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Smoke - Everything (MPS, 1973) Having just finished: Gil Cuppini Quintet - Vol. – 2 What's New? (Broadway International, 1961)

In view of the current Stitt v. Dex thread, I am bumping this venerable but excellent thread (noting that I am not the first to have done so). It's noticeable that, despite the number of "deep cuts" (in current marketing speak) being recommended above, the Sonny Stitt at the D.J. Lounge that was recently mentioned in that thread doesn't make an appearance. With Stitt, it is easy to stick to the heights of the Ammons battles, the Cobblestones / Muses and the Dizzy-endorsed cutting contests, without venturing out to explore the foothills. One feature of having recorded 120 leader dates is that there are plenty of obscure gems still out there to discover.

It's a different Sabu.

Arthur Jones - Scorpio (BYG, 1971) Edit: Scorpio, not Scorpio Rising, which is a classic film by Kenneth Anger.

There are a lot of other enthusiasts on the board who could be equally to blame.

I love this record.

Ronnie Scott and Tubby Hayes - The Courier's of Jazz

George Benson - The Other Side of Abbey Road (A&M, 1970)

Charles Gayle Trio - Streets (Northern Spy, 2012)

It does, actually

Pony Pointdexter - Pony's Express (Epic, 1963)

Thanks!

Great cover.

Glad I started something.

I think she just associates him with Time Out.

Done!

Dreams And Explorations by Don Friedman Quartet (Riverside, 1965) Pairs nicely with aching joints and fever dreams.

Getting kicked in the gutter today by the second jab. Cheering myself up with: Maceo Parker - Roots Revisited (1990).

Graciela, Mario Bauza and Friends - Afro-Cuban Jazz Delivers the goods.

I might make it five. You'll have to drop that "5 other collections" pop sell out, and find some real underground music.

I recently bought one of the live Fantasys whilst away on a seaside jaunt to Sussex. My wife was in hysterics on the drive home at the idea of me having bought a Dave Brubeck album, and was mockingly humming Blue Rondo. I waited two days and then put it on over supper, and quietly went back to feeding the infant. Midway through Desmond's solo on the second track, she said "What is this? It's incredible."

It might also be a factor of availability. Dexter Gordon's return was an event. Whereas I assume New Yorkers had been looking at listings for a decade at that point and going "Sonny Stitt? No we have plans that night. Maybe next time".

I know the list. It just seems like an odd concept for Finder Keepers, in this age of YouTube. Also, aren't Association P.C. Dutch?

What is the concept of this one? Is it a track for each group on the list, arranged by nationality?

Five years ago, I was a four-stone apology. Today, I am two separate gorillas. Re the Firesign Theatre, was there any relationship at all with the Holy Modal Rounders? The skits on HMR records sound a lot like they could be FST.