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Rodney Jones - Articulation (Timeless, 1978)

Airto - Natural Feelings (Buddah, 1970) with Flora, Sivuca, Hermeto, Ron Carter

Steve Kuhn's Remembering Tomorrow is probably my favorite record with Joey Baron: This features some incredible drumming! Very atmospheric, colorful, non-linear.

Prompted by Herbie musings on another thread: This is the neglected masterpiece of Herbie's discography, imho.

Rooster, I think you could make a good argument that Mwandishi and Crossings represent a extension of the "Evans-ish" musical ideas on Speak Like a Child and The Prisoner. Of course, by the time of the Mwandishi band, Herbie had "gone electric," so the connection isn't as obvious as it might've been. But listen to a tune like "You'll Know When You Get There" off Mwandishi. With a few changes in instrumentation, it could have easily been on Speak Like a Child or The Prisoner. It's no coincidence that Herbie's Mwandishi band was a sextet -- more instruments for those Evans-like textures and harmonies. OTOH, by the time of Sextant with Patrick Gleeson's increasing role in the group, I think that Evan-ish harmony thing became less evident. To me, that record feels very different than the two albums that preceded it. That's where I would mark Herbie's big stylistic break -- after Crossings but before Sextant. Just my 2 cents. I would never regard Herbie's music as over-rated. As a performer, he can be frustrating -- and I think I understand what people are saying about his perfectionism. His music sometimes feels dry, as if he's holding back. But, to this listener's ear, Herbie's music at its best -- and that's what we should always judge an artist by, right? -- is indelible, unique, transfixing. I love it.

So true. After reading Cathy Sloane's Keystone Korner: Portrait of a Jazz Club, I was even more disappointed that I never had an opportunity to hear music there. Speaking of Farewell Keystone, here are two of Sloane's photos from her book -- Hutch & Cedar performing at the Keystone:

Prompted Peter's post, I'm giving this one a spin.

Yesterday evening: Martial Solal - En Solo (RCA France, 1972) Now: Martial Solal - My One and Only Love: Live at Theater Gütersloh (Intuition, 2018) Both solo. Both fascinating.

with Michel Petrucciani, Dave Holland and Ed Blackwell Blackwell steals the show.

Jane Ira Bloom - Meets Jackson Pollack: Chasing Paint (Arabesque) with Fred Hersch, Mark Dresser, and Bobby Previte Excellent.

Renee Rosnes - Ancestors (Blue Note)

First one that came to mind for me: Outside of classical:

Eddie Palmieri - Exploration: Salsa, Descarga, Jazz (Tico)

Latino con Cal Tjader -- with Mongo Santamaria, Willie Bobo & Vince Guaraldi (Fantasy) CD collects 2 Tjader LPs: Demasiado Caliente and Latino! Including Guaraldi's name on the cover is a bit misleading. He only appears on one track.

Good deal. War & Peace is among my very favorite books, and Tolstoy is my favorite author. So, regardless of the list-maker's bona fides, I would have wondered about him if Tolstoy wasn't there!

Interesting list. But one oddity: There are only nine books listed. I presume that the "missing" tenth book is Tolstoy's War & Peace. You really can't have a list of important Russian novels without Lev Nikolayevich!

Somebody should reissue Davis' two LPs originally released on Segué: Makatuka and 6th Sense in the 11th House. Dusty Groove maybe? The latter LP features an all-star rhythm section: Sir Roland Hanna, Richard Davis and Alan Dawson. From what I can gather, the former LP features local musicians from Pittsburgh, where Davis was teaching at the time. Both albums are worth investigating, imho. Here's a sample:

Nice review. Thanks for sharing, CJ! I need to check out the record.