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Michael Sell/Bernd Konrad -- Jugoslawische Quartette -- (MISP, Germany)

Ted still plays and sounds great at 90.

Saw that solo piano performance at the Armory. It was stunning.

Marion had some funny stories about Devorah Day. Fond memories of speaking with the man.

hot and cold on THB myself. Depends on the situation, I guess. Evans I like almost always.

I thought their disinterest was due to her LP, which is quite different than this. The record is excellent but I'd rather hear her live in this format (bass and drums) any day.

JAS (J.A. Schneider) -- Volcano -- (no label, US private press) only recognized a couple players, Tony Waters and Neal Starkey, on this Atlanta-area post-bop thing. Nothing earth-shattering so far but it's a nice date, clearly weaned on 70s McCoy Tyner albums et al.

Thanks so much for your insight!! I'll pass this along.

Will donate next paycheck!

Yeah, understood -- I think the contrast of Hampton and Fuller, plus the rhythm section's flow, put this one up there for me. Now: Don Cherry -- Togetherness -- (Durium IT orig)

Lee Morgan -- Live at the Lighthouse -- (BN UA blue-black) haven't spun this in years. Pure fire.

Curtis Fuller -- Two Bones -- (BN King JP) maybe my favorite CF-led date?

Kid is creepy. I'd rather hear players honing their craft at 81 than 11.

Crap. I posted a HB quickly from my phone and did not realize. Damn.

Minoru Miki -- Music for 20-String Koto and Ensemble -- (Camerata, JP)

although the reunion eventually did happen, however briefly...

He was one of the greats. For me a formative influence on listening to this music. RIP, and thank you sir.

Great record!

The Velvet Underground & Nico -- (Verve/Polydor, JP)

well, the Andrew Hill isn't the only Warwick record that TCB booted. They also did the Donald Byrd/Pepper Adams and the Teddy Charles. Those TCBs sound gawd-awful! I like the Ping 45s but agree that South Side hard bop and soul jazz is a long way from what Hill was doing on Blue Note ten years later. That said, Hill could also pen some in-the-club groovers, as he did for Morgan and Mobley.

Art Farmer -- "Live at the Half-Note" -- (Atlantic, JP stereo)

yeah, I've seen this around before. It is a really nice cover image.

same, but of course I didn't hear it until the 1990s and that was a very different time from when it was released!

Damn. Sad news.

Two of my favorite LPs in one stellar package, and then some!