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Dexter was a star, who had a great personality and an identifiable sound. When you played a Dex record, you weren't hearing a tenor sax so much as you were hearing Dex. Sonny Stitt was more of a journeyman, to which he'd probably admit. Most of his records were interchangeable, and his solos by and large weren't memorable. True, some of it may have been that he didn't have as romantic a story as Dex (he didn't have long stretches where he disappeared, he didn't spend a long time in Scandinavia), but it's mostly due to quality - Dex's playing was simply better, in that indefinable way that makes us want to hear a particular record.

Wishing you the best. It's tough. Does the retirement community itself recommend a substitute?

ImportCDs has this for $93.36.

It's intriguing that the article apparently was originally titled Fifteen Geniuses of Jazz, per the article's URL: https://www.jazzwax.com/2021/08/fifteen-geniuses-of-jazz.html I wonder who got added at the last minute? I thought it was a good list. I would have left off Dizzy.

Re #3: Is it Andrew Cyrille on drums?

Still wondering what's the story with Sleepy Night Records.

I prefer when his birthday was July 4th. Still, happy birthday, Louie!

Interesting discussion. Amazon has offered the download of the full day session for $3.99 for awhile now, and I've been tempted: https://www.amazon.com/York-Tony-Scott-Bill-Evans/dp/B076X5Y7T2/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Tony+Scott+a+day+in+new+york&qid=1628026587&s=dmusic&sr=1-1

Very useful explanation; thanks, bresna. I’ve never liked listening to headphones at high volumes. Even as a teen, I never liked the feeling of high pressure directly against my eardrums (I still prefer listening to music with the speakers behind me), so it seems this setup wouldn’t do much for me.

#3 is a beautiful track. Everyone's playing is top notch, and they interact so well. The trumpeter's tone is beautiful. The guitarist's phrasing sounds familiar, but I can't place anyone.

The Wall St Journal just published an excellent appreciation of Burrell's career.

I liked this BFT a lot. I own two of the tracks: #5 is Joey Baron's "Bit O' Water," from his album We'll Soon Find Out. Great band: Arthur Blythe, Ron Carter, Bill Frisell. Track 13 is John Scofield's "Lazy," from his album Groove Elation. His run of Blue Note albums was so good. Just a guess: #7 sounds like The Great Jazz Trio doing Monk's "Think Of One."

Release date October 1: Guitarist Steve Khan, one of the leading jazz guitarists of his generation, continues his explorations of the wondrous traditions of Latin music. Joining him are guest artists Rob Mounsey (keyboards and orchestrations), Randy Brecker (fluegelhorn), Gil Goldstein (accordion) and Mariana Ingold (vocals). Together with Khan's core group - Ruben Rodrguez (bass), Bobby Allende (conga), Marc Quinones (timbal) and Dennis Chambers (drums) - they perform Steve's arrangements of compositions by Ornette Coleman, Freddie Hubbard, Wayne Shorter, Greg Osby and Thelonious Monk. Also included is the gorgeous ballad, "Never Let Me Go" plus two originals from Khan and a Cumbia driven Vallenato (Colombian traditional folk style) epic collaboration between Steve and Mariana Ingold. Steve uses his own compositions and enticing re-arrangements of jazz and Latin standards to amplify the rhythmic ingenuity, textural creativity and technical brilliance for which he's already well known. TRACK LIST: 1. Bird Food (Comida Para Pajaros) 2. Blue Subtext (Subtexto En Azul) 3. Baraka Sasa 4. Infant Eyes (Ojos De Nino) 5. Heard (Escuchado) 6. Never Let Me Go (Nunca Me Dejes Ir) 7. Cada Gota De Mar 8. Hackensack 9. Bait and Switch (Gato Por Liebre)

Release date August 27: Denise Donatelli digs deep into the songs of Burt Bacharach on this, her fifth recording for Savant Records. The music of the immensely popular and prolific composer is well suited for this Grammy finalist who has performed in a wide variety of venues from clubs such as Catalina's, Herb Alpert's Vibrato Grill, and Mezzrow to the stage of the Municipal Opera in Prague, Czech Republic. Bacharach's sumptuous melodies sound more seductive than ever imbued with a dark moodiness which spotlights the luminous quality of the lyrics from the pens of Elvis Costello, Daniel Tashian, Bob Hilliard and, of course, Hal David. Donatelli gives us nine beautifully-recorded tracks highlighting the impressionistic and often ethereal arrangements of arranger, bassist and producer, the renowned Larry Klein. "Larry's idea," Donatelli says, "was to reimagine Bacharach's music in such a minimalistic way... to reframe them in a way that examines the very essence of the songs." Denise Donatelli and her colleagues bring unique insight into the musical legacy of one of the great American composers who helped define the course of popular music. Time was when a jazz trio without a piano or guitar was a rare occurrence. But once Sonny Rollins went chordless at the Vanguard the die was cast and, though the instrumentation is still not exactly thick on the ground, it is an important subset in the list of saxophone-fronted jazz groups. For the last three years tenor saxophonist Nicole Glover has embraced this format with her regular band featuring colleagues Daniel Duke (bass) and Nic Cacioppo (drums). Here, for her first album with the group and her Savant Records debut, she has attracted the attention of keyboard great George Cables, who appears on four tracks of the recording. Michael J, West points out in the album's liner notes that to Glover, "Cables represents the continuum of the music, it's past, present and future; she wanted that wisdom and energy to manifest itself and inform the band's work." In the trio numbers, mostly originals, the musicians display a unity of thought that goes far beyond the notes, one that takes the freedom of a chordless ensemble and runs with it. Their music is full of strength and power, challenging but communicative with a sly sense of playfulness peeking out occasionally all providing a memorable musical experience that is at once high-spirited and deeply felt.

Release date October 15: An unearthed treasure of a recording from one of Canada's most beloved vocalists and educators, this 2001 studio recording was never released, and is Shannon Gunn's posthumous debut. Shannon tragically passed from cancer in 2020, leaving the music community with a massive void. Shannon inspired hundreds if not thousands of musicians to dedicate their lives to jazz music and her loss was felt by the entire jazz industry. This release comes out just over a year after her passing. The album is a true discovery, brought to the label from Shannon's husband Brian Dickenson. It features a dream team band of multi-Juno Award winners Renee Rosnes on piano, Neil Swainson on bass, Billy Drummond on drums, Brad Turner on trumpet, Pat Labarbera on saxophone and Rock Lazar on percussion and was Produced and arranged by 5-Time Juno Award winning jazz legend Renee Rosnes.

The Astonishing Mickey Fields was probably 3/24/68, since it's listed in the Left Bank history as "Groove Holmes trio, guest Mickey Fields." Would make sense that the LP came out under Fields name, as Holmes was probably under contract. IIRC, this is the only date that lists both Holmes and Fields. http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php?/topic/82143-left-bank-releases-upcoming/&do=findComment&comment=1705901

4-21-68 JOE HENDERSON, tenor sax; WYNTON KELLY, piano; PAUL CHAMBERS, bass; JIMMY COBB, drums Release: Joe Henderson - Four! (Verve)

Very possibly so, which I suppose is a good thing in most circumstances.

Huh. Thanks for the tip. It still doesn't work with Safari on my Mac, but it does work with Brave. I'm glad they're not gone.

This just appeared as a new release on Dusty Groove: A tremendous tribute to a fantastic moment in jazz – the explosion of new sounds that happened in the British scene from the late 60s onward – a moment of music that barely touched our shores, but which was equally important to the changes taking place in modern jazz in the US! England got on the jazz bandwagon pretty quickly in earlier years – but for decades, most of their music was pretty tied to American styles – ties that broke strongly with work like this – which opened up all these new rhythms, patterns, and possibilities for expression – at a level that the British scene maybe never hit this strongly again! The collection features some incredibly well-chosen tracks that really illustrate the depth of this musical moment – including work from the legendary Landsdowne Series of recordings, and tracks from other labels too – all brought together with detailed notes that really illuminate the music. Titles include "Old San Juan" by Alan Skidmore, "Third Road" by Harry Beckett, "Matinee Days" by Stan Tracey, "Second Coming" by Michael Garrick, "Storm Warning" by Dick Morrissey, "To Segovia" by Mike Taylor, "A Matter Of Time" by Don Rendell, "Brew" by Colin Bates, "With Terry's Help" by John Surman & John Warren, "Waltz" by Mike Westbrook, Greek Variations/VI Kriti (edit)" by Neil Ardley, "Angle" by New Jazz Orchestra, "Don The Dreamer" by Kenny Wheeler & John Dankworth, and "Some Echoes Some Shadows" by Michael Gibbs.

Do you mean Asphalt Canyon Suite? I got it from DG a few weeks ago, but I preordered. Anyway, it's still available: https://www.dustygroove.com/item/982622?sf=asphalt&incl_oos=1&incl_cs=1&kwfilter=asphalt&sort_order=artist

5 quick steps: 1) In Amazon, click on the image. 2) Right click on the image and choose "Copy Image Address" 3) In Organassimo, start a new topic reply, and in the lower right corner, choose "Insert other media," then "Insert image from URL" 4) In the window that opens, paste the Amazon URL, then choose "Insert into post" 5) Choose "Submit Reply"

In addition to the individual CDs you mention, it should be noted that the following also appear on the box set "The Classic Quartet - Complete Impulse! Studio Recordings": Feelin' Good, Living Space, Untitled 90320, Untitled 90314, Dusk-Dawn, Nature Boy (first version), Joy (Second Version), Dear Old Stockholm, After The Crescent, One Down, One Up, Dear Lord.

I like Beyond Burgers. I think they plausibly taste like real burgers, and they're enjoyable. Two downsides: upon opening the package, they smell like cat food. Also, they're kept frozen but need to be cooked from a defrosted state, so you can't just cook them on the spur of the moment.

I don't think it's back online.