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So how cold is it over there in the States? We had some days below zero but now it’s the typically shitty Dutch winter weather here: 8 degrees celsius with some rain. And now sunlight for weeks to come. I hate it.

It’s the classic quartet with Rouse and I think it’s one of their finer outings. and even though I really, really dig Rouse (Yeah! Is THE straightahead tenor sax record for me) I like my Monk best combined with a more powerful tenor player like Griff, Coltrane or Newk

I believe he did not see himself as good enough.

That’s it Working at home this morning

Yeah it’s a damn shame. All excellent musicians.

the last Chick for today

Some more Tina. They should really make True Blue a Classics Vinyl Series issue.

That's a well spent 16 dollars!

Very good album. Amazing sonics. Highly recommended.

Ah there’s that Rega P3

Yeah I definitely get that. Fantastic album.

oh my! How this music deserved the Acoustic Sounds treatment. It sounds amazing 😍 R.I.P. Pharoah Sanders!

Yeah I have the cd's to but also having trouble to dig trough all those alternates.... Gray was such a great saxophonist. And a tragic figure unfortunately.

Also very looking forward to this one.

Thanks. His records from this era are hit and miss for me so will give this one a try

It’s a great photograph and probably the one of Wardell most used on the Internet these days.

Thanks for doing this great project Hutchfan! SOme of my personal selections would be: Archie Shepp & Horace Parlan - Trouble in Mind AEOC - Urban Bushmen Billy Harper - The Believer Takeo Moriyama - Smile Joe Henderson - Mirror, Mirror Horace Tapscott - Live at Lobero Vols 1 & 2 Mal Waldron - What it Is Chick Corea - Three Quartets Hannibal - The Angels of Atlanta Joe Bonner - Impressions of Copenhagen Mal Waldron - Live at Dreher Steve Lacy - At the Bimhuis 1982 Charlie Haden - Ballad of the Fallen Khan Jamal - Infinity Pharoah SAnders - Heart is a Melody Nate Morgan - Journey Into Nigritia Michel Petrucciani - Live at the Village Vanguard Makoto Terashita - Topology Abdullah Ibrahim - Water from Ancient Well Cecil Taylor - Winged Serpent Chet Baker - Diane Mal Waldron - Seagulls of Kristiansund Evan Parker - The Snake Decides Sonny Fortune - Great Friends Steve Lacy - Morning Joy Tchangodei - Three for Freedom

Interesting stuff!!! Toshiba Japan always delivers fine sound

Yeah he’s great. But on this record the whole band shines. The 2 young Andrews especially.

Unique vibes player and a unique album