DJ Peter
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Radio DJ: "The Laughing Clock" (@gtdradio.bsky.social)
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Great vibe at the @wfmu.bsky.social Record Fair!
November 8, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Great vibe at the @wfmu.bsky.social Record Fair!
New releases from Rafiq Bhattia, Dayna Stephens, Makaya McCraven, Timo Vollbrecht, ICP Orchestra, and Nick Joz. Plus music from Charli Persip, Stanley Cowell, Odean Pope, Kenny Wheeler, Jay Hoggard, and Jay McNeely (RIP).
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October 15, 2025 at 6:34 PM
New releases from Rafiq Bhattia, Dayna Stephens, Makaya McCraven, Timo Vollbrecht, ICP Orchestra, and Nick Joz. Plus music from Charli Persip, Stanley Cowell, Odean Pope, Kenny Wheeler, Jay Hoggard, and Jay McNeely (RIP).
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Labor Day = record cleaning day.
September 1, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Labor Day = record cleaning day.
THE COMPLETE MASTERS is a sly subtitle: it acknowledges that it is not a complete SESSION. Two rejected tracks are now designated “alternates.”
“Tricotism,” “Hallelujah,” and “Our Delight” have not been issued.
August 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
THE COMPLETE MASTERS is a sly subtitle: it acknowledges that it is not a complete SESSION. Two rejected tracks are now designated “alternates.”
“Tricotism,” “Hallelujah,” and “Our Delight” have not been issued.
It gets worse: Cuscuna & Ruppli list two UNISSUED tracks: set one's “The Next Time…” & set three's “The Take Off” -usually this means Alfred Lion designated the unissued tracks as acceptable MASTERS but didn’t select them for release.
August 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
It gets worse: Cuscuna & Ruppli list two UNISSUED tracks: set one's “The Next Time…” & set three's “The Take Off” -usually this means Alfred Lion designated the unissued tracks as acceptable MASTERS but didn’t select them for release.
Both the 3xLP and 2xCD editions begin w/ the original LP tracks then three tracks first issued in Japan (1980). Six new tracks follow: three must come from the 5th set, but “Love Walked In” could be from either Timmons set & “The Next Time You See Me…” could be from the 1st or 4th. Which?
August 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Both the 3xLP and 2xCD editions begin w/ the original LP tracks then three tracks first issued in Japan (1980). Six new tracks follow: three must come from the 5th set, but “Love Walked In” could be from either Timmons set & “The Next Time You See Me…” could be from the 1st or 4th. Which?
According to the Cuscuna & Ruppli discography, there were five sets recorded on August 25, 1959. Bobby Timmons took over the piano chair from a young Roland Hanna for the 2nd & 5th (Tina Brooks sits in too).
August 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
According to the Cuscuna & Ruppli discography, there were five sets recorded on August 25, 1959. Bobby Timmons took over the piano chair from a young Roland Hanna for the 2nd & 5th (Tina Brooks sits in too).
As a Blue Note obsessive, I’m really glad to have the expanded edition of Kenny Burrell’s ON VIEW AT THE FIVE SPOT CAFE. It’s advertised as “The Complete Masters” - a sly obfuscation.
August 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
As a Blue Note obsessive, I’m really glad to have the expanded edition of Kenny Burrell’s ON VIEW AT THE FIVE SPOT CAFE. It’s advertised as “The Complete Masters” - a sly obfuscation.
Excited to dive into @markstryker.bsky.social ‘s liner notes (“extended essay” is more accurate)!
August 22, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Excited to dive into @markstryker.bsky.social ‘s liner notes (“extended essay” is more accurate)!
Two centennials:
Oscar Peterson b. August 15, 1925.
Mal Waldron b. August 16, 1925.
WHAT?
That’s crazy! Polar opposites.
OP: more virtuosity than he could contain. Fleet heard by many as glib.
MW: the most deliberate sketch artist. Profundity plodding!
Oscar Peterson b. August 15, 1925.
Mal Waldron b. August 16, 1925.
WHAT?
That’s crazy! Polar opposites.
OP: more virtuosity than he could contain. Fleet heard by many as glib.
MW: the most deliberate sketch artist. Profundity plodding!
August 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Two centennials:
Oscar Peterson b. August 15, 1925.
Mal Waldron b. August 16, 1925.
WHAT?
That’s crazy! Polar opposites.
OP: more virtuosity than he could contain. Fleet heard by many as glib.
MW: the most deliberate sketch artist. Profundity plodding!
Oscar Peterson b. August 15, 1925.
Mal Waldron b. August 16, 1925.
WHAT?
That’s crazy! Polar opposites.
OP: more virtuosity than he could contain. Fleet heard by many as glib.
MW: the most deliberate sketch artist. Profundity plodding!
I’m attempting to minimize jet lag by spending a few days trying to reset my circadian clock by controlling light exposure. Last night I stayed up an hour past my bedtime with a sunshine lamp. This morning I woke up an hour later than usual, put on sunglasses, and kept the shades down until noon.
August 6, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I’m attempting to minimize jet lag by spending a few days trying to reset my circadian clock by controlling light exposure. Last night I stayed up an hour past my bedtime with a sunshine lamp. This morning I woke up an hour later than usual, put on sunglasses, and kept the shades down until noon.
One album with Tim Hagans and Jerry Bergonzi added to his trio floored me when I returned to it last week. The compositions range from Sam Rivers to Jaki Byard, with a David Friesen tune reminiscent of late 1960s Wayne Shorter. Another CD that was easy to overlook!
July 29, 2025 at 11:12 PM
One album with Tim Hagans and Jerry Bergonzi added to his trio floored me when I returned to it last week. The compositions range from Sam Rivers to Jaki Byard, with a David Friesen tune reminiscent of late 1960s Wayne Shorter. Another CD that was easy to overlook!
And I also got my hands on a lot of his trio records, with great grooves a la Ahmad Jamal and Vernel Fournier (courtesy of Steve Ellington and Billy Hart).
Who is this guy who's DNA includes Tommy Flanagan, McCoy Tyner, and Ahmad Jamal?
Who is this guy who's DNA includes Tommy Flanagan, McCoy Tyner, and Ahmad Jamal?
July 29, 2025 at 11:12 PM
And I also got my hands on a lot of his trio records, with great grooves a la Ahmad Jamal and Vernel Fournier (courtesy of Steve Ellington and Billy Hart).
Who is this guy who's DNA includes Tommy Flanagan, McCoy Tyner, and Ahmad Jamal?
Who is this guy who's DNA includes Tommy Flanagan, McCoy Tyner, and Ahmad Jamal?
I started tracking down Galper's 1970s recordings -- the standout is the session with Hino, McBee, and Tony Williams. His early 1970s records for Mainstream are now on Bandcamp (amusingly, a friend said he never gave them a chance because Galper is pictured wearing huge cans on all three).
July 29, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I started tracking down Galper's 1970s recordings -- the standout is the session with Hino, McBee, and Tony Williams. His early 1970s records for Mainstream are now on Bandcamp (amusingly, a friend said he never gave them a chance because Galper is pictured wearing huge cans on all three).
A couple years ago Origin issued a concert recording from 1977 that knocked me back: how was THIS the link between Galper-Rivers and Galper-Woods?
Did any other band -- even their own -- let the Brecker Bros. air it out like this group? Galper is in a McCoy Tyner bag!
Did any other band -- even their own -- let the Brecker Bros. air it out like this group? Galper is in a McCoy Tyner bag!
July 29, 2025 at 11:12 PM
A couple years ago Origin issued a concert recording from 1977 that knocked me back: how was THIS the link between Galper-Rivers and Galper-Woods?
Did any other band -- even their own -- let the Brecker Bros. air it out like this group? Galper is in a McCoy Tyner bag!
Did any other band -- even their own -- let the Brecker Bros. air it out like this group? Galper is in a McCoy Tyner bag!
But Sam Rivers could do no wrong and if he was going to deconstruct standards with Hal Galper, listen up!
(How many standards records did Blue Note put out in the 1960s? or even the 1950s? Maybe a few with The Three Sounds but that's it.)
(How many standards records did Blue Note put out in the 1960s? or even the 1950s? Maybe a few with The Three Sounds but that's it.)
July 29, 2025 at 11:12 PM
But Sam Rivers could do no wrong and if he was going to deconstruct standards with Hal Galper, listen up!
(How many standards records did Blue Note put out in the 1960s? or even the 1950s? Maybe a few with The Three Sounds but that's it.)
(How many standards records did Blue Note put out in the 1960s? or even the 1950s? Maybe a few with The Three Sounds but that's it.)
How many times did I hear a DJ say: "Hal Galper, Steve Gilmore, and Bill Goodwin." As a young pup I didn't hear anything distinctive. (But then I also rolled my eyes at Tommy Flanagan, like a teenager when Dad takes over the hi-fi.)
July 29, 2025 at 11:12 PM
How many times did I hear a DJ say: "Hal Galper, Steve Gilmore, and Bill Goodwin." As a young pup I didn't hear anything distinctive. (But then I also rolled my eyes at Tommy Flanagan, like a teenager when Dad takes over the hi-fi.)
Hal Galper (1938-2025).
You may not have heard that he died: I haven't seen anyone but Ethan Iverson talking him up.
When I was coming up, the Phil Woods Quintet w/ Tom Harrell was THE band on jazz radio at the far left of the dial (for me: KPLU 88.5FM -- I learned so much from Jim Wilke).
You may not have heard that he died: I haven't seen anyone but Ethan Iverson talking him up.
When I was coming up, the Phil Woods Quintet w/ Tom Harrell was THE band on jazz radio at the far left of the dial (for me: KPLU 88.5FM -- I learned so much from Jim Wilke).
July 29, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Hal Galper (1938-2025).
You may not have heard that he died: I haven't seen anyone but Ethan Iverson talking him up.
When I was coming up, the Phil Woods Quintet w/ Tom Harrell was THE band on jazz radio at the far left of the dial (for me: KPLU 88.5FM -- I learned so much from Jim Wilke).
You may not have heard that he died: I haven't seen anyone but Ethan Iverson talking him up.
When I was coming up, the Phil Woods Quintet w/ Tom Harrell was THE band on jazz radio at the far left of the dial (for me: KPLU 88.5FM -- I learned so much from Jim Wilke).
I stumbled upon these images when thinking about the July 26 Antibes performance of “Joshua” & “Seven Steps...” If the French LP release was mid-July then a few fanatics would have heard it but surely these Victor Feldman compositions were unknown to most attendees at the '63 Festival du Jazz.
July 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I stumbled upon these images when thinking about the July 26 Antibes performance of “Joshua” & “Seven Steps...” If the French LP release was mid-July then a few fanatics would have heard it but surely these Victor Feldman compositions were unknown to most attendees at the '63 Festival du Jazz.
The US and French covers are clearly related, but how exactly? The French looks like a painting (I haven’t found the artist’s name). BTW a Google Reverse Image search of a cropped portion of the cover turned up lots of paintings of sun sets (that is, with the orb above the horizon line).
July 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The US and French covers are clearly related, but how exactly? The French looks like a painting (I haven’t found the artist’s name). BTW a Google Reverse Image search of a cropped portion of the cover turned up lots of paintings of sun sets (that is, with the orb above the horizon line).
“Seven Steps” (US release: July 1963) also seems to share an aesthetic with “Quiet Nights” (US release: Dec. 1963) which credits cover “photo” to Scott Hyde.
July 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
“Seven Steps” (US release: July 1963) also seems to share an aesthetic with “Quiet Nights” (US release: Dec. 1963) which credits cover “photo” to Scott Hyde.
The US version credits the cover “photo” to Bob Cato. It echoes the July 1960 release “Sketches of Spain” (I haven’t been able to identify the artist: unlisted on the original LP?).
BTW "Sketches" just lists the artist as "Miles" - so cool. No wonder the silhouette became his Columbia icon.
BTW "Sketches" just lists the artist as "Miles" - so cool. No wonder the silhouette became his Columbia icon.
July 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The US version credits the cover “photo” to Bob Cato. It echoes the July 1960 release “Sketches of Spain” (I haven’t been able to identify the artist: unlisted on the original LP?).
BTW "Sketches" just lists the artist as "Miles" - so cool. No wonder the silhouette became his Columbia icon.
BTW "Sketches" just lists the artist as "Miles" - so cool. No wonder the silhouette became his Columbia icon.