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Like the Pullen a lot; haven't heard the other two.

Well recorded, solid mainstream date, as is typical of the label. I've always liked Watson's sound and compositions, and they are both well displayed here. Some nice trumpet from Jeremy Pelt.

I liked it. Kreston Osgood was on drums, backing up Odean Pope and Immanuel Wilkins at the Big Ears Festival this year.

Bobby Watson, Back Home in Kansas City (Smoke Sessions)

October 21-22, 2022: Anat Cohen, Windmills, The Colony October 22, 2022: Tutu Jones, The Goat, Dallas October 25, 2022: Stanley Clarke, Meyerson, Dallas October 27, 2022: Imarhan, Empire Control Room, Austin October 30, 2022: Concert of Morning Ragas by PT Bhubanesh Komkali, Cullen Hall, University of St. Thomas, Houston November 4, 2022: Branford Marsalis, Cullen Theater, Houston Stefan Harris & Blackout, Jo Long Theater, San Antonio November 10, 2022: Carlos Averhoff, Jr., Kitchen Cafe, Dallas November 11, 2022: Carlos Averhoff, Jr., Scat Jazz, Fort Worth November 12, 2022: Charles Lloyd Ocean Trio, Lensic Theater, Santa Fe, New Mexico Anjan Saha (sitar), Pt Arup Chattopadhyay (tabla), Allen Christian Church, Allen November 19, 2022: Denison Arts and Jazz Festival, Denison November 20, 2022: Delfeayo Marsalis and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra, Walton Arts Center, Arkansas November 25, 2022: Quamon Fowler, Scat Jazz, Fort Worth December 5-6, 2022: Sullivan Fortner, Menil Collection, Houston December 14, 2022: Bobby Rush, Antone's, Austin December 16, 2022: Edward Simon's Femininas with Magos Herrera, Walton Arts Center, Arkansas January 7, 2023: Jackie Venson, Antone's, Austin January 14, 2023: Jackie Venson, Antone's, Austin January 21, 2023: Miguel Zenon, Cullen Theater, Houston Jackie Venson, Antone's, Austin January 27, 2023: Elio Villafranca, Music of Chick Corea, Walton Arts Center, Arkansas January 28, 2023: Jackie Venson, Antone's, Austin March 4, 2023: Christian McBride, Cullen Theater, Houston March 8, 2023: Buddy Guy, Majestic Theater, Dallas March 30-April 2, 2023: Bill Frisell, Mary Halvorson,,Vijay Iyer, Sona Jobarteh, Charles Lloyd, Joe Lovano, Christian McBride, Makaya McCraven, William Parker, Marc Ribot, Antonio Sanchez, Tarbaby with David Murray, Tyshawn Sorey, James Blood Ulmer, Big Ears Festival, Knoxville, Tennessee April 13-16, 2023: French Quarter Festival, New Orleans April 26-30: Festival Internationale de Louisiane, Lafayette, Lousiana April 28-May 7, 2023: New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival May 12, 2023: Kendrick Scott, Cullen Theater, Houston May 20, 2023: Matthew Whitaker, Carver Center, San Antonio

Sides 1, 3 and 4.

Clifford Brown, Complete Blue Note and Pacific Jazz (Mosaic), sides IX-X. Charles Mingus, Complete Candid Recordings (Mosaic), side 2 (mislabeled as side 1)

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Al Foster, Reflections (Smoke Sessions)

Gil Scott-Heron, The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

Buddy Guy, The Blues Don't Lie

Good question. Probably no one I will be seeing.

Sides VI-VIII.

Makaya McCraven, In These Times (International Anthem)

Sides III-V.

The Comet is Coming, Hyper Dimensional Expansion Beam

Completely agree with you.

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The Festival seems to have added another venue, the Knoxville Civic Auditorium and Coliseum, which features a 2500 seat auditorium.

My favorite Kenny Dorham solo is on El Matador, where almost the entire solo is variations on the same short phrase, played with an amazing range of variation and feeling. Sort of sums up jazz for me.

This was rather enjoyable last time at the Kitchen Cafe. Date/Time Sat, Oct 08, 2022 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm Location The Kitchen Café Shelley Carrol on Sax Ed Soph on Drums Young Heo on Bass Fred Sanders on Keys

My last Gary Thomas sighting was in 2007, when I went to see a group led by guitarist Paul Bollenback at a concert at the University of Texas at Dallas; he had Gary Thomas on tenor saxophone in the group.

Going to see him at the Lensic Theater in November? I thought about it, but probably won't travel for it since he is at the Big Ears Festival next year, which I'm planning on attending.

Charles Lloyd Trios, Ocean (Blue Note)

A fine record. Heard that music live at Winter Jazzfest a few years ago.