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A quintet that will leave you drooling, featuring a brilliant yet unfortunately unfortunate trumpeter who sadly passed away too soon. The interplay in these three magical evenings is off the charts, leaving one stunned with the creativity and poise of the execution. Absolutely a must-have for any audiophile jazz enthusiast. A special credit to the reviewer with an extra gold star for the spot-on choice.

Caravan, I can only reciprocate and thank you for your jazz choices that are always up to par and your expertise in the field.

The Quintet of the Century.

It's a good record but I wouldn't count it among the best (Poor Eric aside). It's free, his phrasing is a delight of long excursions across all registers, with a marked preference for the high ones, that shrillness of long notes taken straight from that period of John Coltrane, and that sharp, dry timbre that has characterized him since the very beginning of his bop debut. But in my opinion, what's lacking is inventiveness, that novelty and inspiration from earlier records; his instrumental solos come across as tired and already heard, missing that spark, that clarity that lights the fuse to make a difference. I must say that his companions on this journey haven't helped much either, just doing their part with hardly any enthusiasm. We're far from Bluesnick and Let Freedom Ring (a separate discussion for the two masterpieces in collaboration with Moncur, but we're on a different territory, and many times it takes someone who knows how to write well in order to express yourself at your best and expand your possibilities from the early Blue Note sessions). He will take new significant paths later on in his recording and collaboration with Ornette Coleman, but that's already another story. 3.5

Hubbard was undoubtedly one of the most complete trumpeters that jazz ever remembered—a great virtuoso but above all an adept visionary. This quality allowed him to explore and evolve the possibilities of the instrument, presenting them on a silver platter to musicians who were seeking new paths, new horizons, new sounds, new developments—the dot on the "i" without which it wouldn’t have been the same. During that time, he unfortunately lost the only other young talent who could have matched him or perhaps found yet another new path, but sadly, we will never know. The only downside, in my opinion, lies in his solo career, which, although marked by some excellent episodes, is not filled with masterpieces. In short, he excelled when guided by a strong personality. This, in my view, is not among the best, and I wouldn’t rate it higher than 3.5. Good review.

The beauty of this record lies in the smart choice of musicians, especially the essentiality of Jones, a fierce embroiderer, and the inspired melodic vein of Burrell, which bring freshness to the entire session and highlight, without overflowing, Chambers' instrumental qualities. Let's not forget the Blue Note sound, which, even in less than stellar situations, manages to impart a great intensity overall. "Dear Old Stockholm" and "Chamber Mates" are the favorite tracks. The review is excellent in its description, a bit audacious in its evaluation.

Purchased and still sealed for a while now. Giovannia says well, Boulez is a hammer, always of the highest quality his compositions, even the later ones like the masterpiece Repons and the second version of Explosant-fixe.

Excellent review and excellent album. The cool arrangements by Gil Evans are the ideal food for Davis, the highway to best mark the colors of his sound to control, think, and idealize in the best way, and free from any rhetoric, his rarefied and intense melodic frescoes, his sweet rhythmic instability. In short, this is his ideal home where he can sink his roots. Yes, we probably do not reach the peaks of his successors "Porgy and Bess" and "Sketches of Spain," less inspired musically and overall less balanced in the arrangements, sometimes excessively "cluttered." But we are still at high levels.

Great choice and good review, maybe a bit brief for the extent and depth of the subject matter discussed. A gap filled by the purchase of the box set published by the record label Naxos. I will review it calmly.

(Like a Wave of Strength and Light, Dialectical Counterpoint to the Mind) The Best Ninth Orchestra (at that Time) and the Best Electronic Composition. Essential.