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I've recently become a big fan of Frank Butler. His playing really stood out to me on these albums. Gonna be looking for more... Meanwhile:

Both of these albums have Elmo Hope & Frank Butler, and both are excellent. Btw: Frank Butler is out-freaking-standing.

Nice. Good to know.

After the late 50s sessions moved on to some 60s Blue Note jazz with this well known warhorse. Less than 10 years had passed since those Land & Dameron albums had been recorded but the music here is so different. Looking at the age of the players involved across these albums tells a piece of that story. Almost everyone on Fontainebleu was over 30, and some near 40 at the time of recording while on Land's album most are in their 30s or on the cusp of them. Meanwhile for the Hancock record Tony Williams was 19 and the youngest at the session, but no one was over 30 y/o.

Per Discogs credits he splits alto duties with Bill Graham on this album, with Graham getting most of the time.

Sometimes late 50s jazz really hits the spot and these two albums are doing just that.

Cello & drums with Blythe's alto sax. There's so much in Blythe's playing and this album is outstanding as a show case of that.

Never listened to Supersax but have seen these records. I see they started as a Bird tribute group but were they kind of a precursor to the WSQ but with a rhythm section? Or were they always more big band-ish with traditional charts, etc.?

Yeah, this is good stuff.

Ok, interesting. Thanks. Those licks definitely stand out

Thad Jones & Mel Lewis ‎– Live At The Village Vanguard This is great...but what is the trombonist doing at about the 2 min mark in "A That's Freedom"? Is it Brookmeyer?

Some great songs here and I'm surprised I couldn't get that Griffin either b/c I have that album and really like it. And Brian Charette is a beast - got to pick up some of his stuff. Excellent BFT all around!

Barney Plays Kessel is a good one, and he turns in a good sideman appearance on Red Norvo's Music to Listen to Red Norvo By

I'd like to do one. How about June?

1 - kind of a modified latin rhythm here and I love the brass. Not sure who this is but it's a good song and really well recorded. 2 - Fantastic song, kind of a blues waltz. Excellent reeds players. Kind of reminds me of Johnny Hodges on alto but I'm sure it's not him. 3 - Really nice cover of some pop song is what it sounds like. The vibes player really lets em ring. Is it Burton? Nice trio tune here. 4 - Reggae cover of a song I've heard before (I think). Reggae covers have to be played with a drummer that knows what they're doing and this drummer's got it. I'm wondering if this is one of those Monty Alexander sessions? Tenor player is great and I love this tune. 5 - At first it sounds like Miles on trumpet, but this is a quartet date and I think his only studio quartet dates were on Blue Note and this doesn't sound like it's coming from those. So I don't know. Good tune. 6 - That spiritual jazz vein and I can't name the players. The song is good. I want to guess Pharaoh but I'm not sure it sounds like him. 7 - You dig these softly played jams don't you? Another great song. It's like these should go on the morning walk playlist. Some excellent playing here, noticing the bass especially. Steve Swallow maybe? Or Weber? 8 - I feel like there's got to be an Adderley Bros song in this group - is this it? Sounds like it could be but again, I'm probably wrong. Nice groove though. 9 - The sax here is killing it, just so good. Wow. No idea, I want to guess Ben Webster but nah, not him. Trumpet is great too. Unreal how good this is. 10 - No idea. Bells, vibes, marimba, it's all here and I have no clue. 11 - No idea yet again. Nice tune though, good melody and love the playing by the bass & drums.

Unexpectedly gritty & always jamming. I enjoy his records. The guy loved what he was doing and it came through his playing.

Bob James & David Sanborn's Double Vision and Earl Klugh's Soda Fountain Shuffle (actually, a lot of Klugh's 70s & 80s albums are worthwhile)

Track samples from that new album are really good.

Re: The Hawk Returns, it's this Savoy CD: More Images Coleman Hawkins ‎– The Hawk Returns Label: Savoy Jazz ‎– SV-0182 Recorded in Chicago, August - September 1953 See: Geerken, Hartmut & Trent, Chris (2015) - Omniverse Sun Ra: p177#16

He makes that movie, and a good many others he either starred or cameoed in. Fantastic actor beyond his Bond days. RIP

South Carolina just doesn't care. The buffets in Myrtle Beach were open over Memorial Day weekend and waits to get into regular restaurants were over 2 hours. Mask-wearing is rare. A friend who lives in Greenville continues to be amazed at how lax it all is. The state is fortunate to have a low population overall, but they get a ton of tourists to Myrtle & Charleston who then go back home to other states with possible exposure.

Erskine bringing the funk