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Thank you for this ... my copy of the new release is due for delivery today, unheard Tina Brooks will be nice. This is now two BN artist recordings of what I think was Junior Parker's biggest hit, "Next Time You See Me" - a part of me really wishes Tina was on that one.

I wonder if Payton plays the keys on this CD? He plays the keys at his live shows almost as much as the trumpet.

Just for the history: a. The 1987 CD release info from Discogs]: Some timings differ at various CD releases. Verified by Spotify. 1. Birk's Works 9:15/9:48 [5tet with Tina Brooks and Bobby Timmons] 2. Lady Be Good 8:15/right one=9:59 [5tet with Tina Brooks and Bobby Timmons] 3. Lover Man 9:48/right one=8:23 [5tet with Tina Brooks and Bobby Timmons] *4. Swingin' 9:48/9:52 [5tet with Tina Brooks and Bobby Timmons] 5. Hallelujah 11:43 [4tet with Roland Hanna] *6. Beef Stew Blues 4:32/4:35 [4tet with Roland Hanna] *7. If You Could See Me Now 5:25/5:29 [4tet with Roland Hanna] 8. 36-23-36 3:35/3:49 [4tet with Roland Hanna] Tracks 4, 6, and 7 do not appear on the original LP configuration. They were previously only released on Blue Note in Japan in the mid seventies. b. The 2025 "complete" release (= 6 newly released tracks = 2 with Hanna + 4 with Brooks/Timmons) - (info from Discogs and Spotify): In regard to the timings: at first I was surprised by the Hallelujah reduced length (8:19 in 2025) but this is a printing error as confirmed by Spotify. For some reason, just this track's length is missing from most of the early CD releases). Also at Spotify the durations are differ from the printed ones on the 2025 sleeves I checked at Discogs.  CD1: LP ORIGINAL 1-1 Birks' Works 9:43/9:47 [Spotify] [5tet with Tina Brooks and Bobby Timmons] [9:12 music] LP ORIGINAL 1-2 Hallelujah 8:19/11:44 [Spotify] [4tet with Roland Hanna] [!! 11:34 music !!] LP ORIGINAL 1-3 Lady Be Good 9:58 [5tet with Tina Brooks and Bobby Timmons] [9:51 music] LP ORIGINAL 1-4 Lover Man 8:20/8:21 [Spotify] [5tet with Tina Brooks and Bobby Timmons] [8: 16 music] LP ORIGINAL1-5 36-23-36 3:35/3:44 [Spotify] [4tet with Roland Hanna] [3:36 music] ALSO ON '87 CD1-6 Swingin' 9:03/9:51 [Spotify] [5tet with Tina Brooks and Bobby Timmons] [9:29 music] ALSO ON '87 CD 1-7 If You Could See Me Now 5:25/5:30 [Spotify] [4tet with Roland Hanna] [5:22 music] ALSO ON '87 CD 1-8 Beef Stew Blues 4:32/4:36 [Spotify] [4tet with Roland Hanna] [4:30 music] CD2: NEW 2025 COMPLETE 2-1 The Next Time You See Me, Things Won't Be The Same 7:30/7:25 [Spotify] [4tet with Roland Hanna] [7:24 music] NEW 2025 COMPLETE 2-2 The Take Off 5:30/5:39 [Spotify] [4tet with Roland Hanna] [5:32 music] NEW 2025 COMPLETE 2-3 Birks' Works 9:39/9:40 [Spotify] (Alternate Take) [5tet with Tina Brooks and Bobby Timmons] [9:33 music] NEW 2025 COMPLETE 2-4 Lady Be Good 9:55/9:57 [Spotify] (Alternate Take) [5tet with Tina Brooks and Bobby Timmons] [9:51 music] NEW 2025 COMPLETE 2-5 Love Walked In 5:45/5:51 [Spotify] [5tet with Tina Brooks and Bobby Timmons] [5:45 music] NEW 2025 COMPLETE 2-6 36-23-36 / The Theme 12:27/12:42[Spotify] [5tet with Tina Brooks and Bobby Timmons] [12.33 music]        

Also part of the mix here was non-pirate "jazz" radio. What I think was tagged "urban contemporary" in the US, but which I remember being classed as "jazz" (without adjective) here. There Was a whole genre of glossy R&B that was 100% jazz or fusion adjacent and featured (smooth) jazz solos, and which shaded into neo-soul at some edges. Other than a few acts like Sade, it isn't well remembered music, but it is part of the story and a cousin of the more high-tone and artistic neo-soul acts.