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Let's give it up for Harold Mabern! Great stuff with Lee Morgan and also George Coleman.

Good point. Since I don't listen to lyrics very closely, they don't bother me too much. But you're right - both Santana and Beck have bad track records

Some considerations: Santana's BORBOLETTA. I guess right now I'm a bit on a rock guitar kick so something guitar heavy would do. I wish Jimmy Page had a new project! ← BORBOLETTA would be a good start. You mentioned Page - what about Robert Plant's new one? I don't think it's particularly heavy on the guitar, but it's gotten some pretty good reviews.

You've GOT to be kidding! If you cut back on the Coke, you could probably afford to BUY all that music.

Well, I gotta say this new show - Charles Tolliver, Billy Harper, John Hicks - worth seeing, regardless.

This live lineup or the original albums?

I don't know if this is a one-shot deal or a tour or what, but it has just been announced at Yoshi's: Sept 1-4, "Night of the Cookers" Charles Tolliver, Billy Harper, James Spaulding, David Weiss, John Hicks, Dwayne Burno, and drums tba All I can say is............WOW!

My thoughts, exactly.

simple, Brown Note doesn't have the same ring to it as Blue Note. Imagine this: ← Brown Trane!

Yeah..............WTF???

Byrd/Adams - disks 1 & 3

I was there in 1978 and saw quite a few good shows. OTOH, I watched the Mingus DVD and thought that it was certainly lacking in energy. Hard to believe considering that the band had George Adams, Don Pullen, Dannie Richmond and Jack Walrath.

The "Prisoners of Love" collection is quite good, actually. I have most of their albums, but someone gave me this. I was surprised how well it was put together.

Nice interview. Hank sounds great. Long live Hank Jones!!

Here's the link for anyone wanting to listing online: Fresh Air

Could be a herniated disk. I've had surgery myself for that. (twice actually) In the short run, use ice and Advil (you can take 4 at a time - but not more than 12 in a day). See a doctor - you may need an MRI to check the disk. Believe it or not, if you need surgery for herniation, it's not as bad as you would think. They can do "micro-surgery" which is an out-patient procedure. You're up and walking the same day. Let's hope you don't need it, though.

How does this compare with "Escalator Over the Hill"?

They did a major tuneup on the new release section. That's a big help for sure.

I saw him in Central Park in the late 80's. I knew nothing about him, but was really impressed at the time.

Thanks, Ron. I just read this on AMG: "The tune mislabeled "Wes' Rhythm" (actually "Twisted Blues") is an extraordinary example of Montgomery stretching out — starting with just Wes, bass and drums and developing into full, shouting call-and-response chords and octaves."

I was just looking at the listing on Amazon and noticed that the CD set does not include "Wes Rhythm". I wonder if it's mis-labeled on either the CD or album?

I have an LP on Affinity called "Impressions" from these dates. A truly great album. I should get the CD set one of these days, for sure. The album has four tunes: "Four on Six", "Wes Rhythm", "Impressions" and "To When".

Curtis Fuller - disk #3

FWIW, Stuff Smith was pulled because of some sort of contractual problem and didn't go OOP for the usual licensing reasons.

Anything with Charles Tolliver.