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Topic: Players & Bands / Young Players of Note

Although certainly beyond the still-in-college-generation… Ben Allison is a young-ish (around 40), undersung musician.

His albums are all complete statements, each different from the other. The music is very listenable, but not cookie-cutter. He’s a discerning, deliberate composer and bandleader.

Very good listening.

Topic: The Dozens / THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL JOHN COLTRANE PERFORMANCES

Solid list, shows the breadth of Coltrane’s music.

I’d suggest squeezing in a track from the album with Johnny Hartman, perhaps My One and Only Love or Lush Life.

Of course, I don’t know which track I’d cut out of your list…