Beautiful Mal Waldron, Acman3 and Alex; thanks. O-10's reaction was exactly like mine. Seconds into the clip, I thought "Mingus meets Dolphy" (which he did many times). Mingus was a master at creating a feeling of deep earthiness and abandon in his music. Melodically it was deeply rooted in the Blues and, in that sense, very comfortable for the listener. Acman's clip evoked the earthiness of Mingus but with unusual melodic movement. I am not quite sure I agree that the sidemen are not equal partners in the creation of that feeling. Woody Shaw sounds amazing. As do the others; especially Ed Blackwell. Great record that I have to find. Thanks!
Turns out that he was a fan of Mngus:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eldLh1E1sIAThe Jazz-crier mentions Freddie Hubbard. Probably my favorite jazz trumpet player. Sometimes his fire could come across as too much bravura; but, for me, as far as being able to "tell a story" with an improvised solo, there was and is no one better. There was a always a beautiful logic to the way he developed the improvised composition which a jazz solo is supposed to be. Just as with the spoken language and written words, an improvised solo needs to have clarity and good grammar and punctuation. Been listening to this record over the last couple of days. Herbie Hancock' debut solo record is one of my very favorite records. By the time a young lion got to record for a Blue Note as a leader the buzz about him on the scene is pretty intense. There was magic in the room for this record, imo. Freddie Hubbard sounds unbelievable as does Dexter Gordon. A lot of very clear story telling all around and the feel is wonderful. State of the art jazz-jazz:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aTUaWQULUQghttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7wcYrx4d3Jghttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HBLMPM8CeA4
