HutchFan

Apparently, he's taking some time off from the forum. There was a whole thread about it: https://www.organissimo.org/forum/topic/92533-soulpope-mia/

Yeah.

Now spinning: Junior Mance - Holy Mama (East Wind/Inner City, rec. 1976) with Martin Rivera and Salvatore LaRocca

My "reference recording" for these works. Sublime stuff.

R.I.P.

Yep. Simion sorta "steals the show." Although Mal sounds great too, of course. NP:

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Next up: Buster Williams Quartet - Lost in a Memory (TCB, 1999)

❤️ ❤️ ❤️

Ralph Peterson Quintet - Art (Blue Note, 1994) Drums – Ralph Peterson Cornet – Graham Haynes Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone – Steve Wilson Piano – Michele Rosewoman Bass – Phil Bowler Tenor Saxophone – Craig Handy (track 1 only) Trombone – Frank Lacy (track 1 only) So sorry to hear of Fiona's passing, jazzbo. Losing dear pets is hard.

Ahmad Jamal - Big Byrd: The Essence, Part Two (Birdology, 1996)

It was my first listen. Just picked up the CD. So my impressions of the music aren't fully formed. That said, it's Barretto's last recording. Fairly straight ahead jazz, less Latin than I expected. But very well done.

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