Tim Jarrett
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Father, choral musician, author, product manager. Blog at https://jarretthousenorth.com.
And also… and just hear me out on this—the amount of unspecified drugs that Murphy might have been doing while making this album, or at least shooting the cover, might be enough to approximate the amount of disorientation this news caused me.
November 22, 2025 at 2:26 AM
And also… and just hear me out on this—the amount of unspecified drugs that Murphy might have been doing while making this album, or at least shooting the cover, might be enough to approximate the amount of disorientation this news caused me.
Also: Christian Scott (aka Chief Adjuah), Clifford Brown. And Wynton; as much as he’s said some dumb things to cut down those who came before him, his tone and harmonic imagination are still worth learning from. I like “Thick in the South,” which has him with Elvin Jones and Joe Henderson.
November 22, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Also: Christian Scott (aka Chief Adjuah), Clifford Brown. And Wynton; as much as he’s said some dumb things to cut down those who came before him, his tone and harmonic imagination are still worth learning from. I like “Thick in the South,” which has him with Elvin Jones and Joe Henderson.
I agree with the Roy Hargrove recommendations and the Miles ones. You can’t go wrong with Freddie Hubbard but there’s a lot of ground there—maybe “Ready for Freddie” for his more traditional stuff and “Red Clay” for his funk side, and Wayne Shorter’s “Speak No Evil” (trumpet as part of an ensemble).
November 22, 2025 at 1:30 AM
I agree with the Roy Hargrove recommendations and the Miles ones. You can’t go wrong with Freddie Hubbard but there’s a lot of ground there—maybe “Ready for Freddie” for his more traditional stuff and “Red Clay” for his funk side, and Wayne Shorter’s “Speak No Evil” (trumpet as part of an ensemble).