Round Trip, 1987



Someone commented in a previous post how much they enjoy Ralph Moore so I decided to offer up one of his early recordings as a leader. I bought it especially because of his interpretation of Kenny Dorham's "Lotus Blossom" (one of my very favourite jazz compositions). Reservoir Records, out of Kingston, NY, has released a wonderful catalog of recordings and this is surely one. It was digitally recorded on December 21, 1985 by none other than the master himself - Rudy Van Gelder. Needless to say this is fine music well recorded.

Enjoy!

Confessin', 1985



I was only able to see and hear John Stubblefield live in concert once. He was the co-leader of the Mingus Big Band and he cooked that night. The first time I ever heard of John Stubblefield happened when I first came to the college radio station (for which I currently co-host two shows) back in the mid-eighties. As I walked down the hall to the studio, one of the hosts (jazz critic Jame Hale) emerged from studio with this record under his arm. I tilted my head to read the title and the artist's name and I realized I'd never heard of him or the album. Naturally, I had to investigate...

I went on to discover a saxophone player who could scream the blues, cry the ballads, and drive the jazz.

Enjoy!

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