ghost of miles

…. And down go the Dodgers. Proving to be a disastrous postseason for most of the divisional titans.

How ‘bout them Rangers?

Liked it even more my second time through, but I’m already partisan to DJA’s Brookmeyer-lineage sound. Interesting and eclectic choice of inspirational figures for each composition. Would love to play the Ellington tribute on the radio at some point, but it clocks in at 30 minutes… maybe for some slow programming day over the holidays.

Oh sure, just spitballing ideas--I imagine their sales outlook for a small late-period Hill box would not be promising. (And they already emptied the vaults in terms of early/mid-period Hill with the Select, iirc.) When it comes to Blue Note material, I think we're most likely to see a Lee Morgan set next.

Perhaps a chronological stretch of a concept, but I’d enjoy a late-period Andrew Hill on Blue Note Mosaic that gathered But Not Farewell, Eternal Spirit, Timelines, and the six tracks of Greg Osby’s Invisible Hand on which Hill appears. It would be a small box set, barring the unlikely scenario of Blue Note sitting on a trove of unreleased Hill from that era.

Pitchfork review

Such a fan of those Private Collection volumes. Right now:

Congrats to the Rangers!!

This looks promising: Simon Spillett Big Band: Dear Tubby H

Btw anybody heard this one yet? Dear Tubby H: Simon Spillett

I see that two former Yankees helped power the Rangers past the Rays this afternoon. 🫡 (Yankee fans, I assure you, continue to lament Brian Cashman’s shocker 2022 trade of Jordan Montgomery that led to his eventual arrival in Texas.) I’m pulling for the guys from Arlington in this one.

I haven’t sorted through the discographical details yet—I gather a fair amount of it has been bootlegged before? The whole story of the half-studio, half-live nature of the official Verve releases and what exists beyond them will hopefully be clarified by this Resonance set. I really enjoy the Full House recordings, but between the Wes Riverside box and the Keepnews Collection reissue, I think I’m good on that end.

I'm in! Some late-1960s Ahmad Jamal on the way as well.

Got a promotional email about the forthcoming Resonance release this afternoon. Robert Montgomery had alluded to this set in March around the time of Wes' centennial, so great to see that it's happening.

Calliope 3013, Max Roach/Mary Ann McCall/Bud Shank:

/Boxy Mabry! Was in a Getz mood and pulled this one off the shelf, one of several sets from this Getz era (Complete Roost, West Coast Sessions) that I really enjoy:

One of my fave live Cannonball albums: