The Miles Davis Quintet in transition, pre- Wayne Shorter with George Coleman on sax.
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Otis Trio â74 Clubâ Far Out cd
A Brazilian jazz group. . . somewhat âoutâ. . . a guitar trio supplmented with vibes, sax, clarinet, trumpet and trombone in varying ensembles. The first track starts off with a Rolling Stones riff and ends with a Batman tv show riff, just to mess with oneâs expectations. An intriguing release.
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Don Pullenâs piano adds a new and appreciated dimension to the Art Ensemble of Chicago on the 1991 performance. Ancient to the Future.
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Quinn Kirchnerâs The Other Side of Time featuring Jason Stein, Nate Lepine, Matt Ulery, Ben Boye, and Nick Broste. The lead in cut with Jason on Bass Clarinet reminds me of Eric Dolphy, and thatâs a good thing in this fanâs mind.
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Wynton Marsalis âUptown Rulerâ Columbia cd
What a great rhythm section.
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Archie Shepp âFor Losersâ Impulse/Universal Japan SHM-CD 2021.
Iâm enjoying reliving these Shepps in the new (great sounding) SHM-CDs from Japan. So much drama in the Shepp music of this era. I think Shepp would have made a great actor in progressive movies during this time. A missed opportunity!
I love the ALS pastiche that is âUn Croque Monsieurâ . . . .
Just look at the cast on these recordings!
Track 1
Archie Shepp - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
Leon Thomas - lead vocals
Martin Banks - trumpet, flugelhorn
Robin Kenyatta - alto saxophone, flute
Andrew Bey - piano
Bert Payne - guitar
Albert Winston - electric bass, bass
Tasha Thomas, Doris Troy - backing vocals
Beaver Harris - drums
Track 2
Archie Shepp - tenor saxophone
Jimmy Owens - trumpet
Grachan Moncur III - trombone
James Spaulding- alto saxophone
Charles Davis - baritone saxophone
Dave Burrell - organ
Wally Richardson - guitar
Bob Bushnell - electric bass
Bernard Purdie - drums
Tracks 3-5
Archie Shepp - tenor saxophone
Woody Shaw - trumpet
Matthew Gee - trombone
Cedar Walton - piano
Wilbur Ware - bass
Joe Chambers - drums
Clarence Sharpe - alto saxophone (3 and 5)
China-Lin Sharpe - vocals (3 and 5)
Cecil Payne - baritone saxophone, flute (4-5)
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Dexter Gordon âSan Francisco '82â
Saw Dexterâs daughter on an old Antiques Roadshow last night, prompting me to put on one of his. . .
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Has anyone here heard the remastered Brian Blade Fellowship - Perceptual HiRes compared to the original CD? I had no idea it existed until I was browsing a sale page on HDTracks. Iâm curious if itâs a big step up from the redbook. Great album BTW. Unfortunately I currently donât stream, so I canât compare. I was also unaware that they put out Body And Shadow in 2017.
The Frank Ortega Trio âSwinginâ Abroadâ Roulette Japan cd
You know how they say âNOT your grandfatherâsâ. . . well this IS your grandfatherâs piano trio. 
Nice sound on this early Japanese cd.
Frankie Ortega fronted the house band at Dinoâs Lounge on â77 Sunset Strip.â Cool cat!
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Thanks to @lonson for conjuring Randy Weston for me too. Listening to this album. Also one of my favorite sax players, Billy Harper.
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Recently picked up the XRCD24 edition of Open Sesame. Sounds great! Mastered by Alan Yoshida and produced by Joe Harley.
This CD adds two alternative takes of Open Sesame and Gypsy Blue that were not on the original LP.
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The XRCD24 edition of Cool Struttinâ has two bonus tracks not found on the LP.
Royal Flush (mono)
Lover (mono)
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My understanding this is The Quintetâs last Tour with Coltrane. John had announced going into the European Tour that he was going to split. Which takes us to the next great Quintet.
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Miles and his wife Frances adorn the cover of E.S.P. Coltrane splits creating an opportunity for Miles to move in another direction with the Second Quintet, Wayne, Ron, Herbie, and Tony.
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Well, there were other bands in betweenâwith Mobley and Kelly, there were short versions with J. J. Johnson, Jimmy Heath, Albert Stinson . . . and of course a year or so with George Coleman before Wayne. Lots of great music!
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