Buddha the Magnificent

Saw him at 12th Gate in ATL circa 1970-71. One of the greats. Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah-Hum-Allah

Danish String Quartet - Prism IV (2022. ECM 2564). Frederik Øland, Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen - violins; Asbjørn Nørgaard - viola; Fredrik Schøyen Sjölin - cello.

Opus 5 - Swing on This (Criss Cross Jazz 1406, 2022). Seamus Blake - tenor sax; Alex Sipiagin - trumpet, flugelhorn; David Kikoski - piano, Fender Rhodes; Boris Kozlov - bass; Donald Edwards - drums. Very swingin' session.

Lorenzo De Finti Qrt - Mysterium Lunae (Losen Records, 2022). Lorenzo DeFinti - piano; Stefano Dall’Ora - bass; Alberto Mandarini - trumpet, flugelhorn; Marco Castiglioni - drums.

Taylor Haskins - Gnosis (2017). Taylor Haskins - piano, trumpet; Nate Smith - drums; Fima Ephron, Todd Sickafoose - bass; Brandee Younger - harp; Nir Felder - guitar; Henry Hey - keyboards; Josh Roseman - trombone; Daniel Freedman - perc; Jamie Baum - flute.

Rabshakeh, if you like Aloha, this should work for you as well. some great covers incl "Cortez the Killer" (Neil Young) and "If 6 was 9" (Jimi Hendrix). Nice version of Glenn's "Lenore" as well. NP Helio Alves - Música (2010).

Know this one, Rab? Glenn is an Atlanta guitarist, came up with Col. Bruce Hampton in the Hampton Grease Band.

Thanks for the heads up, z. I like both those guys

Phil Woods Quintet - Bop Stew (1988, Concord Jazz). Phil Woods - alto sax, clarinet; Tom Harrell - trumpet, flugelhorn; Hal Galper - piano; Steve Gilmore - bass; Bill Goodman - drums.

The Jayhawks - XOXO (2020). Gary Louris - guitar; Marc Perlman - bass; Karen Grotberg - keyboards; Tim O’Reagan - drums. They all sing.

Jonny King - Above All (Sunnyside SSC1301, 2012). Jonny King - piano; Ed Howard - bass; Victor Lewis - drums.

Abdullah Ibrahim - The Balance (2019)

Yeah, I saw that, LOL! Surprise indeed. Nice few minutes of him and his group playing. He's a very sharp dresser, BTW. I actually agree right down the line with this. There's a lot of good music on his albums, but sometimes you get the image of the starship Enterprise blasting across the screen of an old 15-inch B&W tv; I'm definitely talking TOS here, not that gussied-up TNG and later.

Nothing but what appears to be a placeholder for the past year. Anyone have the word on what's going on with them? Thanks!

Farnell Newton - Back to Earth (Posi-Tone, 2017). Farnell Newton - trumpet; Kyle Molitor - trombone; Greg Goebel - piano; Dylan Sundstrom - bass; Christopher Brown - drums. Posi-Tone 8169 Goes well with

I was always glad to see his name on the credits of an album; those mentioned in the ECM obit are really excellent recordings.

Jakob Bro - Bay of Rainbows (2018). Jakob Bro - guitar; Thomas Morgan - bass; Joey Baron - drums. ECM 2618

Carla Bley, Andy Sheppard, and Steve Swallow - Life Goes On (ECM 2669, 2020). Carla Bley - piano; Andy Sheppard - soprano and tenor sax; Steve Swallow - bass. Solid playing all around, but Andy Sheppard really sings.

Jaques and Paula Morelenbaum - Live in Italia (Omaggio a Jobim) (Sud Music, 2016). Jaques Morelenbaum - cello; Lula Galvão - guitar; Rafael Barata - perc; Paula Morelenbaum - vocals.

Bill Anschell - Rumbler (Origin, 2016). Bill Anschell - piano; Chris Symer - bass; Jose Martinez - drums; Brian Monroney - guitar; Jeff Busch - perc; Jeff Coffin - soprano sax; Richard Cole - tenor sax; Hans Teuber - flute, tenor sax, alto sax.

Carlos Averhoff Jr. - iRESI

Eliot Zigmund - Time Was (2017, SteepleChase LookOut 3136). Chris Cheek - tenor, soprano sax; Mike Eckroth - piano; Morrie Louden - bass; Eliot Zigmund - drums.

Meanwhile, circa 1968-69, in Atlanta GA, the Col. begins his mad career. Saw HGB several times in the late 60s-early 70s, and caught them just before the end when they opened for Mahavishnu Orchestra around 1972. Bruce later formed various various jam bands including ARU and The Codetalkers.

Keith Jarrett - Munich 2016 (2019, ECM 2667). Keith Jarrett - solo piano. Hot off the press.