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Is this a common view on Giuffre? It had never occured to me. Perhaps I have only been listening to one period of Giuffre and missed his Rollins phase.

Joe Daley Trio - Live at Newport '63

It's not my favourite Charlie Palmieri music, but it's definitely my favourite cover.

Two that I had never heard before now: Jimmy Heath's The Gap Sealer (Cobblestone, 1972) If ever a bop record came from the 1970s, it was this one. It covers the whole range of expansive 1970s. I'd never heard it before but I enjoyed it a lot. Now on: Anthony Braxton: 10 Solo Bagpipe Compositions 2000 by Matthew Welch (Kotekan). It doesn't really have the Braxton content I was craving. Basically just bagpipe drone.

I think they are all available after the fact from the website.

Just in case anyone is interested, NTS, which is a London based online radio station, is doing a Japanese Jazz Week this week. https://www.nts.live/incoming/japanese-jazz-week I haven't listened to it yet, but NTS normally does gold shows.

That's basically what I mean. It is quite special in its own ways, but depth and interplay are not among them. Very good as a mood changer though.

A good one.

Back to work today, and blasting out Norman Granz' Jam Session #1. However it might have been perceived at the time, I think the record has aged extremely well. Really upbeat and emotionally impactful teenage hormone jazz (if I can call it that without disrespect). It's doing a great job at resetting my mood.

Warne Marsh's Release Record. Send Tape.

He does things to tunes that others haven't yet discovered they need to do. Solal and Konitz in particular is one of my favourite saxophone / piano partnerships.

Listening to Desire Develops an Edge (American Clave, 1983) by Kip Hanrahan. The line up on this record is incredible. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desire_Develops_an_Edge

Thanks is everyone for all the recommendations above. Some really interesting stuff - not just the usual suspects. I'm still holding out for some subtle and expansive norteno post bop, with slyly outside accordion playing.

To my ears, this is to some extent true of 1967 Coltrane too, though. Those clear Traneisms just dropped out. And I agree on the Ware point. He might have taken the spirituality, but what he actually plays seems to come from elsewhere.

The jazz world since the 60s has been full of saxophone players influenced by Coltrane at his various stages of development. However, I can't immediately think of any player who shows a clear influence from the music recorded in the final year of Coltrane's life, i.e., Expression, Stellar Regions or Interstellar Space. To my ear, that's a very different sound to the music that Coltrane had been playing even two years before. It still sounds strikingly personal. Can anyone think of anyone who shows a clear influence from that period of Coltrane's playing?

One Upmanship by Mal Waldron (Enja, 1977) It's been a bit of a Waldron day here. I woke up this morning with Lacy's soprano line to 'Johnny Come Lately' from Sempre Amore in my head, and haven't really escaped since.

And now: We and The Sea by Tamba 4 (CTI, 1967).

Just finished: Alexander Hawkins - Unite (AHM, 2017) Now on Gino Robair’s and John Butcher’s Liverpool (Bluecoat) Concert (Limited Sedition, 2001). Both very enjoyable records.

Hues is definitely a good one. I like the Tuba trio records too.

On the Blythe, I love the mix of tuba and cello. Those are two of my favourite Hills too.

Warne Marsh - A Ballad Album (Criss Cross, 1984) Now playing: Arthur Blythe - Metamorphosis (India Navigation, 1979).

Serious stuff.

He always seemed like an arsehole in interviews, so I'm not surprised.

I am no longer able to explain it to you. It made sense to me at the time.