Joe Henderson/Our Thing (1963) -- Back Road

A Sure Fire Smokin Hot set here, Folks. Kenny Durham on trumpet is the Star of the show.

Charles Mingus/Mingus Dynasty (1960) -- Far Wells, Mill Valley

No commentary, just Straight-ahead Good Ole-fashioned Jazz.

Lee Morgan/The Sidewinder (1963) -- Totem Pole

Carried by its almost impossibly infectious eponymous opening track, The Sidewinder helped foreshadow the sounds of boogaloo and soul-jazz with its healthy R&B influence and Latin tinge. While the rest of the album retreats to a more conventional hard bop sound, Morgan's compositions are forward-thinking and universally solid. Only 25 at the time of its release, Morgan was accomplished (and perhaps cocky) enough to speak of mentoring the great Joe Henderson, who at 26 was just beginning to play dates with Blue Note after getting out of the military. Henderson makes a major contribution to the album, especially on "Totem Pole," where his solos showed off his singular style, threatening to upstage Morgan, who is also fairly impressive here. Barry Harris, Bob Cranshaw, and Billy Higgins are all in good form throughout the album as well, and the group works together seamlessly to create an album that crackles with energy while maintaining a stylish flow.

Tim Hagans/No Words (1994) -- Noogaloo

The impressive trumpeter Tim Hagans holds his own with the tenor of Joe Lovano during a sextet session with guitarist John Abercrombie, keyboardist Marc Copland, bassist Scott Lee and drummer Bill Stewart that features nine of his originals. The music is essentially advanced hard bop (Lovano and Abercrombie both sound somewhat inspired) and Hagans displays both an attractive tone and a fertile imagination. It's a strong set of modern mainstream jazz.

You're spinning tunes out like a DJ, Anthem!

Must be really digging into that storage barn full of CD's!!!

Happy listening!

Rick

Bro Rick, Bro Anthem has gone nuts.
He has found some way to capture the blurbs on CD liners, and paste them here.
What are we gonna do with him?????

Oh well, IF it keeps him off the streets and outta trouble, I guess it might be a good thing.

God Bless,
Wayne