Noel Pointer

Noel Pointer is a Jazz violinist. This record titled, 'Phantazia' is from 1977 on the Blue Note label. I put it on the turntable because I wanted to hear the song, 'Night Song.'

It's rare that I recall the exact store where I purchased a particular record from those days, but I found this while digging through the used records bins at Django's Records in Portland, OR. My copy still has the price tag on it ..... $3.25. I still recall the disappointment felt when walking into the same store sometimes in the early 1990's, full of the anticipation and excitement for a vinyl record treasure search and to discover that it had transitioned to all compact discs.

Seemed to me at the time, that should have been an amendment and addition to the list of mortal sins. I eventually got over it but still haven't recovered from the discovery one day that the store had gone out of business.  I've always mourned the loss of record stores. But I digress ..... Thankfully a few lasted and there's been a comeback.

New Direction in Jazz

Ambrose Akinmusire's 2014 recording, the imagined savior is far easier to paint.

I see the title in lower case lettering wherever I seek information.

On the Blue Note Records label which rarely disappoints the listener.

Completely new sounds for me. The alternative directions in Jazz that I've been searching for. Stunning and wildly imaginative!!! An extreme pleasure to take in.

Ambrose Akinmusire is a trumpet player.

All About Jazz Review ...... Because lacking the proper vocabulary, I'm at a total loss to describe these sounds.