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Alice Coltrane - Lord of Lords - ABC Impulse!

While John may be the improvisational virtuoso genius, I'm beginning to think that Alice was at least as good of a record-maker as John, possibly better. Apologies to John Coltrane fans (including myself, who owns and loves dozens of his albums).

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The Great Les Baxter - Africa Blue - GNP (stereo)

I'm just a sucker for records by aging jazz/EZ artists trying to get hip to the sounds of today. So much better than what the kids were doing then.

I'm now lost for words. :unsure:

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The Great Les Baxter - Africa Blue - GNP (stereo)

I'm just a sucker for records by aging jazz/EZ artists trying to get hip to the sounds of today. So much better than what the kids were doing then.

I'm now lost for words. :unsure:

Chew on these words for a while, Chuck:

Les Baxter (March 14, 1922–January 15, 1996)

Baxter also wrote the "Whistle" theme from the TV show Lassie.

As he once told Soundtrack! magazine, "I never turn anything down!".

In the 1960s, he formed the Balladeers, a besuited and conservative folk group that at one time featured a slim and youthful David Crosby.

When soundtrack work reduced in the 1980s, he scored music for theme parks and SeaWorlds.

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The Great Les Baxter - Africa Blue - GNP (stereo)

I'm just a sucker for records by aging jazz/EZ artists trying to get hip to the sounds of today. So much better than what the kids were doing then.

I'm now lost for words. :unsure:

Chew on these words for a while, Chuck:

Les Baxter (March 14, 1922–January 15, 1996)

Baxter also wrote the "Whistle" theme from the TV show Lassie.

As he once told Soundtrack! magazine, "I never turn anything down!".

In the 1960s, he formed the Balladeers, a besuited and conservative folk group that at one time featured a slim and youthful David Crosby.

When soundtrack work reduced in the 1980s, he scored music for theme parks and SeaWorlds.

BOY, that put me in my place! :blink:

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The Great Les Baxter - Africa Blue - GNP (stereo)

I'm just a sucker for records by aging jazz/EZ artists trying to get hip to the sounds of today. So much better than what the kids were doing then.

I'm now lost for words. :unsure:

Chew on these words for a while, Chuck:

Les Baxter (March 14, 1922–January 15, 1996)

Baxter also wrote the "Whistle" theme from the TV show Lassie.

As he once told Soundtrack! magazine, "I never turn anything down!".

In the 1960s, he formed the Balladeers, a besuited and conservative folk group that at one time featured a slim and youthful David Crosby.

When soundtrack work reduced in the 1980s, he scored music for theme parks and SeaWorlds.

To say nothing of all those great exotica records from the 1950s.

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The Great Les Baxter - Africa Blue - GNP (stereo)

I'm just a sucker for records by aging jazz/EZ artists trying to get hip to the sounds of today. So much better than what the kids were doing then.

I'm now lost for words. :unsure:

Chew on these words for a while, Chuck:

Les Baxter (March 14, 1922–January 15, 1996)

Baxter also wrote the "Whistle" theme from the TV show Lassie.

As he once told Soundtrack! magazine, "I never turn anything down!".

In the 1960s, he formed the Balladeers, a besuited and conservative folk group that at one time featured a slim and youthful David Crosby.

When soundtrack work reduced in the 1980s, he scored music for theme parks and SeaWorlds.

BOY, that put me in my place! :blink:

That was meant to be ironic, Chuck!

Too bad there's not a 'Ironic" emoticon! :crazy:

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That was meant to be ironic, Chuck!

Too bad there's not a 'Ironic" emoticon! :crazy:

He is also the only composer who scored films by Ingmar Bergman and Ed Wood!

What have you done lately?

Me?

Well to answer your question and also add to this thread, I've been listening to a rough mix of a session that I'm involved with for a future cd (sorry, not vinyl) release:

Joe Locke plays the Music of Henry Mancini

Live at Dizzy's

Joe Locke - Vibraphone

Geoffrey Keezer - Piano

George Mraz - Bass

Clarence Penn - Drums

Kenny Washington - Vocals ( Kenny is from San Francisco, not the drummer)

Some of it will be broadcast on XM Radio as a special soon.

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Me?

Well to answer your question and also add to this thread, I've been listening to a rough mix of a session that I'm involved with for a future cd (sorry, not vinyl) release:

Joe Locke plays the Music of Henry Mancini

Live at Dizzy's

Joe Locke - Vibraphone

Geoffrey Keezer - Piano

George Mraz - Bass

Clarence Penn - Drums

Kenny Washington - Vocals ( Kenny is from San Francisco, not the drummer)

Some of it will be broadcast on XM Radio as a special soon.

That's sounds good. Any combo with vibes that does Mancini can't be bad.

I'm also in a quartet with vibes, and we do some Les Baxter.

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This afternoon few monos I got recently:

Jimmy Smith At The Organ Vol 1 BN 1551, 47 west DG

Grant Green - Green Street - BN NY DG

Don Ellis - Essence - PJ :tup (I didn't know it, great catch)

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This afternoon few monos I got recently:

Jimmy Smith At The Organ Vol 1 BN 1551, 47 west DG

Grant Green - Green Street - BN NY DG

Don Ellis - Essence - PJ :tup (I didn't know it, great catch)

Yeah, the Grant Green 'Green Street' mono NY USA is magnificent.

I think my 'Essence' is on Dutch Fontana. Will have to check..(answer - yes it is. It's next on deck).

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