Gordon's son Bruce is a long-time sports reporter for the SF Chronicle. He recently retired from full time work, but still writes a weekly column. Very smart and funny.
I'm not sure what a "successor band" is. They're not related, though. It's an all star band of hard bop veterans.
BTW, I believe David Weiss occasionally drops by Organissimo.
The only time I saw Miles was in 81 & 82, but I never bought any of the 80s albums. I might get this one. If for no other reason than I have all the other 'Bootleg' series sets.
This is a photo I took at the 82 show at Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley