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It would be most likely too harsh stating that George Cables ruins a performance/recording. Nevertheless, as me being a dedicated Art Pepper follower, comparable impressions come to my mind like expressed in the openening post. George Cables was Art`s pianist for a number of recordings and tours and so for instance on his much heralded "Live at the Village Vanguard" records for Contemporary. I never felt comfortable with this and credited it inter alias also to Elvin Jones (running his own thing ?)......more than a year ago Laurie Pepper made available a tape showcasing Art Pepper @The Village Vanguard a couple of weeks before the Contemporary recordings http://artpepper.bandcamp.com/album/first-night-at-the-village-vanguard with a rhythm section consisting of Onaje Allen Gumbs (p) Gene Perla (b) and Joe LaBarbara (dr). Gumb`s playing is sensitive, imaginative but challenging for Pepper at the same time and the Perla/LaBarbara tandem grant an excellent backbone. For my taste it`s a pity, that the Contemporary recording didn`t feature these musicians at work..... Cables was Pepper`s pianist on most of the Galaxy recordings, but alternatively Pepper played with his love/hate relationship Milcho Leviev and IMO the recordings with the later ("Live at Ronnie Scott`s"...) are reflecting the tension beetween both artists, bringing the best out of them...an impression i don`t get from Pepper`s Galaxy recordings..... So probably this is also about George Cables...just my 5 cent worth...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCVffNZFc1U King Curtis feat. Jerry Jemmott "Memphis Stew"....

Cosmos is not a great album, but I kinda like it. To me, it's the last LD Blue Note album that sounds like a Lou Donaldson album, if that makes sense. It would be stronger without the vocal trio that's on most tracks, but I still like it. Don't expect desert island quality, though. Because Jerry Jemmott. actually for me the participation of Jerry Jemmott was the main reason to think/research about this album....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7aAg7w-t3E Jerry Jemmott on Dorothy Morrison`s extended version of "Rain" (Elektra)

Kenny Dorham "Matador" (United Artists)

worth to go after it as individual release (from 1996) via the secondary market.....

Reg Junghänel and Cantus Cölln, it should be mentioned this Box doesnt feature his IMO best DHM releases aka Schein "Israels Brünnlein" and Rosenmüller "Sacri Concerti".......

As IMO Jimmy Garrison`s bass in these (and other) recordings mix- btw sonicwise was rather underrepresented, the mentioned upfront positioning (at least for me as bass fan) gives some additional insight......

with painting on a photograph....

Saw him playing this in the early eighties as he was part of the "touring edition" of Jack DeJohnette`s New Directions feat Arthur Blythe and Peter Warren....

Seconded..

Agreed