ghost of miles

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.

Just a little over two weeks till pitchers and catchers report. Where do the Boras Four (Snell, Montgomery, Bellinger, Chapman) end up landing? Is Montgomery waiting for Texas to iron out their TV contract issue? That seems to be the conventional wisdom. Reports that Snell turned down 6 yrs/$150 million from the Yankees and wants 9 yrs/$270 million… good luck getting that. I think even the Yankees’ offer was a risky overpay to a guy who just turned 31, but any kind of decent starting pitching goes for a premium these days, so maybe he ends up getting more than that from another team.

Up for Roy Eldridge’s birthday today: Portrait of Little Jazz

Stop me if I’ve posted this one before—it’s become my favorite of hers over the years:

We re-aired Four and More: 1964, The Year in Jazz this past week, and it remains archived for online listening.

NY Times subscribers are permitted 10 "gift articles" a month that can be shared with others. I'm fortunate to have a subscription through my employer, so here you go: The Worst Masterpiece: Rhapsody in Blue

Here's another!

I wonder if Mosaic’s ever contemplated a set of Goodman’s 1930s and 40s small group dates for Victor and Columbia. Or just a Columbia set that includes the Charlie Christian material.