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Grains of truth is a stretch for me here though. Founding fathers attacked - they're long dead, so we're talking about "attacks" on their current mythological context which frames them outside of the reality of their times. Religious symbols attacked - absolutely loaded, but similar to the statement above on the Founding Fathers of the US. Museums attacked - bizarre, but I think overall the effort here is to build fear over the toppling or re-framing of the core mythical beliefs and how they're presented as fact to uphold the status quo power structure. If you don't mind the slippery slope fallacy in her statement(s) and are fearful over statues being damaged and/or removed then you are her audience.

She's fearmongering via use of slippery slope within a reactionary context. It's a hand-wringing, pearl-clutching, presumptive stance in favor of the status quo. It's ridiculous to me, but hey, different strokes.

A very reactionary take, complete with slippery slope fallacy.

I don't know much about Szabo's personality but if he was battling heroin addiction then his perception may have been skewed leading to misplaced ire, etc. There aren't any first hand accounts from Szabo about this that I can find either, so this description of "livid" at Benson may also be an embellishment (or not, who knows). Benson's legacy is affirmed though.

Found this article which was interesting because I didn't know Womack played on Szabo's recording. Apparently he was mad at the lifting of his "style and arrangement" by Benson. https://www.elsewhere.co.nz/fromthevaults/4074/gabor-szabo-breezin-1969/

I dig the Belsta River album and his playing with Charles Lloyd & Chico Hamilton on those albums. The story about how he was mad with George Benson for ripping him off is entertaining and enlightening.

This is a great explanation of his style. He also continues to be a big inspiration for current musicians. Glasper named him as one in a recent video.

Great write up on these tracks, and the leads on tracks 1 & 12 (and potentially 3) are much appreciated!

Agree with you on this one. Sounds like this could be from an album on the Black Saint label.

First ever BFT, so just putting down my initial reactions to the songs: 1. Has that marching band quality to the drumming and horn interaction, and the bass line is funk-ish (flute seems to repeat the bass line a little behind it...). Interesting track. I would definitely want to hear more from this band. 2. Loving this sax, bass, drum & clavinet opening. The drummer just goes off after a while but wheels it back, then the switch to the piano glues it all together. Nice track. 3. Modern-ish dirge with those crying horns. Rhythm section sounds like they were at some point inspired by Miles' SGQ. Bass player is grooving the whole time. Piano hides in the corner and jumps out every now and then. 4. Love when the guitar, bass and piano play in unison at the beginning here. Then they have a great conversation. Very meditative and the drummer keeps it moving. Awesome song. Love how the bass is recorded and its interaction with the electric guitar is fantastic. The piano player is super expressive. This is my favorite track so far. 5. Acoustic guitar - super clean and beautiful. Mournful sax near the start - love the opening here. Bass comes through really well. Guitar & sax as leads are real highlights for me. 6. I dig when the horns play together. Not a fan of the two-beat rhythm, heartbeat-esque type thing. My least favorite so far. Players all sound good but this song isn't working. I'd definitely listen to other tunes by them however. 7. Well. I like the piano playing. Sounds like a purposeful juxtaposition of gospel and another type of religious chanting. Not my thing, but someone had a message with this one. 8. Guitar is synthed up isn't it? Nice little bed it lays. Love the harmonies behind the lead sax. 9. Nice reverb on that trumpet. Good song. Like the rhythm and the piano sounds great. Bass player has a great lead part and love how the piano and drums accompany. Yeah, I dig this one too. 10. Quiet storm type intro - love it! This has that smooth jazz feel that I can dig every once in a while. The horn here keeps it really interesting and away from some of the cliche's of that genre through. Love the synth atmosphere too. Sade could sing over this and it would be excellent. 11. Oooh..an arco bass part in the beginning. I dig that. Synth sounds 80s with some cheese in there. Horn is nice. Percussion makes this listenable though. I think I hear some faint chanting in spots too. This one is OK, but a little dated to me. 12. Excellent. Drums & bass are grooving. Horns are tight. No piano? Great composition. Yeah, breaks down to a sax-led trio with drums and bass. Love it! They're all absolute masters at work right here. Bass & drum get down to it as well. Can't wait to find out who this is.

This is getting good reviews so far. Great Messengers line up!

Made a mistake on the smoker a few weeks ago. Smoked 2 slabs of pork spare ribs on my barrel smoker and the heat got too high in the beginning, up to around 300-315 degrees F. Made them tougher than normal. Have to keep that in mind the next time and try to limit the coal and wood to keep it closer to 200. Apple wood was used and it gave some nice flavor, but the texture was off. Spare ribs are usually a little more forgiving than back, but I didn't do so well this time. Just a warning for you other smokers out there.

Awful and heartbreaking.

Damn. Well, now you're in the belly of the beast that drove those coups in Brasil & Chile. Hoping the brakes get pumped a bit on our own acceleration but that sliver of hope is very thin.

Military response is still totally unnecessary.

Thanks! You got there before I did. The use of the military against US citizens usually isn't a good idea, especially in crowded cities or areas where innocent people are going to get caught up in it. FTR I'm not in support of using any US military personnel as domestic law enforcement. I do not think blowing up an ATM requires that kind of response.

So far the US AG Bill Barr, Sec of Defense Esper, FL representative Gaetz, and AR Senator Cotton have all echoed the president's call to utilize the military against protesting citizens. If the individual state-in-question is open to it via their governor & legislature, then it's a definite possibility. The NY governor has voiced opposition to this action, maybe there's more at this point. America unleashed, indeed.

I ordered on 4/30 and got the same confirmation but nothing since and no delivery. I'll have time to follow up with them next week on the status or any updates.

As I mentioned Ralph MacDonald, here's a drum/percussion track with a little bit of flute thrown in. Steve Gadd on drums:

Idris Muhammad is on record saying he didn't like playing with any percussionists other than Ralph MacDonald because they interfered with what he was trying to do; where Ralph was sensitive to the kit and complimented it. Maybe Blakey was the same way for the most part...and it depended on which percussionist was playing as to whether he could groove with them?

Yeah, on the last track and it's a very spare utilization, mostly for atmospheric effect

I've had some issues with tracks on my Jimmy Lyons and Lester Bowie sets too. Kind of unbelievable that this wasn't one of the first sets produced. Great artist and albums for this label.

In the sample track from the bandcamp page it sounds like Vick played over a pre-recorded horn part - or is there another horn player not credited? Either way, sounds like a great session!

Well, that's interesting - tracked that Blues for Tomorrow comp down and looks like Gigi Gryce, Ray Copeland, Trane, Hawkins, Ware & Blakey on the BFT track and the correct line up for A Sad Thing as you mention. The OJC BFT comp looks scarce in the US, more available in the EU. I've never heard of that comp, but it looks like a good one. The Fresh Sounds CD actually has the correction to include A Sad Thing among those 5 bonus tracks.