ghost of miles

Listening right now to disc 8, which begins with the January 1945 session with Dizzy. What a godsend this set is, even without the material alluded to above…. I might try to pull as many of those sides as I can from other CD/LP sources that I have and create a supplemental to the Mosaic set.

This recent tribute to pianist Mel Powell, who enjoyed a brilliant jazz career in the 1940s before working primarily in an academic classical realm for the rest of his life, is now up for online listening: Jazz Mission: Mel Powell in the 1940s ... Powell also made several fine jazz albums for the Vanguard label in the mid-1950s that may be the subject of a future program. The 1940s offered so much musical ground to cover that I decided to stick to that particular decade for this episode.

The speculative CW seems to be that SF’s defensive unit was gassed by the end of regulation and that they may have wanted to give those guys a breather, instead of them having to come right back out again at the start of OT.

Really a shame that licensing issues have apparently precluded Mosaic’s ever doing a 1940s Mary Lou Williams set:

Former Mets GM Billy Eppler suspended for fabricating injuries

Funny, I was just wondering that myself earlier today and checked his profile. He hasn't logged in since 2014.

Time for jazz!

According to my Blue Note wristwatch, it's been 11:29:15 for about the past 20 years now!

Andre 3000 at the Blue Note

I thought I had those Missourians sides on CD… but apparently not? Has Frog or Jazz Oracle or Retrieval or some such ever tackled that material?

Same! So much stuff I’ve gotten into over the years that my younger, snottier self passed over without a thought. (Though like others I was also operating on a pretty lean budget and couldn’t afford to be snapping up every box set or reissue that came out.) That 1995 Andrew Hill Blue Note set has a special place in my heart as my first Mosaic (and one that I *still* listen to every several years), as does the McLean 1964-66, which I got shortly thereafter. I think all that I had by either artist at the time were their early entries in the Connoisseur series (Judgment for Hill and Destination Out for McLean, iirc). I still have the Blue Note wristwatch that you got if you sent in OBIs for 10 of the first 12 Connoisseurs!

I have those two JSP boxes as well... this thread may well inspire me to revisit.

Some fine Conte Candoli, among others, to be heard here. A fair amount of Bob Cooper tunes and/or arrangements as well:

An underrated Kerouac, trippy and steeped in his childhood:

Hard pass on a high-priced vinyl-only set. I'd be all in on a legit CD release. Grateful that the new Phil Ranelin set came out on CD--a grand total of $21 at my local record store, including tax. The vinyl version would have run me $125 (and I wouldn't have bought it). It's insane, ridiculous, and a few other adjectives as well.

Disc 7, which is the 1995 Columbia album Makin’ a Move. I’m sure Threadgill-Ellington comparisons are a dime a dozen and beside the point, but if somebody told me to name someone whose artistic/compositional achievements over the past 50 years occupy a realm of significance similar to Ellington’s, Threadgill would come to mind.

Spiritual Jazz Volume 15: A Tribute to Trane. So glad that this series continues.

Still can’t bring myself to file this one away just yet—so damned enjoyable, all of it, the new mix, the alternates and outtakes, the live show, and an outstanding booklet. One of my favorite rock reissues of all time, I’d have to say.

Such an amazing reclamation project. Bought Tim in 1985 when it came out and bought this on its first day of release as well. I can make a case in my head now for this being as much of a masterpiece as its predecessor Let It Be: Speaking of masterpieces indeed… 🥰 ❤️ Almost got this for my girlfriend for Christmas—she’s a big Stax fan. Have you ever been to the museum in Memphis? Well worth a visit if you’re in the city.