CJ Shearn

Yeah!!!!!!!!!!! That's absolutely right. Really strange when you think about it, but not really, as I'm sure Wayne still feels the loss of it every day, but he's managed to free himself of the attachment of that suffering, and has moved on in his daily life.

But we are NOT into UA era Blue Notes here! And those BN Montreux albums were notorious in how briefly they were available. They were cut out before people even knew they were released. I was fortunate to get the Hutcherson Montreux as a cut out at Third Street Jazz back in the day, and it is something I would have bought new as soon as I saw it. That's true, I will have just 3 of the UA era BN's b/c I am not very into that era either. Well, that explains why no one has heard the other Montreux sets. I saw Donald Byrd recorded a set at Montreux that same day, and I'm surprised they didn't release that set especially after "Blackbyrd" was such a hit. Had Lee Morgan lived, since the album was originally intended for him, he might have gone down the heavily Mizell produced path too.

Well, I went ahead and ordered Ronnie Foster "Live at Montreux" and GG "Live at the Lighthouse" from one of the previous batches. No one I know or asked has heard the Foster title which I'm quite shocked at because we're all into obscure titles here

Since Dusty Groove has it readily available, is this album worth the $16? I heard "Chunky" on YT and seemed kind of average to me, but it also seems like it may be one of Ronnie's best BN's since it is just a trio. Thanks.

It's a strange cover. The design reminds me of some of the King issued Blue Note covers like "The Soothsayer" but the naked people falling is really out there. Wayne and the quartet sort of free themselves of any "attachment" in the music and sort of flows, in the spirit of joy and creation, so the freeing of attachment is kind of what makes this band's music difficult for some, IMO.

Looking forward to this one. I don't think that "drilling into the harmonic essence" is something that eludes fans if they are not musically trained, and that sometimes adds to the not getting it. I'm not a musician but my ear has become accustomed to unusual harmonies or harmonic abstractions, because I think after so much time, the ear gets used to "conventional". I always felt Brian Blade brings a strong fire to the group with his explosions within the music.

That is because it was one of the last entries in the 4XXX series - which is not covered. Perhaps there will be a further series mopping up the remaining 4XXX titles that have not seen CD release (one can hope). There is for example Bobbi Humphrey's initial album with Lee Morgan and Billy Harper, which, while not great, at least is better than anything that came out under her name afterwards. I've heard stories somewhere she never really improvised which I find hard to believe. After hearing "Sugar" from "Live at Montreux" (tested the album on YT) and while that did not much for me at all, I found it better than the more famous Mizell discs. When you are in the company of Morgan and Billy Harper, you *have* to play, so I would think that early disc led to promise unfulfilled.

I will get the Elvin Lighthouse dates from the next batch. Was thinking of "BN Live at the Roxy" just because it is so bad. Couldn't tell you about the GG "Live at the Lighthouse" omissions though. What does seem strange is shouldn't releases like Hutcherson Live at Montreux have the label design like above instead of a white "b"?

The rhythm section on "In Europe" doesn't really do it for me, I sold the discs, but "God Bless the Child" is still great on volume 1. I feel like they didn't really get the outside aspect of Eric's playing and they struggled. "Out to Lunch" though is a stone classic and immediately likeable for me. Had Eric lived, I wonder if he would have gone increasingly more towards completely outside playing, perhaps with a lot of European players, like Bennink.

Congratulations to him!

Bringing this up because I watched this a few nights ago on Netflix. I think it was well done generally though I felt Herbie and Wayne were sort of being portrayed as the old guard in a sense. I forget qho it was speaking, but the point about how is Bill Frissell or Robert Glasper relevant as to what they ad culturally or socially made sense in a way. What I don't think the speaker thought of though was that Frissell's contribution is bringing in the Midwestern vibe, and other disparate elements over the past 20 or so years, something he and Pat Metheny have excelled at. It's not the same as Sonny or Lee Morgan sort of expressing their experience, playing music in time of much social upheaval and the civil rights movement, but that also for many musicians the goal simply is the music. No particular cultural or social goals, just musical ones. It's also understandable too why someone who grew up on Bird, Miles, Monk, might not be hip to what's going on now too.

Kenny Garrett: Beyond the Wall, Pursuance: The Music of John Coltrane. I would also suggest much of the Pat Metheny Group's music that, while not referencing spirituality or God in that sense, the music reaches for an elevated place, to an area of something that reaches a spiritual experience. When you go to a PMG show, you really feel it. I got rid of it, but there are tracks on Jarrett/Haden's "Jasmine" that have that vibe, "Ascent" by Lyle Mays from his self titled. Of course if you do not like jazz with electronics or jazz that touches on pop areas, these may not be for you.

Amazing work! Making me aware of some players I've not previously, thank you

I saw this on Tain's FB before FB went down. I'm not really familiar with Greene's playing but this is very sad news.

Happy birthday!!

http://jalc.org/multimedia/webcasts/dizzys?reset=1#.UMqPJKwkSm5

Still play this one regularly

Good to see Dave Schnitter has something out

When I ordered Christmas gifts for my parents, I ordered the 2 Columbia Album Collection Weather Report sets. I had sold any WR I had years back and wanted to hear everything in proper context and own "Live in Tokyo" again.

おたんじょうびおめでとう。

A big loss. RIP

Ahh, ok! I like his playing more on "Live at Montreux" than the Hutcherson studio dates of the period.

Bobby Hutcherson's drummer, who was he? Same guy who made R&B records? I think I asked before but not sure.

Received the Hutcherson today and it sounds really good, not fatiguing or anything. I haven't compared the sound to the Amazon CDR version, but it does restore the spoken introduction I would assume is on the original LP.

He was on McDuff's first COncord album, 'Color me blue', recorded in 5/1991 & 3/1992. MG Thanks MG, I thought so but couldn't find appropriate session info.