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I have it on my 'to listen' list. A group of players that I had almost never heard of (the 4 Souls, not the sidemen here). Now on to this one: George Lewis – In Hi-Fi A lot of New Orleans R&B bounce in the sound on this one, for once. I'm not. But I am interested if it isn't too much trouble. Scant information out there...

I like this less than other Boss Brass records, partly because of Woods' presence. He's a great musician, but I wonder whether the others felt they had to play up to him. Currently on: Sidney Bechet And Mezz Mezzrow – Sidney Bechet And Mezz Mezzrow

James Carter - In Carterian Fashion This one is surprisingly buried in Carter's catalogue. Some great playing on the second half. There's a Spencer Barefield tune in there!

Randy Sandke's New Yorkers – Stampede

How is this one? I liked her first record but not her more recent stuff.

Comparatively new joinder here, but I also want to express how grateful I am for the work that keeps it going. Before joining I lurked for years, gradually working my way through the Dried Rat Dog thread and so many others. This place is invaluable.

Billy Gault – When Destiny Calls (The Music Of Billy Gault) This one is great. I'd never heard of Gault or Bill Saxton (although I now realise I have a few records they're on). Material - Hallucination Engine Wayne Shorter's acid jazz era record. What is this? A collection of singles or of 10"s? If the latter what were they? I am struggling to identify them.

Lenny McBrowne and the 4 Souls - Eastern Light First time I'd heard of or heard this one. Just goes to show that there is always more out there.

Now on: Najee – Day By Day

Lee Willhite – First Venture I enjoyed it a fair bit. Certainly more than other Humphreys records. There are a few tracks where it collapses musically.

Percy Humphrey's Crescent City Joymakers – Percy Humphrey's Crescent City Joy Makers (Riverside, 1961)

I'm not surprised. I love her work.

Maybe Stanley Crouch was a Kaoru Abe fan too.

Back in the day (25 odd years ago...) I asked a friend who was going on a trip to Japan to see if he could score any Kaoru Abe CDs. At the time, I was early in my jazz journey and I was very obsessed with Abe's music. This was the CD that he brought back. It blew my mind at the time because it was so much less "music-like" than other similar records I, a callow youth, had heard up to that point. My friend described going into a Shibuya jazz record shop and asking to buy an Abe record as being a bit like giving a secret masonic handshake.

Bob Dorough – Devil May Care

Thanks!

I've really been enjoying the revival of these two threads.

Polish alto player, who is on Andrej Trzaskowski's Seant, oddly alongside Ted Curson. I am enjoying his playing, which is gutsy in the early FMP vein. Surprised to have never heard of him, particularly because he appears to have released a number of records. Does anyone know anything about him or have anything to recommend?

I didn't know Kuhn and Haden were on it!

A classic.

Thank you

Thanks. I think that you are a lot further advanced on this music than I am. I am with you in that the music that I have probably enjoyed the most has been the Condon crowd stuff. It has more space (which is probably what I am used to) and seems to have better playing than a lot of the SF stuff. The George Lewis stuff seems to vary: some stuff of the repertoire is quite repetitive and hackneyed but there are times that it gets really strong. What is jeffcrom's blog? I have tried looking for it.

Free Jazz in Japan by Teruto Soejima.

Paul Bley - The Nearness of You Billy Hart is just fantastic on this one.

Put down the Mizell brothers records and give Marcus Miller's leader dates a go.