Finished Ashley Kahn's excellent "biography" of Impulse Records, "The House That Trane Built," and have been seeking out some of the iconic releases mentioned.
One of my all-time favs is Oliver Nelson's "The Blues and The Abstract Truth." Nelson's arranaging was always top notch, and no matter how many times I listen to "Stolen Moments," it still stuns me with the chromatic steps in the bridge, and the fantastic solos by Freddie Hubbard and Eric Dolphy.
I'm still doing some digging -- checked out John Handy's "Work Hard" last week, and several Archie Shepp tunes the week before.
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