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Definitely! Both the original album and the live "In Europe" are excellent! Jack with Ravi and Matt Garrison at Big Ears 2019. I was lucky to see this trio a few times. Unfortunately, because of where I was sitting and Jack's ride cymbals, you can't see his face here

Myra is always worth seeing Sunday: SFJAZZ Collective "Music of Wayne Shorter's 'Native Dancer'" Current lineup: Chris Potter, tenor saxophone David Sánchez, tenor saxophone Mike Rodriguez, trumpet Warren Wolf, vibraphone Edward Simon, piano Matt Brewer, bass Kendrick Scott, drums

For sure

OK - thanks! There are some videos on YouTube, too.

Nice to have these 4 albums together in one set. Not the original artwork, obviously.

Richard Barbieri/Steve Jansen - Very atmospheric, but with more energy than it seems after multiple listenings. This live album also includes Mick Karn on bass, and Steven Wilson on guitar

Very sad, for sure. And one of my favorites. He performed in so many different settings and formats, he was hard to categorize. Which made him that much more special.

Good reason! I like having his Muse stuff all together, too.

I would guess that some of the medical problems being mentioned (especially heart rate and blood pressure) might be related to SMOKING weed. I've never heard any reports along these lines about edibles, particularly if they're low dose. And if you buy them in a reputable store - not from a rando dealer.

For those of you who love Woody's Berliner Jazztage album, I hope you grabbed Mosaic's "Woody Shaw: The Complete Muse Sessions" box before it sold out.

I never quite "got" them, but they're always highly regarded. I've never seen them either, but they're coming to SF in February, so I bought a ticket. Got to see the Jeff Parker Expansion Trio about a month ago and he was stronger than I've ever seen him. Looking forward to seeing Tortoise!

It WAS! They had a couple of substitutions: Donald Harrison had a gig with Ron Carter, so Craig Handy filled in. Eddie Henderson was under the weather and Mike Rodriguez sat in for him.

Did NOT know that. But dubbing is rarely good😎

Yeah! These two! BTW, Secret Agent was also known as "Danger Man" in the UK.

Have a good one, David! This from last Friday at SFJAZZ

David - you are correct! Just tried to shake things up a bit. 😎

The Cookers played that at SFJAZZ last night

Interesting band. Don't know that much about them, but they played here in SF recently. Unfortunately I didn't go. Excellent album.

Saw the Cookers tonight at SFJAZZ. Great show! I've seen them a number of times before, but they seemed especially energized tonight. It's been a while since I last saw them and there have been changes in the sax section. New members: Azar Lawrence and Craig Handy (who really brought the energy tonight!). Also, Eddie Henderson was not available tonight because of illness, and Mike Rodriguez (of the SFJAZZ Collective) filled in nicely. Can believe the Octogenarian rhythm section just keeps on playing like there's no tomorrow.

A lot of those Black Jazz albums are great. I first discovered that label because of the Doug Carn albums. I was very happy when they were reissued a few years ago and grabbed quite a few, including that one.

This week at SFJAZZ Thursday: Clone Row w/Ches Smith, Mary Halvorson, Liberty Ellman, Nick Dunston Friday: The Cookers - current lineup w/Eddie Henderson, David Weiss, Craig Handy, Azar Lawrence, George Cables, Cecil McBee, Billy Hart

Yes, you do! Especially "Days of Wine and Roses", their instant classic.

Just received a 2025 MacArthur Fellows Award for "Improvising Musician and Composer"