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Thanks. Makes sense he would be producer then. The discogs pages for this album weren't listing that credit for him that I saw.

I'm hearing tuba on 12, and I'm digging it the more I listen. Definitely notice the needle drop. Kudos. Don't think it's Ray Draper. Can't connect Howard Johnson either...Sax starting to remind me of Shepp but not having any luck there at the moment.

Elvin Jones on 9? I swear it's the sax player yelling on this track but I can't think of any who do that?

The rhythm on the Gene Shaw track is everything in that song. Looks to be written by his pianist James Taylor, whose Discogs page is as slim as they come. Listening through again and the details on 4 are falling into place. Incredible playing and timing by everyone. So was Quincy arranging these tracks? He's credited as the conductor/supervisor and I'm not sure if arranging is included as an aspect there or not. Was he basically an executive producer as well?

All Up in the Biz is a doc on him that came out a few years ago. Streams on several platforms I think. Definitely worth the watch. Dude had a big unique personality

Can't tell if you're joking but Biz is a hip hop legend. He was a central figure in the early NYC scene, discovered Rakim, and was a music loving DJ. Personally I'd love to hear this mix along with the others.

Nice. Don't think I knew about these.

Ok, will do. I'll prob work on it this weekend and hopefully put it in the mail by Monday/Tues.

If we don't have any one for April yet I can throw something together and hopefully get it in by fools' day. Has anyone else signed up?

Thee Marloes, Di Hotel Malibu Never heard this that I can remember. They're pretty heavy for that era

This one's a future buy for me. Jazz in Britain has proven to be an excellent label.

Really loving this record: Live performance of Ardley's Kaleidoscope of Rainbows from Oct. '75

Spotify seems to have veered head on into gray-area ethics for the bottom line. Sucks because they have a better platform than Apple Music - but definitely poorer sound quality. But to me they both kind of suck for discovering new music which was surprising to me. The algorithms get pushy with the same suggestions over and over again. If you're after more discovery, I'd rec using Bandcamp. Stream-wise it's pricier than the other two with no audiobooks, no podcasts, etc. But it seems to be the most artist-friendly at the moment...?

Spun the wheel at bandcamp. Clicked Buenos Aires and came up with this: Turns out to be a pretty damn good pop rock record. Pacifica's In Your Face.

I guess the "F" somehow fell off prior to print.

No idea what "ractals of blue" are supposed to be. Really odd looking stuff.

Whisky, Jazz and Real Estate Reading this story and saw one of the sections had this title. Of course these are the hobbies of an international kingpin.

I've got a download of that record and love it - still whiffed on the guess.

Great blog. Working on my Spanish so trying to read this without translation will help. Cheers 🍻

👍 👍 Been playing a trio of Sun Ra records: Super-Sonic Jazz and Sound of Joy are some of the most inside Sun Ra albums. Haven't listened to them in a while and I forgot how they play so damn good on these.

Pete Brown was off my radar. Not anymore.

Is 2 recorded on Vogue? I'm thinking someone like Willie Smith...

So alto on #2. Thank you! It's not Procope's sound but it's spirited like him. There is a clarinet style coming through to me that reminds me of how Ed Hall played. This is interesting... For me it's both how it's recorded and played. I'm not used to listening to alto from that era outside of Bird and I'm pretty darn sure this is not him.

So it was Tyshawn Sorey beating that snare to death on 3. Got it! And crazy that I mistook Mary Lou Williams for Guaraldi on 6. Whiffed on her for track 10 too. Enjoyed it regardless. Thanks Randy