A program featuring some new discoveries, some rediscoveries, and some stuff I should have discovered decades ago.
I for some reason had poo-pooed the early-70's Charles Mingus big-band albums, mostly because the arrangements were farmed out to Sy Johnson, fearing the results would be like the kind of meh Monk's Dream from a few years earlier. After a kind of random introduction to both albums, my sincere apologies to Mr. Johnson.
A pit stop at a record store in Vermont led me to the Gil Mellé and Elmo Hope albums. Digging through my own boxes revealed a David Byrne soundtrack album I'd not really given full consideration. And more...
And for the opener, as this program likes to remind you, just because it's played by an orchestra doesn't mean you can't turn it up!
See the playlist after the break...
