Buddha the Magnificent

Bob Degen and Harvie Swartz - Chartreuse (Enja 3015, 1978). Bob Degen - piano; Harvie Swartz - bass.

Mal Waldron - All Alone (GTA Records, 1966). Mal Waldron - piano.

] Vic Juris - A Second Look (Mel Bay Records, 2005). Vic Juris - guitar; Jay Anderson - bass; Tim Horner - drums; Dave Liebman - sax; Kate Baker - vocals. When Juris is on, he's sublime. Anyone else remember Mel Bay books?

George Cables - One for My Baby (SteepleChase 1487, 2000). George Cables - piano; Jay Anderson - bass; Yoron Israel - drums.

Ernie Wilkins' Almost Big Band - Montreux (SteepleChase 1190, 1984). Ernie Wilkins - tenor sax; leader; twelve others incl Sahib Shihab - alto, soprano sax, flute, Mads Vinding - bass; Kenny Drew - piano.

Kneebody - The Line (Concord, 2013). Adam Benjamin - keyboards; Shane Endsley - trumpet; Ben Wendel - tenor sax; Kaveh Rastegar - bass; Nate Wood - drums.

Billy Harper Quintet - Live on Tour in the Far East and Live on Tour in the Far East Vol 2 (SteepleChase, 1992 and 1993). Billy Harper - tenor sax; Eddie Henderson - trumpet; Francesca Tanksley - piano; Louie Spears - bass; Newman Taylor Baker - drums.

Ryan Keberle - The Ryan Keberle Double Quartet (Alternate Side Records, 2007). Ryan Keberle - trombone; Adam Birnbaum - piano; Matt Brewer - bass; Brad Wentworth - drums; Michael Rodriguez - trumpet; Chris Komer - French horn; Marshall Gilkes - trombone; Jose Davila - tuba.

René McLean Sextet - Watch Out (SteepleChase 1037, 1976). René McLean - alto, soprano, tenor sax, flute; Danny Coleman - trumpet, flugelhorn; Nathan Page - guitar; Hubert Eaves - piano; Buster Williams - bass; Freddy Waits - drums. Can't recall ever having heard Nathan Page before, but man he cooks; Freddy and Buster really drive this thing.

Buck Hill Quartet - Scope (SteepleChase 1123, 1979). Buck Hill - tenor sax; Kenny Barron - piano; Buster Williams - bass; Billy Hart - drums.

Jesse van Ruller - European Quintet (Blue Music, 2011). Jesse van Ruller - guitar; Peter Weniger - saxes; Julian Joseph - piano; Nicolas Thys - bass; Mark Mondesir - drums.

Daniel Foose - of Water and Ghosts (Brooklyn Jazz Underground, 2016). Daniel Foose - bass; Sebastian Noelle - guitars; Keita Ogawa - perc; Tomoko Omura - violin; Maria Im - violin; Allyson Clare - viola; Jennifer DeVore - cello. I am so diggin' the BJU sound.

eMusic renews! One for All - Return of the Lineup Steve Davis - Think Ahead Ray Barretto - Ray Barretto Jazz Michael Blanco - Spirit Forward Daniel Foose - of Water and Ghosts

Joanne Brackeen - Mythical Magic (MPS, 1979). Joanne Brackeen - piano. 'nuf said....

One For All - Return of the Lineup (Sharp Nine Records, 2009). Eric Alexander - tenor sax; Jim Rotondi - trumpet, flugelhorn; Steve Davis - trombone; David Hazeltine - piano; John Webber - bass; Joe Farnsworth - drums.

Steve Davis - Think Ahead (Smoke Sessions, 2017). Steve Davis - trombone; Jimmy Greene - tenor sax; Larry Willis - piano; Peter Washington - bass; Lewis Nash - drums.

Tete Montoliu - Music for Perla (SteepleChase 1021, 1974). Tete Montoliu - piano. Hilton Ruiz - Piano Man (SteepleChase 1036, 1975). Hilton Ruiz - piano; Buster Williams - bass; Billy Higgins - drums.

Kenny Drew - Ruby My Dear (SteepleChase 1129, 1977). Kenny Drew - piano; David Friesen - bass; Clifford Jarvis - drums.

Swingadelic - Mercerville (Zoho Music, 2017). A Savannah boy has got to own this one....

Alfio Origlio - Wings and Notes (Cigogne Music, 2011). Eric Prost - tenor sax; Alfio Origlio - piano; Jerome Regard - bass; Andy Barron - drums; Stéphane Edouard - perc.

Gary Bartz Quartet - Monsoon (SteepleChase 1234, 1988). Gary Bartz - alto, soprano sax; Butch Lacy - piano; Clint Houston - bass; Billy Hart - drums.

Mark Soskin - 17 (Seventeen) (TCB Music, 2001). Mark Soskin - piano; Tim Hagans - trumpet, flugelhorn; Billy Drewes - tenor, soprano sax; Jay Anderson - bass; Matt Wilson - drums; Daniel Sadownick - percussion, congas.

Love that one! NP my favorite 1970s funk album. I got to see George Clinton and Funkadelic, among other times, when they were touring with this one. Make my funk the P-Funk, I wants to get funked up!

Rafał Sarnecki - The Madman Rambles Again (Fresh Sound/New Talent, 2011). Rafal Sarnecki - guitar; Luca Pino - tenor sax, flute; Jerzy Malek - trumpet; Pawel Kaczmarczyk - piano; Wojciech Pulcyn - bass; Lukasz Zyta, Pawel Dobrowolski, Jose Mauel Alban Juarez - drums, perc.

Gabriel Alegria Afro-Peruvian Sextet - 10 (Zoho Music, 2015). G Alegría - trumpet, flugelhorn; LA Leguía - soprano, tenor saxes; F Lobatón - perc; Y Juárez - guitar; R Ferrante, A O’Farrill - keyboards; R Carter, J Benitez, E Essiet - bass; H Alcázar, S Tinnin – drums; others.