Dub Modal

I was pleasantly surprised. Don't know why, but my expectations were low for this (maybe I thought chemistry beyond Bird and Diz would be nonexistent?).

Ha, those were the days. We had a local shop that had a big listening station set up in the middle of the store where you could take any CD and listen to it before buying or not buying. This was pre-internet of course.

Does he still sell these titles? I noticed some of them are sold out...

Recent buy and first time listen for myself. Only got into jazz about 5 years or so ago, so a lot of these classics are new to me.

Really enjoyed this one. Monk & Rich in the rhythm section with Curly Russell on bass.

Linear chronology is overrated

Last night I watched much of the Billboard music awards and even more shockingly this is still happening in our modern times.

"Everybody wants to be black until the cops show up" Dude was brilliant. RIP

Yeah, I love that album as well. His work on Augustus Pablo & Yabby You tracks are incredible. This morning:

Disc 2

The production is absolutely killer.

I love Moves. Don't have Changes. Now I need Changes...natch

Disc 4 from the Basie/Young set. The mastering on these is remarkable. Freddie Green really shines.

Indeed. Monk big band is incredible.

Ouch. So basically Greenwood-ish. And I'd be willing to bet that in typical fashion these tours were used as cover for smuggling ops, etc.

Disc 3

Disc 2

Is he like the German Lee Greenwood, only with a more successful career?

I didn't expect him to be a baritone, nor did I think the German language had that many rolled r's - or is he flexing on that?

The first 8 tracks here are a trio with Teddy Wilson and Jo Jones and are worth the price of admission alone.

Ha, yeah but it can be icy. There's got to be a musical equivalent of that. Thinking about it, I'd probably prefer the Brotzmann. At least it's obvious (although I dig Brotzmann, so as a room clearing mechanism for myself it wouldn't work).

I loved it. Brett Allen on guitar is really good.

"clear the room" ... Was at my neighbor's house yesterday evening and typically we hang out in the kitchen. When his wife is ready for folks to leave she starts washing dishes, running the dishwasher and straightening up all around there. She was literally doing that for an hour last night before anyone took the hint. At one point I set my water glass down and it vanished, into the dishwasher I guess. I said "Yall have an early morning tomorrow?" and she said "yep." Hint taken.