Rabshakeh

I am not going to argue with any of the above! You are all referencing great records and great groups. But it was noticeably confined to one part of the jazz ecosystem. I think that, judged from a wider perspective, jazz as a whole was very boring at that time (1987 - 2007). It was the time of Redman Jr, and Brad Mehldau, and ECM's dominance.

I agree with all of this. You have named my favourites from this period. The warmed over free jazz was a reference to the Charles Gayle cult in particular, but also to later David S Ware, who I never found particularly convincing. Specifically which records are you referring to here?

Solid, I'd say. There's plenty better Schiano records.

Mario Schiano, Guido Mazzon, Gaetano Liguori, Lino Liguori – Effetti Larsen (Splasc(h), 1988)

Thanks for posting. My own personal view is that, as the 80s drew to a close, jazz (and music in general) enters its least interesting period, lasting from around 1988 to perhaps until the early/mid 00s. There's still lots of good stuff happening, but to me that is the point when the mainstream in particular begins to get very stale: second/third generation Young Lions, moody pianists, wobbly free jazz revivalists, endless ECM wallpaper, hip hop crossover, dreadful 90s fusion and 'jazz rock', etc.. An era when the Bad Plus and Zorn seemed interesting against a backdrop of creeping Mehldau-isation. I'm not unsurprised to see that I own or know almost all of these from the recent posts, including the classic Code Violations, which is as good an album as they come.

That Patty Waters one was a big deal for me.

Do you know what this one is called? Apologies for not thanking before. I did not actually see the update, which is why.

So good.

Horace Tapscott Quintet – The Quintet This is a good record.

The River is another good one that I’ve just remembered Which are these? I’ve tried googling.

I really enjoy that record Peterson did with Milt Jackson too. Vibes seem to tame the beast. I do really think that the two instruments have a magical sympathy.

Which of these are your favourites?

Charles Lloyd still has the same glasses! Impressed you got Coleman.

For whatever reason he really cut through in the last five years. He and Sun Ra (Philly era) are the face of jazz to a lot of younger people I know.

Is that Harold Mabern?

Thanks everyone!

I love the combination: joint piano and vibes front line, with intricate traded solos, with or without a rhythm section or an occasional horn. There's obviously the classic Hutcherson / Hancock Blue Notes, and the MJQ. I would also include Oscar Peterson and Milt Jackson on Pablo, Khan Jamal and Matthew Ship, and Burton's Hotel Hello with Steve Swallow on electric piano. What are.some other examples I'm missing?

I love the combination: joint piano and vibes front line, with intricate traded solos, with or without a rhythm section or an occasional horn. There's obviously the classic Hutcherson / Hancock Blue Notes and the MJQ. I would also include Oscar Peterson and Milt Jackson on Pablo, Khan Jamal and Matthew Ship, and Burton's Hotel Hello with Steve Swallow on electric piano. What are.some other examples I'm missing?

When's the blog going to be updated? There's not much more of Toots looking at me quizzically that I can take.

Very sad to hear.

I got mine for £4 from Alans in North London. One of the best value records I have purchased because I spin it all the time.

Bobby Jackson (12) – The Café Extra-Ordinaire Story (Ninth Note, 1977) First listen to this one, which I think is a recent re release of a fairly obscure record 1970s Minneapolis. Very good, very modal, stuff.

I might be confusing it with the Nate Woolley records from the same time.

Harold Johnson Sextet – House On Elm Street

Sonny Rollins - Falling in Love with Jazz (Milestone, 1989)