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Surprised to find that we have no Eckstine thread. Where would one start with his work in the LP era?

Is this good? I love the opening Just Friends.

Same.

Well done to the admins for putting the lid on this. Looking forward to my trip on Air Blue to Bishkek. Never have seen such amaze deals 👽👽👽👽👽 😁😁😁😁😁

Echoing @mjazzg. An incredible night. Brotzmann in 'ballads and blues' territory for sure (although more Jacquet than Webster, and with plenty of heat when needed), but really a jazz quartet playing at their best. Adasiewicz had a huge sound, but I was struck by the rhythm section in particular: John Edwards (who I've grown accustomed to seeing supporting less rhythmic free improv acts) and especially Steve Noble, who gave the whole thing such a full-blooded rhythmic edge.

Oh wow! That's him. My wife nicknamed him "Monster" after the muppet. He wrecked a couple of tunes, although not as hard as the incompetent calabash playing by the other percussionists. That was the only bit of the concert which I really enjoyed. At least the thing had a groove.

Saw Garrett play tonight, in what struck me as quite a weird gig. He barely played alto, and was playing with piano, bass and three percussionists. The percussionists didn't always seem to be able to keep a beat together, and it got a bit chaotic at times. One percussionist did wordless vocals, in competition with the alto, but effectively dominant over it. Then the group would switch into this smooth jazz gospel groove with breakbeats and everything would be great. Even then Garrett wasn't playing much alto and mostly stuck to keyboards, although it was fine. When he did play saxophone it was a sort of Stanley Turrentine thing (nothing wrong with that). Not sure what to make of it all, really. There was enough gospel groove that it was overall enjoyable. But I was surprised at how weak the more adventurous tunes were, and just how little Garrett was playing himself. Has anyone seen him play recently or heard of anything that might shed light on it?

See you there!

The Composers Collective – Poum! (1969)

I'll be in Paris in April for a week and a half. Likely to be a packed time but I am hoping to get an opportunity to go vinyl hunting. There are some good recommendations above. Are there any that members recommend particularly for second hand jazz vinyl?

Now on this one: Not at all what I was expecting from a major label release with Wynton Marsalis on it. The whole thing sounds like live outtakes from late period James Carter or Anthony Davis / James Newton stuff.

Jack Teagarden – Think Well Of Me (Verve, 1962) A "with strings" record, without nearly enough trombone, but still. What a great record. I only discovered Teagarden last year and already find it hard to imagine living without his cracked vocals.

What a great combo.

The Tampicos – That Torrid Tampico Sound! (CBS, 1965) Found this in the box of my father in law's vinyl. The kids had watched the shootout at the end of The Good The Bad and the Ugly and my four year old was demanding "mexican music" (i.e., Ennio Morricone does Mariachi). I thought this might plausibly have some mariachi (because "Tampico") so I put it on. No mariachi, but a surprisingly solid Latin record, midway between mambo and salsa. It kicks off on the third track and then is pretty strong throughout. The two year old went mad for it and was dancing away, skipping and swinging hips, and shouting "who is this?" every ten seconds. I have no idea who played on it. Obviously a studio concoction but there must be some quality in the line up, because the rhythms are far better than they have a right to be.

Very good. Brawny slightly Avant adjacent Chicago big band with a commitment to the tradition. Similar concept to Kahil El Zabar's smaller groups. Early 00s weren't a great time for mainstream jazz in my opinion. This is one of my favourites from that era.

Malachi Thompson & Africa Brass Featuring Gary Bartz And Billy Harper – Blue Jazz (Delmark, 2003)

Looking forward to this one so much. Assuming it’s still a-comin’.

What is “Umbrella Music”? I’ve never come across this term. thanks to Rihanna, it is basically unGoogleable.

Are you going to do round up posts like last time?

Craig Chaquico, Russ Freeman – From The Redwoods To The Rockies (Windham Hill, 1998) I've been having fun with the Rippingtons recently, and been trying to find a similar hit of fizzy pop. It's not this. This one is dreadful. Charles Fambrough – The Proper Angle (CTI, 1991) This one's cool. Sadly no Rippingtons connection though. We all have room for self improvement. Any others of his records worth listening to? They all have enticing line ups.

Love this one.

I think that the Young Lions hype did lasting damage to the groups and artists caught up in it. Whatever you think of the Harpers, Harrison/Blanchard and the Fo'tet were really great groups, and they don't deserve to have been forgotten as they have.

"Released in unglued cover. Probably in a plastic bag." might be my favourite discogs release note yet.

How does he do it?

Grover Washington, Jr. – A House Full Of Love - Music From The Cosby Show (Columbia, 1986)