Saturday, April 30, 2011

Hey Stu, incidentally I'm intrigued by the Pete la Roca disk you mention. I know his work - he was the drummer on numerous hallowed early/mid 60's jazz sessions (largely Blue Note) by Rollins, Henderson, Dorham, Hubbard, etc - but didn't know he'd ever recorded as a leader. So, very excited about your purchase, particularly given the rave reviews it gets on allmusic. Now, very frustrated to find that it's basically not available anywhere - not on itunes, not on emusic, not on Rdio (it's there, but you can't listen to it), and nobody has loaded it up on bittorrent. Bah! Love to borrow it once you've had a listen or 12.

I did track down his follow up record from 1967, the very odd-looking, and oddly titled "Turkish Women at the Bath" which is really interesting as well. Has John Gilmore and a very young Chick Corea on it. This was La Roca's final recording before quitting jazz and becoming an attorney (I kid you not), and has an interesting history - though perhaps not as interesting as the album cover would suggest. It's more widely available so would recommend adding it to your collection.

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