Dub Modal

Trojan 2 CD comp that covers a lot of Matumbi's varied styles.

This morning's listening. Lovely records, the both of them.

Desmond and Morello really make these Brubeck albums for me.

For some of these I'm finally getting around to ripping them into an online library so taking the opportunity to listen. Some I haven't listened to in a few years so it's definitely nice to revisit.

Before Hodges I spun this; Techniques In Dub. Forgot how great this was. Excellent start to finish.

I absolutely love this album. Perfect for Friday afternoon.

Indeed. That's what having a museum and strong advocates gets you. They should all have that, as you say.

then and now, select cuts from

I like that he included songs among the list. Nice little 16-track mixtape to listen to. Regarding the list itself, if he'd kept it to "16 Jazz Geniuses" as the title reads, I don't think there'd be any "controversy." LIke hey, here's 16 jazz geniuses and some tracks I dig from them - sweet! But he had to go and write that intro which proceeds to draw exclusionary lines - totally unnecessary. He'll get clicks though.

Ok, got it. Was wondering if it perhaps had any slang meaning.

What is a prefab sprout anyway? In US vernacular it really has no meaning...

That's what I've got.

Ok, if it's Stern on #3 then it's the song L Bird from the album Standards (and Other Songs) from '92. Al Foster drums, Randy Brecker on trumpet, and Jay Anderson on bass. And I've got #10 as well thanks to the Eubanks tip. Dang, was just listening to this CD maybe 2 weeks ago as well. Not as closely as I should've been obviously. The whole album is great IMO...a very nice ECM date with Nelson on vibes. The bass player is the leader.

Binged a bit on The Poor Man's Pink Floyd: Nice work by AP for dipping that bucket in the well and milking the hell out of those PF motifs. It works pretty well for I Robot and to a lesser extent Pyramid. The latter having more of its own sound but seriously wimping out toward the end. Meanwhile, Eye In the Sky is borderline terrible.

Ravi Coltrane and Sonny Fortune on the horns. The 32+ minute version of Doll of the Bride is fantastic.

Great music, not so great sound on this CD. But good enough

Plenty of love here for Rawls. I’m most familiar with his late 70s into the 80s work. Great, instantly recognizable singer

Most of the McQueen & Langley Park albums are on this comp

For real.

Started today with: Third time trying to get through this one. Kept going back thinking there was something I was missing or just not picking up. Playing is nice enough but the pace is glacial - which is fine, I mean I dig Tord Gustavsen...but there's a decent amount of schmaltz I'm hearing on this and it's just not my thing. So, moved on to: Some of my favorite moments here are when it's just Higgins, Holt & Johnson