Chick Corea: Bliss (1967) Muse (+ photo update)

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Selection: Marjoun (LaRoca)  – Muse, 1973 .   .  . Original:  Majoun  – Douglas, 1967 .  .  . The remastered Muse sounds quite different to the Douglas original. The stereo stage is quite different. The  Muse sounds to me  more “congested”, and … Continue reading →

Two Lazy Afternoons: Steve Kuhn and Cecil Taylor

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Two very different Lazy Afternoons, another LJC contrast-and-discover opportunity, one just a trifle more relaxing than the other, though some might disagree. Some might prefer a Busy Afternoon, on account of us under-employed find every day lazy. However, let’s go … Continue reading →

Pete LaRoca Turkish Women at the Bath (1967) Douglas

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Pictures updated December 20, 2019 Selection: Majoun (La Roca) .  .  . Fast-paced Bop-Not Bop, with the young Chick Corea looking to establish his own  forceful identity, while la Roca leaves no-one in any doubt he is the leader, and he isn’t … Continue reading →

Pete La Roca: Basra (1965) Blue Note

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Selection: Lazy Afternoon (Latouche Morros) : Artists Joe Henderson (tenor sax) Steve Kuhn (piano) Steve Swallow (bass) Pete LaRoca (drums)  recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 19, 1965 Artist of Note: Pete La Roca Drummer, turned … Continue reading →