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Yeah, but "landmark recording that will cement his place in the pantheon of jazz greats"? With all those singers, etc?

The hype in that description is staggering... Artwork records is the label. https://kennybarron.com/recordings/songbook/

Yes it is. All of his other Muse CD's are much more conservative (overly so IMO).

Yet another good Muse album in need of CD issue.

I like a lot of Stan Kenton, even though his work doesn't seem to be held in high esteem in our neighborhood here.

I was able to pick this up cheap based on your recommendation, and you're right, it's really interesting material, thanks for the tip!

They told me in the spring that they would announce a second wave in the fall, but I haven't heard any updates. We can hope and watch.

My favorite Havens album! "No Opportunity Necessary...", "Inside of Him", "The Klan", "From The Prison", "Run Shaker Life" all great cuts to me. And the live one we've been discussing is my favorite Hardin album. Wonderful musicianship on both.

Try the 32Jazz reissue, which should have had access to the Muse master tapes.

This was my introduction to McDonald, and the one that has stuck with me:

Good to know, I'll reconsider, thx.

Me too. I did not buy the Electric Ladyland Studios box, and found the Hollywood Bowl CD to be of little marginal value. It's been some years since any of the ongoing releases really knocked me out.

Jim Pons also played in the Leaves prior to his associations with the Turtles, Zappa, and Flo & Eddie. Sill was an extremely troubled individual, but some of her music was pretty great. Same is true of Essra Mohawk (Sandy Hurvitz)'s music.

RIP. I really liked the Turtles early folk-rock period, and found the later Turtles material interesting. I'm not really enamored of their work with Zappa, which to me was overly crude.

Yes, it was the first album for which I ever bought a download, since the rare CD was out of reach.

Or at all 😒. For sure. You have to pre-order to be safe.

https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/release/music/jazz-fusion/month/2025/10?periods=1 Some very desirable MPS albums being reissued on Ultra Vybe CD's in October. The three I'm thrilled by are Billy Harper - Trying to Make Heaven My Home, Hannibal Marvin Peterson - Hannibal, and Hannibal Marvin Peterson - Hannibal in Berlin. I'm going the Dusty Groove pre-order route on those three rather than risking CDJapan reciprocal tariff chaos, despite their much lower unit prices ($13.50 rather than DG's $18.99)/

11 track 2CD version https://a.co/d/46ZMC0v

I don't blame CDJapan a bit. My blame is pointed elsewhere.

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That's great news, thanks for the heads-up! Pre-ordering now! Now if we could just get the Archie Shepp and Nathan Davis ORTF sets on CD.

I'd be really surprised if it was as early as the 70's. Seems to have a post-Wynton studied feel to it. But I've been wrong on these BFT's many times!

1 – Either Michael Brecker or someone greatly influenced by him and Jan Garbarek. Way too sleepy for my tastes, though expertly played for what it is. 2 – Much more up my alley, now we’re talking! I love the composition and everything about the cut, especially the trumpet solo. Sounds like Woody Shaw and Kenny Garrett, but I can’t find an album match for it. Very excited for the reveal if I don’t figure it out first. A gem. 3 – Very good cut. Steve Nelson on vibes? Strong solos, long cut which does not outstay its welcome. 4 - Cheek to Cheek. Has to be one of those Oscar Peterson/trumpet duet albums on Pablo, doesn’t it? But I can’t find a match. Pleasant enough for sure. 5 – Eastern influence, but not as overt as those Joe Harriott albums, I don’t think. Interesting, though not overly compelling to make me return. Maybe it’s the Oregon with a guest sax player. 6 – World tour? Nothing here for me, though I’m sure it’s a good example of whatever style this is. 7 – Back on track. Groovin’ High. Very enjoyable trumpet player. Fun to hear guitar rather than piano in background. 8 – One of those latter-day tracks that I respect more than I enjoy, even though I should “like” it. Players sound very trained, but to me the performance is pro-forma and lacks excitement. YMMV. This sort of thing sounds better to me live than on record (well, mp3). I do like the trumpet solo. 9 – Well, that was unusual. 10 – Better Than Anything by Tuck & Patti. That’s a great song, I love Irene Kral’s version of it as well as this version. My wife and I enjoy and still play those early Windham Hill Tuck & Patti albums, and back when we had answering machines, I had their “Love is the Key” as my answering machine message for a time. 11 – Pleasant. One of the old masters on tenor. 12 - Wonderful. Very substantial, and another favorite cut on the BFT. Wished it went on longer, grew more and more on me as it went on.

Especially the last one.