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He does an exceptional job with that tune!

He did a couple Brazilian albums in the 80's And also: "Brazil Song (Cancoes Do Brazil)" in '84

Professional production complete Opeth concert. Sounds like they got themselves a Melotron.

Thanks, Jim. Yep, that guy has some chops, that's for sure. "Dusty Ciggaar"? Really?

I think I just figured it out. You CAN just paste the link, but you then NEED to hit "Enter".

I can't seem to get YouTube videos to display. Anybody else having this problem?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khyNZ2VVpF8

Eddie Jefferson anyone??

Sounds interesting - thanks, Steve!

Didn't Jim say the site was re-indexing VERY slowly? Sounded like it was going to take several days to complete. Maybe that's the current problem.

Mark Murphy - absolutely!

It's like anything else. Some vocalists can do it, others can't. You might as well ask: "Drum solos: Do they please?"

Considering it was in the Sports Section, I thought it was pretty good.

The newest album by Swedish band Dungen is pretty good. I would say about 1/2 of it sounds very Soft Machine-like.

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I like it a LOT. Originally had the 2LP set, and was excited when the 4CD set came out. I think it has a great 'club vibe' to it and the performances are inspired. I think the knock on it is mostly about Mobley. Needless to say, he's not as adventurous as Trane or Shorter, but for me that doesn't matter.

I remember seeing him with Art Blakey way back when. One of Art's under-rated groups, I think. Valery was good in the ensemble, which also had Bobby Watson and David Schnitter.

On the afternoon of the 15th I might try to check out this at the Stone: John Zorn's Bagatelles: Uri Caine, John Medeski

Anything you recommend for Nov 13-15? I'm planning to see the Mingus Big Band at Jazz Standard on the 16th.

I just saw on Twitter that Sean Jones wrote a tune called "Franklin and Fell" - very appropriate! I'm sure that part of the traffic problem was that Elvis Costello was across the street at the Nourse Theater doing an interview for his new book.

Some great scatting on this tune. I first heard him on this album. I was hooked right away with this tune.

I'm a BIG fan - especially his albums on Muse, and specifically "Mark Murphy Sings" (a must-have for jazz vocal fans, IMO). I saw him several times in the late 70's/early 80's when he lived in the Bay Area. He had a regular gig in a bar in Tiburon for a while, too. I saw him several years after that and it seemed like he had fallen into relying on some mannerisms that took away from his appeal as a singer I thought, and probably didn't help his career. RIP, Mark!

Maybe I should point out that I am referring to the guitar playing or guitar solos. I do not mean that Sharrock's band included timbales or that they performed anything that sounded like Black Magic Woman, etc. That's what I was trying to say in my original comment. It's more apparent on High Life than Ask the Ages, though.

Have a great one, David. Listen to some Freddie!