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I have that ... and a few other Previte albums. They're all good! RIP - Harold!

Very sad. Big Harold Mabern fan. I first heard him with Lee on The Gigolo - still one of my favorite jazz albums! I bought a ticket for Eric Alexander this past June at SFJAZZ specifically to see him, but sometime earlier in the Spring he was substituted with Eric Reed without explanation. Still a good show, but I was going for Harold. RIP, Harold!

The 2003 CD re-issue had some interesting extra tracks. Worth picking up.

A friend gave me a subscription to Tidal, which features HD. Pretty sure I can tell the difference, but I don't have an audiophile setup, either.

I saw Boogarins a few years ago. An interesting blend of Brazilian and psychedelic. I liked them! Tinariwen is always good, too. Seen them 2-3 times.

The new Criterion Channel is off to a VERY promising start. Lots of great films that you won't see anywhere else in addition to special features. It's about $10/month, but worth it if you're looking for quality foreign and domestic features. It's easily accessible with an Amazon Fire Stick which you can get for $20-30 when they put them on sale. I got a 2nd one for $15 at the last Prime Day!

I keep meaning to listen to the 3x4 album, but haven't gotten around to it. BTW, the new Dream Syndicate album is excellent! About Nuggets, I got the double album when it came out and then the box as well. I wish I had picked up Sons of Nuggets, but it was OOP and expensive by the time I decided to get it. I do have the SF and LA Nuggets - nice packaging and interesting collections, but they don't hold up as well as the original. Oh, and one more ... I have the Cowabunga surf box, too! How could I forget??

Here in SF we got into the 80s for a couple of days this week, but now back to normal. This evening it's 59F degrees.

One of the best box set collections EVER! Thanks, Lenny Kaye!

I haven't seen her in a year or two, but try to catch her whenever she comes through SF. Usually at the Fillmore.

Unique also in that he basically avoided photography for much of his life after The Americans.

Another thing that attracts me to continually look for contemporary bands (in whatever genre) is that I'm big live music fan. After all, what grabbed me in my early days was the energy and excitement of seeing the bands I loved on stage. For the most part all those bands from 40-50 years ago are largely dead, retired or (if still active) are a shell of their former selves and touring as self-made tribute bands. Catching a contemporary artist playing in a club or small-ish venue is much more exciting to me than seeing one of those older bands rehashing their oldies in a large theater or arena.

I assume it's age-related, but why not search for musicians who have developed since then? I've found many great records in every decade. Sometimes you have to look a little harder than others, but it's all out there. I love the 60s-70s music that I grew up with as much as the next person, but I played those albums to death. I'd rather hear some artists with fresh ideas (often based on the old stuff) who I can also see live. But ... I know I'm in the minority.

I'm a little amazed at how few albums posted here were recorded since the start of the 80s.

I'd like to think this one is NOT underrated!

Another vote for Carmell and Gerald here. Doesn't sound like they're particularly "underrated" though. Blue Mitchell is one that I don't hear much about and is one of my favorites.

"Help Us Stranger" The Raconteurs

Dee Dee Bridgewater lived in Paris for many years.

That's a nice edition because of the Woodstock tracks! This is a great companion piece recorded when they were touring behind "Sparks".

Good to know. I remember hearing/seeing him in the 70s with Eddie Jefferson.

The Cookers have been pumping out good albums for several years now.

From today's NYT: James Carter, ‘Melodie au Crepuscule’ The old joke about James Carter — the play-anything-backward saxophonist extraordinaire who arrived on the New York jazz scene in 1990, seeming fully formed at age 21 — is that it must get boring to be this good. That’s one way to explain why someone might think to make an entire album of tunes by the Gypsy jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt with none other than a soul-jazz organ trio. In Carter’s hands, this unlikely marriage yields plenty of humor, joy and fascination. On “Melodie au Crepuscule,” the organist Gerard Gibbs starts by outlining the groove from Bill Withers’s “Use Me,” before he introduces the Reinhardt song’s driftwood melody. For the rest of the track, the trio-mates sit back heavily in their saddles, jostling and provoking each other and savoring the marriage of backbeat and melody. RUSSONELLO

Relatively new band out of Shrieveport. LA. Interesting take on 'neo-soul', R&B and rock. The singer/guitarist AJ has over-the-top live charisma and energy. Just saw them on Thursday night.

As Chuck said, busy on FB. He seems very happy - lots of pics of his wife and kids!