one by one. I am still wondering if Mosaic will release Bobby Hutcherson's BN set, because it is hard to get some of single CDs, such as Total Eclipse, Heads On, Knuclebean, etc.

Many may disagree, but I have a feeling that Sonny Clark's Blue Note recordings were not the pinnacle of his career. Of course, they are not bad things, and I like them, but I personally prefer the trio recordings on the Time label and the private recordings made when he was much younger (more Bud-ish). In terms of Blue Note recordings, his solo on "Deep Night" in Cool Struttin' is really great.

The similar lineup made one studio recording, but remain unissued. From Noal Cohen's disco https://attictoys.com/elmo-hope-discography/#sess-year_1963 Date: ca. September 1963 Location: New York City Label: Dauntless Philly Joe Jones Sextet Philly Joe Jones (ldr), Tommy Turrentine (t), Charlie Greenlee (tb), John Gilmore (ts), Elmo Hope (p), Larry Ridley (b), Philly Joe Jones (d) a.Unknown Titles Dauntless LP 12"??? This session was never issued. The Dauntless label is run by Tom Wilson, and seems Fresh Sound had some access to the tape vault. But I don't know this particular session master survives...

It's interesting that 2023 is the centennial for Red Garland and Elmo Hope (and the next year is Bud's). Is there any other big name born in 1923?

Somehow "The Clown" outtakes (take 24 to 47 I assume) survived. I hope Rhino issued this instead of lengthy interviews...

I am shocked as I have coincidentally been re-listening to Brotzmann's old work for the past few days. For Adolphe Sax, Machine Gun...incredible music. RIP.

My personal favorite is Little Benny Harris' "Little Benny" (aka Crazeology).

For some reason, "Longing/Love" from George Winston's album Autumn is very (I mean VERY) popular in Japan, and used to be played at least once a day on various programs on TV. It surely is a good song. RIP. https://youtu.be/BiDZeo017Gs

On a recently unearthed alternate take, Coltrane chants A soft taco supreme... A crunchy taco supreme... A taco supreme... “Where's the beer opener?" (the recording aborted)

Moriyama is still alive and well, playing drums with great energy. I think Moriyama (and Yosuke Yamashita)'s masterpiece in free jazz is Dancing Kojiki, but it may not be well known outside Japan. Starting with a fierce agitation (they recorded in the midst of the student movement demonstrations at Waseda University), an equally fierce performance follows. But my personal favorite is Hush-A-Bye.

RIP. When I first heard this lovely song a long time ago, I thought it was by Burt Bacharach or someone, but it seems to be Reuben's own composition. What a talented dude.

Earl Bostic was a monster. After a tough tenor duel (I guess by Arnett Cobb & Al Sears), the tough alto start blowing... Of the relatively younger generation that I have heard live, Bruce Williams and Abraham Burton seem to have an amazingly fat alto sound (when they were in good form). I don't know if that's the case these days.

I agree. All the songs are good, but I will never forget how excited I was when I heard "872" for the first time. On Mapleshade, Live at Ethell's is also good. If I happened to drop by a local jazz club playing this kind of music, I'd be willing to die on the spot. A Sweet Night Music. However, for some reason, the CD I have is missing one song, "Cal Massey".

Glad to see George Coleman is still alive and well. When I was in New York a few years ago, I had the chance to see his long time sidekick Harold Mabern at Smoke or somewhere, but I didn't go, thinking I'd just have another chance. Mabe passed away shortly after that and I still regret it. By the way, a live recording of Shirley Scott's performance at Left Bank was unearthed this year, and George blows a lot in it!