Jazz Talk At The Lair

  I'm not big into jazz vocals - other than Abbey Lincoln or Betty Carter.   Not that I dislike it - but it's never been a focus.  Who's the real deal and offers something new or great - and who's a torch song parody? 

  I loved the flute in classical chamber music settings but it always sounded thin and diluted in the jazz milieu. After years of being turned off to jazz sides/sets/albums with the flute or electric piano, I found new enjoyment hearing these things.   Of course it helps when on the flute you hear the great flautists - Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Eric Dolphy, Lloyd McNeill, Sam Rivers or Yusef Lateef.